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Daily Scoop 7-22

Daily Scoop 7-22

👋 Your Thursday Scoops - Snap pops, Twitter shocks, & Bankers get paid

July 22, 2021

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Today's Scoop:Stable

Big Picture

Corporations continue to report strong profits.
More people were laid off last week than expected.
The global computer chip shortage continues to disrupt car production.

The Market

⬆️

+0.2%

S&P 500: 4,367.48

1Mo:

+3%

| 1Yr:

+35%

| 5Yr:

+101%

After a volatile first half of the week, investors have calmed down. Corporate financial reports continue to demonstrate strength, but infection rates are rising. Weekly initial unemployment claims rose unexpectedly last week, indicating a rise in layoffs. Investors don't know whether to focus on the good or the bad.

Company Scoops ❤🌎💰

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Twitter's

P&G's

Snapchat

General Motors

JPMorgan's

🤓 Inside Scoop...

Stock options are a way for companies to compensate their workers while incentivizing them to work harder. Instead of paying cash, companies will award you shares of ownership in the company. That way, you're literally invested in the success of the firm. If the company performs better and gets more valuable, your shares get more valuable. The award is usually structured with some "vesting," meaning they might give you the rights to the shares now, but you don't actually get to take full ownership for, say, three or five years. The company incentivizes you to stay until you can sell them and realize their value.