From Our Weekly Note and More
On World Cup Players, Teams and Benefits, from an AI Chatbot (ChatGPT)
Views on the recently released artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT backed by Sam Altman, Reid Hoffman, Microsoft, Khosla Ventures and others.
On Sam Bankman-Fried & the Collapse of FTX
Comments from Sam Bankman-Fried, U.S Justice Department, Harvard Business Review, Mark Cuban and Mike Novagratz
On "What Really Matters?" & Investing
Comments from Howard Marks, co-founder of Oaktree Capital Management, a firm that manages $163 billion.
On Crypto, FOMO and "the next big thing"
Last week, bankruptcy details about FTX Group, a crypto platform once valued at over $30 billion, continued to unfold.
On Interest Rates, Mortgages and More
Comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve, mortgage rates since 1971 and more
On Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft
Comments from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Google / Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Meta/Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella - along with 5 year and YTD stock performance charts.
On the Global Economy and Investing
Comments from FedEx Corp. CEO Raj Subramaniam, World Bank Group president David Malpass, Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio and Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein.
On Cryptocurrency Regulations and More
Comments from Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu and the International Monetary Fund.
On Controlling Inflation
Comments by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell, at the Jackson Hole conference of global central bankers.
On Beyond Meat, Plant-Based and Other Alternatives
Comments from Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown, along with research from Cornell and Johns Hopkins Universities
On Amazon, Apple and Health Care
As Amazon said it would acquire One Medical, a health care provider, for $3.9 billion and Apple released the 60-page report “Empowering people to live a healthier day.”
On Walmart, Canoo and Electric Vehicles
Comments from retailer Walmart and EV developer Canoo regarding an agreement to purchase 4,500 all-electric delivery vehicles, with an option for another 10,000 units
On Metaverse Momentum
Comments by McKinsey & Co., Momentum Worldwide (a unit of Interpublic Group) and Pew Research
On the Global Economy and Market Volatility
Comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve on the global economy, as it increased its benchmark interest rate by 0.75% (the largest increase since 1994) - and volatility dynamics.