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The Trade Desk’s Woes & A New AI Donut?

Aug 7, 2026 · 40m

Summary

Hosts Travis Hoy, Lou Whiteman, and John Quast analyze the weak July jobs report and its implications for Federal Reserve interest rate decisions. They discuss earnings season resilience, skepticism toward OpenAI’s new hardware, and critique The Trade Desk’s execution. The episode features a "Value or Value Trap" segment on stocks like Micron and Salesforce, followed by radar picks including ServiceNow and Symbotic.

Topics discussed

July jobs report and Fed interest rate outlook Earnings season resilience and AI stock reactions OpenAI's rumored donut-shaped AI device The Trade Desk earnings miss and leadership concerns Value or Value Trap: The Trade Desk Value or Value Trap: Shift4 Payments Value or Value Trap: Micron Technology Value or Value Trap: Salesforce Value or Value Trap: Adobe Value or Value Trap: General Motors Google talent departures and Anthropic news Stocks on radar: ServiceNow and Symbotic
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