Carol Massar
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Carol Massar is a financial journalist and broadcaster who provides comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the stock market. She is a host for Bloomberg, frequently reporting on market movers, corporate earnings, and economic trends.
What Carol Massar has said on podcasts
227 statements
Meta has shifted decisively toward artificial intelligence rather than the metaverse.
“We're not doing that. Instead, we're living in a world where everyone's concerned about an AI apocalypse and Meta is going all in on it.”
Open the episode · Closing Bell: Akamai-Anthropic Contract, Microsoft Jumps, Meta's New AI AgentListen at 3:53
Meta shares have risen more than 700% since fall 2022.
“It's up more than 700% since the fall of 2022.”
Open the episode · Closing Bell: Akamai-Anthropic Contract, Microsoft Jumps, Meta's New AI AgentListen at 3:58
EverPure’s 2028 revenue forecast exceeded the average analyst estimate.
“The data storage company forecasts revenue for 2028 that exceeded the average analyst estimate.”
Open the episode · Closing Bell: GoDaddy Jumps, Oracle Drops on Force Majeure, MGM Resorts TumblesListen at 0:56
Akamai Technologies rose approximately 25% in post-market trading.
“Akamai Technologies. Jumping about 25% in post-market trading.”
Open the episode · Akamai-Anthropic Contract, Oracle's New Data Center, Everpure JumpsListen at 0:57
Anthropic signed Akamai an $11.6 billion, seven-year computing contract.
“Anthropic has signed an $11.6 billion, 7-year contract with the company for computing power.”
Open the episode · Akamai-Anthropic Contract, Oracle's New Data Center, Everpure JumpsListen at 1:05
EverPure’s stock has potential upside from its closing price.
“So there's some room to the upside.”
Open the episode · Closing Bell: GoDaddy Jumps, Oracle Drops on Force Majeure, MGM Resorts TumblesListen at 1:15
Akamai will supply Anthropic access to CPUs through their partnership.
“they're going to supply Anthropic access to central processing units, CPUs, chips essentially in this partnership.”
Open the episode · Akamai-Anthropic Contract, Oracle's New Data Center, Everpure JumpsListen at 1:16
Gen Digital has offered to acquire GoDaddy in a software-brand consolidation deal.
“Gen Digital. It's the company that makes Norton 360 antivirus software. It's made an offer for GoDaddy in a deal that would roll up a number of major legacy software brands.”
Open the episode · Closing Bell: GoDaddy Jumps, Oracle Drops on Force Majeure, MGM Resorts TumblesListen at 1:32
Akamai stock had risen 26% year to date.
“The stock, it's up 26% year to date as of the close of today.”
Open the episode · Akamai-Anthropic Contract, Oracle's New Data Center, Everpure JumpsListen at 2:25
Akamai’s stock declined without a stock split.
“And they haven't done a split or anything, so it's gone down.”
Open the episode · Akamai-Anthropic Contract, Oracle's New Data Center, Everpure JumpsListen at 2:45
Oracle shares fell approximately 3.5% during the day.
“It finished the day down about 3.5%.”
Open the episode · Akamai-Anthropic Contract, Oracle's New Data Center, Everpure JumpsListen at 3:10
Oracle is attempting to defer payments if its data center project fails.
“what they're trying to do is put off payments if the data center failed.”
Open the episode · Akamai-Anthropic Contract, Oracle's New Data Center, Everpure JumpsListen at 3:30
Oracle’s credit risk rose throughout the year and reached a record high.
“The credit risk of Oracle has been rising all year. And it hit a record high today.”
Open the episode · Akamai-Anthropic Contract, Oracle's New Data Center, Everpure JumpsListen at 3:36
Poor returns on Oracle’s AI and data-center investments would be unfavorable.
“any hint that things aren't going well, that they're not going to, you know, make money on all the investments that they've made on AI and data centers, it's not good.”
Open the episode · Akamai-Anthropic Contract, Oracle's New Data Center, Everpure JumpsListen at 3:52
Everpure shares reached a record high and rose as much as 20%.
“It hit a record high today, was up 11% at one point, up as high as 20%.”
Open the episode · Akamai-Anthropic Contract, Oracle's New Data Center, Everpure JumpsListen at 4:34
Everpure forecast 2028 revenue above the average analyst estimate.
“The data storage company forecast revenue for 2028 that exceeded the average analyst estimate.”
Open the episode · Akamai-Anthropic Contract, Oracle's New Data Center, Everpure JumpsListen at 4:41
Cracker Barrel does not need to target younger consumers.
“I don't think you have to go for younger”
Open the episode · McDonald's and Cracker Barrel; KBHomes Housing RevenueListen at 2:43
Personalized cancer vaccines could be highly significant.
“this idea of these personalized cancer vaccines and how significant this could be”
Open the episode · Shopify Gains, Moderna Climbs, On RalliesListen at 2:35
Moderna stock had risen more than 400% year to date.
“the stock now up more than 4%, 400% year to date”
Open the episode · Closing Bell: Moderna Rallies, Boston Beer Drops, Ubiquiti SlumpsListen at 1:41
Moderna and Merck’s personalized vaccine reduced melanoma recurrence in a late-stage trial.
“a personalized vaccine developed by Moderna and Merck that reduced the recurrence of melanoma in a large late stage trial”
Open the episode · Closing Bell: Moderna Rallies, Boston Beer Drops, Ubiquiti SlumpsListen at 1:53
The vaccine trial raised expectations for treating melanoma.
“that helped raise some expectations for treating the deadliest form of skin cancer”
Open the episode · Closing Bell: Moderna Rallies, Boston Beer Drops, Ubiquiti SlumpsListen at 2:00
BJ’s Wholesale Club management raised annual earnings guidance.
“Management also raised its annual earnings guidance”
Open the episode · Closing Bell: Moderna Rallies, Boston Beer Drops, Ubiquiti SlumpsListen at 3:22
Walmart has become a major EV-charging player and surpassed Costco and established competitors.
“Walmart has become a major player in the burgeoning business of quickly fueling electric vehicles, speeding past Costco as well as more established charging companies.”
Open the episode · Newmont Rises, Ross Stores Climbs, Nvidia Mixed Ahead of Quarterly EarningsListen at 4:15
Walmart is rapidly building its own EV-charging network.
“Walmart is building its own network and quickly.”
Open the episode · Newmont Rises, Ross Stores Climbs, Nvidia Mixed Ahead of Quarterly EarningsListen at 4:53
The President's meeting with crypto executives and lobbyists gave crypto stocks momentum.
“the President's meeting with crypto CEOs and lobbyists that has given this sector some momentum over the last two days”
Open the episode · Closing Bell: Ross Stores Sales Beat, Crypto Stocks Rally, SpaceX SlipsListen at 3:11
Crypto stocks had a strong bullish two-day run.
“that sector really has had a very strong bullish two day run here”
Open the episode · Closing Bell: Ross Stores Sales Beat, Crypto Stocks Rally, SpaceX SlipsListen at 3:48
Deere raised the lower end of its annual profit outlook.
“the manufacturer of tractors raising the lower end of its annual profit outlook”
Open the episode · Closing Bell: Ross Stores Sales Beat, Crypto Stocks Rally, SpaceX SlipsListen at 4:01
Walmart has become a major player in electric-vehicle charging.
“Walmart has become a major player in the burgeoning business of quickly fueling electric vehicles”
Open the episode · SK Hynix Up, Kuaishou Plunges, Sino Biopharmaceutical UpListen at 6:11
Walmart is rapidly building its own EV charging network.
“Walmart is building its own network and quickly”
Open the episode · SK Hynix Up, Kuaishou Plunges, Sino Biopharmaceutical UpListen at 6:49
Moderna shares rose 30% and were up about 375% year to date.
“That came up 30%. It's up about 375% year to date.”
Open the episode · Closing Bell: Moderna Surges, Estee Lauder Soars, TJ Maxx DeclinesListen at 1:02
Moderna shares were up 491% year to date.
“It's actually up 491% year to date.”
Open the episode · Closing Bell: Moderna Surges, Estee Lauder Soars, TJ Maxx DeclinesListen at 1:22
Messenger RNA technology will have a successful second act.
“Messenger RNA technology will have a successful second act”
Open the episode · Closing Bell: Moderna Surges, Estee Lauder Soars, TJ Maxx DeclinesListen at 1:44
Estée Lauder reported $3.6 billion revenue and 5% organic sales growth in its fiscal fourth quarter.
“Company reported revenue of 3.6 billion in its fiscal fourth quarter and organic sales growth accelerated to 5%”
Open the episode · Closing Bell: Moderna Surges, Estee Lauder Soars, TJ Maxx DeclinesListen at 2:36
Estée Lauder’s stock remained about 74% below its January 2022 high.
“the stock is down, or at least it was down about 74% from a high back in early January of 2022”
Open the episode · Closing Bell: Moderna Surges, Estee Lauder Soars, TJ Maxx DeclinesListen at 2:48
Hyperliquid rose 30% during the session.
“It was up 30% in today's session.”
Open the episode · Closing Bell: Moderna Surges, Estee Lauder Soars, TJ Maxx DeclinesListen at 3:41
Targa was the S&P 500’s top gainer, rising more than 7%.
“Targa is the number one gainer gainer, excuse me, in the S&P 500 that stock is up more than 7%”
Open the episode · Closing Bell: Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Climbs, Targa Rises, Klarna PlungesListen at 1:46
Targa’s shares rose after signing a 20-year midstream agreement with ExxonMobil subsidiaries.
“Targa up after the energy company signed a new 20 year fee based integrated midstream agreement with ExxonMobil subsidiaries”
Open the episode · Closing Bell: Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Climbs, Targa Rises, Klarna PlungesListen at 1:55
Davidson upgraded Duolingo to buy, citing accelerating daily active-user metrics.
“Davidson upgrading the language learning platform to buy from neutral, citing a turning point in acceleration of daily active user metrics”
Open the episode · Closing Bell: Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Climbs, Targa Rises, Klarna PlungesListen at 2:39
Davidson’s Duolingo price target implied more than 20% upside.
“So price Target set at 160 a share. Stock closed just below $140 a share. So you're looking at more than 20% upside.”
Open the episode · Closing Bell: Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Climbs, Targa Rises, Klarna PlungesListen at 2:47
The case could fundamentally affect Meta’s business and operations.
“this is something that could really, for a company like Meta, really go to the heart essentially of their business and how they do things.”
Open the episode · Targa Resources Rises, Meta Drops on Lawsuit, Duolingo GainsListen at 4:39
Walmart has become a major player in fast electric-vehicle charging.
“Walmart has become a major player in the burgeoning business of quickly fueling electric vehicles”
Open the episode · Home Depot Gains on Earnings; Baidu Slips on Outflows; Alibaba JumpsListen at 5:17
Walmart is rapidly building its own electric-vehicle charging network.
“Walmart is building its own network and quickly”
Open the episode · Home Depot Gains on Earnings; Baidu Slips on Outflows; Alibaba JumpsListen at 5:55
Walmart ranked second to Tesla in charging-network expansion during the second quarter.
“it was second only to Tesla among charging networks expanding in the second quarter”
Open the episode · Home Depot Gains on Earnings; Baidu Slips on Outflows; Alibaba JumpsListen at 6:07
JetBlue is a roughly $5 stock.
“It's a $5 stock.”
Open the episode · SpaceX Soars, JetBlue Plunges, Nike DeclinesListen at 1:47
SanDisk’s upbeat outlook contributed to a broader memory and storage stock rally.
“investors, you know, just pushing what has been a common narrative, this broader rally when it comes to memory and storage stocks after sandisk outlined an upbeat multi year financial outlook.”
Open the episode · Closing Bell: Chip Stocks Rise, SpaceX Gains, EyePoint SinksListen at 1:51
SanDisk is among the S&P 500’s top-performing stocks this year.
“SanDisk continuing to be really a high flyer this year. It is a top performing name by a wide margin in the S&P 500.”
Open the episode · Closing Bell: Chip Stocks Rise, SpaceX Gains, EyePoint SinksListen at 2:05
About 30% of JetBlue's float is short.
“30% of the float is short.”
Open the episode · SpaceX Soars, JetBlue Plunges, Nike DeclinesListen at 2:21
Investment firms for wealthy individuals have accumulated billions in SpaceX exposure.
“Investment firms for ultra wealthy individual individuals have built up billions of dollars of exposure to SpaceX.”
Open the episode · Closing Bell: Chip Stocks Rise, SpaceX Gains, EyePoint SinksListen at 2:23
More than a dozen family offices held at least $3.8 billion of SpaceX through mid-2026.
“more than a dozen family offices holding a total of at least 3.8 billion SpaceX through the first half of 2026”
Open the episode · Closing Bell: Chip Stocks Rise, SpaceX Gains, EyePoint SinksListen at 2:29
Nike shares were down about 40% year to date.
“Stocks down about 40% year to date.”
Open the episode · SpaceX Soars, JetBlue Plunges, Nike DeclinesListen at 3:28
Statements are attributed to the speaker as said on the episode and reflect their view at the time, not PodLume's. They are not advice.
39 episodes featuring Carol Massar
Stock Movers
Akamai’s Anthropic deal tests AI infrastructure economics
The episode connects a huge AI-computing contract with the uneven market fortunes of technology and consumer companies.
Sep 25, 2026 · 7 min
Stock Movers
GoDaddy surges as Oracle flags data-center risk
The episode shows how takeover speculation, project risk, and AI infrastructure deals drove sharply different moves at the close.
Sep 24, 2026 · 7 min
Stock Movers
Moderna rallies on vaccine optimism while retail and tech split the market
This market wrap-up highlights how shifting leadership changes, margin pressures, and sector-specific trends are creating sharp divisions among major US equities.
Aug 21, 2026 · 7 min
Stock Movers
Ross Stores beats estimates as Walmart posts slowest growth in six years
The latest market close reveals a stark divergence in retail performance alongside regulatory optimism fueling a fresh cryptocurrency rally.
Aug 20, 2026 · 8 min
Stock Movers
Moderna leads market’s biggest winners as TJX and Viking retreat
The episode captures how clinical-trial news, earnings, regulation, and operating conditions drove sharply different stock moves at the close.
Aug 19, 2026 · 9 min
Stock Movers
Amylyx surges on trial success while Klarna plunges on weak guidance
This episode details how clinical breakthroughs and executive shakeups are driving stark divergence between winning biotech firms and struggling fintech giants.
Aug 18, 2026 · 7 min
Stock Movers
AI chip rally collides with biotech failure and bond-market stress
The market close shows how enthusiasm for AI-linked growth can coexist with sharp losses in drug development and rising pressure on bonds.
Aug 17, 2026 · 8 min
Stock Movers
Memory-chip stocks surge as Workday takeover talks lift shares
The episode captures how company targets, acquisition speculation, and investor exits drove sharply different outcomes across the market close.
Aug 13, 2026 · 7 min
Stock Movers
AI cloud providers surge while Home Depot slips on CEO medical leave
This episode captures a pivotal moment where AI infrastructure spending continues to accelerate while traditional retail bellwethers face sudden operational vulnerabilities.
Aug 12, 2026 · 7 min
Stock Movers
AI infrastructure deals reshape the stock movers board
The episode connects market gains, earnings surprises, and AI infrastructure spending to the companies investors were watching after the close.
Aug 11, 2026 · 9 min
Stock Movers
Airbnb surges on travel demand while Under Armour slides on weak retail
This market snapshot reveals a stark split between resilient experiential spending and weakening global retail demand.
Aug 7, 2026 · 6 min
Stock Movers
After-hours earnings spark wild swings for Lyft, Airbnb, and Sweetgreen
Corporate earnings reports reveal shifting consumer behaviors, from resilient travel spending to the immediate financial damage of food safety crises.
Aug 6, 2026 · 11 min
Stock Movers
AI expectations drive sharp moves across tech stocks
The episode shows how strong results can still trigger volatility when investors have priced in extraordinary growth from AI and infrastructure companies.
Aug 5, 2026 · 12 min
Stock Movers
SpaceX beats revenue expectations in first earnings report since IPO
This first earnings report provides the first concrete look at SpaceX's financial health as a public company and sets the baseline for its valuation.
Aug 4, 2026 · 9 min
Stock Movers
Amazon hits three trillion dollars as Boeing and Palantir rally
This episode tracks the critical market shifts and corporate milestones shaping investor sentiment as major tech and industrial giants break valuation records.
Aug 3, 2026 · 7 min
Stock Movers
Amazon surges on cloud growth while Apple and Roblox tumble
The contrasting fortunes of Amazon and Apple highlight how cloud infrastructure demand is currently outperforming hardware manufacturing constrained by supply chains.
Jul 31, 2026 · 6 min
Stock Movers
Coca-Cola and Ford lift outlooks as consumer spending remains resilient
Latest earnings from corporate bellwethers provide the clearest picture yet of consumer health and industrial resilience in a shifting economy.
Jul 28, 2026 · 8 min
Stock Movers
Tech rotation gains steam as Nvidia drops and meatpackers rally
This episode highlights a critical shift in market leadership, showing how regulatory updates and AI funding concerns are driving capital out of chipmakers and into defensive sectors.
Jul 27, 2026 · 7 min
Stock Movers
Utz and GM surge while Charles Schwab and Danaher tumble
This episode highlights the divergent paths of major corporate stocks, proving that beating earnings estimates is no longer enough to satisfy a highly volatile market.
Jul 21, 2026 · 8 min
Stock Movers
AI momentum lifts Lumentum while antitrust concerns pause major media merger
This episode captures how regulatory intervention and sector-specific crises are disrupting major corporate consolidations and consumer stocks even as tech momentum continues.
Jul 20, 2026 · 7 min
Stock Movers
United Airlines and JB Hunt beat earnings to signal economic resilience
Quarterly results from transport leaders serve as a real-time health check on both consumer discretionary spending and industrial logistics.
Jul 15, 2026 · 9 min
Stock Movers
Big banks rally on trading surge as IBM and Lucid plunge
The stark divide between soaring bank earnings and historic tech declines reveals how unevenly corporate America is navigating current economic pressures.
Jul 14, 2026 · 8 min
Stock Movers
Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery shares rise despite merger lawsuit
This episode reveals how regulatory interventions and legal liabilities are actively overriding standard corporate performance metrics to drive stock market volatility.
Jul 13, 2026 · 7 min
Stock Movers
WD-40 surges on earnings while tech stocks face downgrades and profit-taking
This episode highlights how corporate earnings and analyst ratings are shifting capital away from some tech high-fliers and into industrial and semiconductor players.
Jul 10, 2026 · 7 min
Stock Movers
AI investment lifts Micron as consumer spending pressures retailers
The episode captures a market split between AI-driven expansion and companies exposed to inflation-weary consumers.
Jul 9, 2026 · 8 min
Stock Movers
Oil lifts energy stocks as travel shares retreat
The episode shows how geopolitical risk and higher oil prices can reward producers while squeezing businesses built around fuel demand.
Jul 8, 2026 · 7 min
Stock Movers
Semiconductor rebound offsets fresh pressure on retailers and theaters
The episode captures how sector momentum, company-specific news, and interest-rate signals shaped the market’s daily winners and losers.
Jul 6, 2026 · 7 min
Stock Movers
Meta cloud infrastructure plans shake up AI competitors and stock markets
Meta's expansion into AI cloud infrastructure signals a massive shift in tech spending that could disrupt specialized cloud providers and redefine market leadership.
Jul 1, 2026 · 11 min
Stock Movers
Chip stocks rally on foreign investment while telecom giants slip
The day's market movements reveal how quickly emerging satellite partnerships and regulatory shifts can disrupt established giants in telecom and clean energy.
Jun 30, 2026 · 8 min
Stock Movers
Rocket Lab surges while Super Micro sinks amid Taiwan raids
Corporate restructurings and unexpected regulatory actions are rapidly shifting valuations across key tech and media sectors at the market close.
Jun 29, 2026 · 7 min
Stock Movers
Micron surges on AI demand while Apple sinks over price hikes
The market reaction reveals a stark divergence between semiconductor manufacturers capitalizing on the AI boom and device makers struggling with rising component costs.
Jun 25, 2026 · 8 min
Stock Movers
IBM gains on upgrade while semiconductor index plunges nearly eight percent
This episode captures a critical market divergence, showing how strategic corporate actions and analyst upgrades are shielding select firms from a broader semiconductor selloff.
Jun 23, 2026 · 10 min
Stock Movers
Super Micro surges on upgrade while Alphabet slides amid AI talent departures
The latest market movements reveal how sharply Wall Street is punishing tech giants for losing key AI talent while rewarding hardware providers.
Jun 22, 2026 · 7 min
Stock Movers
SpaceX valuation overtakes Amazon as Snap slides on AR launch
Major market recalculations are underway as private aerospace giant SpaceX enters public trading while hardware skepticism dampens tech rivals.
Jun 16, 2026 · 9 min
Stock Movers
SpaceX surges and Nvidia sells bonds as Fiserv shares tumble
Major executive shakeups and massive corporate debt offerings are reshaping market valuations at the closing bell.
Jun 15, 2026 · 7 min
Stock Movers
SpaceX IPO surges nineteen percent as rival space stocks sell off
The massive SpaceX debut demonstrates intense investor appetite for dominant space ventures, even as it drains capital from smaller sector rivals.
Jun 12, 2026 · 8 min
Stock Movers
Super Micro plunges and Amazon disrupts trucking as retail stocks rally
As massive capital raises pressure tech valuations, Amazon's logistics expansion threatens to permanently disrupt traditional shipping and trucking networks.
Jun 10, 2026 · 7 min
Stock Movers
Tech and chip stocks tumble as consumer staples and biotech rally
Understanding the divergence between tumbling tech giants and surging consumer staples helps investors navigate sudden sector rotations.
Jun 9, 2026 · 8 min
Stock Movers
Chip orders and inflation reshape the stock market’s winners
The episode connects company-specific catalysts with broader forces, from semiconductor demand and sports betting data to inflation, agriculture, and bond yields.
Jun 8, 2026 · 8 min