Is Breaking Up Intel The Right Move? + The New Gold Rush
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Who is hosting Prof G Markets this week?
Welcome to Prof G Markets. So Scott is still away. He's still on the slopes. We're beginning to think he's quite quitting, but we're not too worried about that because today we have one of our favorite guests on the show. You've heard him before. We have in the studio, the one and only downtown Josh Brown. Josh, thank you so much for joining me.
I will be doing my best Scott impression. You'll tell me after how it went.
I can't wait to see it. Where are you? You're not in your usual studio.
I am in Naples, Florida, which is Chicago's version of, I guess, Southeastern Florida. So this is Gulf Coast. Western Florida, and I love it here. I've never been before. We're seeing wealth management clients and colleagues, and we're doing a live version of our podcast tonight in town. So it's exciting.
Very exciting. And we should plug your podcast, The Compound. I know you don't like doing a promotion. Last time I asked you where our fans could go follow you, and you said, don't follow me. So I'm just going to tell the fans straight up, go check out The Compound. Let's just get into The show, we've got a lot to get through. So let's start off with the market vitals.
What is the current state of the US housing market?
The S&P 500 hit a record high. The dollar declined, Bitcoin was flat, and the yield on 10-year treasuries fell. Shifting to the headlines. U.S. housing starts slowed in January, with new residential construction falling 9.8%. Builders scaled back construction due to harsh winter weather, while also grappling with challenges from high mortgage rates, tariffs, and inventory shortages. Elon Musk's X is in talks for a funding round at a $44 billion valuation. That's the same price Musk paid for it over two years ago. The funds would be used to support new initiatives, including video products, and to help pay down some of the company's debt. And finally, Michael Saylor's move to transform MicroStrategy into a Bitcoin treasury company has inspired a string of copycats.
At least 78 public companies have followed suit, including a meal delivery service and a coal mining firm. Also, GameStop shares jumped 20% after revealing it was considering a Bitcoin investment. housing starts data. I will say right off the bat, this is extremely disappointing to me. Just given all of the conversations we've had around the cost of housing in America, the median home price today is $420,000 in America. The median age of a home buyer is 56. And Scott and I have talked about this before. Our view is pretty simple. The way we solve this is we build more homes. And so I see this data housing construction actually going down. And just as a young person who at some point would like to buy a home, I hope, it makes me a little depressed. So let's just get your reactions to this housing starts data, perhaps any thoughts on why this is happening.
I think the obvious answer in this case is the right answer. You had freezing temperatures affecting residential construction. And if you've got companies in that environment that want to pause or delay a groundbreaking by a if you actually seasonally adjust that number, January was really down 8.4%, which again is not great, but not as bad as the nominal headline.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
Who is hosting Prof G Markets this week?
1:17–2:37
2
What is the current state of the US housing market?
2:37–10:38
3
Why is Elon Musk's X valued at $44 billion?
10:38–15:25
4
Are struggling companies using Bitcoin as a financial strategy?
15:25–18:06
5
How does MicroStrategy's Bitcoin strategy work?
18:06–20:55
6
What are the potential risks of following MicroStrategy's Bitcoin approach?
20:55–26:06
7
What changes are happening at Hooters and why?
26:06–56:45
Speakers
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