The Gross Domestic Product of the United States fell last quarter by 0.3%. The big tech giants are still growing.
Jason Moser and Asit Sharma join Ricky Mulvey to discuss:
- If the U.S. economy is sliding into a recession.
- Earnings from Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Apple.
- If investors should mind 20% of the S&P 500’s market cap being tied to four c ... Show More
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ETFs are for the Memes (again)
Meme stocks, those companies that individuals love to speculate with, are roaring back in 2025. So much so that the Meme Stock ETF is coming back after being discontinued in 2023. Today’s show breaks down how much staying power the meme stock ETF will have this time around. Also, ... Show More
25m 26s
Oct 7
Tariffs, Social Shopping, and an EV Reset
As Prime Day kicks off, we’re asking the big questions. Emily Flippen is joined by Jason Hall and Dan Caplinger to tackle three timely stories: - Whether 2025’s tariff push is actually “working” (and who’s really paying) - How a U.S. sale of TikTok could reshape social commerce j ... Show More
28m 21s
Mar 2025
Is a Recession Coming? (EP.402)
On episode 402 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: GDP growth rolling over, the probability of a recession is rising, timing a bear market, Ray Dalio's crash calls, the crypto strategic reserve, the bull market in convenience, why we need Social Security, ... Show More
1 h
Feb 2024
Talk Your Book: Putting a Floor on the Nasdaq 100
On today's show, Ben Carlson and Michael Batnick are joined by Bruce Bond, Co-Founder and CEO of Innovator Capital Management to discuss: behavioral finance, and the popularity of defined outcome products during bull markets, how equity floor ETFs work, Innovator's latest defined ... Show More
37m 46s
Feb 2025
Brian Jacobs on Bond Myths, Tax Strategies, Home-Ownership and Dynamic Investment Strategies for Today's Market | Aptus Capital Advisors | #569
Today’s guest is Brian Jacobs, Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist with Aptus Capital Advisors. In today’s episode, Brian and I talk about some investing truisms, including the CAPE ratio, home ownership, the ideal bond allocation, tax-efficient strategies and more. We al ... Show More
1h 3m
Aug 2024
Recession or slowdown? Navigating uncertainty
Ben Thompson, Head of EMEA Leveraged Finance Capital Markets, hosts Jonathan Butler, Head of European Leveraged Finance and Co-Head of Global High Yield Strategy at PGIM Fixed Income, to unpack the global leveraged finance market. They discuss central bank policies, geopolitical ... Show More
11m 40s
Mar 2025
Could Value Stocks Make a Comeback?
As markets grapple with changing macroeconomic dynamics, elevated valuations for growth stocks, and increased volatility, the spotlight could be turning toward value equities. Could this be the moment for US large-cap value investing to shine? How should investors think about div ... Show More
20m 32s
Apr 2025
Jesse Felder: Stocks, Bonds & the U.S. Dollar Are All Breaking
Are we heading into a full-blown reset across financial markets? In this explosive interview, Jesse Felder, founder of The Felder Report, joins James Connor to issue a dire warning: stocks, bonds, and the U.S. dollar are all dangerously mispriced, and a major repricing event may ... Show More
57m 58s
Feb 2024
This Aggression Will Not Stand, Dan
Dan Nathan and Guy Adami are shaking off the Super Bowl hangover and bringing you another episode of ‘On The Tape’. On today’s pod, the guys discuss when to pivot your market view, small caps lagging, concentration in a handful of mega-cap tech stocks, the market discounting bad ... Show More
32m 35s
Aug 2024
96. Trading Equities and Options 101, Feat. Dan Nathan of CNBC’s Fast Money
Send us a textToday we are joined by Dan Nathan, CNBC Fast Money superstar and co-host of podcasts On the Tape, OK Computer, and Market Call. After three decades in the industry on both the buy side (at legendary hedge funds like SAC) and the sell side (at firms like Merrill Lyn ... Show More
1h 25m
Nov 2024
A Once in a Lifetime Investment Opportunity (EP.385)
On episode 385 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: Warren Buffett's massive cash pile, the performance of the average stock this year, the Polymarket whale, markets in everything, Twitter replies now and then, the cost of college is going down, Bitcoin is ... Show More
1h 12m