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Tesla, Turkey, NASA, & Cathie Wood: ARK on Steroids
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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Nov 24, 2021
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Podcast episode
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ARK Invest founder and CEO Cathie Wood explains why she thinks ARK’s funds should be more valuable over the next five years despite a recent dip in tech shares. Wood’s flagship fund, ARK Innovation ETF, is down nearly 15% in 2021 while the S&P 500 is up 25%. Retailers Nordstrom and Gap both saw their quarterly results fall short and their shares prices hit by supply-chain disruptions even as more customers returned to their physical stores. Several hundred Google employees have signed and circulated a manifesto opposing the company’s Covid vaccine mandate, posing the latest challenge for leadership as it approaches key deadlines for returning workers to offices in person. Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to launch a first-of-its-kind planetary defense mission for NASA in the early hours of Wednesday morning, sending the spacecraft on its way to intentionally crash into an asteroid. Plus, need help preparing the perfect turkey this Thanksgiving? Butterball’s Bill Nolan breaks down the latest tips and tricks for turkey success.In this episode:Cathie Wood, @CathieDWoodBill Nolan, @butterballBecky Quick, @BeckyQuickAndrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkinKatie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie
Released:
Nov 24, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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