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Novo’s Post-Ozempic Plan, Paramount Gets Closer to Warner Bros Merger

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Public.com presents The Rundown, your daily market update in 10 minutes. My name is Zaid Admani and today is Monday, September 21st. In today's episode, I'll break down why a 5% treasury yield might actually be a good thing. I'll also tell you why Novo Nordiskk is trying to reinvent itself after falling behind Eli Lilly and why Paramount might finally be getting closer to its massive merger with Warner Bros.

Then stick around to the end of the show to find out which stock has been the best performing of the last 25 years. And trust me, it's not who you think it is. We got a great show for you today. Let's go. Stocks are coming off a pretty wild week, but despite all the drama, the S&P 500 was basically flat on the week, while the Nasdaq managed to gain 0.7%.

The Dow ended up down 1.7% for its third straight losing week, but nobody cares about the Dow. So last week, the big news was that the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in three years. And, you know, for the most part, the stock market kind of shrugged it off. And that's because the stock market seems to be taking cues from the bond market right now. The bond market seems to be running the show. So lately, the days where bond yields go up, stocks go down. And the days where yields go down, stocks go up, like we saw last Thursday.

And, you know, that makes sense, right? Higher yields means higher borrowing costs for companies and consumers, which can slow economic growth. On top of that, when you can earn close to 5% on U.S.

Novo’s Post-Ozempic Plan, Paramount Gets Closer to Warner Bros Merger

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The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.

Novo’s Post-Ozempic Plan, Paramount Gets Closer to Warner Bros Merger

Read the full transcript

The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.