Netflix vs. Paramount (EP. 442)
Animal Spirits Podcast
Sources of Ongoing Investment Flows
Michael and Ben explore why money keeps flowing into markets, citing rising disposable income and automatic deposits.
On episode 442 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss huge losses in the Nasdaq 100, 2026 outlooks, OpenAI, 401k millionaires, consumer spending vs. a slowing labor market, money without meaning, price cuts on housing are accelerating, baby boomer riches, Netflix and Paramount vie for Warner Brothers and more.
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