CrowdStrike outage, Netflix earnings: Asking for a Trend

On today's edition of Asking for a Trend, Host Josh Lipton breaks down some of the biggest themes and stories hitting the market, from the CrowdStrike outage to new technology in cars.

The CrowdStrike (CRWD) outage did more than sink the cybersecurity provider's stock on Friday; a CrowdStrike update impacted Microsoft Windows (MSFT) systems leading to worldwide tech outages and massive headaches for banks, airlines, and even emergency services. Market Domination host Julie Hyman details the pain points felt by these industries over the course of the day.

Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre discusses some of the top market trends of the day, from a rotation out of Big Tech to a crash in the price of copper (HG=F).

Netflix (NFLX) recently reported its second quarter earnings, revealing a gain of 8 million paid subscribers. Ish Entertainment Founder & CEO Michael Hirschorn joins Asking For A Trend for Media, Streaming, & Investing: What's Next to give insight into Netflix's earnings and why the streaming giant seems to be standing out among the rest. He says, "I think that the trend that is not discussed all that much that I think is pretty important is the retreat from what's called SVoD, which is the subscription video on demand, and the move towards what's called AVoD, which is advertising video on demand. So Netflix and some of the other platforms have been pushing their subscribers away from from a paid subscription model to what has become a more lucrative advertising model, which should sound familiar to people because it's kind of the same model that existed in cable."

Luxury auto brand Lincoln made a surprising list — AdAge's list of America's hottest brands. The brand is seeing a revival thanks, in part, to a commercial for its Nautilus SUV. Yahoo Finance autos reporter Pras Subramanian explains how the Nautilus' high-tech features are attracting younger buyers.

This post was written by Melanie Riehl