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NEWS
A Tariffic Turn Of Events

Trump’s inauguration speech and flurry of executive orders have so far pointed to less aggressive action on trade, giving investors the go-ahead to place further bullish bets. Add to that a solid start to earnings season and Trump’s announcement of a $500 billion AI investment program, and you’ve got a market of stocks moving higher. 👀

Today's issue covers Netflix earnings stealing the show, the weekend’s wild Trump Coin activities, and more from a busy day on Wall Street. 📰

Here’s the S&P 500 heatmap. 10 of 11 sectors closed green, with industrials (+2.05%) leading and energy (-0.51%) lagging.

And here are the closing prices: 

EARNINGS
Netflix Shines After Earnings Beat 🤩 

Earnings season is the market’s next major hurdle to overcome, but so far many stocks have been surprising to the upside…including Netflix.

Shares are up 14% after hours, nearing $1,000 per share, following the streaming giant's “beat and raise” fourth-quarter results. 📈 

Earnings per share of $4.27 topped the $4.20 expected, while revenues of $10.25 billion beat the expected $10.11 billion. Paid memberships were the big winner, rising to 301.63 million vs. the 290.9 million forecasted by Wall Street. 💵 

Management touted its fourth-quarter content slate, including season 2 of “Squid Game,” live sporting events like Jake Pual vs. Mike Tyson, and the Christmas Day National Football League (NFL) games.

It signaled another price increase for some streaming tiers, ranging between $1 and $2 per month. It also noted that more than 55% of sign-ups were ad-supported in countries where the option is available, growing roughly 30% QoQ. 📊 

The streamer will now start reporting a bi-annual “engagement report” alongside its second—and fourth-quarter earnings releases. During 2025, the company will focus heavily on improving its offer to advertisers.

Stocktwits sentiment is ‘extremely bullish’ as prices rally and investors digest the results, signaling some are looking for further upside. Time will tell if they get it! 🍿 

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