Wall Street Breakfast

Federal prosecutors open criminal investigation into Fed Chair Powell - NYT. (00:14) Allegiant (ALGT) to acquire Sun Country (SNCY) in $1.5B cash-and-stock deal. (01:42) Meta removes 550,000 accounts across its social media platforms in compliance with the under-16s ban. (02:30)

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Biggest stock movers Monday: Credit card firms, SNCY, WMT and more
Trump says he knows nothing about Fed investigation, denies rates motive
Gold, silver spike as Fed receives DOJ subpoenas
Move over TACO Trade, here come the Big MAC and TUNA Trades
Trump signals disapproval of Netflix-Warner Bros. deal

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Banks usher in Q4 earnings with JPMorgan setting the tone. (0:17) December CPI puts shutdown distortions to the test. (1:14) Trump floats a 10% cap on credit card interest rates. (1:53)

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Earnings Calendar
Dividend Roundup

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America vs. Venezuela (0:25). Memory, storage stocks soar; AI trade moving to different sectors (3:30). Jobs data this week just fine (6:15). Roblox's longer-term decline (10:00). Thoughts on the market in 2026 (14:00).

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Sandisk surges after report indicating company could double price of 3D NAND for enterprise SSDs
Trump shared some December jobs data hours before official release
Innovative Industrial Properties: Leverage (For A REIT) Is Everything

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Supreme Court may decide fate of Trump's tariffs on Friday. (00:22) Alibaba (BABA) shares jump on potential China approval of Nvidia (NVDA) H200 imports. (01:33) Bob Iger: Disney (DIS) will continue to expand its investment in China. (02:31)

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Biggest stock movers Friday: TLRY, AXTI, and more
Trump's tilt towards crypto remains strategic for midterm elections, says Cathie Wood 
GM takes an additional $7.1B charge tied to reduced EV capacity, Chinese business
TSMC December revenue rises 20.4% year over year, slips from November

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JPMorgan Chase acquiring the Apple Card business from Goldman Sachs. (0:15) Costco rallying ahead of tariffs decision. (1:19) BlackRock is not Blackstone. (1:46)

Show Notes
Top stock picks for January’s ‘dash to trash’

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Defense stocks rebound after-hours as Trump proposes $1.5T ‘Dream Military’ budget plan. (00:23) Ford (F) to get eyes-off driving tech, starting with $30,000 EV in 2028. (01:53) Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) is worth more than Apple (AAPL) for the first time since 2019. (02:16)

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Biggest stock movers Thursday: Defense stocks, and more
Nvidia seeks full upfront payment for H200 AI chips in China - report
Samsung projects threefold increase in profit on AI boom
Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI will head to trial, U.S. judge says

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Ryan Cohen only gets paid if GameStop reaches meme-era market cap. (0:15) Warner’s board hits Paramount with the Heisman. (1:28) Job openings at lowest level since ’24. (2:13) 

Show Notes
New GIFsentiment indicator gauges market mood

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Micron (MU), Sandisk (SNDK), memory stocks continue to soar amid AI demand. (00:24) Chinese officials review Meta's (META) $2B acquisition of AI startup Manus - FT. (01:36) Chat app Discord confidentially files for an IPO - report. (02:30)

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Top 10 Stocks for 2026
Biggest stock movers Wednesday: VTYX, MBLY, and more
GE HealthCare rejects unsolicited mini-tender offer by Potemkin priced at steep discount
Trump says Venezuela to hand over up to 50 million barrels of oil to U.S.
China's central bank extends gold-buying streak to 14 months as prices hit records

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D-Wave Quantum says it’s solved a massive wiring problem. (0:15) AI and robots at CES. (0:57) Nio’s 1,000,000th vehicle rolls out of the factory. (2:16)

Show Notes
Odds of U.S. annexing Panama Canal shoot up
The biggest stock surprise of 2026?  

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Hilton (HLT) faces DHS ire after ICE agents were denied rooms at Minneapolis hotel. (00:26) Hawaiian Electric (HE) reaches $47.75M shareholder settlement over wildfires. (02:02) Clarivate (CLVT) unveils 2026 Drugs to Watch highlighting 11 promising therapies. (02:48) 

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Biggest stock movers Tuesday: ZETA, MCHP, and more
AMD unveils Zen 5–powered Ryzen AI Embedded processors at CES
Nvidia reveals Alpamayo, world's first 'thinking' model for autonomous driving
U.S. plans meeting with oil execs this week on Venezuela but companies likely to be wary

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