Episode 179: Elon Musk Twitter Deal Update, Retail Earnings Week

<p>Elon Musk can’t just walk away from his deal to acquire Twitter by paying an agreed-upon $1 billion breakup fee. It’s not that simple. Musk tweeted Friday that he has decided to put his acquisition of Twitter “on hold” as he researches whether the amount of fake/spam accounts on Twitter is actually just 5%, as the company has long claimed. He followed that tweet with another reiterating that he is still committed to the acquisition. Stock futures were higher Sunday evening after a week of steep losses that ended on a high note, and ahead of a big earnings week for retailers. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 89 points, or 0.3%, while S&amp;P 500 futures added 0.4%. Nasdaq 100 futures jumped 0.6%. On Friday, the Dow rose 466.36 points, or 1.47%, while the S&amp;P 500 climbed 2.39%. The Nasdaq Composite jumped 3.82% and posted its strongest one-day gain since November 2020. Still, all three averages posted losing weeks. The gains came as investors went into relief rally mode to cap off a bad week for stocks in which the S&amp;P 500 nearly descended into bear market territory. It remains to be seen, however, how long the rally will last or how much further stocks have to fall before this year’s downtrend bottoms. Oil giant Aramco reported a more-than 80% jump in net profit Sunday, topping analyst expectations and setting a new quarterly earnings record since its IPO. The Saudi Arabian behemoth said net income rose 82% to $39.5 billion in the first three months of the year, up from $21.7 billion over the same period last year. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast net income of $38.5 billion dollars. The record quarter for Aramco comes amid a standout quarter for Big Oil, which is benefiting from a sharp rise in oil and gas prices. Aramco said its earnings were driven by higher crude oil prices, rising volumes sold and improved downstream margins.</p> <p>📚Books: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=reginald+seay&amp;crid=XNP2FB40Q3TH&amp;sprefix=reginald+seay%2Caps%2C232&amp;ref=nb_sb_noss</p> <p>📚 Cou