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Netflix Faces Slower Growth, United Airlines Expects Record Profits

January 21, 2026

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🎙️ The Voices & The Context

  • The Format: Solo-hosted daily market update podcast, delivered as a fast-paced monologue in under 10 minutes, blending news recaps, analysis, and a fun fact.
  • The Key Players: Zaid Admani, the host from Public.com's "The Rundown." No guests; he's an energetic market commentator sharing personal insights from living in Houston and parenting.
  • The Vibe: Educational yet upbeat—informative on volatile markets with optimistic spins, personal anecdotes for relatability, and a light-hearted close.

🗝️ Key Themes & Topics

The episode covers market chaos from geopolitics, earnings recaps from Netflix and United Airlines, notable stock movements, and a surprise Netflix hit, all framed for quick investor updates.

  • Topic 1: "Sell America" Market Sell-Off. Markets tanked (S&P 500 -2.1%, Nasdaq -2.4%) after Trump's tariff threats on Denmark/Europe over Greenland, spiking Treasury yields, weakening the dollar, and boosting gold/silver. Host calls it temporary chaos, like past Trump episodes, with earnings season as a potential rebound focus.
  • Topic 2: Netflix Earnings. Solid Q4 results (revenue +18% to $12.1B, 325M subscribers), but stock dipped on slower 2026 growth forecasts (12-14%), rising content spend ($20B), paused buybacks, and a massive $72B Warner Bros. acquisition amid bidding risks. Ads busines

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What you'll learn

  • 1 (00:37) **Market Sell-Off: The "Sell America" Trade**
  • 2 (02:33) **Netflix Earnings Recap**
  • 3 (04:21) **United Airlines Earnings**
  • 4 (05:30) **GameStop CEO Share Purchase**
  • 5 (06:57) **Kraft Heinz: Berkshire Stake Filing**
  • 6 (08:06) **Netflix Fun Fact: K-Pop Demon Hunters**

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Show Notes

Market update for January 21, 2026

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  • In today’s episode:
  • Stocks slide after Trump’s Greenland tariffs rattles markets and sends investors into safe havens
  • Netflix shares fall after earnings as the company signals slower growth and ramps up spending ahead of its Warner deal
  • United Airlines posts strong earnings and says it could deliver record profits in 2026 as travel demand stays hot
  • GameStop jumps after CEO Ryan Cohen buys more stock
  • Kraft Heinz drops on a potential Berkshire exit
  • Fun fact: K-Pop Demon Hunters became Netflix’s most-watched title ever
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