Wall Street is reeling from a wild week. Stocks are swinging. Democrats are celebrating a historic midterm election. Big Tech’s AI spending is under the microscope. The Fed is weighing its next move. And Hollywood is having a blockbuster year at the box office.
This week on **The J.D. Durkin Show**, we’re breaking down the market’s year-end outlook, the AI investment boom, Big Tech’s cash flow problem, inflation, interest rates, the biggest midterm election surprises, the growing political backlash against AI data centers and Hollywood’s record-breaking year at the movies.
**BALLOTS, BULLS & BLOCKBUSTERS.** 🗳️📈🎬
**Guests:**
• **David Busch, CFA (Co-Chief Investment Officer, Trajan Wealth)**
– Why investors are demanding more from Big Tech’s AI spending, Microsoft vs. Alphabet and Amazon, the importance of free cash flow, inflation and the Fed’s next move, risks hiding in the S&P 500, the impact of the Iran conflict on oil prices and what could drive stocks higher or lower heading into 2027.
• **Daniel Strauss (Politics Reporter)**
– Democrats’ historic midterm election victories, the biggest upsets and surprises, what drove voters to the polls, the implications for President Trump and the Republican Party, what divided government means for Washington, the growing backlash against AI data centers, Bernie Sanders and AOC’s push for a national moratorium and the early road to 2028.
• **Paul Dergarabedian (Head of Marketplace Trends, Rentrak)**
– Hollywood’s record-breaking $4.8 billion summer, the return of moviegoers, horror’s $1.3 billion boom, why scary movies can be such a profitable business, the year’s biggest box office hits and flops, the December showdown between *Avengers: Doomsday* and *Dune: Part Three*, and whether Hollywood can reach $10 billion in domestic ticket sales.
**PLUS:** Rapid-fire predictions on stocks, Bitcoin, gold, the Fed, politics and Hollywood; the biggest stories moving Wall Street; and YOUR questions answered LIVE from the New York Stock Exchange.
📺 **FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6 | 10AM ET | LIVE FROM THE NYSE**
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The views expressed are those of the guests and do not necessarily reflect my own or those of The J.D. Durkin Show.
For informational and entertainment purposes only—not financial, investment or legal advice. If it were, I’d be charging hedge fund fees.
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