Rippers Weekly Recap 10/08: Elon Buying Twitter!

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Major Headlines From This Week

Monday:

• Kim Kardashian has agreed to pay $1.26 million for promoting a crypto security EthereumMax without disclosing the payment she received for the promotion. - SEC

• Tesla delivered 343,830 vehicles, manufacturing a total of 365,923 EVs during Q3. - Tesla

• Ray Dalio said he no longer thinks "cash is trash." - Bloomberg

• Meta unveiled a new AI software tool to make switching between Nvidia, AMD, and other chips easier. - Reuters

• British Prime Minister Liz Truss was forced to reverse a planned cut to the highest rate of income tax. - The Guardian

• Peloton and Hilton announced a new partnership to feature Peloton Bikes across the company's entire US hotel portfolio. - CNBC

• Tesla is planning to expand its Nevada Gigafactory for the first time in 5 years. - Electrek

• Lockheed Martin was awarded a $5.1 billion contract modification with the US Navy for the production and delivery of different sonobuoy capabilities. - DoD

• Rivian produced 7,363 vehicles and delivered 6,584 vehicles in Q3, while recommitting to its 25,000 production target for the year. - Tech Crunch

• Shopify CEO Tobias Lutke has bought about $3 million worth of Coinbase stock over the last 2 months, including another purchase from this week. - Filings

• Naver has agreed to acquire Poshmark for $1.2 billion, or $17.90 per share in cash. - Tech Crunch

• McDonald's switched to paper straws and wooden utensils across Japan. - The Street

• Cannabis sales in Nevada during its 2022 fiscal year totaled at $965 million, resulting in more than $152 million of tax revenue for the state. - Marijuana Moment

• Coal prices in the US went above $200 for the first time on record. - Bloomberg

• General Motors will pause production of the GMC Hummer EV for several weeks in late November to upgrade the factory. - Teslarati

• Amazon is launching a dedicated hub for its affordable shopping options. - Tech Crunch

• Sony has set a target of 2 million PlayStation VR2 headsets sold by March 2023. - IGN

Tuesday:

• Elon Musk sent a letter to Twitter telling them he intends to proceed in closing his acquisition of the company at $54.20 per share.

• Ray Dalio has retired from his role as head of Bridgewater Capital, the largest hedge fund in the world. - Bloomberg

• OPEC+ decided to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day, starting in November. - CNBC

• The EU passed legislation that would require all phones, tablets and cameras sold in the EU to come with a USB-C connector. - Wired

• Carl Icahn built a more than $500 million position in Twitter over the last couple of months. - WSJ

• Juul Labs is beginning talks regarding a potential chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. - Bloomberg

• Chamath Palihapitiya has reduced his ownership in Clover Health to under 5%. - Filings

• Micron plans to spend up to $100 billion over the next 20 years to build a semiconductor factory in New York. - Micron

• Meta announced plans to shrink some offices to adapt to hybrid work, while also announcing the closing of one New York office. - WSJ

• Amazon has frozen corporate hiring in its retail business. - NYT

• The US National Debt is now over $31 trillion for the first time ever. - Debt Clock

• FedEx agreed to repurchase $1.5 billion of its common stock from Morgan Stanley in an accelerated share repurchase agreement. - Newswire

• Meta is selling new types of ads on Instagram and Messenger. - Tech Crunch

• Apple iPhone exports from India have more than doubled since April, surpassing $1 billion. - Bloomberg

• Janet Yellen said “there is no truth” to the report she may be leaving her post as Treasury Secretary after the midterms. - CNBC

• Ford sold a total of 464,674 vehicles in the US during Q3, up 15.9% YoY. They also sold 18,257 EVs during Q3. - Detroit News

• Tesla now has more than 10,000 supercharger stalls available in Europe. - InsideEVs

• The FTC's decision on Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard may come in by late November. - VGC

• Amazon is discontinuing its video conferencing device for kids. - CNET

• Meta is planning to shut down its newsletter subscription service Bulletin early next year. - Engadget

Wednesday:

• Tuttle Capital filed for an Inverse Cramer ETF, which would trade under the ticker $SJIM. We should hear if the ETF gets through the SEC in December or January. - SMN

• Costco said its net sales for September of $21.46 billion, up 10.1% YoY. Comparable sales in the US increase by 11.2% YoY. - Newswire

• Ken Griffen's Citadel closed September up 2.5%, bringing its year to date performance up to +29%. - Bloomberg

• Ford is increasing the price of its F-150 Lightning Pro electric truck by almost 11% for the 2023 year model. - Electrek

• General Electric is laying off workers at its onshore wind unit as part of a plan to restructure and resize the business. - Reuters

• Apple is asking suppliers to shift some AirPods and Beats headphone production to India. - 9To5Mac

• Elon Musk was seeking discounts of as much as 30% to buy Twitter. - Insider

• The average annual salary in the US increased by 7.8% YoY in September. - CNBC

• Amazon created Amazon Catalytic Capital a $150 million commitment focused on investing venture capital funds that invest in “underrepresented builders in tech.” - Tech Crunch

• Penn Entertainment and Kambi Group announced an agreement over Barstool Sportsbooks' planned migration away from Kambi to Penn's proprietary technology, which is expected to take place in Q3 2023. - Kambi

• Spotify announced its acquisition of Kinzen, "a global leader in protecting online communities from harmful content." - The Verge

Thursday:

• President Biden asked to start the process of reviewing how weed is scheduled under federal law while also giving plans to pardon all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession. - Tweet

• Elon Musk announced the Tesla Semi Truck is now in production with the first deliveries to Pepsi expected on December 1st. - Tweet

• AMD now expects its revenue this quarter to come in around $5.6 billion below its previous outlook of between $6.5-$6.9 billion. - AMD

• ESPN is said to be near a large partnership with Draftkings. - Action Network

• Peloton announced plans to cut about 12% of its remaining workforce, about 500 workers. - WSJ

• Google is adding a VPN into its next Pixel phones. - Tech Crunch

• S&P upgraded Tesla's credit rating to investment grade to BBB from BB+. - Electrek

• Palantir was awarded a contract with the US Army Materiel Command to support, worth $85.1 million over 5 years. - Newswire

• Amazon is planning to hire 150,000 employees for this upcoming holiday season. - CNBC

• Walmart is planning to cut more than 1,000 jobs at an Atlanta facility that fulfills orders placed online. - Reuters

• The Judge for Elon Musk-Twitter has halted the trial, saying Elon must close the deal by 5:00 p.m. on October 28. - CNBC

• Credit Suisse is looking to bring in an outside investor to invest money into a spinoff of its advisory and investment banking businesses. - Bloomberg

• IBM plans to invest $20 billion across the Hudson Valley region over the next 10 years. - Newswire

• Netflix will release the Knives Out sequel in theaters for 1 week and a month before it goes live on the streaming service. - Deadline 

Friday:

• The US unemployment rate for September came in at 3.5%, below estimates of 3.7%. - BLS

• Apple is discussing volume production of 2-nanometer chips with Taiwan Semiconductor to be ready as soon as 2025. - Digitimes

• Visa and FTX plan to offer debit cards in 40 countries, with a focus on Latin America, Asia and Europe. - CNBC

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