The Rundown

Market update for Wednesday June 17, 2026
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In today’s episode, Zaid covers:
Kevin Warsh's first meeting as Fed Chair and why the conversation has flipped from rate cuts to rate hikes

OpenAI's leaked Q1 financials reveal surging revenue AND surging losses

Snap unveils $2,200 AR smart glasses and the stock immediately tanks

AST SpaceMobile launches three satellites aboard a SpaceX rocket

Lionsgate whipsaws on Netflix acquisition rumors

SpaceX options shatter every record in their trading debut

NOTE: No episode Thursday or Friday. The stock market is closed Friday for Juneteenth. No deep dive this weekend as well, but an interview will be posted on Sunday morning. We'll be back on Monday with a full recap of the Fed meeting.

Market update for June 16, 2026.
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Deep Dive: Why Google Just Raised $85B It Didn't Need

Market update for Monday June 15, 2026
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In today’s episode, Zaid covers:
The US and Iran reach a peace deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Why the US government forced Anthropic to pull its most powerful AI model just days after launch 

SpaceX pulls off the biggest IPO in history (and just made it even bigger)

Paramount-Warner Bros. gets cleared to buy WBD

Fox buys Roku for $22 Billion

Knicks shatter merch record

Navan CFO Aurélien Nolf joins Zaid to break down the company's rapid growth, why corporate travel demand remains resilient, and how Navan is building custom AI models. They explore the rise of agentic AI, how the company bounced back from a bumpy IPO debut last Fall, and the businesss trends that drove bookings growth of 50% year over year in their most recent quarter. Plus, Nolf shares his perspective on the AI infrastructure boom and what it means for the next generation of software companies.

Google just raised roughly $85 billion by selling stock — even though the company is already sitting on a mountain of cash and generating massive cash flow.
So why would one of the richest companies on Earth sell shares for the first time in nearly two decades?
In this weekend's deep dive, Zaid breaks down Google’s record-breaking stock sale, why the company may have chosen equity instead of taking on more debt, and how its massive AI infrastructure spending is changing the math for Big Tech.
We also dig into Google’s AI buildout, its cloud demand, the risks of overbuilding data centers, and whether this move is a smart financing decision or a warning sign that the AI trade is getting way too stretched.