AI trade splinters

Hassett emerges as Fed Chair frontrunner, AI trade splinters as Google challenges Nvidia, Alphabet on pace to hit $4 trillion market value, Ackman's Pershing targets $5 billion IPO, and Robinhood, Susquehanna to launch prediction exchange ...

 

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The Fast FiveHassett emerges as Fed Chair frontrunner, AI trade splinters as Google challenges Nvidia, Alphabet on pace to hit $4 trillion market value, Ackman's Pershing targets $5 billion IPO, and Robinhood, Susquehanna to launch prediction exchange

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    Happy Thanksgiving

Your 5-minute briefing for Wednesday, Nov 26 🦃

BEFORE THE OPEN

As of market close 11/25/2025.

Pre-Market:

US Investor % Bullish Sentiment:
↑32.58% for Week of NOV 20 2025

Previous week: 31.62%

Market Wrap:

  • Dow +664, S&P +0.9%, Nasdaq +0.7% after early dip.

  • Fed cut odds jump to ~83% for December.

  • Trump may name new Fed chair before Christmas.

  • Alphabet +1.5% on report Meta may buy its AI chips.

  • Nvidia –2% as investors eye AI chip competition.

  • Cheaper compute could broaden enterprise AI adoption.

  • November still weak: S&P –1%, Nasdaq –3%, Dow –1%.

EARNINGS

Nothing watched today. Happy Thanksgiving! See full calendar here »

The window for preparation isn't just closing —
It's slamming shut

What I've uncovered about the true impact of President Trump's tariffs and DOGE initiative has left me deeply troubled —

As someone who worked inside the Federal Reserve system and managed billions for America's wealthiest families, I recognize the warning signs others miss. I urge you to see my urgent message immediately. The window for preparation isn't just closing — it's slamming shut.

- a message from InvestorPlace Digest -

HEADLINES

With Hassett, Trump would have a close ally whom the president knows well and trusts installed at the independent central bank.

Reports that Facebook parent company Meta Platforms is in talks with Alphabet to use Google's custom AI chips gave markets a jolt, sending Google stock higher and AI chip king Nvidia lower.

  • Stocks rally as Federal Reserve rate cut bets gather momentum (more)

  • Bessent takes aim at Fed's interest rate control system (more)

  • Key economic sectors show weak job growth (more)

  • US consumers dial back in sign of anxiety heading into holidays (more)

  • Sellers are taking their homes off the market at fastest pace in a decade (more)

  • Retailers deliver investors some holiday spirit (more)

  • US tech valuations stretched further as earnings contribute less (more)

  • Alphabet on pace to hit $4 trillion market value as AI gains momentum (more)

  • Nvidia says its GPUs are a ‘generation ahead’ of Google’s AI chips (more)

  • Robinhood, Susquehanna to launch prediction markets exchange (more)

  • Pentagon: Boeing awarded more than $7 billion in military contracts (more)

  • Warner Bros. to ask bidders to submit sweetened offers (more)

  • HP announces job cuts as profit outlook falls short of estimates (more)

  • Ackman's Pershing targets $5 bln IPO for closed-end fund (more)

DEALFLOW

M+A | Investments

  • US judge approves Elliott affiliate’s $5.9B bid to acquire PDV Holding, parent of CITGO Petroleum Corp

  • Majesco, an insurance software company, acquired Vitech

  • Gloo acquires XRI Global

  • Xoriant acquires TestDevLab

  • Paxos, a blockchain infrastructure platform, acquired Fordefi

  • MiCare Path acquires Compwell, LLC

VC

  • DualBird, a data infrastructure startup, raised $25M in combined Seed and Series A funding

  • SubImage, a company bringing an open-core cloud security graph to the enterprise, raised $4.2M in Seed funding

  • Votre, an on-chain investment bank, raised $3.75M Seed funding

  • Greenshoe, an AI-native platform provider built to automate and improve SEC disclosures, raised $3M in Seed funding

  • Helio AI, an AI-powered recruiting platform provider, raised $1M in Seed funding

  • BEAM Media Corp, a livestreaming and multistreaming tech company, raised an undisclosed amount in Seed funding

CRYPTO

  • Crypto crash ruins Thanksgiving for retail traders once again (more)

  • Texas buys $5M in BTC ETF as states edge toward first government crypto reserves (more)

  • Is Jack Dorsey the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto? The debate rages on (more)

BULLISH BITES

😬  The turkey pardon: A quirky White House custom.

🇺🇸 They bet everything on Palantir and became millionaires.

🦈 AI is too risky to insure, say people whose job is insuring risk.

🦃 Coming to an office near you: Lush balconies and thermostats that know you.

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