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Feb 22, 2024

AI stocks surge

Nvidia (NVDA) shares jump on upbeat forecast, Biden touts $1.2B in student loan relief, Apple releases free new sports app for iPhone, Boeing replaces head of troubled 737 Max program, and Bezos sells more shares bringing total to $8.5 Billion…

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Feb 21, 2024

Awaiting Nvidia

Nvidia (NVDA) down 5% ahead of earnings, Walmart to buy TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion, Neuralink's first human patient able to control mouse with thoughts, Biden admin slow down key emissions rules, and YouTube now dominates TV streaming in the US…

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Feb 20, 2024

Capital One + Discover

Capital One is acquiring Discover Financial Services, tomorrow’s Nvidia earnings a huge test for AI-led rally, Goldman lifts S&P 500 target to 5,200, more Wall Street firms are flip-flopping on climate, and Zuck explains why tech companies are cutting jobs…

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Feb 16, 2024

ESG backlash

JPMorgan Chase, BlackRock drop out of UN climate alliance, Rubio urges SEC to block Shein IPO on conditions, House won’t pass stopgap to avoid shutdown, Bezos sells more than $2B in Amazon stock for third time this month, and younger generations gained more wealth than older groups since 2019…

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Feb 15, 2024

Move over Alphabet

Cisco to lay off thousands of employees, Uber, Lyft drivers strike across US, Nvidia replaces Alphabet as third most valuable company, SpaceX seeks to move incorporation to Texas, and Lyft CEO says “my bad” on margin error…

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Feb 14, 2024

A $1.3B typo

Wall Street falls as hot inflation data dampens early rate-cut hopes, House Republicans impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, Nvidia is now worth more than Amazon, Bezos sells $4B of Amazon stock over four days, and Lyft issues a massive correction to its outlook for earnings margin in 2024…

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Feb 13, 2024

PE Crisis

private equity returns plunge to global financial crisis levels, JetBlue stock jumps after Carl Icahn reports 10% stake,Temu spent millions on six Super Bowl ads trying to win back shoppers, and Uber/Lyft/Doordash drivers to strike on Valentine’s Day for fair pay…

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Feb 12, 2024

Bezos cashes out

Bezos sells $2 billion of Amazon shares, Musk ordered to testify in SEC Twitter probe, Diamondback and Endeavor to form $50 billion energy giant, and Cisco to cut thousands of jobs…

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Feb 09, 2024

Shockwaves

Special counsel report sends shockwaves through Congress, Arm surges 60% in windfall for Softbank, Einhorn says markets fundamentally broken, NYCB troubles threaten a new crisis, and Wall Street love sends Disney’s stock soaring. Full briefing ahead, but first…

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Feb 08, 2024

Disney's big bet

Disney to invest $1.5 Billion in Epic Games, Apple eyes a foldable iPhone, Snap shares drop 35% after revenue miss, NYCB hit with first investor lawsuit over collapse, and Bill Ackman to launch a NYSE-listed fund for regular investors…

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Feb 07, 2024

ESPN, Fox, Warner join forces

Palantir skyrockets 30% after revenue beat, NYCB’s credit grade is cut to junk, Tesla is downgraded, ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. join forces for sports streaming service, and ousted WeWork co-founder/CEO is trying to buy it back…

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Feb 06, 2024

Top-heavy market

S&P 500's top stocks haven't been this concentrated in 50 years, Powell tells ‘60 Minutes’ Fed wary of cutting rates too soon, Palantir stock jumps 19% on revenue beat, Tesla is losing the Magnificent Seven cage fight, and Tech industry starts the year with 32,000 job cut…

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