Kristine Aquino
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Kristine Aquino is the Bloomberg Managing Editor for Markets Live, where she provides expert analysis on financial markets and stock movements. She frequently appears on Bloomberg programs and podcasts to discuss corporate earnings and market trends.
What Kristine Aquino has said on podcasts
81 statements
Apple is developing a screenless health and fitness tracker competing with Whoop.
“it is developing a screenless health and fitness tracker to compete with Whoop”
Open the episode · Apple Debuts Health Tracker, Sandisk Jumps, Lennar GainsListen at 1:27
Whoop’s success is driven by the environment its product creates.
“the success of Whoop is the environment that it creates”
Open the episode · Apple Debuts Health Tracker, Sandisk Jumps, Lennar GainsListen at 1:52
SanDisk’s role in the AI supply chain is expected to continue growing.
“that's what they're thinking is going to keep happening”
Open the episode · Apple Debuts Health Tracker, Sandisk Jumps, Lennar GainsListen at 3:44
Berkshire Hathaway now owns 11% of Lennar.
“It now owns an 11% stake in the company”
Open the episode · Apple Debuts Health Tracker, Sandisk Jumps, Lennar GainsListen at 4:08
Berkshire Hathaway is more bullish on Lennar than other investors.
“everyone else is not really as bullish as Berkshire Hathaway seems to be”
Open the episode · Apple Debuts Health Tracker, Sandisk Jumps, Lennar GainsListen at 4:12
Lennar declined over 30%, versus an 11% sector decline this year.
“It's declined more than 30% when the sector itself only fell 11% this year”
Open the episode · Apple Debuts Health Tracker, Sandisk Jumps, Lennar GainsListen at 4:21
SK Hynix’s buyback appears intended to restore investor confidence after its share decline.
“this seems like an effort to shore up or reshore up that investor confidence given that massive share decline”
Open the episode · SK Hynix Rises, Moderna Gains, Estee Lauder Soars as Results Show Turnaround Gaining SteamListen at 1:47
Moderna’s mRNA technology will achieve a successful post-COVID commercial phase.
“the technology that made Moderna household name during the COVID era will have a successful second act”
Open the episode · SK Hynix Rises, Moderna Gains, Estee Lauder Soars as Results Show Turnaround Gaining SteamListen at 2:46
Kristine Aquino recommends Estée Lauder’s Advanced Night Repair serum.
“the advanced night repair serum from Estee Lauder highly recommend”
Open the episode · SK Hynix Rises, Moderna Gains, Estee Lauder Soars as Results Show Turnaround Gaining SteamListen at 3:39
Intel’s stock decline reflects investor concerns about dilution and returns from its capital raise.
“the share move today, a negative one, probably speaks to a lot of investor concerns around the dilution of existing shares and really what the returns are going to be in the process of raising this money”
Open the episode · Intel Drops, EBay Falls, and Akamai Up After Positive EarningsListen at 1:22
GameStop is considering withdrawing its bid for eBay.
“GameStop is apparently considering withdrawing its $56 billion bid for eBay”
Open the episode · Intel Drops, EBay Falls, and Akamai Up After Positive EarningsListen at 2:04
Ryan Cohen proposes an eBay partnership leveraging GameStop’s U.S. retail locations.
“GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen is proposing a partnership or a joint venture that would allow eBay to leverage GameStop's roughly 1600 US retail locations”
Open the episode · Intel Drops, EBay Falls, and Akamai Up After Positive EarningsListen at 2:11
Moderna received US approval for an mRNA-based flu vaccine.
“the company won US regulatory approval for a flu vaccine based on MRNA technology”
Open the episode · Moderna Drops, DoorDash Rises, Honeywell Plunges as Surprise Guidance Cut Alarms Wall StreetListen at 1:13
The approval enables FDA consideration of Moderna’s combined flu-COVID vaccine.
“it does set the scene for the FDA to consider next steps for the more important flu plus COVID vaccine”
Open the episode · Moderna Drops, DoorDash Rises, Honeywell Plunges as Surprise Guidance Cut Alarms Wall StreetListen at 1:43
DoorDash reported strong second-quarter results, with revenue and adjusted EBITDA above estimates.
“a pretty solid set of results. Second quarter revenue and adjusted EBITDA beating estimates”
Open the episode · Moderna Drops, DoorDash Rises, Honeywell Plunges as Surprise Guidance Cut Alarms Wall StreetListen at 2:21
DoorDash’s free cash flow and EPS fell short of expectations.
“free cash flow and EPS missing expectations”
Open the episode · Moderna Drops, DoorDash Rises, Honeywell Plunges as Surprise Guidance Cut Alarms Wall StreetListen at 2:27
DoorDash is directing substantial technology spending toward delivery robots and drones.
“a lot of that is going into its in house robotics efforts to build delivery robots and drones”
Open the episode · Moderna Drops, DoorDash Rises, Honeywell Plunges as Surprise Guidance Cut Alarms Wall StreetListen at 2:38
The speaker is lukewarm about robot delivery.
“I think we're a little lukewarm on the idea of delivery of robots and”
Open the episode · Moderna Drops, DoorDash Rises, Honeywell Plunges as Surprise Guidance Cut Alarms Wall StreetListen at 2:44
Honeywell shares fell more than 20%, making it one of the S&P 500’s biggest decliners.
“that stock is very much in the red this morning. One of the biggest decliners on the S&P 500 ticker H O N A shares are down now more than 20%”
Open the episode · Moderna Drops, DoorDash Rises, Honeywell Plunges as Surprise Guidance Cut Alarms Wall StreetListen at 2:54
$101 billion of SpaceX stock will become available for trading Thursday.
“there's going to be 101 billion worth of space X stocks that's going to be available for trading on Thursday”
Open the episode · AMD Slides, SpaceX Falls, Eli Lilly Jumps as Obesity Drug Boom Shows No Sign of SlowingListen at 2:46
Eli Lilly raised revenue guidance because demand for weight-loss and diabetes medicines exceeded expectations.
“They did boost their revenue guidance on the back of stronger than expected demand for for weight loss drugs and diabetes medicine.”
Open the episode · AMD Slides, SpaceX Falls, Eli Lilly Jumps as Obesity Drug Boom Shows No Sign of SlowingListen at 3:24
Eli Lilly’s gains are lifting its sector among the S&P 500’s best performers.
“those gains in Eli Lilly definitely lifting the entire pharmaceutical, biotech and life sciences sector to one of the best performers on the S&P 500 today”
Open the episode · AMD Slides, SpaceX Falls, Eli Lilly Jumps as Obesity Drug Boom Shows No Sign of SlowingListen at 3:43
McDonald's is showing tentative stabilization after consumer foot-traffic declines.
“McDonald's is also the first of the fast food restaurants to start showing tentative signs of stabilization.”
Open the episode · Week Ahead: McDonald's, Caterpillar, AMDListen at 1:56
The outbreak may give McDonald's a negative outlook in the next quarter.
“perhaps something that gives them a little bit of a negative outlook heading into the next quarter.”
Open the episode · Week Ahead: McDonald's, Caterpillar, AMDListen at 2:14
Higher prices are reducing discretionary spending, including demand for McDonald's.
“something that is very clearly surfacing in discretionary spending, which demand for McDonald's is one of them.”
Open the episode · Week Ahead: McDonald's, Caterpillar, AMDListen at 3:15
Local opposition to data-center expansion will hurt Caterpillar's order book.
“if we do see more and more local governments kind of pushing back against the expansion of data centers, that's something that will hurt Caterpillar's order book.”
Open the episode · Week Ahead: McDonald's, Caterpillar, AMDListen at 4:34
Caterpillar's farm and construction equipment could offset AI-related downgrades.
“that's something that could help offset it.”
Open the episode · Week Ahead: McDonald's, Caterpillar, AMDListen at 5:01
Caterpillar's power and energy unit is expected to deliver 23% organic sales growth.
“its power and energy unit that is still expected to post 23% organic sales growth.”
Open the episode · Week Ahead: McDonald's, Caterpillar, AMDListen at 5:38
AMD is expected to report a solid quarter.
“the expectation is still very much for a solid quarter.”
Open the episode · Week Ahead: McDonald's, Caterpillar, AMDListen at 6:10
Robust server-CPU demand gives AMD substantial pricing power.
“there's been robust demand for its server CPUs and that gives the company a lot of pricing power”
Open the episode · Week Ahead: McDonald's, Caterpillar, AMDListen at 6:13
AMD is expected to remain on track for a successful second-half product ramp.
“the company is going to be on track for a successful ramp up in the second half of the year.”
Open the episode · Week Ahead: McDonald's, Caterpillar, AMDListen at 6:46
Ford raised its profit outlook because consumers continued buying high-margin SUVs.
“Ford raised its profit outlook for the second time this year thanks to consumers continuing to buy its high margin. SUV's”
Open the episode · Ford Climbs, Caterpillar Falls, Skyworks Sinks on Results and Dividend MoveListen at 1:11
Meta’s cloud business could offset its aggressive artificial-intelligence spending.
“It could help offset their aggressive spending on artificial intelligence.”
Open the episode · Meta Mixed, Microsoft Drops, Seagate Rises on Strong ResultsListen at 1:19
Meta guided for capital expenditure to reach as much as $145 billion.
“they guided for Capex to increase to as much as $145 billion during their last earnings report.”
Open the episode · Meta Mixed, Microsoft Drops, Seagate Rises on Strong ResultsListen at 1:30
Analysts expect Microsoft revenue to increase 15% year over year.
“Analysts are expecting a 15% increase from a year earlier.”
Open the episode · Meta Mixed, Microsoft Drops, Seagate Rises on Strong ResultsListen at 2:17
Microsoft Azure sales are forecast to increase to about 40%.
“that's forecast to increase in terms of sales to about 40%.”
Open the episode · Meta Mixed, Microsoft Drops, Seagate Rises on Strong ResultsListen at 2:27
Microsoft says it will spend about $190 billion in capital expenditure this year.
“Microsoft saying that it will spend about $190 billion this year.”
Open the episode · Meta Mixed, Microsoft Drops, Seagate Rises on Strong ResultsListen at 2:38
Alphabet was heavily punished by the market after raising its capital-expenditure figure.
“It was punished very much in the market in the reaction the following day.”
Open the episode · Meta Mixed, Microsoft Drops, Seagate Rises on Strong ResultsListen at 2:54
Seagate shares are rising strongly after opening gains.
“So really roaring from its opening gains.”
Open the episode · Meta Mixed, Microsoft Drops, Seagate Rises on Strong ResultsListen at 3:15
Seagate’s first-quarter revenue forecast is better than expected.
“their first quarter forecast for revenue also looking more rosy than expected.”
Open the episode · Meta Mixed, Microsoft Drops, Seagate Rises on Strong ResultsListen at 3:35
Memory-price and supply pressures could limit Skyworks’ upside this year.
“that really could limit significant upside for Skyworks in the second half of this year”
Open the episode · Ford Climbs, Caterpillar Falls, Skyworks Sinks on Results and Dividend MoveListen at 3:56
Nvidia’s investments are reviving concerns about circular funding.
“a lot of its investments are once again reviving fears over circular funding”
Open the episode · Nvidia Drops, Ford Gains, ExxonMobil Falls as US and Iran Pause StrikesListen at 1:03
Nvidia’s circular-deal network could collapse if one component fails.
“if you pull one of the threads there, the whole thing feels like it could just kind of collapse”
Open the episode · Nvidia Drops, Ford Gains, ExxonMobil Falls as US and Iran Pause StrikesListen at 2:18
Ford F-Series recovery will be important to future earnings performance.
“the recovery in their F series which will be key to their earnings performance moving forward”
Open the episode · Nvidia Drops, Ford Gains, ExxonMobil Falls as US and Iran Pause StrikesListen at 3:19
Ford’s recall raises quality-control and warranty-cost concerns.
“Ford did announce a recall of more than 741,000 trucks and SUVs, which raises questions about quality control and risk from warranty costs”
Open the episode · Nvidia Drops, Ford Gains, ExxonMobil Falls as US and Iran Pause StrikesListen at 3:25
ExxonMobil’s restrained investment and synergy strategy will help maximize upstream growth.
“their strategy of restraining capital investment and generating greater synergies to maximize upstream growth is also going to be very helpful through this uncertain times”
Open the episode · Nvidia Drops, Ford Gains, ExxonMobil Falls as US and Iran Pause StrikesListen at 4:14
EU preliminary findings link Facebook and Instagram features to compulsive platform use.
“the executive branch of the EU issued preliminary findings that met as Facebook and Instagram use features contributing factors to the compulsive use of the platform.”
Open the episode · Meta Gains, Robinhood Mixed, Delta Rises as Travel Demand Withstands Fuel CostsListen at 1:40
Robinhood-backed Rho has generated more than $3 billion in wagers since launch.
“Rotha, which is a prediction market backed by Robinhood and Susquehanna, has driven more than $3 billion of wagers since its launch”
Open the episode · Meta Gains, Robinhood Mixed, Delta Rises as Travel Demand Withstands Fuel CostsListen at 2:16
Rho’s average daily volume rose 86% to 118 million in July versus June.
“Average daily volume surging 86% to 118 million in July comp June.”
Open the episode · Meta Gains, Robinhood Mixed, Delta Rises as Travel Demand Withstands Fuel CostsListen at 2:25
KBW raised Robinhood’s price target to $100 from $65.
“They're now seeing that stock trading at $100 from 100 or from 65 previously and currently it's trading at 111.”
Open the episode · Meta Gains, Robinhood Mixed, Delta Rises as Travel Demand Withstands Fuel CostsListen at 2:46
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.
12 episodes featuring Kristine Aquino
Stock Movers
Markets reward Cracker Barrel while punishing General Mills and Manchester United
The episode shows how investors can separate a company’s headline results from forward guidance, product strategy, and revenue momentum.
Sep 23, 2026 · 6 min
Stock Movers
Apple tests screenless tracker as memory chips and housing stocks move
The episode connects three distinct market signals: Apple’s potential entry into subscription wearables, AI-driven memory demand, and Berkshire Hathaway’s housing bet.
Sep 22, 2026 · 6 min
Stock Movers
Birkenstock rallies as Cerebras and StubHub disappoint
The episode shows how sharply different forecasts and demand signals can reshape investor sentiment across technology, ticketing, and consumer goods.
Aug 13, 2026 · 6 min
Stock Movers
Intel drops on stock offering while Akamai rises despite analyst downgrades
This episode reveals how tech giants are funding their AI ambitions and how markets are reacting to aggressive capital raises.
Aug 10, 2026 · 5 min
Stock Movers
Moderna rises on vaccine approval while Honeywell plunges on supply issues
Understanding these divergent stock movements highlights how regulatory milestones and supply chain health are actively reshaping market leadership.
Aug 6, 2026 · 6 min
Stock Movers
AI expectations split AMD and SpaceX as Lilly rides weight-loss demand
The episode shows how investor expectations around artificial intelligence and GLP-1 drugs are producing sharply different outcomes across major companies.
Aug 5, 2026 · 6 min
Stock Movers
Corporate earnings preview puts McDonald's Caterpillar and AMD in focus
These earnings reports offer a direct look into consumer spending resilience and the physical infrastructure fueling the artificial intelligence boom.
Aug 2, 2026 · 9 min
Stock Movers
Meta and Microsoft earnings preview puts AI spending in focus
The upcoming financial results will signal whether the massive market premium placed on artificial intelligence infrastructure is justified by actual cloud revenue.
Jul 29, 2026 · 6 min
Stock Movers
Meta stock climbs and Delta defies record fuel costs on strong demand
This episode reveals how major players in technology and aviation are maintaining growth and profitability despite macroeconomic pressures.
Jul 10, 2026 · 6 min
Stock Movers
Big tech shifts strategy as Palantir surges and Tesla faces AI scrutiny
The line between hardware, software, and social media is erasing as tech giants aggressively reposition themselves to monetize artificial intelligence.
Jul 2, 2026 · 6 min
Stock Movers
Consumer giants pivot on leadership and packaging ahead of earnings week
As consumer habits shift and raw material costs rise, the strategic pivots of major brands reveal how corporate giants plan to protect their profit margins.
Jun 28, 2026 · 9 min
Stock Movers
Micron earnings and FedEx trade warnings test Wall Street expectations
This episode reveals how major players in semiconductor manufacturing, gaming, and global logistics are adapting to shifting consumer demand and macroeconomic pressures.
Jun 24, 2026 · 6 min