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Today:
Federal Funds Rate, 2:00P
FOMC Econ. Projections, 2:00P
FOMC Press Conference, 2:30P
Tomorrow:
Unemployment Claims, 8:30A
Your 5-minute briefing for Wednesday, Dec 10:
BEFORE THE OPEN
As of market close 12/9/2025.
Pre-Market:
US Investor % Bullish Sentiment:
↑ 44.29% for Week of DEC 04 2025
Previous week: 32.03%
Market Wrap:
Futures flat ahead of today’s Fed decision.
Markets price ~87% odds of a 25bp cut.
Dow -0.4%, S&P -0.1%; Nasdaq +0.1% Tuesday.
JPMorgan weighed on Dow; Broadcom, Tesla, Alphabet lifted Nasdaq.
Small caps hit fresh record on rate-cut optimism.
Russell 2000 now outperforming since Nov. 21.
Investors watching Powell for 2026 growth signals.
EARNINGS
Here’s what we’re watching this week:
Today: Adobe $ADBE ( ▼ 0.23% ),
Oracle $ORCT ( 0.0% ) - $1.64 EPS (+11.6% YoY) on revenue of $16.19B (+15.2% YoY)
THU: Costco $COST ( ▼ 0.26% ), Lululemon $LULU ( ▲ 2.42% )
Broadcom $AVGO ( ▼ 0.4% ) - EPS of $1.87 (+31.7% YoY) on $17.46B revenue (+24.2% YoY)
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HEADLINES
President Trump told Politico on Tuesday that if he could grade his own economy, he'd give himself an "A-plus" — an "A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus."
For income investors, the days of easy returns are vanishing.
Wall Street braces for 'hawkish cut' from Fed (more)
Fed cut this week may be last for a while (more)
US-Indonesia trade deal is in danger of falling apart (more)
Yen weak, dollar steady in countdown to Fed (more)
Spot silver climbs to $60 per ounce for first time (more)
Goldman CFO: Private equity deal boom is finally happening (more)
JPMorgan drops as bank warns of higher-than-expected costs (more)
Trump's Nvidia deal reshapes US's China strategy (more)
Amazon announces $35B investment in India (more)
OpenAI taps Slack CEO Denise Dresser as chief revenue officer (more)
Warner Bros.' bidders brace for a fight that will last months (more)
Microsoft unveils $23B in new AI investments with big focus on India (more)
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DEALFLOW
M+A | Investments
Mirum Pharmaceuticals to acquire Bluejay Therapeutics, for up to $820M
Emergent receives investment from Google’s AI Futures Fund
United Flow Technologies receives investment from Berkshire Partners
VC
Saviynt, an identity security company, raised $700M in Series B Growth funding
QuEra Computing, a company specializing in neutral-atom quantum computing, raised over $230M in funding
Blue Current, Inc., a silicon solid-state batteries company, raised over $80M Series D funding
Hometap, a financial technology company, received $50M in funding
Haven Energy, an energy tech company, raised $40M in funding
401GO, a fintech company developing a fully-owned 401(k) platform, raised $33M in Series B funding
AnySignal, a vertically integrated platform for wireless connectivity, raised $24M in Series A funding
Prime Security, a creator of an Agentic Security Architect, raised $20M in Series A funding
Lin Health, a company developing behavioral care for chronic pain recovery, raised $11M in Series A funding
South 8 Technologies, a developer of LiGas®, a liquefied gas electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries, raised $11M in follow-on funding
AngelEye Health, a provider of neonatal and pediatric services, raised additional $9M in Series C funding
Opine, an AI-native workspace company, raised $5M in Seed funding
Bon Credit, an AI platform focused on Gen Z credit and debt management, raised $3.5M in funding
Bags, a company developing AI-powered financial services, raised $2.75M in funding
Buildcheck, an AI-powered construction design review platform, raised $5.9M in Seed funding
a2z Radiology AI, AI systems for comprehensive medical imaging interpretation, raised $4.5M in Seed funding
Diald AI, an AI-powered platform for real estate due diligence and underwriting, raised $3.75M in funding
CRYPTO
BULLISH BITES
🤖 Why the AI boom is unlike the dot-com boom.
🏃🏻♂️ Sam Altman’s sprint to correct OpenAI’s direction and fend off Google.
❤️ MacKenzie Scott donates $7.2 billion in latest giving spree.
💍 Pebble debuts $75 AI smart ring with microphone for recording notes.
DAILY SHARES
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