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(from Stansberry Research)
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Your 5-minute briefing for Monday, October 12:
BEFORE THE OPEN
As of market close 10/9/2026. Bitcoin as of 10/11/2026
Pre-Market:
Market Wrap:
Futures: Dow +28 (+0.05%), S&P +0.12%, Nasdaq +0.24%
Week: All three indexes gained; Nasdaq’s fourth straight win
Middle East tensions renewed oil supply concerns
Brent topped $104; Treasury yields remain elevated
S&P earnings growth projected at 29.6%
Big banks kick off earnings season this week
Focus shifts to CPI Wednesday and PPI Thursday
EARNINGS
Here’s what we’re watching this week:
TUE: *Citigroup $C ( ▲ 1.22% ), *Domino’s Pizza $DPZ ( ▲ 0.23% ), *Goldman Sachs $GS ( ▲ 1.44% ), *JPMorgan Chase $JPM ( ▲ 0.47% ), *UnitedHealth $UNH ( ▲ 2.25% )
*Johnson & Johnson $JNJ ( ▲ 1.93% ) - $2.51 EPS (-10.4% YoY), on $25.4B revenue (+5.8% YoY)
*Wells Fargo $WFC ( ▲ 1.85% ) - $1.85 EPS (+11.4% YoY) on $22.4B revenue (+4.7% YoY)
WED: *Bank of America $BAC ( ▲ 1.32% ), *BlackRock $BLK ( ▲ 1.6% ), *Morgan Stanley $MS ( ▲ 1.38% )
THU: *Charles Schwab $SCHW ( ▼ 0.18% ), Interactive Brokers $IBKR ( ▲ 1.62% )
Elon Just Declared War on Your Phone —
Elon Musk just dropped another bombshell...
He's going after your cell phone provider.
For months, Elon kept these plans under wraps.
But late last week, he finally showed his hand.
I've tracked this story for months, and it's playing out exactly as I predicted.
Next, I believe Elon could launch a new device that kills the iPhone... and hands early investors his biggest payday yet. Potentially 50 times their money.
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HEADLINES
The current bull market in the S&P 500 reached its fourth anniversary on October 12, and historical experience shows that the “old age” of a bull market does not by itself constitute a turning signal.
The Russell 2000, which tracks the shares of small companies, closed Friday on a five-week losing streak
Dow, S&P, Nasdaq rally to cap volatile week as earnings season nears (more)
Trump's moves to boost diesel supplies have not yet lowered prices (more)
Bond selloff may mean fewer rate hikes from global central banks (more)
For the first time, 10-yr yields track diesel prices more closely than crude (more)
Emergency oil releases risk draining the world’s last supply cushion (more)
Tanker rates soar to record as oil crisis becomes shipping crisis (more)
Consumer sentiment near record low as economy frustrations mounts (more)
Bill Gates warns cyberattacks most imminent AI threat (more)
Wall Street sees stocks rising by year-end (more)
AI-related companies to drive most third-quarter US earnings gains (more)
Amazon in talks to buy AI startup Decart (more)
Broadcom seeks more than $50B to finance OpenAI AI chips (more)
Oracle stock falls on more debt to fund AI chip buying (more)
DEALFLOW
M+A | Investments
Ireland’s DCC Energy to sell tech unit Nexora for $725M ahead of KKR buyout
SoftBank-backed OPay wins $185M Standard Bank placement
Dynatrace completes acquisition of Arize
VC
Voltus, a distributed energy resource technology platform and virtual power plant operator, raised $225M in Series D funding
Arena, an AI evaluation platform and leaderboard for real-world model and agent capabilities, raised $200M in Series B funding
Matchpoint Therapeutics, a biotech company advancing the discovery of precision covalent medicines, closed a $150M Series B financing
Medical Microinstruments, a robotics company increasing treatment options for patients with complex conditions, raised $125M in Series D funding
Hone, a provider of autonomous AI systems for enterprise outcomes, raised $60M in funding
Catalyst, an AI and retail fintech startup, raised $30M in Series A funding
Rebel Audio, an AI-powered podcasting platform, raised $10M in Series A funding
Zeroset, an enterprise AI memory and state platform, raised $5.2M in Pre-Seed funding
Phantom GI, a minimally invasive alternative to surgical ostomy, raised $5M in Seed funding
Hilt, a data security and insider-threat prevention startup, raised $4.2M in Seed funding
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