Is The Oil Crisis Over? Or Is It Just Beginning?

Oil prices have plunged in recent weeks as the war in Iran appears to be coming to a halt. But why did predictions of $200 oil never materialize? We discuss the underlying dynamics. We also covered a new stablecoin that could be disruptive to payments and why Nike’s comeback is stalling out.

Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Tyler Crowe discuss:

- Why Oil Prices Are Dropping

- Did China Prevent an Energy Crisis?

- The New Open USD Stablecoin

- Are Stablecoins Disruptive?

- Nike’s Earnings

- Can Nike Make a Comeback?

Companies discussed: Nike (NKE), Visa (V), Mastercard (MA).

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Lou Whiteman, Tyler Crowe

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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