82% of S&P 500 Companies Have Earnings Beats | Open Interest 8/04/2025

/ 3 hours ago August 4, 2025

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Get a jump start on the US trading day with Matt Miller, Katie Greifeld and Sonali Basak on "Bloomberg Open Interest." So far, 82% of S&P 500 companies have beat earnings estimates this quarter. It’s the best rate since 2021. Tesla gives CEO Elon Musk a stock award worth $30 billion if he stays on as CEO for another two years. Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway shares slump after the company was hit with a $3.8B Kraft Heinz charge. Tom Miles Head of Americas Mergers & Acquisitions Morgan Stanley joined Wall Street Beat to talk about what’s driving M&A strength so far this year. Jon Vander Ark, President & CEO of Republic Services, joins Open Interest to discuss the impact of tariffs on the trash business.

Chapters:
00:00:00 – Open Interest Starts
00:06:55 – Tesla Approves $30B Stock Award for Musk
00:12:48 – Berkshire Hit with $3.8B Kraft Heinz Charge | Cathy Seifert, CFRA Analyst & Sr. Vice President
00:20:21 – Kaiser: Rate Cuts Not Enough to Bail Out the Market | Stuart Kaiser, Citi Head of US Equity Trading Strategy
00:32:10 – TOP CALLS
00:33:21 – New AI Program for Airline Pricing
00:46:26 – Company Earnings Comments Justify US Stock Pullback, RBC Says | Lori Calvasina, RBC Capital Markets Head of US Equity Strategy
00:54:56 – HIGH INTEREST
00:56:22 – M&A Market Heats Up | Tom Miles, Morgan Stanley Head of Americas Mergers & Acquisitions Morgan Stanley
01:05:59 – Tough Demand Environment for Waste Business | Jon Vander Ark, Republic Services President & CEO
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