Commercial Break with Tim Seymour & Guy Adami
178 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThe Commercial Break Podcast with Tim Seymour and Guy Adami is where investing and pop culture mingle. This is what we talk about when CNBC's Fast Money cameras are off.
For those who like their stocks with a side order of movies, music, and sports.
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It’s Only Awkward if You Call it Out
April 13, 2021 20:21 - 9 minutes - 13 MBMicrosoft may have Wasted Time during the Ballmer years, but they just kept playing and now they don’t miss a beat. Sort of like how Mick Jagger & Dave Grohl want to play us out of this pandemic.
Keep Your Eye on the Market, and Keep Reaching for the Stars
April 12, 2021 22:21 - 9 minutes - 13.6 MBWe haven’t seen a space race like this since the multiplex of the 1980s. The private contenders include SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic, but the real competition may be China.
You Can Be My Wingman Anytime
April 09, 2021 20:10 - 9 minutes - 13.3 MBIt’s Highway out of the Danger Zone as Top Gun: Maverick moves to Fall and we move past the market anxiety of the past few weeks.
Bulls Dream Until Their Dreams Come True
April 08, 2021 20:57 - 6 minutes - 9.35 MBSeeing GameStop & AMC make irrational gains can make less optimistic investors feel like Uncle Salty, but Sweet Emotion sometimes wins as this market Dreams On.
We Can’t Stand Losing the Fed
April 07, 2021 19:47 - 7 minutes - 10.3 MBJamie Dimon says the party could go until 2023. While we watch for a Canary in a Coalmine, we wonder What’s Left Standing then, and if all that's left will be Spirits in the Material World.
You Won’t Find FAANG in the House of Blues
April 05, 2021 20:16 - 7 minutes - 10.1 MBWhether it's baseball or quarterly results, a rejuvenated player can deliver big bang for the buck. While Facebook is a consistent winner, we’re looking at Google to knock it out of the park.
Let’s Do the Time Warp Again
April 01, 2021 19:51 - 8 minutes - 11.4 MBThe big prank this April Fools Day is that the past year feels like it never happened — unless you’re Peloton or Zoom.
No Encore for 2020’s Dire Straits
March 31, 2021 21:40 - 7 minutes - 10.6 MBAs leisure travel returns to pre-pandemic levels — is #Travelgeddon over? Does a return to the air and to work, mean the wall of worry is coming down?
Houston, We Don’t Have a Problem
March 30, 2021 19:53 - 9 minutes - 12.5 MBEnergy could be making moves, and Exxon doesn’t need a pair of Air Drexlers to go higher. While the Jordan vs. LeBron debate goes on, we want your pick for best college basketball team of all-time.
Is the Market Flying Like a Led Zeppelin?
March 29, 2021 20:15 - 9 minutes - 13.6 MBLed Zeppelin went from 6 albums on the chart to dissolution in 5 years. Have we already witnessed the event that precedes the market’s decline?
A Rock & Roll Rebrand Changes the Same Old Song and Dance
March 26, 2021 20:19 - 9 minutes - 13.2 MBSteven Tallarico was born 73 years ago today, but it was Steven Tyler who taught the world to Walk This Way. What’s in a name, and what rebrand would bring ‘Back in the Saddle’ swagger to GE?
The Market Demands a Little R-E-S-P-E-C-T
March 25, 2021 20:12 - 8 minutes - 11.2 MBOn the birthday of two music legends, the market hits back with two statements — Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me and R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
When You Need Points, Empty Netters Count the Same
March 24, 2021 20:30 - 6 minutes - 8.74 MBWe hope the Dow stays in shape, but a little Peloton wouldn’t help on a day like today. Who knows what Another 48 Hours could bring?
The Fed has said too much. It hasn’t said enough.
March 23, 2021 20:15 - 8 minutes - 12.3 MBThe almighty dollar makes less sense than REM lyrics, but, for some reason, we aren’t Losing Our Religion — yet. What commercially successful song ruined your loyalty to a band? Let us know on Twitter!
Eat a Peach and Enjoy the Blue Sky While You Can
March 22, 2021 19:52 - 8 minutes - 12.4 MBIt’s a beautiful Spring day, but no Blue Sky lasts forever — outside or in the market. Eat a Peach for peace because Fall is both a season and what may happen to valuations in 4 to 5 months.
Is Big Cap Tech a Safe Bet Amidst March Madness?
March 19, 2021 16:36 - 9 minutes - 13.9 MBMarch Madness returns in a post DraftKings & Penn National Gaming world — and one where Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Facebook might not be the safe bets they used to be.
Let’s Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and Kurt Russell
March 18, 2021 11:00 - 9 minutes - 12.9 MBThis Saint Patrick’s Day we toast Kurt Russell — an all-time great hero and anti-hero. Jerome Powell, on the other hand? Let’s just say that even Snake Plissken couldn’t escape from the Fed.
The Award for Best Stock Duo Goes To …
March 17, 2021 11:00 - 9 minutes - 12.9 MB50 years ago Simon & Garfunkel scored a triple win at the Grammys for Bridge Over Troubled Water, which makes us consider what solo stocks could harmonize in our portfolios as a duet.
Are Resources and Industrials an Offer You Can’t Refuse?
March 16, 2021 11:00 - 7 minutes - 10.8 MBAs The Godfather turns 49, “We’re bigger than US Steel,” doesn’t land like it used to. Are resources & industrials an offer you can’t refuse, or will they disappoint like 3?
Rambling Men and the Fed’s Whipping Post
March 13, 2021 12:00 - 9 minutes - 13 MBDoes the move in bond yields indicate a Stormy Monday ahead? For the Fed, there’s only One Way Out — even if we’ve still got 3-6 months of Blue Sky.
How the Mighty Have Fallen and Who’s Next?
March 12, 2021 12:00 - 9 minutes - 13.6 MBSome glory days are in the past and others just commencing, whether we’re talking sports or markets. Just like Villanova being knocked off their perch, which company could be booted from the market’s Big Dance?
Wouldn’t It Be Nice if the Market Made Sense?
March 10, 2021 12:00 - 9 minutes - 13 MBGod Only Knows what Brian Wilson was thinking when he recorded Pet Sounds, or what’s motivating recent IPO multiples. Both look crazy at the time, but make a lot of money.
Is Tech Hot Blooded or Cold As Ice?
March 09, 2021 12:00 - 7 minutes - 10.9 MBTech stocks are A Long Long Way from Home relative to where they were — or are they just Taking The Long Way Home?
Voulez-Vous Inflation or Deflation?
March 05, 2021 12:00 - 9 minutes - 14 MBPardon my French, but Voulez-Vous inflation or deflation? This could be a Waterloo moment for technology and goods.
Stories Move Markets, and Algorithms Move Stories
March 04, 2021 12:30 - 9 minutes - 13.9 MBWhether we’re talking Ponzi or Fonzie, it’s the story that moves people — and also the market. Of course, social media is where those stories are now told.
Apple is Like the Big Dipper without the Dip
March 03, 2021 13:00 - 9 minutes - 14 MBNot unlike Wilt Chamberlain, Apple makes the biggest companies of yesteryear look tiny and their achievements modest — but the ball may be in China’s court in the $3 trillion game.
What’s Up with this Market? I Can’t Explain
March 01, 2021 21:34 - 9 minutes - 14 MBIt’s Roger Daltrey’s birthday, and, if The Who’s members were stocks, they’d make quite a portfolio.
We Match the Market with Slap Shot Players
February 27, 2021 00:10 - 9 minutes - 13.7 MBOn this anniversary of the Paul Newman classic, we’re drafting market players to star in our Slap Shot remake. Hit the ice, Oracle, Salesforce, IBM, and GM.
Measuring the Market’s Mendoza Line
February 25, 2021 21:40 - 8 minutes - 12.1 MBWe've reached a milestone — not to be confused with crossing a Mendoza Line. These 200 episodes flew by, which reminds us that it isn’t always the move, but the move’s velocity that matters.
Everyone Gets Back in the New York Groove Eventually
February 24, 2021 22:09 - 8 minutes - 12.4 MBOn Physical Graffiti’s anniversary, we sing the market’s song through Led Zeppelin titles and tour New York through album covers.
We Can’t Spare the Change
February 23, 2021 22:53 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MBPrinting money is easier than minting coins, but there’s something magical about copper — just ask Brett Favre.
Do You Believe in Miracles? Does Big Tech?
February 22, 2021 21:28 - 8 minutes - 12.5 MBIt’s the anniversary of the Miracle on Ice — an underdog story that proved nobody stays dominant forever. Could rising rates signal where the puck is going — straight at big tech’s goal?
It’s Cats & Dogs on Capitol Hill
February 19, 2021 19:00 - 6 minutes - 9.95 MBWhile Roaring Kitty makes noise on Capitol Hill, Caterpillar roars in the market, and we remember that nothing runs like a Deere.
Punxsutawney Phil Can’t Hold us Back
February 17, 2021 23:46 - 9 minutes - 13.1 MBWhether it's baseball or banks, a new season or a new trading day, now is a time to be reborn, refreshed, and break free of that Groundhog Day déjà vu.
The Market Wants Sugar Sugar on Two for Tuesday
February 16, 2021 22:37 - 6 minutes - 9.73 MBStep inside. Walk this way. More inflation — Hey, hey! It isn’t quite Hysteria in the market, but that could be on the horizon.
Jack Dorsey has One Beard and Two Boards
February 12, 2021 21:16 - 9 minutes - 14 MBJack Dorsey’s beard is an interesting choice, but what would interest him more if he had to choose between Square and Twitter?
We Celebrate Monster Debuts in Music and the Market
February 11, 2021 21:15 - 7 minutes - 10.5 MBWe didn’t know we had an Appetite for Destruction until GNR dropped that album on the world, just like the market may have overlooked its appetite for Bumble until today.
Will Investors Still Love Cannabis Tomorrow?
February 10, 2021 20:55 - 9 minutes - 14 MBYou’ve Got a Friend in cannabis, but it’s probably not an institutional investor — yet. When they get in, you’ll Feel the Earth Move under your feet.
Hey, Fed — Please Please Me!
February 09, 2021 20:58 - 8 minutes - 11.5 MBIt’s the anniversary of The Beatles invading the U.S., and, while the Fed never performed on Ed Sullivan, it does play From Me to You.
Times Change, but will Football or the Nasdaq?
February 08, 2021 21:23 - 9 minutes - 14 MBTimes change, but The Song Remains the Same — even after 5 decades. From football to the Nasdaq, 1971 isn’t so different from today, but how will they look 50 years from now — in 2071?
There’s Old School, New School, and Reinvented
February 05, 2021 20:23 - 8 minutes - 11.7 MBBruce probably won’t write a song about it, but a driverless car could really drive Apple’s growth in a new arena.
Never Trade on Second Hand News
February 04, 2021 21:46 - 8 minutes - 12.6 MBOn the anniversary of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, we’re telling the story of the market through song titles.
We Nominate Google for Best Earnings of Q4
February 03, 2021 21:18 - 9 minutes - 12.9 MBThe Golden Globes nominees are in, and, if we were giving an award for Best Q4 Earnings, we’d have to hand it to Google.
Wise Words from Wall Street’s Lou Mannheim
February 03, 2021 00:38 - 7 minutes - 10.3 MBFrom Deep Throat to Deep F’n Value — legends can go by many names, and we just lost one who once said, “You’re on a roll, kid. Enjoy it while it lasts, because it never does.”
Is GameStop the Straw that Breaks the Camel’s Back?
January 29, 2021 18:07 - 9 minutes - 13.9 MBWith every bailout, the Fed puts more distance between Main Street and Wall Street and paves the way for rebellion. Is GameStop just the beginning?
Fun and Games Meets Real Money
January 27, 2021 20:45 - 9 minutes - 13.4 MBArcades may be a thing of the past, but this generation pumps quarters into stocks like GameStop faster than you can say “Galaga” — and today’s high scores are measured in dollars.
Markets go Higher and Higher
January 26, 2021 20:45 - 6 minutes - 9.73 MBWill stocks keep soaring Higher and Higher or should you Jump?
Instinct or Analytics?
January 25, 2021 20:51 - 7 minutes - 7.35 MBOver thinking sometimes makes the game harder — whether we’re talking GameStop or game theory. Instinct or analytics? What do you have more confidence in?
We’re Staying Alive as Apple Dances Higher and Higher
January 21, 2021 20:55 - 9 minutes - 13.5 MBOn this day in 1978, America started dancing to Saturday Night Fever's soundtrack for a 24-week no. 1 run. It was so huge that it overshadowed all other music, just like Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon loom over today's market.
The 2021 Market Soundtrack
January 20, 2021 21:28 - 9 minutes - 14 MBWill the market sing a new tune starting with today’s inauguration? If so, what’s on that soundtrack? We've got some suggestions.