Apple Sues OpenAI; Blowout Bank Earnings; Will Stripe Acquire PayPal? $PYPL $ADYEN

Chit Chat Stocks · Jul 17, 2026 · 1h 4m

The Investing Power Hour is live-streamed every Thursday on the Chit Chat Stocks Podcast YouTube channel at 5:00 PM EST. This week we discussed:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:55) ASML's Earnings

(04:53) Adyen's Annual Report and Shareholder Questions

(10:58) OpenAI's Legal Challenges and Hardware Developments

(15:03) Bank earnings

(24:56) Stripe, PayPal, and Payment Industry Dynamics

(29:55) Tech Leadership on social media

(35:05) Crypto, NFTs, and Regulatory Environment

(40:01) Home Buying Trends and Market Reflections

(49:58) Interest Rates, Inflation, and Demographics

(55:01) Share issuance…