Amazon Stock Rises As Anthropic Funding Boosts AI Growth Prospects
Anthropic’s API business now double OpenAI’s, driving AWS AI revenue gains.
The EU Has A Big Problem With Military Spending And Trump’s Definition
Whatever Trump says and does is sure to cause more political and fiscal troubles for the EU, especially France and Italy.
Wall Street Dances On The Edge Of A Jobs Cliff
But if truth be told, stock markets rose as the global bond market rout fizzled out, and everything else simply fell into place.
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts -
Gold and silver were slumping overnight, but less so during the day. VIX is falling back down to la-la land again.
Rates Spark: The U.S. 10yr Sniffs An Excuse To Test 4%
The 10yr UST could target 4% on a weak payrolls number.
The VIX And Implied Volatility Signals Diverge Before NFP Release
The S&P 500 ground higher all session to close up 83 bps. At the same time, implied correlations, the VIX, and dispersion all moved lower, while the VIX 1-Day rose.
AI Smooth Sailing Until The Tide Turns
We discuss how September’s macro catalysts could swing the market, including the odds of a 25–50 bps Fed rate cut and what it would mean for equities, bonds, and the dollar.
Does The Real Chip Advantage Come From Volume Or Value?
Apple made all the headlines, but companies like Skyworks handed early investors 14X returns by making the components inside the iPhone.
Timing An Investment In A Hot IPO Gone South
Circle empowers businesses to use cryptocurrency and public blockchains for payments and commerce worldwide, aiming to make the process more efficient.
Strategy Inc. Challenges Wall Street With Bold Bid For S&P 500 Inclusion
Strategy Inc. eyes S&P 500 entry with $90B cap and $70B in Bitcoin.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Rises 350 Points After ADP Jobs Miss Pins Fed Rate Cut Hopes
The Dow Jones rose over 300 points on Thursday, bolstered by rising hope for Fed rate cuts.
Even More Headlines For Gold
People tend to get extremely excited at the tops. Or to be more precise, rallies that lead to tops take place because people get extremely excited. That’s simply how it works.
The AI Cannibal Trade
Software companies like CRM are facing some serious challenges in today’s AI-driven economy.
“The Capitulation Rally” Stock Market (And Sentiment Results)
Alibaba reported what we would call the greatest earnings “miss” of all time last week
The Employment Picture — Pre-August Release
JOLTS data indicates the vacancies to unemployed ratio has descended to unity.
S&P 500 Nabs Record Close; Dow Snaps Losing Streak
Stocks finished higher as Wall Street hoped a dismal ADP private payrolls report and hotter-than-expected weekly jobless data would encourage the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates in September.
Economically Weighted ISM Headline And New Orders Indexes Back Into Weak Expansion
The regional Fed August indexes, including both manufacturing and general business activity, rebounded sharply, telegraphing that a rebound was also likely in the ISM indexes.
A.I. Field Of Dreams
The AI boom has already reshaped markets with all three benchmarks hitting record highs.
Why Banks Could Rally 10% Before Rate Cuts
Financials have quietly become the second-best-performing sector over the past week.
Unusual Put Options Activity In NiSource Stock Signals Buying Opportunity
A large, unusual volume in NiSource, Inc. put options highlights the underlying value of the gas distribution utility stock.