Hello and welcome back to Equity, the Tech Runch Podcast, about the business of

startups where we unpack the numbers and the nuance behind the headlines.

This is our Monday show looking back at the weekend and looking at the week ahead but today is

Tuesday because yesterday was a holiday in the US. So good morning this is

Alex. Today is February 20th, 2024 and we have a banging show for you today on the and we have a bang and show for you today. On the pod we have stocks and

crypto a very cool series see tick talk in trouble Walmart buying Vizio a

massive ransomware win the future of Maria D.B. and then AI Talent in San Francisco.

Let's go.

Let's start in the world of money and that means stocks.

Shares are mixed in Asia but up in China where a key loan rate was cut more than anticipated

as the country looks to bolster its economy.

This could be the starting gun to bolster its economy.

This could be the starting gun of a global change in interest rates heading down.

Stocks are largely higher in Europe today and they are set to open lower here in the US to kick off this short week's trading.

On the earnings front, fewer names than last week, you're very welcome.

Today we're going to hear from Palo Alto Networks, Workiva, and Sprout Social.

Wednesday will bring us numbers from NVIDIA and Etsy, Wicks, 5-9 Digital Ocean, Olo, and Vemio.

And then Thursday we'll hear from Intuit, Block, A Square, New Bank, Grab, Carvana, and Fiver.

I have my eyes on Sprout Social for SAS,

Invidia for AI Chips, Digital Ocean for Cloud Storage,

and then of course New Bank for FinTech.

Next up, crypto where there is once again good news to report second week in a row.

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