🎬 Netflix's results stole the show

Netflix announced show-stopping subscriber growth | Boohoo's results were enough to make a retailer cry | [TOGETHER WITH]( Hi {NAME}, here's what you need to know for January 20th in 3:08 minutes. 🍀 Green investing isn’t only sustainable for the planet – done right, it can deliver some super-sustainable returns too. Join EQ Investors’ Louisiana Salge for [Which ESG Stocks Will Win In 2023?]( next Monday, and discover how you could add some green growth to your portfolio. [Get your free ticket]( Today's big stories - Netflix's subscriber growth far surpassed expectations, and investors had stars in their eyes - Here are five reasons why you might want to buy Chinese stocks – [Read Now]( - Boohoo’s sales took a dive in the last four months of 2022 Thanks For Sharing [Thanks For Sharing] What’s Going On Here? Netflix [reported]( show-stopping quarterly subscriber growth late on Thursday. What Does This Mean? Netflix warned of buffering growth this time last year, which shook investors and sent a ripple through the streaming industry. But recent data from Nielsen suggests the firm’s still got it: Netflix hosted 80% of the most-watched streaming titles last quarter – think Glass Onion and Wednesday. That showed in its latest results: the streaming giant counted nearly 8 million new subscribers, way more than its 4.5 million forecast – good thing too, as that would’ve marked its weakest growth since 2014. Now, Netflix did admit that earnings slipped below expectations, and that its co-CEO is dipping out of the role. But investors seemed laser-focused on those blockbuster subscriber stats, and initially sent Netflix’s shares up 8% after the news. Why Should I Care? The bigger picture: Farewell, freeloaders. Still, Netflix’s pool of potential customers might be drying up, with roughly 80% of Americans already paying for at least one streaming service. But some analysts are optimistic that Netflix’s new cheaper ad-supported plans will attract budget-conscious entertainment-seekers around the globe. And the savvy streamer has spotted an even bigger opportunity right under its nose: Netflix plans to crack down on password sharing this year, and if it convinces just 10% of scroungers to get their own accounts, it’ll rack up 10 million new paying customers. Zooming out: Netsoft and Microflix. Some analysts have [speculated]( that Netflix’s recent dipping valuation could tempt Microsoft to scoop up the firm, and that wouldn’t be a total bolt from the blue: after all, Microsoft hasn’t exactly been shy about its ambitions to launch a video-game streaming service. But before the titan can even think about adding the platform to its shopping list, it'll need to get its last big purchase, Activision Blizzard, past regulators. And that’s not to mention the expensive technical nightmare of moving Netflix from Amazon’s cloud to Microsoft’s own one… You might also like: [Big Tech’s got issues, sure, but that doesn’t mean it’s all over.]( 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=Thanks For Sharing&utm_campaign=daily-global-20-01-2023&utm_source=email) Analyst Take Is It Time To Buy China’s Stocks Again? [Is It Time To Buy China’s Stocks Again?]( [Photo of Stéphane Renevier] Stéphane Renevier, Analyst [Chinese stocks]( recently went [from zero to hero]( in the space of just a few months. And even though they’ve already staged an impressive recovery from their lows, [this upward move]( is likely to carry on for quite a while longer. 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[Find Out More]( See important Regulation A [disclosures](. Out Of Style [Out Of Style] What’s Going On Here? Online retailer Boohoo [announced]( some tear-inducing results on Thursday. What Does This Mean? It's been a rough ride for Boohoo since the swell ol’ days of the pandemic, so investors were probably braced for even more pain this week. After all, the firm sounded the profit-warning alarm back in September, and its stock has been trading nearly 90% below 2020’s peak. That said, Thursday’s weepy news wasn't entirely Boohoo’s fault: the UK’s nation-stalling postal strikes turned online shoppers off just when crucial festive orders should have been pouring in. Plus, fierce competition from the firm’s Chinese rival Shein has been tamping down sales in its two biggest markets, the US and UK. No wonder that Boohoo – owner of fashion staples PrettyLittleThing and Karen Millen – reported that sales fell 11% over the last four months of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. And to make matters worse, the firm forecast a similar drop in sales for the whole financial year – and dewy-eyed investors sent its shares down 9%. Why Should I Care? Zooming in: Returns hit returns. Rising prices have customers thinking twice about their latest style overhauls, and the resulting returned goods have been bloating costs for online retailers like Boohoo lately. But rather than bringing in a “no backsies” policy, the firm decided to charge customers for returns. Turns out that wasn’t what hard-up customers wanted, which might be why so many of them took their business to brick-and-mortar competitors with no-fuss returns policies instead. The bigger picture: Watch this space. Boohoo’s facing choppy waters, sure, but it’s taking clever steps to steady the ship. The firm’s cutting jobs right now, and it’s planning to source goods closer to home in a bid to minimize delays. 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