💼 Flutter debut

FanDuel parent Flutter lists on the NYSE, challenging DraftKings as sports-betting pure play... your pre-market briefing inside →                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 January 30, 2024 | [Read Online]( Good morning. The Fast Five → Draftkings challenger [Flutter]( lists on the NYSE, [Blackrock upgrades]( US stocks, popular [‘Smartless’]( podcast leaves Amazon for $100M SiriusXM deal, Sen. [Warren pushes Powell]( to cut ‘astronomical’ rates, and Musk says [first human]( has received brain implant… Calendar: - Wednesday, 1/31: Fed interest-rate decision, 2:00p ET - Friday, 2/2: US unemployment rate, 8:30a ET Your 5-minute briefing for Tuesday, January 30: BEFORE THE OPEN As of market close 1/28/2024. Pre-Market: Market Recap: - S&P 500 reaches new record high, up 0.76%. - Dow climbs 0.59%, Nasdaq gains 1.12%. - Sixth record close for both S&P 500 and Dow. - Busiest week for earnings season, including tech giants. - Microsoft, Apple, Meta, Amazon, Alphabet among key reports. - Dow components like Boeing and Merck also reporting. - Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting begins, no rate cut expected. - iRobot shares plunge 9% as Amazon drops acquisition pursuit. EARNINGS What we’re watching this week: - Today: JetBlue Airways (JBLU), Pfizer (PFE), Starbucks (SBUX), UPS (UPS) - [Alphabet (GOOG)]( - expected: $1.59 per share (+51.4% YoY) on $85.3B revenue (+12.2% YoY) - [Microsoft (MSFT)]( - expected: $2.78 per share (+20.3% YoY) on $61.1B revenue (+15.9% YoY) - Wednesday: Boeing (BA) - Thursday: Atlassian (TEAM), Honeywell (HON), Meta Platforms (META) - [Amazon (AMZN)]( - expected: $.80 per share. Revenue expected to rise 11.4% to $166.2B - [Apple (AAPL)]( - expected: $2.10 per share for Apple’s fiscal Q1 (+11.7%) on $117.9B revenue (+0.06% YoY - Friday: Chevron (CVX), Exxon (XOM) Full earnings calendar [here]( HEADLINES [FanDuel Parent Flutter Lists on the NYSE, Challenging DraftKings]( FanDuel parent Flutter listed on the New York Stock Exchange, its first U.S. listing, under the ticker symbol FLUT. Jefferies analysts believe Flutter could get a 20% premium on DraftKings’ valuation. [Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes Take Podcast to SiriusXM for $100 Million]( The popular interview program has spent three years at Amazon. Actors Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes host the show. - Sen. Elizabeth Warren pushes Fed Chair Powell to cut ‘astronomical’ rates, ease housing pressure ([more]() - Treasury cuts quarterly borrowing estimate to $760B ([more]([)]( - Petrobras CEO says Yemen crisis could send oil above $90 ([more]() - BlackRock upgrades US stocks, says AI-driven rally could broaden this year ([more]() - Amazon terminates iRobot deal, Roomba maker to lay off 31% of staff ([more]() - Amazon Prime Video ads are here, unless you pay $2.99 ([more]() - Blackstone is building a $25B empire of power-hungry data centers ([more]() - OpenAI partners with Common Sense Media to collaborate on AI guidelines ([more]() - Toyota holds lead as world’s no. 1 carmaker for fourth year ([more]() - Elon Musk says first human patient has received brain implant ([more]() - Microsoft CEO responds to AI-generated Taylor Swift fake nude images ([more]() - Activists are eyeing tech stocks ahead of expected M&A rebound after two-year lull ([more]() - Steve Cohen and other sports investors set to pump billions into the PGA Tour ([more]() - Reed Hastings sells $1.1 billion in Netflix shares ([more]() - Goldman Sachs co-head of banking and markets plans to exit after 29 years ([more]() TOGETHER WITH COINSMART Buy Bitcoin in minutes. 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