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ChatGPT creator OpenAI has quietly hired hundreds of international contractors to train its AI tech. Paving the way to replace some software engineers.
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Prices as of 4 pm EST, 1/30/23; % YD
MARKET UPDATE
Last trading day of JanuaryTomorrow: Fed and OPEC+
Crude 77.40 -0.6%
China
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PMI data better than consensus
- Manufacturing in-line at 50.1
- Services 54.4 vs. consensus 52
- Internal demand strong and external demand weak
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Biden considering cutting off Huawei from its American suppliers
- Intel and Qualcomm
- Since the Trump days, sales have been limited needing government approval
- Biden would fully cut off Huawei
Exxon (NYSE: XOM)
- $56 billion profit in 2022
- Quarter: earnings beat, $3.40 vs. consensus $3.30
- Missed on operating metrics
- Adjusted Cash Flow $17.8 vs consensus $18.3
Workday (NASDAQ: WDAY)
- Cutting 3% of workforce
Hootsuite (private)
- Published Digital 2023 Global Overview Report
Meta (NASDAQ: META) owns 4 of the top 10
- Meta cuts pricing of the Quest Pro from $1,500 to $1,100
- Remember, Apple’s product will be priced at $3,000
Earnings
- GM (NYSE: GM) +4% EPS $2.12 vs street $1.69,
- NXP Semi (NASDAQ: NXPI) -1% weak Q1 outlook
- Samsung -4% no capex cuts in memory
- Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR) +1% EPS guide $16-18, street $16.33
- Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) -3% slight top-line miss, guide light
- McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) -2% beat boosted by higher menu prices
- UPS (NYSE: UPS) +2% quarter and guide in line, raising dividend
- Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) -2% EPS touch light due to FX, backlog strong, stock near all-time highs
- UBS (NYSE: UBS) -2%, investment banking weak
- Moody’s (NYSE: MCO) -1% guide $9.00-$9.50 vs street $9.28
- Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) +9% subs 250 million vs. street 202,000, Ad supported revs +14%
- Pentair (NYSE: PNR) +1% modest beat, guide above street
CRYPTO UPDATE Ordinals protocol
- Stores NFT on Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) blockchain
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Bitcoin maxis are not happy
- Think should only be used for financial purposes
- Not monkey jpegs
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If protocol takes off, could create congestion on blockchain
- Increased transaction fees per block
Weekly digital asset fund flows
- +$117 million inflows
- Largest since July 2022
- Almost all Bitcoin ($116 million)
- AUM ($28 billion) 43% over November lows
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