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Bitcoin’s Rough Week, Plus Semis’ Spectacular Week 1/19/24
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Length:
5 minutes
Released:
Jan 19, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
One week on from Bitcoin's momentous Wall Street moment, the results are underwhelming. The price of #Bitcoin has fallen to its lowest level since the SEC approval, underperformed gold, bonds and global equities this year, and inflows have also fallen short of estimates. Plus, semiconductor stocks help lead the Nasdaq 100 to an all-time high. But amid this tech optimism, tech firms are making cuts as they prioritize the shift to AI.
Released:
Jan 19, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Recapping Apple’s Product Launch Event, President Biden’s Executive Order on Crypto & Space Force Chief of Space Operations John Raymond on the Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Our anchors start today’s show with CNBC’s Dom Chu breaking down the last volatile few days in tech trading, and Daring Fireball blogger John Gruber joins to recap Apple’s recent product launch event. Next, Wall Street Journal reporter Dave Michaels discusses his latest article on a federal probe into trades by entertainment moguls Barry Diller and David Geffen surrounding Microsoft’s acquisition of video game publisher Activision. Then, Sequoia Capital Partner Shaun Maguire talks crypto after President Biden signed an executive order addressing the regulation of digital assets, and CNBC’s Morgan Brennan interviews Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. John Raymond for his insight on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Later, former VMware COO Sanjay Poonen weighs in on the performance of several cloud and software names, by TechCheck