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Netflix votes to play on, please | J&J heals the world | [TOGETHER WITH]( Hi {NAME}, here's what you need to know for October 20th in 3:10 minutes. 🔋 Electric vehicles are doing their bit to help the environment, but their batteries… not so much. So join Neometals’ Chris Reed for [What’s Next For EV Batteries?](, and discover what it’ll take to take for the electric vehicles to take their next step forward. [Get your free ticket]( Today's big stories - Netflix posted better-than-expected earnings, as viewers struggle to tear their eyes away from Squid Game - Three of the world’s biggest investors have laid out their top investment recommendations for this quarter – [Read Now]( - Healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson reported better-than expected earnings Playtime’s Over [Playtime’s Over] What’s Going On Here? Netflix [announced]( better-than-expected quarterly results late on Tuesday, even if the streaming giant refused to admit what moral compromises it made to earn this kind of money. What Does This Mean? The influx of subscribers that Netflix saw at the height of the pandemic has been slowing down ever since the world got back to business. But things are looking up: the company brought in a better-than-expected 4.4 million subscribers last quarter, taking the total count to 214 million. Netflix is predicting that it’ll add 8.5 million subscribers this quarter too, which has put investors’ minds at ease: this sort of subscriber growth bodes well for the company’s future profit, which might be why they initially sent its stock up 2% after the announcement. Why Should I Care? For markets: This could be a good week for Netflix. The 8.5 million subscribers Netflix reckons it’ll add next quarter is more than the 8.3 million analysts were expecting. That could be important: new analysis from Goldman Sachs has shown that Netflix’s forecast for the fourth quarter of the year usually comes in below expectations, which tends to lead to a decline in Netflix’s stock price over the following week. But since Tuesday’s forecast bucks that trend, the next seven days for Netflix’s stock could do too. The bigger picture: A whole different Squid Game. Netflix has been making more international shows recently, in a strategy that seems nothing short of a win-win: production costs tend to be cheaper abroad than they are in the US, and a wider range of content should help bring in more subscribers. The approach certainly seems to be working: the company [thinks]( a little-known show called Squid Game – which cost just $21 million to make – is now worth almost $900 million, with more than 130 million viewers having watched at least a few episodes of the show. You might also like: [How to profit from Netflix’s latest update.]( Copy to share story: [( 🙋 [Ask a question](mailto:questions@finimize.com?body=Ask us a question: Where are you writing from? Let us know and we'll mention it when we reply.&noapp=true&subject=Playtime’s Over&utm_campaign=daily-global-20-10-2021&utm_source=email) Analyst Take Dips, Chips, And This Quarter's Other Top Tips [Dips, Chips, And This Quarter's Other Top Tips]( [Photo of Carl Hazeley] Carl Hazeley, Analyst What’s Going On Here? It’s the last quarter of the year, and that tends to mean one of two things. Investors either try to make some [safer bets]( that’ll help them see out 2021, or else shoot for a [Hail Mary]( that’ll rescue their entire year. Whichever camp you’re in, knowing [what some of the world’s top investors are betting on]( is a good way to cut through the noise and pick out the best investment opportunities. Opportunities like [buying dips](, [investing in microchips](, and [plenty more besides](. So that’s today’s Insight: [three top tips from world-class investors](, and how to put their advice into action. [Read or listen to the Insight here]( SPONSORED BY ONFOLIO A 12% dividend, no ifs, ands, or buts What if we said to you there’s a business paying out a [12% dividend](? Pretty neat, right? Well, there is: [Onfolio]( finds, buys, and grows a diverse portfolio of profitable online businesses, each with a focus on a different kind of niche content. It typically acquires businesses with cash flows of 25%, all with proven track records of [consistency, security, and growth potential](. And that kind of selectiveness means they can pay you a [12% dividend]( if you buy into its business today. [Onfolio’s expert team]( has years of experience working with a company to accelerate what works, fixing what doesn’t, and developing its own business along the way. And it’s waiting for you to join the good fight: [find out how you can buy in](. [Find Out More]( Health Kick [Health Kick] What’s Going On Here? Johnson & Johnson (J&J) [reported]( better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Tuesday, as the healthcare giant sticks with the clean-living habits it picked up over lockdown. What Does This Mean? You’d have thought J&J would’ve made hay during last year’s health crisis, but the pandemic – which put surgeries and treatments on hold – proved just as disruptive for the company as anyone. Now, though, it’s come back swinging: revenue from J&J’s medical device segment grew 8% last quarter versus the same time the year before. The part of J&J’s business that has benefited from all the chaos, meanwhile, is going from strength to strength: the company’s pharmaceutical division – which sold over $500 million worth of its single-shot vaccine last quarter – saw revenue climb 14% from a year ago. Why Should I Care? The bigger picture: Get that vaccine out pronto. J&J also upped its profit forecast for the full year, probably because its vaccine is still in high demand. Not just domestically, but overseas too: only 3% of adults in low-income countries have had the jab, and J&J’s single-shot offering – which is easier to transport and store than the two-dose alternatives – is the perfect contender to boost that stat ([tweet this](). It’d better get cracking: economists reckon 16.5 billion more shots will be needed to vaccinate the entire world, on top of the 6.5 billion administered so far. Zooming out: What goes around keeps coming around. J&J’s saved plenty of lives with its vaccine, so it’s probably a bit irked that no one can give it a pass for its cancer-causing baby power from a few years back. The company had to set aside $4 billion last year alone to deal with the allegations, and it’s still facing tens of thousands of legal cases. 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