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January 31st 2023
Episode 331st January 2023 • Market Movers Daily • Market Movers
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Market Movers

  • Ford Lowers Prices of Electric Mustang Mach-E to Compete with Tesla's Model Y
  • Nissan and Renault Shake Up Alliance with Reduction in Stake and Investment in Electric Vehicles
  • Philips Cuts 6,000 Jobs for Improved Profitability and Patient Safety
  • Amateur Buyers Outperform Wall Street in Housing Slump
  • Shell Integrates Gas and Upstream Businesses for Improved Performance

What To Watch

  • Morgan Stanley Advises Against Joining the Rally Ahead of Fed Announcement
  • Hedge Funds Increase Treasury Shorts to Record High on Doubts of Rally
  • Nelson Peltz Targets $71bn Fox Deal in Battle Against Disney and Iger
  • TravelCenters of America to Introduce EV Fast-Charger Stations Nationwide
  • Baidu to Debut ChatGPT-style Bot to Enhance Search Services

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What's up, Market Movers!

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Welcome to the podcast where we serve up a curated, snackable summary of the

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latest news, trends and financial models, giving you all the intel you need to

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make better decisions when it comes to thinking about your money, protecting

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your money, and building wealth.

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For more, visit us at MarketMoversDaily.com

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And now for your market movers daily update, Tuesday, January 31st, 2023.

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Ford lowers prices of electric Mustang Mach-E to compete

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with the Tesla's Model Y.

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Ford announced Monday that it will lower the prices of its electric

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Mustang Mach-E by an average of $4,500 depending on the model.

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The move aims to compete with Tesla's Model Y, and Ford expects to offset

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some profit shrinkage through cost improvements and additional production.

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Nissan and Renault shake up alliance with reduction in stake

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and investment in electric vehicles.

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Nissan and Renault have agreed on a major shake up of their alliance with

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Nissan limiting Renault's control over its management and Renault receiving

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an investment in its electric vehicle business under the agreement which

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is subject to approval from both companies boards, Renault will reduce

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its 43% stake in Nissan to 15% to match Nissan's stake in Renault.

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Phillips cut 6,000 jobs for improved profitability and patient safety.

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Phillips is cutting 6,000 jobs to improve its profitability and achieve

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a low teens profit margin By 2025.

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The reduced workforce is expected to lead to improved patient safety, quality,

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and supply chain reliability with a mid to high teens profit margin beyond 2025

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and mid single digit comparable sales.

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Amateur buyers outperform Wall Street in housing slump.

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In some areas of the US, first time home buyers and small investors

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are outpacing sophisticated players in the housing market.

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As big investors relying on algorithms suffer losses while iBuyers are

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nursing losses, local flippers sold homes for 20% above their purchase.

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Shell integrates gas and upstream businesses for improved performance.

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Shell is combining its most profitable operations into a new division headed by

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current upstream director Zoe Yujnovich.

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The overhaul aims to simplify the organization and improve performance

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with the executive committee reduced from nine to seven members.

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What to watch this week...

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Morgan Stanley advises against joining the rally ahead of Fed announcement.

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Morgan Stanley's team, led by Michael Wilson, advises against participating in

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the recent stock rally as they believe it is more a reflection of the seasonal

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January effect and short covering after a tough end of December and brutal year.

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Hedge funds increase Treasury shorts to record high on doubts of rally.

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According to the latest data from the CFTC, hedge funds have increased their

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net-short non-commercial positions across all Treasuries maturities

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to a record 2.4 million contracts.

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The positions, covering a variety of investment ,strategies clash with

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the narrative that a peak in rate hikes is near and a US recession

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will drive investors back into bonds.

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Nelson Peltz targets $71 billion Fox deal in a battle against Disney and Iger.

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Activist investor Nelson Peltz is seeking a seat on Disney's board and aims to

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fixate on the $71 billion Fox deal in his fight against Disney and CEO Bob Iger.

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Peltz argues that the company has a "balance sheet from hell" due to its

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2019 acquisition of Fox's movie and television assets, and has a reputation

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for pushing for changes and stock price increases once he secures a board seat.

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Travel Centers of America to introduce EV fast charger stations nationwide.

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Travel Centers of America is partnering with Electrify America

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LLC to build approximately 1,000 electrical vehicle fast chargers

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across the US starting this year.

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The partnership aims to add fast charging stalls to around 200 of

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Travel Centers,' TA and Petro stopping centers, addressing the shortage of

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fast chargers on US highways that is hindering greater EV adoption.

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Baidu to debut ChatGPT-style bot to enhance search services.

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Chinese search gian Baidu to launch a ChatGPT-style bot, China's largest

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search engine company, plans to debut a ChatGPT-style application

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in March, initially embedding it into its main search services.

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The tool, whose name hasn't been decided, will allow users to get

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conversation-style search results much like OpenAI's popular platform.

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And that caps off your snackable new summary for the day.

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But now what?

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