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Welcome to Yahoo Finance's flagship show, the Morning Brief. It's your ultimate guide to making smarter decisions for your portfolio. Our hosts track early session volume while bringing you today's top market themes and elevating Yahoo Finance’s most popular newsletter.
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Feb 5, 2025 • 52min
ADP payrolls, AMD and Alphabet decline, tariff warnings
Today on Morning Brief, anchors Brad Smith and Seana Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: Disney (DIS), Novo Nordisk (NVO)Takeaways:
ADP private payrolls beat expectations ahead of Friday’s January jobs report.
Increased AI spending reduces revenue for AMD (AMD) and Alphabet (GOOGL), triggering investor sell-offs.
Morgan Stanley warns tariffs may result in only one rate cut this year.
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Feb 4, 2025 • 53min
Tariff trade wars persist, Google’s antitrust allegations in China, Palantir soars
Today on Morning Brief, anchors Brad Smith and Seana Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: Spotify (SPOT), PepsiCo (PEP), Merck (MRK)Takeaways:
China retaliates to a 10% US tariff with a 15% duty on under $5B of energy imports.
China accuses Google (GOOGL) of antitrust violations, but investors remain unconcerned.
Palantir (PLTR) shares surge on the back of strong revenue earnings.
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Feb 3, 2025 • 53min
U.S. stocks drop amid tariffs, Alphabet and Amazon earnings, January jobs data.
The market dips on the first trading day of February. Today on Morning Brief, anchors Brad Smith and Seana Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: Tyson (TSN), Robinhood (HOOD), Disney (DIS)Takeaways:
U.S. stocks drop after Trump's tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China.
Alphabet and Amazon report earnings this week, with a focus on AI and cloud services.
The January jobs report, expected to add 170K jobs, is due this week.
Yahoo Finance's flagship show, Morning Brief, is the ultimate guide to making smarter portfolio decisions.Find this and other episodes of Morning Brief here.Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com.Yahoo Finance's Morning Brief is hosted by Seana Smith and Brad Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 31, 2025 • 52min
Oil earnings, December PCE, Trump’s tariffs
Another busy week in the market. Today on Morning Brief, anchors Brad Smith and Seana Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: Exxon (XOM), Chevron (CVX), Phillips 66 (PSX).Takeaways:
U.S. stock futures climb as muted PCE data supports the Fed's inflation strategy.
Apple (AAPL) rises following a reassuring revenue report.
Trump is set to impose his first wave of tariffs at midnight.
Yahoo Finance's flagship show, Morning Brief, is the ultimate guide to making smarter portfolio decisions.Find this and other episodes of Morning Brief here.Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com.Yahoo Finance's Morning Brief is hosted by Seana Smith and Brad Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 30, 2025 • 53min
Tech heats up, the Fed indicates rate pause, Apple and Intel earnings
Today on Morning Brief, anchors Brad Smith and Seana Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: Caterpillar (CAT), Microsoft (MSFT), American Airlines (AAL)Takeaways:
Tesla, Microsoft, Meta (META) and IBM (IBM) kick off big tech earning season
The Fed holds steady on rates, indicates pause
Apple (AAPL) and Intel (INTC) expected to report earnings today after the bell
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Jan 29, 2025 • 51min
Market cools off for Big Tech, the Fed’s rate decision, ASML soars
Today on Morning Brief, anchors Brad Smith and Seana Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: ASML (ASML), Alibaba (BABA), Starbucks (SBUX)Takeaways:
U.S. stock futures lose steam ahead of Big Tech earnings season
The Fed will issue its first rate decision of the year
ASML (ASML) surges as AI demand heats up
Yahoo Finance's flagship show, Morning Brief, is the ultimate guide to making smarter portfolio decisions.Find this and other episodes of Morning Brief here.Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com.Yahoo Finance's Morning Brief is hosted by Seana Smith and Brad Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 28, 2025 • 53min
Nvidia sinks, Trump broadens tariff pledge, earning season continues
Can the market recover from yesterday’s big sell off? Today on Morning Brief, anchors Brad Smith and Seana Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: Alphabet (GOOGL), Boeing (BA), Royal Caribbean (RCL)Takeaways:
Nvidia plunges 17%, worst day since March 2020
Trump pledges tariffs on semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, steel, copper and aluminum .
Earning season continues with better than expected returns from General Motors
Yahoo Finance's flagship show, Morning Brief, is the ultimate guide to making smarter portfolio decisions.Find this and other episodes of Morning Brief here.Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com.Yahoo Finance's Morning Brief is hosted by Seana Smith and Brad Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 27, 2025 • 53min
Market declines, tech earnings season kicks off, investors focus on the Fed's upcoming rate decision.
Deepseek rattles the market to start off the week. Today on Morning Brief, anchors Brad Smith and Seana Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: Nvidia (NVDA), AT&T (T), SoFi (SOFI)Takeaways:
Global tech stocks are declining amid concerns about the cost-saving and performance potential of China’s Deepseek AI model.
The "Magnificent 7" tech companies are set to report earnings this week, with Wall Street anticipating weak quarterly sales figures.
The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to announce its first interest rate decision of the year.
Yahoo Finance's flagship show, Morning Brief, is the ultimate guide to making smarter portfolio decisions.Find this and other episodes of Morning Brief here.Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com.Yahoo Finance's Morning Brief is hosted by Seana Smith and Brad Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 24, 2025 • 53min
U.S. futures pullback, executive action on A.I. and crypto, Boeing shares slip
It’s the end of another busy week on Wall Street. Today on Morning Brief, anchors Brad Smith and Seana Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: Boeing (BA), Novo Nordisk (NVO), American Express (AXP)Takeaways:
U.S. futures pullback after S&P hit record highs in previous trading session
Bitcoin rallies higher as President Trump signs executive orders related to cryptocurrency and A.I.
Boeing shares slide after another quarter of charges and losses
Yahoo Finance's flagship show, Morning Brief, is the ultimate guide to making smarter portfolio decisions.Find this and other episodes of Morning Brief here.Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com.Yahoo Finance's Morning Brief is hosted by Seana Smith and Brad Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 22, 2025 • 53min
Tariff concerns ease, Netflix surges, U.S. government open to partnering in a TikTok acquisition.
Netflix soars to new highs on historic subscriber news. Today on Morning Brief, anchors Brad Smith and Seana Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Procter & Gamble (PG), United Airlines (UAL)Takeaways:
U.S. markets climb higher as investor concerns over tariffs subside
Netflix shares soared after announcing that 2024 marked the largest subscriber growth in the company’s history.
President Trump stated he is open to Elon Musk or Larry Ellison purchasing TikTok in partnership with the U.S. government.
Yahoo Finance's flagship show, Morning Brief, is the ultimate guide to making smarter portfolio decisions.Find this and other episodes of Morning Brief here.Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com.Yahoo Finance's Morning Brief is hosted by Seana Smith and Brad Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


