Why the Markets Don't (Yet) Care About a Govt Shutdown & Is Costco Overvalued?

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Episode 31: Welcome to Brew Markets. Today, Ann looks at the potential government shutdown and how the markets have responded to past shutdowns. Then, even though Costco beat on earnings and is generating cash from membership fees, Ann dives into the numbers to see if the company might be overvalued. Finally, Ann jargon busts “OpCo/PropCos”, ETSY is selling through ChatGPT and the $55 Billion deal for Electronic Arts is the biggest buyout ever.

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00:00 Welcome to Brew Markets Daily

00:25 Potential Government Shutdown

04:35 Is $COST overvalued?

14:29 What’s an OpCo/PropCo?

19:10 Market Close

20:16 Final Thought

22:00 Credits

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