In this episode, Scott Becker covers 10 key market updates including the Fed’s latest signals, a potential UK trade deal, big stock moves from Oscar Health, and more.
Chapter 1: What are the top stories in the market today?
This is Scott Becker with the Becker Private Equity and Business Podcast. We're going to discuss briefly 10 stories that we're following this morning. It will sort of walk you through these very quickly. First, the markets point up today after the Fed held a press conference yesterday and also on news of a potential trade deal involving the United Kingdom.
Chapter 2: What is the latest on the UK trade deal announcement?
Second, it's been announced this morning that Trump plans to announce a conference of trade deal with the United Kingdom today that should be going on already and soon to be fully reported. Third, the markets rose yesterday. Another decent day for the markets. Uncomfort that the Fed has probably done raising rates and not that far away from lowering rates.
Chapter 3: How are key stocks like Oscar Health and Disney performing?
Fourth, Oscar Health, the healthcare insurance company, jumped 30% yesterday. Sort of a rebound time for some of the smaller health insurance companies, while the larger ones are struggling. Also in the up section yesterday, Walt Disney, the Disney company, also jumped nearly 11%. And Tempest AI, founded by brilliant business person Erika Fikowski, jumped 13% yesterday.
Chapter 4: What are the recent developments with Google and Rivian?
Fifth, Google dropped more than 7% yesterday. You don't see that happen very often between Google and essentially now called Alphabet. Next, Rivian also fell yesterday by nearly 6%. Those Rivians are expensive. As one of my close friends whose spouse wants to buy one, We'll tell you they're expensive cars, but it is what it is.
Next, FTI Consulting remains down year to date, but since a close colleague joined the firm, they're up 6% over the last month. No quintessence there. Finally, Alliance Bernstein. This firm has jumped 10.73% this year so far. Some of their best, best leadership is spending more time outgrowing the business and building the assets under management and a lot less time in the office.
This seems to be helping both the company's performance and the company culture that some of those people are spending more time out of the office. Finally, yesterday, just a great pleasure to record a webinar on 25 business trends, thoughts, and mantras. That'll also be available at Becker Private Equity and Business. And also, we'll have a special webinar next month.
on business leadership and business building. We're going to feature four great leaders, Jessica Cole, the CEO of Becker's Healthcare, Amber Walsh, Executive Mini McGuire-Woods, Nader Sami, Chairman of the Board of Nimbo Solutions, and Barry Tanner, long-term CEO of many sort of healthcare companies. Just fantastic. Thank you for listening to the Becker Private Equity and Business Podcast.
P.S., thrilled to be passing 7 million downloads and being highly ranked on the Apple Business News ranking for podcast. Thank you very, very much.
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