Becker Private Equity & Business

Private Equity and Business Update 11-24-21 #1


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In this episode Scott discusses:

Futures point down this morning on all three major indexes.
New jobless claims came in at a pandemic low of 199,000.
Bank of America continues to point up on interest rates rising.
The 10 year treasury yield closed at 1.66 up almost 14 basis points over the last 2 days.
Best Buy dropped nearly 12 percent on slowing projected growth and slightly shrinking margins.
Zoom dropped 15 percent yesterday on slightly slowing growth.
The falling stock of Zoom and Best Buy despite very solid earnings is one sign of how fully priced the stock market is.
Gap shares dropped nearly 20 percent on reduced annual forecast for sales.
Nordstrom saw revenues rise 18 percent in the 3rd quarter.
After a tough two years, holiday travel is fully back to 2019 numbers.
Per gallon gas prices are up 60 percent from a year ago.
Insurers like pension funds are increasing their exposure to private equity and illiquid assets.
Samsung is building a $17 billion chip factory in Texas.
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