Snacks Mix

Snacks Mix

Sherwood Media

Snacks Mix is your weekly business digest, unwrapping the latest news that is impacting the markets… and your portfolio. From the acclaimed Snacks newsletter and Sherwood Media, each episode brings you the stories everyone is talking about, the stories everyone should be talking about, and the stories everyone will be talking about. Plus interviews with Sherwood’s reporters, industry leaders, surprising numbers, and lots more.Hosted by Nia Warfield, with Jack Raines and many more from the Sherwood team. New episodes drop every Thursday. Get in touch! You can reach us at podcasts@sherwood.news///Sherwood Media’s Snacks podcast is for...

DeepSeek Arrives; Starbucks Vibe Shift; Tech Sector '25; And A Snacks Mix Goodbye

DeepSeek Arrives; Starbucks Vibe Shift; Tech Sector '25; And A Snacks Mix Goodbye

Welcome to Snacks Mix! Nia Warfield and Sherwood's Rani Molla run through the week’s market maze, from a new AI player, Starbucks trying to re-invent, and what to expect from tech earnings.Plus, an announcement: Snacks Mix is taking an extended break, bringing the Jack and Nia era to a close. Thank you to everyone for listening over the last few months, and of course keep following Sherwood and the Snacks newsletter for all the latest news!The Story Everyone IS Talking About: Can DeepSe

Jan 30, • 28:35

Netflix Soars; Half A Trillion For AI?! and Tik-Tok's Murky Next Step

Netflix Soars; Half A Trillion For AI?! and Tik-Tok's Murky Next Step

Welcome to Snacks Mix! Nia Warfield and Sherwood's Nate Becker run through the week’s market maze, from Netflix's subscriber gains to Trump's first major economic announcement.The Story Everyone IS Talking About: Netflix soars on some eye-popping subscriber numbers The Story Everyone SHOULD Be Talking About: Donald Trump announced plans for a $500 billion AI data center investment The Story Everyone WILL Be Talking About: Tik-Tok's future is still pretty murky, even after Trump stepped

Jan 23, • 28:27

Tik-Tok Gone; Peak Tesla; Trump's Tarriff Agency

Tik-Tok Gone; Peak Tesla; Trump's Tarriff Agency

Welcome to Snacks Mix! Nia Warfield and Sherwood's Rani Molla run through the week’s market maze, from the looking disappearance of Tik-Tok to Tesla's sluggish sales, and Trump's tariff plans taking shape.The Story Everyone IS Talking About: Tik-Tok could very well go away this weekend. What next?! The Story Everyone SHOULD Be Talking About: Tesla sales are actually pretty sluggish - is this peak Tesla? The Story Everyone WILL Be Talking About: Trump has pledged to create a new agency -

Jan 16, • 26:12

The LA Fires; Quantum Cold Water; Alcohol Warnings; And A Special Announcement

The LA Fires; Quantum Cold Water; Alcohol Warnings; And A Special Announcement

Welcome to Snacks Mix! Nia Warfield and Jack Raines run through the week’s market maze, from fires in LA to the future of drinking. The Story Everyone IS Talking About: Fires are raging in LA -- is this the new normal for homeowners, insurance companies, and local governments? The Story Everyone SHOULD Be Talking About: A couple weeks after quantum computing went wild, there's a lot more skepticism The Story Everyone WILL Be Talking About: The Surgeon General issues dire warnings about alcohol c

Jan 9, • 28:14

Zuck and Musk Play Nice; Quantum Goes To The Moon; 2025 Hot Takes!

Zuck and Musk Play Nice; Quantum Goes To The Moon; 2025 Hot Takes!

Welcome to Snacks Mix! Nia Warfield and Jack Raines run through the week’s market maze, from Zuck and Musk teaming up to take on OpenAI, to databricks and quantum stocks. Plus: some hot takes about 2025. The Story Everyone IS Talking About: OpenAI has a very weird corporate structure, and now Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are joining forces to keep it that way. The Story Everyone SHOULD Be Talking About: A company called Databricks provides a crucial behind-the-scenes service, and is sh

Dec 19, 2024 • 27:49

United Healthcare Fallout; Elon's Trailer Park; Robotaxi Shakeup

United Healthcare Fallout; Elon's Trailer Park; Robotaxi Shakeup

Welcome to Snacks Mix! Nia Warfield and Jack Raines run through the week’s market maze, with a spotlight on the health care industry, Elon Musk bringing the company town back, and the driverless car race. The Story Everyone IS Talking About: In the wake of the assassination of United Healthcare's CEO, there's a new spotlight on health insurance companies -- but will it change anything about the industry? The Story Everyone SHOULD Be Talking About: In Texas, Elon Musk is bringing the company town

Dec 12, 2024 • 28:09

Amazon’s Fancy Supercomputer; The Mineral Wars; The Ozempic Era

Amazon’s Fancy Supercomputer; The Mineral Wars; The Ozempic Era

Welcome to Snacks Mix! Nia Warfield and Jack Raines run through the week’s market maze, as the AI arms race continues and weight-loss drugs become a huge business. The Story Everyone IS Talking About: Amazon says it is building the world’s most powerful supercomputer in their bid to keep up on the AI revolution. The Story Everyone SHOULD Be Talking About: The trade disputes with China keep ballooning, with the country restricting mineral exports to the US The Story Everyone WILL Be Talk

Dec 5, 2024 • 27:09

Black Friday Special! Peak Retail Season, Past and Present

Black Friday Special! Peak Retail Season, Past and Present

Welcome to Snacks Mix! Nia Warfield and Jack Raines are joined by Jordan Holman of The New York Times for a special Black Friday edition! It's been a big earnings week, which big retailers are positioned to end the year strong? This Black Friday, which sectors will perform well? Are electronics still the name of the game? By the way, where did the term "Black Friday" come from anyway? Wanna get in touch? Let us know what you make of the show and what we should cover next: podcasts@sherw

Nov 27, 2024 • 30:01

Spirit Goes Bust; Walmart Is The New Target; AI Poaching

Spirit Goes Bust; Walmart Is The New Target; AI Poaching

Welcome to Snacks Mix! Nia Warfield and Jack Raines run through the week’s market maze, as crypto goes crazy; the reckoning over mass deportation begins; and an AI chip war looms. The Story Everyone IS Talking About: Spirit goes bust. Why can't a low-cost airline cut it in America? The Story Everyone SHOULD Be Talking About: Target vs WalMart. Surprising earnings indicate where American consumers are headed. The Story Everyone WILL Be Talking About: It's not just chips and infrastructur

Nov 21, 2024 • 28:19

Crypto's New High; The Deportation Economy; AI Chip Wars

Crypto's New High; The Deportation Economy; AI Chip Wars

Welcome to Snacks Mix! Nia Warfield and Jack Raines run through the week’s market maze, as crypto goes crazy; the reckoning over mass deportation begins; and an AI chip war looms. The Story Everyone IS Talking About: Crypto. Bitcoin is through the roof and meme stocks are following. Nat Eliason, author of "Crypto Confidential," joins the show to talk about how long this all may last. The Story Everyone SHOULD Be Talking About: Trump ran on a promise to enact mass deportation, but the ef

Nov 14, 2024 • 30:03

Markets React To Trump's Win; Betting vs Polling; The Housing Golden Handcuffs

Markets React To Trump's Win; Betting vs Polling; The Housing Golden Handcuffs

Welcome to Snacks Mix! Nia Warfield and Jack Raines run through the week’s market maze, as the markets respond to Donald Trump's win; the prediction markets take a victory lap; and housing shortages pinch first-time buyers. The Story Everyone IS Talking About: The election. What did you think? Lots of sectors feel like Trump 2.0 will help them a lot. Luke Kawa helps us run through the reaction. The Story Everyone SHOULD Be Talking About: Jack has a theory about prediction markets and po

Nov 7, 2024 • 25:16

Alphabet Earnings; Why Reddit Works; The Sherwood Ten

Alphabet Earnings; Why Reddit Works; The Sherwood Ten

Welcome to Snacks Mix! Nia Warfield and Jack Raines run through the week’s market maze, as earnings reports continue to pile on, and two social media companies chart a fascinating path forward. Plus: a taste of a cool new project from Sherwood! The Story Everyone IS Talking About: More earnings from some big-name companies like Alphabet, McDonald's and Snap. The Story Everyone SHOULD Be Talking About: Reddit and Snap seem to be righting the ship -- what have they figured out about soci

Oct 31, 2024 • 27:35

Your Guide To Earnings Week; An AI Tragedy; Comic-Con Report Card

Your Guide To Earnings Week; An AI Tragedy; Comic-Con Report Card

Welcome to Snacks Mix! Nia Warfield and Jack Raines run through the week’s market maze, from earnings reports at major companies to a tragic turn for an AI chatbot. Plus: Sherwood's very own Walt Hickey on some two recent trips. The Story Everyone IS Talking About: Earnings reports are dropping one after another this week, which caught our eye? The Story Everyone SHOULD Be Talking About: A young boy committed suicide as he was developing a relationship with an AI chatbot. How much will

Oct 24, 2024 • 29:34

Boeing vs SpaceX; Google Goes Nuclear; Disaster PE

Boeing vs SpaceX; Google Goes Nuclear; Disaster PE

Welcome to Snacks Mix! Nia Warfield and Jack Raines run through the week’s market maze, and ask whether a blue chip American brand is on the decline. The Story Everyone IS Talking About: The bad news keeps coming for Boeing as SpaceX is winning the space race The Story Everyone SHOULD Be Talking About: Google and other tech companies are building nuclear reactors now? The Story Everyone WILL be Talking About: Private equity is coming for mom-and-pop shops, especially in areas hit by nat

Oct 17, 2024 • 24:49

Breaking Up Google; Tik-Tok Is The New Nicotine; The New Gambling Frontier; A Billionaire Mystery

Breaking Up Google; Tik-Tok Is The New Nicotine; The New Gambling Frontier; A Billionaire Mystery

Welcome to Snacks Mix! Nia Warfield and Jack Raines run through the week’s market maze, and look into a mysterious billionaire. The Story Everyone IS Talking About: Will the Justice Department really try to break up Google? The Story Everyone SHOULD Be Talking About: A dozen states allege that Tik-Tok is addicting young kids The Story Everyone WILL be Talking About: The UAE cuts a deal with Wynn The Feature: A conversation with writer Tim Fernholz about a mysterious dead billionaire. H

Oct 10, 2024 • 29:22

Regulating The AI Freakout; China’s Back, Baby; Things Get Real Down At The Docks

Regulating The AI Freakout; China’s Back, Baby; Things Get Real Down At The Docks

Welcome to the first episode of Snacks Mix! Nia Warfield and Jack Raines are joined by Sherwood editor-in-chief Josh Topolsky to run through the week's market maze. The Story Everyone IS Talking About: AI regulation gets vetoed in California as OpenAI gets a huge valuation The Story Everyone SHOULD Be Talking About: China goes "bazooka mode" on stimulus measures The Story Everyone WILL be Talking About: The biggest shipping strike in a generation may bring everything to a half Wanna get in

Oct 3, 2024 • 25:14

Snacks Mix: Your Guide To The Market Maze

Snacks Mix: Your Guide To The Market Maze

You know that feeling when you open the Snacks newsletter…. and get your daily dose of great finance news?  Now, imagine that -- in a podcast! Welcome to Snacks Mix, from Sherwood Media. Hosted by Nia Warfield, with Jack Raines and many more from the Sherwood team. New episodes drop every Thursday.

Sep 24, 2024 • 0:42

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