Monday, May 5, 2025

NBA: Round Two Begins Tonight -- May 5, 2025

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BRK: drops 3% at the open; drops $20 / share. 

It’s almost a year before Warren steps down and he will still be chairman of the board. 1Q25 earnings were atrocious. So what is driving BRK today … insurance losses and BNSF …. and Trump’s tariffs … or the announcement everyone knew would eventually come? Is BRK positioned for the sixth industrial revolution?

Skechers: announces it will go private; sells out at $63 / share. Shares soar.

Netflix: down as much as 5% today, after Trump suggests 100% tariff on movies shot overseas.

Student loans: Dept of Education begins collecting loan payments today.

NVDA: if the stock moves today, it may have to do with Bitcoin, taking a page out of MicroStrategy's playbook.

EOG: very bullish on natural gas.

Inflation: falling fast, per Tom Lee; would fall even faster if it weren't for "shelter." "Shelter" includes rent, I suppose. And, there lies the rub. Landlords still have pricing power. Especially in DFW area.

Israel: will Israel wait longer than a week to respond to the Houthi missile attack on the Tel Aviv airport?