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Zaid Admani

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3215 total appearances

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The Rundown
Amazon Acquires Globalstar to Challenge Starlink, Big Banks Kick Off Earnings Season

They've also partnered with Nvidia last summer to build a supercomputer specifically for drug research.

The Rundown
Amazon Acquires Globalstar to Challenge Starlink, Big Banks Kick Off Earnings Season

And Novo isn't the only pharma giant trying to get ahead with AI.

The Rundown
Amazon Acquires Globalstar to Challenge Starlink, Big Banks Kick Off Earnings Season

Eli Lilly announced a deal last month with Insilico Medicine, which is a Chinese-based AI drug discovery company.

The Rundown
Amazon Acquires Globalstar to Challenge Starlink, Big Banks Kick Off Earnings Season

So you're seeing all the big pharma players race to integrate AI into their pipeline right now.

The Rundown
Amazon Acquires Globalstar to Challenge Starlink, Big Banks Kick Off Earnings Season

And it makes sense because typically it takes years to develop a new drug.

The Rundown
Amazon Acquires Globalstar to Challenge Starlink, Big Banks Kick Off Earnings Season

If AI can cut that time down, it could be worth billions of dollars for these companies.

The Rundown
Amazon Acquires Globalstar to Challenge Starlink, Big Banks Kick Off Earnings Season

Nova Nordisk shares are up around 3% this morning in reaction to the OpenAI news.

The Rundown
Amazon Acquires Globalstar to Challenge Starlink, Big Banks Kick Off Earnings Season

Now, on the flip side, CarMax is getting crushed this morning after reporting earnings.

The Rundown
Amazon Acquires Globalstar to Challenge Starlink, Big Banks Kick Off Earnings Season

Now, the headline numbers did beat expectations.

The Rundown
Amazon Acquires Globalstar to Challenge Starlink, Big Banks Kick Off Earnings Season

Both revenue and earnings both came ahead of Wall Street estimates.

The Rundown
Amazon Acquires Globalstar to Challenge Starlink, Big Banks Kick Off Earnings Season

The problem though is that CarMax isn't growing.

The Rundown
Amazon Acquires Globalstar to Challenge Starlink, Big Banks Kick Off Earnings Season

Revenue fell 1% year over year in 2025 and same store vehicle sales dropped 2%.

The Rundown
Amazon Acquires Globalstar to Challenge Starlink, Big Banks Kick Off Earnings Season

This is now the fourth straight year of declining sales for the company.

The Rundown
Amazon Acquires Globalstar to Challenge Starlink, Big Banks Kick Off Earnings Season

Now CarMax did bring on a new CEO last month.

The Rundown
Amazon Acquires Globalstar to Challenge Starlink, Big Banks Kick Off Earnings Season

His name is Keith Barr and we'll have to see if he can turn things around.

The Rundown
Amazon Acquires Globalstar to Challenge Starlink, Big Banks Kick Off Earnings Season

Now CarMax didn't offer up a sales guidance for the full year, which is usually not a good sign.

The Rundown
Amazon Acquires Globalstar to Challenge Starlink, Big Banks Kick Off Earnings Season

And that's why CarMax stock is down more than 10% this morning at the time of this recording.

The Rundown
Amazon Acquires Globalstar to Challenge Starlink, Big Banks Kick Off Earnings Season

He's the Michael Jordan of copying other companies' core innovation.

The Rundown
Amazon Acquires Globalstar to Challenge Starlink, Big Banks Kick Off Earnings Season

Now, 10 years ago, he ripped off stories from Snapchat and added that in as a feature on Instagram.

The Rundown
Amazon Acquires Globalstar to Challenge Starlink, Big Banks Kick Off Earnings Season

And then in 2020, he copied TikTok and added that in as Reels, and it's been a huge success.