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Market update for October 23, 2026 Limited Time Promo: Sign up for a Public account, deposit $1,000 and get $100 in free stock (LINK) Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions. In today’s episode, Zaid covers: Why the AI selloff is sending investors into Treasury bonds SpaceX’s push for 80,000 cell sites, Crown Castle’s rally Moderna’s stock plunged despite promising cancer-vaccine results. Why Hoka and Ugg owner Deckers is resisting discounting. Western Digital’s strong earnings and investors’ lingering AI worries. Amex’s mixed quarter, job cuts, and what card spending says about affluent consumers. Sky-high World Series ticket prices and the Brewers’ “Timeless Ticket” backlash.

Market update for October 22, 2026 Limited Time Promo: Sign up for a Public account, deposit $1,000 and get $100 in free stock (LINK) Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions. In today’s episode, Zaid covers: Why investors are buying more protection against Big Tech’s debt. Tesla’s earnings, and why spending less has Wall Street worried. Meta’s growing AI bill and whether Muse can buy Zuck more time. Spotify’s upbeat profit forecast and its potential as an AI winner. Why IBM’s earnings beat wasn’t enough to convince investors. Adidas’s World Cup marketing gamble and its record quarter.

Market update for Wednesday October 21, 2026 Limited Time Promo: Sign up for a Public account, deposit $1,000 and get $100 in free stock (LINK) Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions. In today’s episode, Zaid covers: Why the market rally is finding support outside tech despite high oil prices. SpaceX’s AI boom, its massive spending bill, and Elon Musk’s latest Tesla merger push. Netflix’s advertising setback, and where its next wave of growth could come from. Super Micro’s surprise sales update and what it signals about AI demand. Why AT&T’s earnings beat, higher outlook, and buybacks weren’t enough for investors. Eric Schmidt’s early Anthropic bet and the surprises inside the draft IPO filing.

Market update for October 20, 2026 Limited Time Promo: Sign up for a Public account, deposit $1,000 and get $100 in free stock (LINK) Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions. In today’s episode, Zaid covers: The AI rally’s share-supply problem, fading buybacks and rising oil prices. Apple’s next product event and the long wait for its foldable iPhone Duo. Why GM’s earnings beat and massive buyback couldn’t stop its stock from sliding. 3M’s Amazon deal and its growing role in AI data centers. Why GE Aerospace’s stronger earnings weren’t enough for investors. Walmart’s new membership bundle (and why Zaid is reconsidering Costco)

Market update for October 19, 2026 Limited Time Promo: Sign up for a Public account, deposit $1,000 and get $100 in free stock (LINK) Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions. In today’s episode, Zaid covers: The AI stock selloff, and why he thinks the shakeout could be healthy Anthropic’s public benefit fund and the debate over sharing AI’s wealth Elon Musk’s SpaceX stock promise and the billionaire push to fund kids’ investments Cleveland-Cliffs’ earnings rebound and surprisingly strong 2027 outlook Intel’s upgrade, with a price target that raises eyebrows Harvard’s huge investing year and its outsized SpaceX bet

Nasdaq Chief Economist Phil Mackintosh says the AI boom looks a lot like 1997, and its biggest winners may not exist yet. He joins Zaid Admani to break down what the internet era reveals about AI, why rising rates haven't slowed the spending, how earnings growth is spreading beyond big tech, and what's keeping smaller companies from going public.

Market update for October 16, 2026 Limited Time Promo: Sign up for a Public account, deposit $1,000 and get $100 in free stock (LINK) Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions. In today’s episode, Zaid covers: Wall Street’s dramatic comeback, and why the AI trade still looks shaky Tesla’s airborne Roadster and the growing SpaceX merger speculation Netflix’s layoffs, leadership shakeup and search for its next growth engine Alcoa’s earnings beat, and the challenge beneath the rebound Strategy’s index-removal risk and the billions in potential selling KFC ditching Pepsi for Coke, and the corporate history behind the breakup

Market update for October 15, 2026 Interview with Coreweave’s Cofounder Brannin McBee [YouTube] Interview with Gil Luria [YouTube] Limited Time Promo: Sign up for a Public account, deposit $1,000 and get $100 in free stock (LINK) Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions. In today’s episode, Zaid covers: Why stocks had their worst day since July, CoreWeave’s bonds fall into distress TSMC’s record profits and potential Texas expansion Walmart’s upgrade and unexpected advantage in AI shopping Rocket Lab’s latest setback for its bigger rocket Berkshire Hathaway’s surprising bet on Bending Spoons

Market update for October 14, 2026 Limited Time Promo: Sign up for a Public account, deposit $1,000 and get $100 in free stock (LINK) Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions. In today’s episode, Zaid covers: Hotter inflation, rising Fed hike odds, and a market counting on strong earnings The FBI arrest of an OpenAI engineer accused of hiding a microphone in the office What ASML’s earnings reveal about demand for AI chips Why money keeps pouring into BlackRock Bank of America’s costly compliance failures and disappointing quarter Why Bumble is breaking up with Wall Street

EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Market update for October 13, 2026 Limited Time Promo: Sign up for a Public account, deposit $1,000 and get $100 in free stock (LINK) Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions. In today’s episode, Zaid covers: Why chip stocks are sliding as the market leans on a few big winners What JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Wells Fargo reveal about banks and consumers The catch behind Meta’s smarter Muse AI model What’s fueling UnitedHealth’s comeback Why Domino’s investors aren’t celebrating better-than-expected earnings Why a new generation is rediscovering Tamagotchi

Market update for October 12, 2026 Limited Time Promo: Sign up for a Public account, deposit $1,000 and get $100 in free stock (LINK) Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions. In today’s episode, Zaid covers: Why big tech keeps winning while smaller companies feel the pain of higher rates The AI startup Amazon reportedly wants, and what it has to do with Nvidia Starbucks responds to the Chipotle takeover chatter A bitcoin miner turned AI landlord, and a new memory-chip rival out of China Why Hollywood can’t get enough of cheap horror movies

Oil prices are climbing. Bond yields are rising. So why are stocks still near record highs? Jason Ware, Chief Investment Officer at Albion Financial, joins Zaid to explain why he remains bullish and what could change his outlook. They discuss the earnings growth supporting the rally, why higher borrowing costs may not derail the AI spending boom, and his case for the Magnificent Seven to keep leading. Plus, what he’s watching this earnings season, the outlook for another Fed rate hike, and the challenge of valuing Anthropic ahead of a potential IPO.

Market update for October 9, 2026 Limited Time Promo: Sign up for a Public account, deposit $1,000 and get $100 in free stock (LINK) Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions. In today’s episode, Zaid covers: Why OpenAI’s revenue numbers rattled AI stocks SpaceX’s wireless ambitions and the selloff in phone-carrier stocks Why Starbucks is exploring a Chipotle takeover Lumentum’s rally as AI customers reserve supplies years ahead Delta’s profit warning as fuel costs and airfares climb What Spotify is paying for in its renewed Joe Rogan deal

Market update for October 8, 2026 Limited Time Promo: Sign up for a Public account, deposit $1,000 and get $100 in free stock (LINK) Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions. In today’s episode, Zaid covers: What the highest Treasury yields since 2002 are doing to stock prices Why PepsiCo lowered its outlook even after beating estimates Paramount and Warner Bros. finally become one company, and the bill comes due Palantir gets an upgrade from Goldman Sachs Levi's earnings get a boost from tariff refunds  Webull slides after a House report on its ties to China Halloween's biggest spending category (hint: it's not candy)

Market update for October 7, 2026 Limited Time Promo: Sign up for a Public account, deposit $1,000 and get $100 in free stock (LINK) Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions. In today’s episode, Zaid covers: Why the S&P's latest record isn't as healthy as it looks SpaceX's push to raise $40B in debt, and why its bondholders are nervous Uber's $2.3B bet on workplace catering with ezCater The growing pressure on Mattel to consider a sale Why Constellation Brands fell despite beating earnings expectations What Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei earned in 2025, and how it stacks up against other CEOs