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OpenAI surprise drops GPT-5, Tesla ditches Dojo supercomputer plans

Business news update for Monday, August 11th capitalcurrentsdaily.substack.com ---- Let's run through some headlines. Starting with Tesla. Tesla announced that they're pulling the plug on its Dojo supercomputer program, which is a project that Elon Musk once hyped as the crown jewel of Tesla's AI ambitions. The Dojo supercomputer was Tesla's own custom-built computer for training AI. It was designed from the ground up, made specifically to process the massive amounts of video data from Tesla's c...

Aug 11, 2025•7 min

Elon’s new pay package from Tesla, Berkshire Hathaway’s earnings results

Business news update for Tuesday, August 5th capitalcurrentsdaily.substack.com --- In today's episode, I’ll tell you about Elon Musk's new pay package from Tesla, then let's go over Berkshire Hathaway's earnings results. The markets are coming off their worst week of the summer with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both dropping more than 2% last week. The main driver? The disappointing jobs report. Not only did that report show July’s jobs numbers were weak, but it also revised May and June’s numbers...

Aug 05, 2025•5 min

Apple and Amazon earnings, ESPN and NFL agree to a deal

Business news update for Monday, Aug 4th capitalcurrentsdaily.substack.com -- * Apple and Amazon earnings 🍎📦 * Tariffs go live for 80+ countries 🌍 * ESPN takes a stake in NFL Media 🏈 --- In today's episode, we'll recap earnings from Apple and Amazon—lowkey, I’m getting tired of all these earnings. It’s been every episode last week. Then, I’ll tell you about a new deal update between ESPN and the NFL. I got a great show for you today. Let’s go. Stocks continued to slide at market close on Fri...

Aug 04, 2025•5 min

Meta and Microsoft’s blockbuster earnings, Figma IPO day!

Business news update for Friday, August 1st. capitalcurrentsdaily.substack.com -- Welcome to Capital Currents—where the flow of business news and market trends keeps you ahead of the tide. I am your watchdog and today is Friday, August 1st. **Meta and Microsoft’s blockbuster earnings, Figma IPO day!** In today's episode, we'll dive into blockbuster earnings from Meta and Microsoft and preview Figma's IPO, which starts trading today. We got a great show—let's go. Things got off to a strong start ...

Aug 01, 2025•5 min

Palo Alto Networks acquires CyberArk in a $25B deal, Starbucks’ turn-around plan update

Business news update for Thursday, July 31st capitalcurrentsdaily.substack.com --- Welcome to Capital Currents—where the flow of business news and market trends keeps you ahead of the tide. I am your watchdog and today is Thursday, July 31st. In today's episode, I’ll get you ready for a big Fed meeting and tell you when investors are expecting a rate cut. Then, a big acquisition in the cybersecurity space. Finally, let’s check in on Starbucks and their turnaround plan. After six straight days of...

Jul 31, 2025•7 min

Railroad company acquisition, Waymo partners with rental cars, Spotify, Boeing, and Novo Nordisk earnings report

Business news update for Wednesday, July 30th capitalcurrentsdaily.substack.com ---- Welcome to Capital Currents—where the flow of business news and market trends keeps you ahead of the tide. I am your watchdog and today is Wednesday, July 30th. In today’s episode: a huge railroad merger, Waymo teams with Avis, and earnings from Spotify, Boeing, and Novo Nordisk. One of these companies is in deep trouble—and it's not who you think. We’re just days from the August 1st deadline when the tariff pau...

Jul 30, 2025•7 min

Tesla and Samsung ink $16.5B Chip Deal, PayPal lets you pay with Crypto

Daily business news for Tuesday, July 29th capitalcurrentsdaily.substack.com -- Welcome to Capital Currents—where the flow of business news and market trends keeps you ahead of the tide. I am your watchdog, and today is Tuesday, July 29th. Before we begin, a quick reminder: we have a daily newsletter delivered right to your inbox if you prefer your business news in written form. We just hit 1k subscribers on Substack—huge thanks to our readers! Link is in the show notes. In today’s episode: a lo...

Jul 29, 2025•6 min

Tesla's Optimus Project Falls Behind, Intel Cuts Staff by 15%

Business news update for Monday, July 28th capitalcurrentsdaily.substack.com ---- Welcome to Capital Currents—where the flow of business news and market trends keeps you ahead of the tide. I am your watch dog and today is Monday, July 28th. Before we begin, I wanted to remind everyone we do have a daily newsletter delivered right to your inbox for this podcast if that form of content is what you prefer. We just hit 1k subscribers for the substack and I can’t thank the readers enough. The link is...

Jul 28, 2025•6 min

Japan agrees to a trade deal, Elon spends billions on NVIDIA GPUs

Business news update for Thursday, July 24th. capitalcurrentsdaily.substack.com Before we begin, a quick reminder: we have a daily newsletter delivered straight to your inbox if that’s how you prefer to consume this podcast. We just crossed 1,000 Substack subscribers—huge thanks to all of you! Link’s in the show notes. In today’s episode, we’ll recap the new trade deal with Japan and why it might be the first of many, and then dive into Elon Musk’s plan to spend billions on Nvidia chips. Let’s g...

Jul 24, 2025•7 min

Microsoft gets hit with a cyberattack, CBS cancels The Late Show with Colbert

Business news update for Tuesday, July 22nd. capitalcurrentsdaily.substack.com In today’s episode, Microsoft’s latest struggles with cyberattacks, then we’ll discuss why CBS canceled The Late Show. Stocks are coming off a winning week with the S&P 500 up 0.6% and the Nasdaq up 1.5%, both hitting record highs. The market’s been surprisingly calm lately—likely due to lower summer trading volumes as Wall Street heads to the Hamptons. But I think volatility could return soon as earnings season h...

Jul 22, 2025•5 min
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