Facebook Rebrands as "Meta" // Amazon's Rare Earnings Miss // Todd Lutsky of Cushing & Dolan - 10/29 (Hour 1)

(0:30) - Meta, the social media giant formerly known as Facebook, has officially rebranded as CEO Mark Zuckerberg tries instill his idea of the "metaverse" into the company and the world. The rebrand comes as Meta continues to be scrutinized for unethical practices as revealed in the "Facebook Papers".(13:09) - Amazon experienced a rare miss on earnings in Q3 and also lowered their guidance for Q4. The company expects "only" $130-$140 billion in sales in the holiday quarter and attributes these lower numbers to none other than supply chain woes.(24:13) - Todd Lutsky, estate planning attorney with Cushing & Dolan, joined the show to give one last plug for C&D's October guide, "Balancing Estate Tax Reductions with Asset Protection Planning".(32:55) - After progress was seemingly being made on the two spending bills in Congress, momentum seems to have stalled again due to ongoing disagreements in the Democratic party.