The Rundown

Market update for October 19, 2026
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In today’s episode, Zaid covers:
The AI stock selloff, and why he thinks the shakeout could be healthy

Anthropic’s public benefit fund and the debate over sharing AI’s wealth

Elon Musk’s SpaceX stock promise and the billionaire push to fund kids’ investments

Cleveland-Cliffs’ earnings rebound and surprisingly strong 2027 outlook

Intel’s upgrade, with a price target that raises eyebrows

Harvard’s huge investing year and its outsized SpaceX bet

Nasdaq Chief Economist Phil Mackintosh says the AI boom looks a lot like 1997, and its biggest winners may not exist yet. He joins Zaid Admani to break down what the internet era reveals about AI, why rising rates haven't slowed the spending, how earnings growth is spreading beyond big tech, and what's keeping smaller companies from going public.

Market update for October 16, 2026
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In today’s episode, Zaid covers:
Wall Street’s dramatic comeback, and why the AI trade still looks shaky

Tesla’s airborne Roadster and the growing SpaceX merger speculation

Netflix’s layoffs, leadership shakeup and search for its next growth engine

Alcoa’s earnings beat, and the challenge beneath the rebound

Strategy’s index-removal risk and the billions in potential selling

KFC ditching Pepsi for Coke, and the corporate history behind the breakup

Market update for October 15, 2026
Interview with Coreweave’s Cofounder Brannin McBee [YouTube]
Interview with Gil Luria [YouTube]
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In today’s episode, Zaid covers:
Why stocks had their worst day since July,

CoreWeave’s bonds fall into distress

TSMC’s record profits and potential Texas expansion

Walmart’s upgrade and unexpected advantage in AI shopping

Rocket Lab’s latest setback for its bigger rocket

Berkshire Hathaway’s surprising bet on Bending Spoons

Market update for October 14, 2026
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In today’s episode, Zaid covers:
Hotter inflation, rising Fed hike odds, and a market counting on strong earnings

The FBI arrest of an OpenAI engineer accused of hiding a microphone in the office

What ASML’s earnings reveal about demand for AI chips

Why money keeps pouring into BlackRock

Bank of America’s costly compliance failures and disappointing quarter

Why Bumble is breaking up with Wall Street