Happy Holidays | Group Chat News Ep. 829

Dec 21, 2023

Group Chat News is BACK and keeping you up to date with everything going on in this crazy holiday season tonight we talk about FedEx shares sinking after a profit miss, Donald Trump being banned from running for president in Colorado, a record day for S&P reaching 20.8 billion while investors pull 5.2 billion from QQQ Nasdaq, Adobe gives up the acquisition of Figma, Elon Musk is starting his university, record numbers of 40-year-old Americans aren't married, and Netflix is testing the waters in live sports and more plus WINNERS, LOSERS, and CONTENT.

Timeline of What Was Discussed:

• Is Hollywood checked out for the holidays? (0:00) 

• The joy of Christmas. (3:15) 

• A sense of the REAL economy. (4:53) 

• Americans don’t want a President; we want a SHOW. (14:17) 

• All signs point to an overheated market that must be corrected. (22:01) 

• What happens to Figma now? (26:30) 

• Elon puts his money where his mouth is. (32:28) 

• The secondary effects of people NOT getting married and having children. (39:31) 

• Testing live sporting events on streaming platforms. (45:50) 

• Winners, Losers, and Content. (49:03) 

• Group Chat ‘Kathy’ Shout Outs. (1:04:49) 

Related Links/Products Mentioned 

• FedEx shares sink after profit miss, cut to revenue forecast 

• Your Questions About the Colorado Trump Ruling, Answered 

• On Friday, the S&P 500 ETF, $SPY, saw its biggest single-day inflow on record, at $20.8 billion. 

• INVESTORS PULLED OUT $5.2 BILLION DOLLARS FROM THE $QQQ NASDAQ 100 ETF ON FRIDAY 

• Adobe gives up on $20 billion acquisition of Figma 

• Elon Musk is planning to start a university in Austin 

• #405 - Jeff Bezos: Amazon and Blue Origin | Lex Fridman Podcast 

• A Record Number Of American 40-Year-Olds Have Never Been Married 

• Netflix just announced plans for its next live sporting event — a tennis match between Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. 

• In-N-Out Opened Their First Idaho Location And The Drive-Thru Wait Was EIGHT HOURS Long 

• Gen Z suffers from ‘menu anxiety’ when dining out — with many too scared to order their own meals 

• Coinbase's petition for formal crypto rulemaking from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was denied on Friday. 

• Harvard early admission applications drop 17% during bombshell antisemitism claims 

• Drew Lock's tearful postgame interview with Lisa Salters after Seahawks win was as good as it gets 

• Locker Room Sound: Pete Carroll's Locker Room Speech 

• Super Bowl champ 'sick of average white guys commenting on football,' proposes racial bowl game 

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