Welcome to Seeking Alpha's Wall Street Breakfast, where we cover the top news for investors every morning.

Thanks for joining us on this Thursday, May 22nd, also known as Bitcoin Pizza Day. I'm Julie Morgan.

Could Fannie and Freddie go public, Nike's Amazon comeback and a fiber deal for AT&T. President Trump said he is

giving very serious consideration to bringing mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

public and will decide on the matter in the near future. He posted on Truth Social that Fannie Mae

and Freddie Mac are doing very well,

throwing off a lot of cash, and the time would seem to be right. Stay tuned. He said he would

discuss the matter with the Treasury Secretary, the Commerce Secretary, and the director of the

Federal Housing Finance Agency. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were created by Congress to expand the

secondary mortgage market. They buy mortgages from private lenders pull them and sell them as mortgage-backed

securities. Fannie Mae's total assets stood at $4.35 trillion as of March 31st, and those of Freddie

Mac totaled nearly $3.41 trillion.

Nike will once again sell its products directly on Amazon in the U.S.

According to media reports, this will mark its first return to the platform since 2019

when it shifted focus to sales on its own websites and in stores.

The information reported citing a message sent to merchants by the company that Amazon

notified some of those merchants that it will ban them from selling certain Nike products

starting July 19th as it was working directly with Nike.

Nike is also set to raise prices

before June 1st on some products due to tariffs. According to front office sports, sources

indicate prices on footwear currently between $100 and $150 will see price increases up to $5.

And footwear above $150 will cost up to $10 more.

...