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Netflix’s relatively simple business model involves only one business, its streaming service. It has the biggest television entertainment subscriber base in both the United States and the collective international market, with more than 300 million subscribers globally. Netflix has exposure to nearly the entire global population outside of China. The firm has traditionally avoided a regular slate of live programming or sports content, instead focusing on on-demand access to episodic television, movies, and documentaries. The firm introduced ad-supported subscription plans in 2022, giving the firm exposure to the advertising market in addition to the subscription fees that have historically accounted for nearly all its revenue.

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This week features the non-farm payrolls report for February, which comes out on Friday. Meanwhile, more big retailers will report, as earnings season winds down. As well, the new military conflict in Iran will bear closing watching, particularly if it lasts for more than a few weeks. Last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.3%, the S&P 500 was down 0.4%, and the Nasdaq shed 1%. Year to date, the Dow is up 2%, the S&P 500 is higher by 0.5%, and the Nasdaq is down 2.5%. On the earnings calendar, MongoDB reports on Monday; Target, Best Buy, and CrowdStrike on Tuesday; Broadcom on Wednesday; and Costco on Thursday. About 96% of S&P 500 companies have reported so far, and overall earnings are up 14% from last quarter. Information Technology, up 34%, and Industrials, up 17%, are leading the pack. At the bottom are Consumer Discretionary, down 0.2%, and Healthcare, up 1%, according to LSEG I/B/E/S. On the economic calendar, the non-farm payrolls report takes center stage and various Federal Reserve officials have public speaking engagements. Turning to other data, the Atlanta Fed GDPNow is forecasting for 1Q and calls for 3.0% growth. The Cleveland Fed Inflation Nowcast forecasts a rate of 2.4% for February, which matches the print for January. Mortgage rates ticked down three basis points last week, with the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage now at 5.98%, according to FreddieMac. Gas prices went up two cents last week and are at an average of $2.94 per gallon for regular gas. The next Federal Open Market Committee meeting is on March 18, and odds are at 6% for a 25-basis-point cut at that meeting, according to the CME FedWatch rate tool. Taking a deeper dive into performance so far in 2026, a leading industrialized global stock market index, the ETF EFA, is up 9% year to date, while the leading emerging market ETF (EEM) is up 14%. U.S. growth stocks are down 6% year to date looking at ETF IWF, while value stocks (IWD) are higher by 6%. In other asset classes for the year to date, AGG bonds are up 1%, gold is up 21%, crude oil is up 15%, and Bitcoin is down 25%. The U.S. dollar is down 1%, tracking DXY. The VIX volatility index is at about 20, down from a high of 26 in late November. Turning to sector performance, the list from first to worst so far in 2026 is Energy (+22%), Materials (+16%), Industrials (+14%), Consumer Staples (+13%), Utilities (+8%), Real Estate (+3%), Healthcare (+1%), Communication Services (-0.2%), Consumer Discretionary (-3%), Information Technology (-4%), and Financials (-5%). By comparison, the S&P 500 is up 0.5% year to date.

Pinterest Inc. is a social media platform for visual discovery. Pinterest went public on April 18, 2019 at $19 per share, above the company's projected price range of $15-$17 in its SEC filing. The platform allows contributors ('pinners') to share visual images ('pins'), as well as save and organize ideas and recommendations into collections. Since its launch in 2010, Pinterest has grown into a community of more than 350 million active users and become a key resource for advertisers targeting specific demographics.