All right, let's take a look at some other movers here. JULIE HYMAN: The higher end is what would affect the likes of Instacart. So that's- that's really the big question here. But, yeah, but to your point, if people are cutting back- I think the question is when and whether we will see higher income consumers cut back and decide where to- where to redeploy their money. JULIE HYMAN: You know, I like to go to the farmers market. JULIE HYMAN: And pick out stuff for myself. I'm one of those weird people who likes to go to the store. You would think it's possible, of course, if they start getting nervous, a grocery delivery app could be one of the first things to go. The extent that you start getting nervous about what the consumer might be feeling, the jitters they start feeling. You also kind of wonder to the extent that, you know, we talked to- listen, we were just talking to economists. I mean, if you look at how it's performed, it's got four holds on it so far. I mean, at the same time, by the same token, Instacart presumably needed to tap the public markets to get access to capital here, so I don't know. I mean, you have to wonder at what point are some of these companies that did come public wishing they hadn't. Analysts are saying, that probably also is competition sneaking up on you, and Instacart has a lot of it. But on the other hand, growth had slowed, and Instacart would say, well, listen, that's tough comps. It was a decent bottom line, right? A lot of tech companies as we know, when they make their debut, they don't necessarily show that. So this one is another interesting story, Julie, because when they made their debut, there were some positives. Stock also moving on a hold rating from Gordon Haskett, the analyst citing a number of headwinds for the grocery delivery company. And shares of Instacart falling today, down in the red on a report from the information, saying the banks that underwrote the company's IPO see slower revenue growth and lower profits than it reported in the first half of the year. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live.
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