Wall Street Is Thriving on Chaos — Will It Last?

Wall Street Is Thriving on Chaos — Will It Last?

From Prof G Markets by Vox Media Podcast Network

April 16, 2026 · 34 min

About this episode

Ed Elson discusses bank earnings, market volatility due to war, Amazon's acquisition of Globalstar, and Allbirds' rebranding as an AI company.

Ed Elson breaks down key takeaways from bank earnings with Saul Martinez, including how volatility from the war impacted results. Then, Ed explores Amazon’s acquisition of Starlink competitor Globalstar with Tim Farrar. Finally, Ed gives his take on Allbirds’ rebrand as an AI company. Saul Martinez is the Head of US Financials Research at HSBC. Tim Farrar is the President of TMF Associates. Get your tickets to the Prof G Markets tour Subscribe to the Prof G Markets Youtube Channel Check out our latest Prof G Markets newsletter Follow Prof G Markets on Instagram Follow Ed on Instagram, X and Substack Follow Scott on Instagram Send us your questions or comments by emailing Markets@profgmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Ed Elson

Guests: Saul Martinez, Tim Farrar

Topics covered

  • bank earnings
  • market volatility
  • Amazon acquisition
  • rebranding
  • AI companies

Keywords

  • bank earnings
  • market volatility
  • Amazon
  • Globalstar
  • Allbirds
  • AI
  • financial research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HSBC, TMF Associates, Amazon, Globalstar, Allbirds

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