Wall Street Breakfast

JPMorgan Chase acquiring the Apple Card business from Goldman Sachs. (0:15) Costco rallying ahead of tariffs decision. (1:19) BlackRock is not Blackstone. (1:46)Show NotesTop stock picks for January’s ‘dash to trash’Episode transcripts seekingalpha.com/wsb. Sign up for our daily newsletter here and for full access to analyst ratings, stock quant scores, dividend grades, subscribe to Seeking Alpha Premium at seekingalpha.com/subscriptions.

Defense stocks rebound after-hours as Trump proposes $1.5T ‘Dream Military’ budget plan. (00:23) Ford (F) to get eyes-off driving tech, starting with $30,000 EV in 2028. (01:53) Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) is worth more than Apple (AAPL) for the first time since 2019. (02:16)Episode transcripts seekingalpha.com/wsb.Show links: Biggest stock movers Thursday: Defense stocks, and moreNvidia seeks full upfront payment for H200 AI chips in China - reportSamsung projects threefold increase in profit on AI boomElon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI will head to trial, U.S. judge saysSign up for our daily newsletter here and for full access to analyst ratings, stock quant scores, dividend grades, subscribe to Seeking Alpha Premium at seekingalpha.com/subscriptions.

Ryan Cohen only gets paid if GameStop reaches meme-era market cap. (0:15) Warner’s board hits Paramount with the Heisman. (1:28) Job openings at lowest level since ’24. (2:13) Show NotesNew GIFsentiment indicator gauges market moodEpisode transcripts seekingalpha.com/wsb. Sign up for our daily newsletter here and for full access to analyst ratings, stock quant scores, dividend grades, subscribe to Seeking Alpha Premium at seekingalpha.com/subscriptions.

Micron (MU), Sandisk (SNDK), memory stocks continue to soar amid AI demand. (00:24) Chinese officials review Meta's (META) $2B acquisition of AI startup Manus - FT. (01:36) Chat app Discord confidentially files for an IPO - report. (02:30)Episode transcripts seekingalpha.com/wsb.Show links: Top 10 Stocks for 2026Biggest stock movers Wednesday: VTYX, MBLY, and moreGE HealthCare rejects unsolicited mini-tender offer by Potemkin priced at steep discountTrump says Venezuela to hand over up to 50 million barrels of oil to U.S.China's central bank extends gold-buying streak to 14 months as prices hit recordsSign up for our daily newsletter here and for full access to analyst ratings, stock quant scores, dividend grades, subscribe to Seeking Alpha Premium at seekingalpha.com/subscriptions.

D-Wave Quantum says it’s solved a massive wiring problem. (0:15) AI and robots at CES. (0:57) Nio’s 1,000,000th vehicle rolls out of the factory. (2:16)Show NotesOdds of U.S. annexing Panama Canal shoot upThe biggest stock surprise of 2026?  Episode transcripts seekingalpha.com/wsb. Sign up for our daily newsletter here and for full access to analyst ratings, stock quant scores, dividend grades, subscribe to Seeking Alpha Premium at seekingalpha.com/subscriptions.