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Episode 22 of The Weekly Sift Stack: CJ Gettelfinger, Lucas Nulsen, & Tyler Sherven break down the biggest stories moving markets. Lululemon is currently facing a retail paradox. Despite record revenue, shares have retreated to 2019 levels as North American growth stalls and the search for a permanent CEO continues. At an 11.72 P/E, is LULU a value play or a fading trend? In geopolitics, a two-week truce in the Middle East has sparked a market rally, with strikes paused contingent on the Strait of Hormuz remaining open. Finally, NASA’s Artemis II is officially orbiting the moon, marking humanity's return to lu...

Episode 21 of The Weekly Sift Stack: CJ Gettelfinger, Lucas Nulsen, & Tyler Sherven break down the biggest stories moving markets. Meta is struggling after a major ruling on social media addiction sent shares down. While current fines are small, the threat of more lawsuits and new rules still looms. At the same time, the Pentagon plans potential ground missions targeting Iran’s Kharg Island oil hub. Amidst the chaos, Fed Chair Jerome Powell stays calm about inflation despite rising gas prices.

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Episode 20 of The Weekly Sift Stack: CJ Gettelfinger, Lucas Nulsen, & Tyler Sherven break down the biggest stories moving markets. A proposed five-day ceasefire temporarily sent oil below $90, though global energy shortages are forcing some nations into four-day work weeks & remote work. Meanwhile, mortgage rates continue to rise. JPMorgan Chase is the "stock of the week," nearing a $1 trillion valuation with significant cash reserves. Despite geopolitical tension, CJ and Tyler echo Jamie Dimon’s advice: "Some things never change - there will be another crisis, and its impact will be felt by the financial markets."

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Episode 19 of The Weekly Sift Stack: CJ Gettelfinger, Lucas Nulsen, & Tyler Sherven break down the biggest stories moving markets. Market volatility remains the name of the game as we hit the third week of the War in Iran. While crude oil has retreated from its $98 highs, the U.S. Dollar continues to flex its muscles, creating a complex backdrop for the Fed and bond markets alike. In this episode, we break down why the S&P 500 is showing resilience, the worsening crisis in Cuba, and a deep dive into our Stock of The Week, Uber.

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Episode 18 of The Weekly Sift Stack: CJ Gettelfinger, Lucas Nulsen, & Tyler Sherven break down the biggest stories moving markets. They analyze the volatile 2026 market landscape as the conflict in Iran intensifies. The team breaks down year-to-date performance for the S&P 500 and NASDAQ, contrasting sector rotations with gold’s impressive 19% surge. A deep dive into the energy sector highlights the record-breaking 35% weekly spike in oil prices following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Finally, the hosts examine the software sector's struggles, specifically focusing on Adobe’s recent "narrow moat" downgrade and the mounting competitive pressure from AI-driven alternatives.

Episode 17 of The Weekly Sift Stack: CJ Gettelfinger & Tyler Sherven break down the biggest stories moving markets. They detail the military strikes in the Middle East, the death of Ayatollah Khamenei, and the resulting economic fallout. Oil prices have jumped, while the travel and cruise sectors are falling. Beyond the conflict, the guys analyze the Paramount and Warner Bros merger, Intuit’s strong earnings report, and the ethical concerns surrounding war-betting markets.

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Episode 16 of The Weekly Sift Stack: CJ Gettelfinger, Lucas Nulsen, & Tyler Sherven break down the biggest stories moving markets. USA women’s and men’s hockey teams swept Canada for gold, the first for the men’s team since 1980’s Miracle On Ice. Intuit ($INTU) is currently the S&P 500’s deepest diver, declining 37% YTD as of market open 2/27/2026 the software sector faces a brutal 2026 reset. Despite owning powerhouses like TurboTax and QuickBooks, Intuit is caught between AI disruption fears and a cooling job market. With unemployment rising and "SaaS fatigue" setting in, its P/E ratio has fallen below 26...

Episode 15 of The Weekly Sift Stack: CJ Gettelfinger, Lucas Nulsen, & Tyler Sherven break down the biggest stories moving markets. Our "Stock of the Week" is Walmart (WMT), reporting earnings February 19th. After losing the revenue crown to Amazon (AMZN), can the $1 trillion retail giant bounce back? We’re watching their margins and grocery dominance closely. Meanwhile, streaming drama intensifies: Netflix (NFLX) gave Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) a seven-day "hall pass" to entertain a bid from Paramount (PSKY). Finally, Anheuser-Busch (BUD) is celebrating a 25% YTD gain and a major debt milestone.

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Episode 14 of The Weekly Sift Stack: CJ Gettelfinger, Lucas Nulsen, & Tyler Sherven break down the biggest stories moving markets. The team welcomes CJ back from his wedding in Puerto Rico and honeymoon in Vietnam. The crew recaps the Super Bowl, praising the Seahawks' win and Bad Bunny’s halftime show. They dive into Anheuser-Busch's 19% YTD climb to preview earnings this Thursday despite high debt and analyze Amazon’s record-breaking $700B revenue from their recent earnings call.

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Episode 13 of The Weekly Sift Stack: Tyler Sherven and Lucas Nulsen break down the biggest stories moving markets. We discuss Amazon’s core business models, why it’s currently lagging behind the market, and the big 3 things you need to watch for this week’s earnings on 2/5/2026. Plus, we recap Apple’s record-breaking quarter and what it means for the broader tech sector.

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Episode 12 of The Weekly Sift Stack: Tyler Sherven and Lucas Nulsen break down the biggest stories moving markets. Apple reports earnings this Thursday. We are analyzing why AAPL is the “oddball” of the Magnificent 7 and if the new Google Gemini AI partnership can finally spark growth. We break down iPhone 17 sales, the China recovery, and Apple’s shift to services. Plus - critical updates on the Fed and the potential government shutdown.

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Episode 11 of The Weekly Sift Stack: Tyler Sherven and CJ Gettelfinger break down the biggest stories moving markets. The S&P 500 is reeling as a perfect storm of geopolitical tension hits the markets. From trade wars over Greenland to Netflix’s $82.7B play for Warner Bros., the global order is shifting. In this video, we break down the declining US Dollar, the surge in Gold, and Intel’s high-stakes quest for the greatest comeback in tech history.

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Episode 10 of The Weekly Sift Stack: Tyler Sherven and CJ Gettelfinger break down the biggest stories moving markets. Markets started the year strong, as we started to see rotation away from mega-cap tech into small-cap stocks. Capital One (COF) is the stock of the week, though political pressure on credit card rates clouds bank earnings. Meanwhile Fed-White House tensions, rising gold, a post-Maduro Venezuelan market surge, and a Paramount-WB battle add volatility.

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Episode 9 of The Weekly Sift Stack: Tyler Sherven and CJ Gettelfinger break down the biggest stories moving markets. The U.S. military’s seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro sent shockwaves through geopolitics and global markets. We discuss the immediate fallout, the energy implications, and what it means for investors. Then we turn to 2026, Wall Street’s S&P 500 targets, our S&P 500 targets, and a look back at how the Sift Stack indexes performed over the past year, with gold shining as the top performer and the U.S. dollar finishing last.

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Episode 8 of The Weekly Sift Stack: CJ Gettelfinger and Lucas Nulsen explore why value brands like Walmart, TJ Maxx, Dollar Tree, McDonald’s, and Ulta are winning, while Nike, Lululemon, Target, and Chipotle struggle amid inflation. Then a further deep dive into how holiday spending is reshaping markets, with Christmas outlays averaging about $1,000 per household and 2025 totals projected to exceed $1 trillion. Lastly, a talk about early sector rotation and the steady strength of finance stocks.

Episode 7 of The Weekly Sift Stack: Tyler Sherven and CJ Gettelfinger break down the biggest stories moving markets. The spotlight is on Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), a leader in the global chip supply powering AI giants like NVIDIA, Apple, and AMD. Beyond Chips, Time crowns the “Architects of AI,” iRobot (IRBT) files chapter 11 amid tariff pressure, and Fed succession chatter heats up with the Battle of the “two Kevins” leading the odds.

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Episode 6 of The Weekly Sift Stack: Tyler Sherven and CJ Gettelfinger break down the biggest stories moving markets. Yields ticked higher last week after the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge, the core PCE, came in softer than expected. Stepping away from the Mega Cap companies, we take a deep dive into fintech standout SOFI. Then we breakdown the week’s biggest headlines: Netflix (NFLX) and Paramount’s (PSKY) showdown for Warner Bros (WBD), McDonald’s (MCD) turning up the heat on “value”, and the rising odds of a Fed rate cut.

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Welcome back to The Weekly Sift Stack, where Tyler Sherven and CJ Gettelfinger break down the biggest stories moving markets. The markets wrapped up November on solid footing. Last week, equities and bonds ticked higher as rate-cut expectations strengthened, with CME FedWatch pricing an 88% chance of a December cut. Bitcoin (BTC) slipped again after new warnings from China’s central bank, and markets now turn to the Fed’s final policy meeting of 2025.

This week’s stock for review is Amazon (AMZN), which continues reinforcing its wide moat across e-commerce, AWS, advertising, and AI. With capex set to gro...

Summary: Welcome back to The Weekly Sift Stack, where Tyler Sherven and CJ Gettelfinger break down the biggest stories moving markets. Markets finally exhaled, with the S&P 500 and NASDAQ pulling back again, while Bitcoin took a full-on tumble. Investors are concerned with AI-bubble talk and Fed uncertainty. In today’s insights, NVIDIA (NVDA) keeps printing, Eli Lilly (LLY) joins the trillion-dollar club, Meta (META) faces new psychological-impact scrutiny, Wicked 2 revives the box office, and the Fed prepares for December without fresh inflation data.

Our Stock of the Week, Oracle (ORCL), is riding the AI wave with a...

Summary: Welcome back to The Weekly Sift Stack, where Tyler Sherven and CJ Gettelfinger break down the biggest stories moving markets. Washington finally ended the longest shutdown in U.S. history, and the penny took its last bow after 233 years. Michael Burry says AI is the next bubble; JPMorgan says the boom is just beginning. The $2,000 tariff rebate is still just talk, needing laws (and limits) to be real. Rates nudged higher and Bitcoin dropped 6% in the past week as traders reacted to a more hawkish sounding Fed.

Our Stock of the Week, NVIDIA (NVDA), the power...

Summary: Welcome back to The Weekly Sift Stack, where Tyler Sherven and CJ Gettelfinger break down the biggest stories moving markets. This week, we officially hit the longest U.S. government shutdown in history, over 40 days, may finally be nearing its end. The standoff has disrupted data releases and pressured travel and aviation, while defensive sectors have held firm. In Corporate headlines, Elon Musk just secured a record-breaking $1 trillion pay package, marking yet another milestone in the business world’s week of extremes.

Our Stock of the Week, Meta (META), proved why the Zuck is the ad ki...

Summary: Welcome to The Weekly Sift Stack, where Tyler Sherven and CJ Gettelfinger break down the biggest stories moving markets. This week, gold’s record-breaking run hits resistance as the U.S. dollar strengthens and trade tensions with China ease. Inflation cooled more than expected in September, boosting investor confidence and sending the Dow soaring past 47,000 for the first time.

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