SOTS 2nd Hour: Apollo’s “No Free Lunch” Warning, Tech Investor Dan Niles, & A Read On Luxury 7/25/25

The end of a huge week for earnings and record highs on the S&P: Carl Quintanilla, Sara Eisen, and David Faber reacted to breaking commentary from President Trump top of the hour, before getting Apollo Global Chief Economist Torsten Slok’s take… who’s warning of stagflation ahead tied to tariffs: arguing there’s “no free lunch”. Big Tech a key part of the recent rally – longtime investor Dan Niles broke down his top picks ahead of results next week from Apple, and why he sees clouds on the horizon come September.   Plus: a number of individual stock movers… The team discussed what’s driving huge declines in shares of Charter and Sarepta, Volkswagen’s latest warning on tariffs – and what it means for the rest of the automakers, and new numbers out of one luxury retailer who’s down big on the year.