and the market will be flatlining until then. Note that the shares are unchanged since the last quarterly earnings three months ago. Analysts largely expect that the company — the largest in the broad-market index — will meaningfully beat Wall Street's expectations and forecast strong sales growth driven by demand for its AI chips and other infrastructure.  I’m staying away as most tech stocks have sold off 10% on good earnings announcements.

causing a nice pop in the stock. In a memorandum opinion released Tuesday, Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., said the FTC failed to prove its argument. The case, initially filed by the FTC five years ago, centered on Meta’s acquisition of WhatsApp and Instagram.

Warner Bros. Discovery has set a Nov. 20 deadline for first-round bids. The board is expected to meet before Thanksgiving to evaluate the offers and aims to have the process wrapped up by year-end. It looks like a 17% annual growth rate isn’t enough for (NFLX) founder and CEO Reed Hastings. Now he wants to take advantage of Paramount’s forced sale of Warner Bros to buy market share. Warner Bros., with its deep film and TV library, extensive production capabilities, and HBO Max, is an opportunity they would be remiss not to investigate. But (NFLX) on dips.

after Bitcoin bounced off $90,000 last night. The risk-sensitive cryptocurrency has lost all this year's gains and is now around 26% below a peak of $126,000 in October. It was last up nearly 1.9% at $93,532, after slipping as low as $89,286.75. Market participants said a combination of doubts around future U.S. interest rate cuts and the risk-averse mood in broader markets, which have wobbled after a long rally, was dragging down crypto. Avoid all crypto.

betting that the ouster of socialist leader Nicolas Maduro will pave the way for an investor-friendly government that quickly cuts a deal to pay back a chunk of the debt. A change in leadership would, in theory, help to unlock Venezuela's oil wealth, setting the country on a more stable footing while setting the table for negotiations over debt restructuring. There’s always a trade somewhere. Who said Trump wouldn’t be good for the market?