The Rundown

U.S. Economy Loses Jobs in July, Airbnb Posts Best Quarter In Years

Market update for Friday August 7, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today’s episode, Zaid covers:The surprisingly weak July jobs report and what it could mean for the FedAirbnb’s strong earnings and why Brian Chesky says AI is transforming the companyGoogle’s major AI leadership shake-up as longtime chief scientist Jeff Dean leavesAtlassian surging as investors warm back up to software stocksDraftKings slips after bettors won too muchSpaceX and Tesla’s enormous new Terafab chip factory planned for Texas

Disney Eyes Free Streaming, Eli Lilly Sells $15B of Weight-Loss Drugs

Market update for Thursday August 6, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today’s episode, Zaid covers:What the gold rally says about the dollar, bond yields and the FedDisney’s earnings beat, powered by parks, streaming and Toy Story 5Eli Lilly’s monster quarter as Mounjaro and Zepbound sales surgeDoorDash’s DashPass growth and Sandisk’s surprising post-earnings selloffWhy used electric vehicles are suddenly rising in value

SpaceX Falls After First Earnings, AMD Drops Despite Data Center Growth

Market update for Wednesday August 5, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today’s episode, Zaid covers:Stocks hit new records as the AI trade makes a massive comebackSpaceX reports earnings for the first time as a public company, revealing a huge AI infrastructure spending AMD delivers a strong earnings report with booming AI demand, but investors punish the stock after expecting even more.Shopify surges after a monster quarter, while Uber faces questions about growth, competition, and the future of robotaxis.MySpace tries to make a comeback nearly two decades after losing the social media battle to Facebook.

Palantir Revenue Surges 93%, McDonald’s Still Has a Traffic Problem

Market update for Tuesday August 4, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today’s episode, Zaid covers:Stocks rally toward record highs as hopes rise for a deal to reopen the Strait of HormuzPalantir’s “otherworldly” quarter, including 149% growth in U.S. commercial revenueMcDonald’s reports mixed earnings as the company tries to fix weak U.S. trafficSnap pops on an earnings beat while Spotify's historic subscriber milestone somehow isn't enoughHow OpenAI and Anthropic models accidentally hacked real companies during cybersecurity tests

The US Bails Out the Yen, AstraZeneca Explores a Bristol Myers Mega-Merger

Market update for Monday August 3, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today’s episode, Zaid covers:Why the U.S. government stepped in to support the Japanese yenAstraZeneca’s in talk over $400 billion merger with Bristol Myers SquibbFerguson Enterprises joining the S&P 500 Roblox’s had worst day even after earnings Fun Fact: Spider-Man: Brand New Day nearly broke the all-time box-office opening record