Citadel's Masterstroke; Apple, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft Mega Earnings Week; Luxury Stock Round-Up
Citadel's Masterstroke; Apple, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft Mega Earnings Week; Luxury Stock Round-Up  
Podcast: Chit Chat Stocks
Published On: Fri Jul 31 2026
Description: The Investing Power Hour is live-streamed every Thursday on the Chit Chat Stocks Podcast YouTube channel at 5:00 PM EST. This week we discussed: (00:00) Introduction (02:31) AI Hedge Fund 'Situational Awareness' Sells Major Holdings (14:44) Amazon's Impressive Quarterly Results and Growth Drivers (17:10) Google Cloud and Cloud Revenue Growth Insights (21:52) Microsoft Earnings: Cloud, Office, and Gaming Performance (26:36) Korean Market Volatility and Degenerate Trading Culture (35:01) Robinhood's Prediction Markets and Trading Incentives (40:21) Meta's Earnings: Spending, AI, and Metaverse Investments (50:23) Luxury Goods Earnings: Hermes, Ferrari, and LVMH (59:25) Insider Trading and Political Connections in Stocks (01:01:21) NVIDIA's Support for OpenAI and Data Center Projects (01:02:06) Market Bubble Indicators and Blow-Off Tops ***************************************************** Subscribe to Emerging Moats Research: emergingmoats.com  ********************************************************************* Chit Chat Stocks is presented by Interactive Brokers. Get professional pricing, global access, and premier technology with the best brokerage for investors today:  https://www.interactivebrokers.com/  Interactive Brokers is a member of SIPC.  ********************************************************************* Fiscal.ai is building the future of financial data. With custom charts, AI-generated research reports, and endless analytical tools, you can get up to speed on any stock around the globe. All for a reasonable price.  Use our LINK and get 15% off any premium plan: ⁠https://fiscal.ai/chitchat  ********************************************************************* Disclosure: Chit Chat Stocks hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices