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**Part 1: Yahoo Finance's Morning Brief (Myles Ullman & Julie Hyman)**
* **Jobs Day Eve Preview:** Tomorrow's jobs report will be a key topic. The show will discuss jobs at the end.
* **Underrated Stock Market Performance:**
* Myles notes the stock market's strong performance over the last three weeks, feeling "underrated" or a "stealth rally."
* S&P and Nasdaq were on track for their best April since 2020.
* Recent performance: AMD stock up 18% (after earnings), SanDisk up over 400% YTD and almost 100% in April alone.
* Futures are flat, but the overall market thrust feels like a stealth rally despite being at record highs, lacking commensurate euphoria.
* Julie attributes this partly to the noisy news cycle and earnings season's micro-focus.
* **Market Data Since March 30th Low (this year's "war bottom"):**
* S&P 500: Up 16%.
* Tech: Best performer.
* Communication Services: Number two (also tech-related).
* Consumer Discretionary: Up 18% (also tech-heavy).
* **Top S&P Performers since March 30th:**
1. Intel: Up 174%.
2. SanDisk: Up 146%.
* Other top performers are mostly memory and storage names: Seagate, AMD, Micron, Western Digital, On Semiconductor, Microchip Technology.
* Centene was an outlier mentioned.
* **Market Character & Rotation:**
* The rally is concentrated in specific areas (tech, semis).
* The prior month's conversation was about market rotation and broadening, with energy performing well.
* Myles wrote in his morning brief about the semiconductor index being stretched relative to its moving averages.
* **Year-to-Date Sector Performance:**
* Energy (XLE): Best performer, up 28%.
* Technology (XOK): Second best performer.
* Materials, Industrials, Real Estate: All up more than 10% YTD.
* Bullish sentiment: It's hard to find bears, even among sector strategists.
* **What Could Derail the Rally?**
* Julie and Myles agree: A major hyperscaler (e.g., in the AI boom) cutting CapEx.
* The market is aware of this risk but doesn't ascribe a high probability to it.
* Myles suggests the market might go down *before* such an announcement, with the news later confirming the "why."
* **Bull Market Context:** Current bull run started in Fall 2022, focused on AI, expanding to industrial themes (reshoring). A "secular bull" could last 15 years on average, potentially restarting in 2023.
* **McDonald's Earnings & Fast Food Wars:**
* McDonald's reported Q1 earnings: Another quarter of U.S. same-store sales growth (3.9%), but cooling off from previous periods.
* CEO Chris Kempczinski expects things to slow down this quarter.
* McDonald's is introducing new sandwiches (Big Arch), a new value menu, "dirty drinks" (sodas with other stuff), and a new Red Bull drink.
* **Investor vs. Consumer Lens:**
* Investor perspective: McDonald's stock has been flattish (up 20% over 5 years). The "trade-down" theme (higher gas prices push consumers to fast food) seems to have faded for investors.
* Consumer perspective: Interesting time with many new menu items across different chains.
* **Competitor Comparisons:**
* Shake Shack (reported today): Comps up 4.6%. (Later clarified: stock down 30% today due to slow April start).
* Burger King (reported yesterday): Comps up 5.8%.
* McDonald's is growing more slowly than competitors on a comparable store basis.
* Myles shares his positive experience with McDonald's Big Arch (his wife and son loved the crispy onions and sauce, but he found it too big). He prefers the Big Mac.
* Julie and Myles discuss the broader topic of "food as innovation" and "big food."
* **Elon Musk OpenAI Trial Update:**
* Testimony from Siobhan Zilis (mother of four of Musk's children, former OpenAI board member) created questions about information flow to Musk.
* The trial highlights the entanglement of relationships, explaining why a settlement hasn't occurred.
* **Lessons from the Trial:**
1. **Never text:** Citing texts from Zilis and Mira Murati (to Satya Nadella, who didn't text back).
2. **Take notes carefully:** Greg Brockman's diary was mentioned.
3. **"Don't defecate where you eat":** Refers to Zilis being pregnant with Musk's children (via IVF, initially platonic but now described as partner), not informing Brockman, and being perceived as a "plant" for Musk, influencing discussions around OpenAI's for-profit/non-profit structure.
* **Polymarket Odds:** 37% chance Elon Musk wins his case against Sam Altman (down from over 50% in late February after court documents).
* **Implications:** The trial reveals more about OpenAI's culture and leadership credibility (e.g., Murati/Altman discussions about truthfulness), which could impact future investment. A risk exists for OpenAI's structure and potential IPO if the trial unwinds things.
**Part 2: Brian Sazi's Segment**
* **Introduction to Brian Sazi's Picks & Teases:**
* **eBay:** Ryan Cohen is an "agitator and suitor," hyping being banned from eBay (Myles views him as a "joke"). Cohen founded Chewy but PetSmart scaled it.
* **NVIDIA:** Underperforming the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX), lost "sizzle" to AMD, Intel, Google, Amazon. Needs to "blow minds" on earnings.
* **Burger King:** Winner of the Q1 fast food burger wars with its revamped Whopper. McDonald's U.S. had 3.9% same-store sales; Burger King had 5.8%.
* **Chime Financial:** Clashed estimates, stock up then down.
* **Earnings Season:** Relentless, with discussion of semi-annual vs. quarterly reporting.
* **Interview with Matt Newcomb, CFO of Chime Financial:**
* **Q1 Performance:** Strong start to the year as a public company (1 year).
* Topline growth: 25% year-over-year.
* Transaction profit: Over 40% year-over-year.
* Adjusted EBITDA margin: Up 1,300 basis points year-over-year.
* GAAP profitable for the first time as a public company in Q1.
* **Market Leadership:** America's number one choice for banking according to J.D. Power, adding 50% more checking accounts than Chase.
* **Chime Prime:** New premium membership tier offering 5% cashback (chosen category), 3.75% savings rates, free overdrafts, early pay access, free credit building, all at no cost.
* **Operating Leverage:** Durable business model with recurring spend over a largely fixed expense base. Raised full-year outlook, expecting GAAP profitability for the full year.
* **Product Roadmap:** Launching investing accounts, joint accounts, and AI financial co-pilot "Jade" for proactive financial management.
* **Impact of AI:**
* Force multiplier for product development.
* 84% of code shipped with AI in March (up from 29% a few months prior).
* Developed "Archimedes," an internal software factory using AI from design to production.
* Allows scaling while keeping headcount flat.
* Generates ~$1.5 million gross profit per employee.
* **Consumer Health:** Sees a "resilient consumer."
* Income growth outpacing inflation.
* Account balances up year-over-year.
* Steady spend trends across income groups and categories.
* Fuel spend up but a "relatively minor amount."
* No major changes in unemployment insurance benefits coming into Chime accounts.
* **Interview with Tom Curtis, President of Burger King US & Canada:**
* **Q1 Performance:** Burger King's comparable sales were up 5.8% (vs. McDonald's 3.9%).
* **Reason for Success:** A "listening campaign" and genuine connection with guests, not just the "elevated Whopper."
* **Whopper Revamp:** Guest feedback led to nuanced changes, not a "re-engineered" Whopper. Changes include:
* Fluffier, glazed bun (sesame seeds stick better).
* Creamier mayonnaise.
* Improved packaging (box and wrap) to prevent smushing.
* Maintains the iconic flame-grilled burger.
* **Viral Commercial:** Curtis says he "had no idea" it would go viral; social content wasn't created to be juxtaposed to McDonald's. He "doesn't watch too much of their social media" and won't say their product name.
* **Phone Number Response:** 64,000 incoming calls and counting. People want Burger King to win and offer feedback (micro and macro changes).
* **Restaurant Experience:** Started remodels 3-4 years ago. New restaurants look different (sizzle image shown). Kiosks are available, but they also value human interaction.
* **Coca-Cola Freestyle Machines:** Will continue to offer them or similar beverage dispensers, allowing refills, unlike McDonald's reported phase-out.
* **Breakfast Business:** Has been consistent, but the team is working on "elevating" it (expect an "elevated croissant-wich" in the future).
* **Industry Context:** It's a "zero-sum game," not a growing category, but offering a better experience and core product drives growth (learned from Domino's).
* **Personal Impact:** Curtis has had to accept being a more public figure, initially didn't want to do ads, but embraces it now for the brand and franchisees.
* **Future Videos:** Planning more social videos based on customer interactions (e.g., fixing a sign in Montana).
**Part 3: Market Catalyst (Julie Hyman)**
* **Interview with Liz Ann Sonders, Chief Investment Strategist at Schwab:**
* **Market Sentiment:** Not "terribly euphoric," which is good from a contrarian standpoint. Speculative juices seen in meme stocks, retail favorites, quantum computing.
* **Iran/Oil Prices:**
* Day-to-day inverse correlation with stocks has eased, unlike the perfect negative correlation in the first month of the war.
* Market participants shifted focus to earnings season.
* Economic impacts (high energy prices, Strait of Hormuz closure) are "still very much in front of us."
* Not a base case for recession unless Strait closure persists.
* Inflation and growth implications on a going-forward basis.
* Q1 earnings didn't reflect full impact as only one month saw the initial surge. Expect potential deterioration in profit margins for energy-intensive companies in Q2.
* **AI-Dominated Market:** Yes, it is the dominant theme, not just in market performance but in capital spending (CapEx ramp for AI).
* **"Casino-like" Market:**
* Short attention span money, fast movement into shiny new objects or "dull objects."
* Blurring lines between gambling and investing (Schwab report "Gambler's Blues").
* Harris poll: 50% of Boomers and >80% of youngest adults would consider speculative investing for financial security/trust.
* Investing is about "owning," gambling is about "hoping."
* Concerns about market fairness and access, shifting away from people viewing it as an opportunity for everybody.
* **Year-End Outlook:**
* Schwab doesn't do year-end price targets (sees them as "silly").
* **Fed Policy:** Likely to stay in "timeout box."
* Easing bias: Only if labor market "significantly deteriorates" (not base case).
* Tighter policy: Driven by inflation.
* Worst-case scenario: Both simultaneously (one mandate says tighter, other says easier), creating a "pickle" for the Fed.
* **McDonald's Q1 Earnings (Brooke De Palma segment):**
* McDonald's exceeded revenue/EPS estimates but U.S. same-store sales (3.9%) were slightly below expectations (vs. 7% last quarter).
* **Global Context:** System-wide sales up >6%, 3.9% in international operated markets, 3.4% in international developmental license markets. Gained market share in almost all large markets.
* **Challenging Environment:** Gas prices over $4.50 in U.S. (higher in CA).
* McDonald's focuses on "what's within our control": value and affordability.
* Reintroduced "extra value meals" in Sept. 2023.
* Announced "McValue 2.0" in April (items under $3, $4 breakfast meal).
* Engaging consumers with new menu items (beverage platform) and brand activations (K-pop demon hunters, friends activation).
* **Low-Income Consumer:** Under pressure, so McDonald's aims to deliver value without "over-indexing" to any consumer group.
* **Check Growth:** Mostly from "product mix," not price (e.g., extra value meals, Hot Honey Chicken, Big Arch).
* Big Arch burger is off the U.S. menu but "may make a return."
* **Value Strategy:** Under-$3 price points and $4 breakfast resonate well, providing choice and variety.
* **Beef Prices:** Pressure on commodity beef, but McDonald's supply chain expects food and paper inflation in U.S. to be low to mid-single digits for the year.
* **Refreshers/Dirty Sodas:** Launched in U.S., Canada, Germany. Early results encouraging. Test showed ~50% sales lift and incremental visits (afternoon snacking, dinner, late evening).
* **Self-Serve Beverage Machines:** Phasing out until 2032 (announced in 2023). Refills are usually at the franchisee's discretion.
* **QSR Environment Update (Brooke De Palma segment):**
* **Shake Shack:** Stock down 30% today after reporting. Q1 comps up 4.6%, but they're off to a "slow start" in April (comps down 0.6%). Expects Q2 comps 3-5%. New Smoky Barbecue menu and new CFO. Beef prices rising (low teens percentage), but not raising prices consistently. As a premium player, faces consumer trade-down.
* **Burger King:** "Reclaiming the flame," posting 5.8% same-store sales growth. This outperformance offset declines at Tim Hortons and Popeyes (under Restaurant Brands International umbrella).
* **Consumer Trends:** People are pulling back on big-ticket discretionary items. There's a K-shaped economy where those with means are spending, while others are looking for deals.
* **Citi Investor Day & Whirlpool Warning (Brooke De Palma segment):**
* **Citi Investor Day:**
* New guidance: Targeting Return on Tangible Common Equity (ROTE) of 14-15% by 2031.
* This is still below peers (e.g., JP Morgan at 20%) and analysts found the target "underwhelming."
* Shares initially dipped but recovered to be up ~1%.
* New $30 billion buyback program (replaces $20 billion), no timeline given.
* Stock has doubled in the last year under CEO Jane Fraser, at an 18-year high (but far from all-time highs of $500+).
* **Whirlpool Warning:**
* Demand for appliances is at its lowest since the Great Financial Crisis.
* Q1 was "very tough," citing consumer sentiment hitting a 50-year low (fueled by Iran War impact).
* Industry contracted about 7.4%.
* Whirlpool plans aggressive actions: price increases (10% in Q1, another 4% in July).
* This offsets a promotional environment earlier in the year due to tariff refunds (Supreme Court ruling).
* Section 232 tariffs (on imported goods) benefit Whirlpool as 80% of their goods are manufactured in the U.S., making them a "net tariff winner."
* **Leadership Lessons (Shaquille O'Neal & Jamie Salter, Authentic Brands Group):**
* **ABG Strategy:** Buys brands with broken business models but strong brand equity (e.g., Reebok, Champion, Guess).
* **Reebok Example:** Was rooted in sport but moved away; ABG (with Shaq) is bringing it back to sport (basketball, soccer, football, hockey), while Jamie focuses on classics/fashion.
* **Guess Acquisition:** A public company ($6B revenue), ABG aims to double its size by focusing on content and creativity (marketing, ads, models, entertainment).
* **Content Drives Commerce:** 18% of ABG's $38 billion revenue is rooted in entertainment (studio, live events, documentaries, influencers, social media). 980 million social media fans.
* **Shaq on Reebok's Resurgence:** Strategic player selection (Angel Reese, shoes sold out), reintroducing to youth, doubled business.
* **Working Relationship (Shaq & Jamie):**
* No "disagreements," but "respectful conversations."
* Shaq sees Jamie as the expert, a "great listener and teacher," breaking down ideas.
* Shaq calls Jamie his "Pat Riley, Jerry West, Phil Jackson," and "Kobe Bryant" (killer mentality).
* Shaq sees conversations as educational moments.
* **ABG's Future:**
* Continued growth in entertainment (live events, content, movies, docs, game shows - including "Dunk Man" league).
* Big focus on the "kids' business" (content, IP, merchandising) driven by employees having children and understanding kids' needs.
* **Shaq on LeBron James:** Unbelievable job taking care of his body, few major injuries. Will break records (e.g., 38-40k points). Shaq believes LeBron has "about two more years left."
* **Consumer Insights from Tech Earnings (Rohit Kulkarni, Roth MKM):**
* **Consumer Demand:** Remains resilient but highly value-conscious, opting for price transparency, convenience, faster delivery.
* **Spending on Services:** Consumers willing to pay more for services like DoorDash, Uber, Amazon Prime (reflected in Q1 results).
* **April Trends:** Some "sportiness" (unpredictability) due to Middle East war and gas prices.
* **Companies' Preparedness:** Better positioned than in prior cycles (2020, 2022) due to recent memory of changes.
* **AI Impact:** Force multiplier for operations, saving costs, allowing better compensation for ecosystem parts.
* **Uber:**
* Robo taxis: Has them in 8 cities now, aims for 15 by year-end, 5+ operators.
* Uber benefits as a marketplace aggregating diverse supply, offering seamless options (Uber X vs. Waymo vs. Lucid robo taxi).
* The debate about robo taxis melding into ride-sharing is starting to fade.
* **Snap:**
* "Most debated turnaround story" in internet.
* Third largest user base (483M daily active users), but execution hiccups and ad macro problems persist.
* Advertisers shift experimental spend from Snap to Google/Facebook during spotty macro.
* Bullish case: Large user base (primarily 18-25 year olds, using it as a communication platform).
* Revenue has been "dislocated." If they execute better, it could be a "significant value creation story."
* Users are hyper-active but may not have as much spending power as older cohorts.