Aug 5, 2026 · 7 min
Disney and Shopify rally as AMD and Pinterest disappoint
AMD Lower; Disney Climbs; Shopify Soars
The episode shows how earnings guidance, not just reported results, can quickly separate market winners from losers.
- 1Disney’s streaming performance helped drive a positive market reaction to its latest earnings report.
- 2AMD shares fell before the market opened as investors reacted to underwhelming forecasts.
- 3Shopify posted strong quarterly growth, while Pinterest delivered guidance that investors viewed as lukewarm.
Don't miss
Shopify’s strong quarterly growth emerges as the clearest positive contrast with AMD and Pinterest’s weaker outlooks.
The brief
Tom Keene, Paul Sweeney, and Alexis Christophorous frame a market-movers report built around one question: why did four major companies receive such different reactions to their latest earnings?
Alexis Christophorous highlights Disney’s streaming success as a reason for its shares climbing, showing how performance in a key business can shape the broader earnings readout.
AMD faced a pre-market drop after underwhelming forecasts, while Pinterest drew downward pressure from guidance that investors found lukewarm rather than decisive.
Shopify stood apart with strong quarterly growth, making it the episode’s clearest example of results and expectations aligning to produce a sharp positive market response.
Taken together, the four cases show why investors often trade on the outlook attached to earnings, not simply on the numbers already reported.
What was said on this episode
5 statements · 4 positive · 1 negative
Disney’s streaming and theme-park strength improved results and lifted its stock.
“A surge in streaming strength in its theme park business helped overall results last quarter and the stock is getting rewarded.”
Listen at 1:11
Disney plans to add merchandise, games, and experiences to Disney+ in spring.
“It plans to add merchandise, games and experiences to its Disney plus streaming service in the spring.”
Listen at 1:26
Musk believes revenue will reach $1 trillion by 2030.
“Musk says he wants revenue where he believes revenue will hit a trillion dollars by 2030.”
Listen at 3:15
Pinterest’s lukewarm sales guidance is weighing on its stock.
“Lukewarm sales guidance, that's what's tripping it up.”
Listen at 3:45
Shopify expects its free-cash-flow margin to be in the high teens.
“free cash flow margin expected to be in the high teens as well.”
Listen at 4:40
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Featuring
Harley Finkelstein
Walt Disney
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD)
Shopify Inc.Listen to the full episode and explore every guest, topic, and moment on PodLume.