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Robinhood’s Wild Moves, Breaking Down the Latest Tech Earnings & WarnerMedia CEO Ann Sarnoff on Streaming, Studios and Stars

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Disruptors, Tech, Technology, Cnbc, Management, Business, Faang, Investing

4.566 Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Our anchors have the latest coverage of Robinhood’s wild moves to start off the morning. Then, Wolfe Research Managing Director Steven Chubak joins to share his latest note on “Why Hood is Uninvestible Today.” Next, we cover Etsy post-earnings and Morgan Stanley Analyst Lauren Schenk is here to speak about her latest note upgrading the stock. We also have the details on Roku and Uber earnings reported after the bell yesterday and Jefferies Analyst Brent Thill joins us to give his take on Uber. Later, NorthmanTrader Founder Sven Henrich is here to talk Robinhood, meme stocks and the market. Plus, CNBC’s Julia Boorstin interviews WarnerMedia Studio and Networks Group CEO Ann Sarnoff on streaming strategy and the battle between studios and stars. Also, CNBC’s Phil LeBeau previews what to expect from President Biden’s electric vehicle event today.

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0:00.0

I'm Julia Borsden, and you're listening to CNBC's Tech Tech.

0:03.3

Our show is live weekdays at 11am Eastern. Listen in. Good Thursday morning. Welcome to Tech Check. I'm Carl Cantania with John Ford, Deirdreboza, and Julia Borsden. Today, our first guest says Robin Hood is, quote, uninvestable as a number of big funds cash out their holdings after yesterday's

0:38.4

sudden rally. We're going to go under the hood on this week's volatility. Then Etsy getting

0:42.6

hurt in today's trade. Morgan Stanley, though, is turning bullish. The analyst behind that

0:46.6

call is going to join us this hour. And later, Warner Brothers Chairman and CEO and Sarnoff is

0:51.2

with Julia, and she'll wade into the streamers versus stars controversy, D.

0:57.0

And Carl, it's an all-time high for the NASDAQ, but a tale of Red Riding Hood this morning,

1:02.3

Robin Hood shares their plunging after the company announced that some existing shareholders,

1:06.9

think venture capital firms with big holdings in the company company would sell almost 98 million shares through convertible notes.

1:14.0

There was a big difference here from the meme stock sales we have seen over the last few months, though, like AMC.

1:19.5

Robin Hood will not get any proceeds from the transaction.

1:23.0

And while CEO Vlad Tenev championed retail traders during that IPO last week, big institutions like

1:29.1

Andresen Horowitz, N.A, and Ribbitt Capital, they're the ones cashing in on yesterday. Surge.

1:36.0

And Carl, they're also some of the names who rescued Robin Hood earlier this year during one of

1:40.9

its most controversial moments. Yeah, speaking, there's a lot of controversy around the name, obviously.

1:46.7

Our next guest, in fact, just initiated Robin Hood at Peer Perform in a note titled

1:51.7

Why Robin Hood is Uninvestable right now.

1:54.6

Warning clients don't buy the stock.

1:56.9

Wolf's Research, Stephen Chewback joins us today.

1:59.0

Stephen, good morning.

1:59.8

Good to have you.

2:04.1

Better? Stephen, do I have you? Yeah, I'm here. Can you hear me? Good to see you. Yes, I got you.

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