Inside the tech economy, with Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Meta and Alphabet
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4.8 • 127 Ratings
🗓️ 6 August 2022
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we play highlights and share takeaways from the recent earnings calls of Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Meta, and Alphabet, seeking a clearer understanding of what's next for the tech economy. With GeekWire co-founders Todd Bishop and John Cook; audio editing and production by Curt Milton.
Related headlines and links:
- Microsoft earnings come up short, hit by global economic trends and cutbacks
- Amazon stock rises 10% as tech giant beats revenue expectations amid ‘inflationary pressures’
- CNBC: Alphabet misses on earnings and revenue for second quarter
- The Verge: Facebook reports drop in revenue for the first time
- Marketwatch: Apple raises $5.5 billion in debt after upbeat earnings, iPhone sales offset fears of a consumer pullback
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| 0:00.0 | This was, I think, the most outlandish comment on any of the calls. |
| 0:04.4 | A third quarter operating income guidance range is zero to $3.5 billion. |
| 0:10.5 | I mean, why? |
| 0:11.9 | You know what, folks, Wall Street? |
| 0:15.0 | It could be anything. |
| 0:16.6 | It could be anything. |
| 0:18.9 | That's good. |
| 0:19.6 | That's good. |
| 0:19.6 | So, still gets away with that stuff. |
| 0:21.5 | You know? |
| 0:29.6 | Hi, and welcome to Geekwire. |
| 0:31.4 | I'm Geekwire co-founder Todd Bishop. |
| 0:33.5 | And I'm Geekwire co-founder John Cook. |
| 0:35.6 | We're coming to you from Seattle, where we get to report on what's happening around us in technology, business, and innovation. |
| 0:41.8 | What happens here matters everywhere and every week on this show. |
| 0:45.1 | We talk about some of the biggest and most interesting stories in the news. |
| 0:49.4 | John, it has been a while. |
| 0:50.6 | It's good to see you. |
| 0:51.9 | Yeah, I'm out of touch. |
| 0:53.0 | I've been traveling all over and working |
| 0:55.4 | on the geekwire business and making things happen. We had about 500 people out last night for |
| 1:01.5 | Geekwire Sounders Day. We're recording this on Wednesday, August 3rd. Giant crowd. Great crowd. |
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