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Daily Scoop 22-1-4

Daily Scoop 22-1-4

👋 Your Tuesday Scoops - 5G battle updates & Disney dominates

January 04, 2022

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Big Picture

More people quit their jobs in November than ever before.
Job openings have declined.
Major automakers are making a dramatic shift to electric.

The Market

⬇️

-0.1%

S&P 500: 4,793.54

1Mo:

+4%

| 1Yr:

+29%

| 5Yr:

+111%

Markets took a breather today, floating around yesterday's new record highs. Investors are getting less concerned about the economic impacts of the new wave. The labor market continues to tighten. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a decline in job openings in November and the highest number of workers quitting of all time. Over 4.5 million people quit their jobs in the month, with the biggest jumps in the food and accommodation industry and the health care and social assistance sector.

Company Scoops ❤🌎💰

(Click to dig in & vote your reaction, see how others feel)

AT&T & Verizon

delay 5G rollout over air safety risks

Apple's

the world's favorite company

Mercedes

is coming for Tesla

Disney

is dominating the box office

Sony's

stepping up its games

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🤓 Inside Scoop...

When companies have extra cash, they typically reward shareholders for their support in two main ways. First, they can distribute cash directly out to investors, literally giving them a share of the profits by paying them a

dividend

. Companies will declare that every investor gets $X for each share they own. Second, companies can buy back their own shares from public investors. "

Buybacks

" allow companies to reduce the number of outstanding shares in the market, making each remaining share more valuable. They're slicing their company ownership into fewer pieces, making each shareholder own more of the company.