Our biggest Buffett lessons, Reddit's round trip & investing tools that make it easy

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May 7, 2025

The US stock market recently celebrated its longest winning streak in nearly two decades, defying earlier expectations. Warren Buffett's retirement was a major topic, with discussions on the profound lessons his investment philosophy offers. The hosts also reflected on the impressive earnings of Big Tech companies like Apple and Amazon, while highlighting struggles faced by others like Tesla. Listeners gain insights into essential investing tools and resources, making it easier to navigate the complex financial landscape.

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US Market's Long Winning Streak

The US stock market had its longest winning streak since 2004, rising 9 days in a row.
This reflects market resilience despite negative headlines and trade tensions.

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Big Tech Profit Growth

Big Tech companies like Apple and Amazon consistently beat profit expectations though share prices may still be down.
Their profit margins and earnings growth highlight their commanding market strength.

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Reddit's Revenue & AI Impact

Reddit's revenue rose 61% year on year but concerns about AI reducing Google search traffic caused its share price to fluctuate.
This situation reflects fears about AI impacting internet search and related business traffic.

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The US stock market had its longest winning streak since 2004. That was not a sentence we expected to write after the past month in markets.

The S&P 500 went higher 9 days in a row. Something it hadn't done for 21 years. Here's hoping you stuck to your long-term investing plan and didn't try and time the market on Trump's tariffs 'will they-won't they',

We unpack what it all means and where it could go from here on another big episode of Equity Mates:

Earnings season continues in the US and Big Tech is killing it
Apple and Amazon are the latest Big Tech companies to beat Wall Street expectations
Tesla's sales numbers crash in Australia
Reddit's earnings call round trip
Warren Buffett has announced his retirement
Our biggest lessons from the greatest investor of all time
We share our favourite investing tools and resources

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