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Good morning team. I'm senior reporter Phil Rosen. 

Today I want to point you toward Tesla. 

Not that Elon Musk really needs more attention, but his company's stock warrants a look for a very successful six-week stretch. 

We're right on the brink of the weekend — let's not delay.


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Happy Friday eve to the smartest corner of the internet. Phil Rosen here, writing to you from New York City. 

This week I've seen commentators draw comparisons between the current boom in artificial intelligence stocks and that of meme stocks two years ago. 

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Good morning, Opening Bell crew. Senior reporter Phil Rosen here. 

Yesterday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell gave a speech at the Economic Club of Washington, saying the stronger-than-expected labor market is going to make the inflation fight difficult.

"It kind of shows you why we think this will be a process that takes a significant period of time," Powell said, adding that the path forward is "probably going to be bumpy." 

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Howdy readers. I'm Phil Rosen, reporting from New York. 

On this day in 1940, Disney debuted "Pinocchio," and the nosy puppet became one of the most beloved characters in film history. 

I bring this up because some people say that, unlike the marionette, markets don't lie. 

In that case, it may be wise to heed a key bond market signal that's saying we'll avoid a recession after all.

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Good morning, readers. I'm Phil Rosen, reporting from New York City for the first time since December. Frosty air notwithstanding, it's good to be back. 

In case you missed it, this weekend I caught up with Kpler lead oil analyst Matt Smith to talk about Europe's new sanctions on Russian refined oil products

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Good morning. I'm Phil Rosen. 

My favorite part of this job is getting the opportunity to speak to interesting, smart people — especially when I get to share their insights here in this newsletter. 

Do you have suggestions of who I could talk to next? Tweet me or email me (prosen@insider.com).

Today, I'm sharing my conversation with Matt Smith of commodities analytics firm, Kpler. 

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Happy Friday, team. I'm senior reporter Phil Rosen. 

In case you missed it, the European Central Bank Thursday made a half-point interest rate hike, marking its fifth consecutive move as part of its inflation-fighting efforts.

EU policymakers plan to make the same sized hike at their meeting in March, similar to expectations for the US central bank to repeat yesterday's rate hike at its next meeting.  

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Hi. I'm Phil Rosen. Today's newsletter covers everything you want to know about how the viral ChatGPT language tool is colliding with the world of Wall Street. 

But first let's recap the Fed's 25-basis-point interest rate hike

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Happy hump day, readers. I'm senior reporter Phil Rosen. 

If the collapse of FTX has been the headline story over the last several months, it certainly feels like ChatGPT has taken the mantle for the near future.