Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Meta are all spending a ton of money to build out cloud capabilities to fuel the next phase of AI growth. But the market isn’t sold on that spend yet. (00:21) Ron Gross and Matt Argersinger discuss: - Why recent job numbers dramatically boosted the likelihood of a rate cut in 2024. - Intel’s dividend cut, and what history has to say about companies that stop payments to shareholders. - Why Apple and Meta are holding up well during a tough earnings season for big tech. - Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet’s combined $45B in capital expenditures this quarter, and how investors should be thinking about this investment phase in AI. (31:41) Ron and Matt break down two stocks on their radar: Designer Brands and MercadoLibre. Stocks discussed: INTC, AAPL, META, AMZN, MSFT, GOOG, GOOGL, DBI, MELI Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Ron Gross, Matt Argersinger Engineers: Dan Boyd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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