Bulls hard to scare

Investors react to Trump's 30% tariffs on EU and Mexico, battle-hardened Wall St bulls are proving hard to scare, Tim Cook spared by board—likely to be Chairman soon, Bitcoin tops $120K for the first time, and Nvidia CEO to hold media briefing in Beijing on July 16...

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Market Briefing
July 14, 2025

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The Fast Five →  Investors react to Trump's 30% tariffs on EU and Mexico, battle-hardened Wall St bulls are proving hard to scare, Tim Cook spared by board—likely to be Chairman soon, Bitcoin tops $120K for the first time, and Nvidia CEO to hold media briefing in Beijing on July 16…

Calendar: (all times ET) - Full Calendar

  • Monday:
    none watched

  • Tuesday:
    Core CPI, 8:30A

Your 5-minute briefing for Monday, July 14:

BEFORE THE OPEN

As of market close 7/11/2025.

Pre-Market:

Market Wrap:

• Futures down: S&P -0.4%, Nasdaq -0.5%, Dow -183pts (0.4%)
• Trump: 30% tariffs on EU, Mexico start Aug. 1
• Inflation data due this week as tariff impact mounts
• S&P -0.3% last week; Dow -1%, Nasdaq -0.08%
• Earnings kick off Tuesday with JPMorgan & major banks

EARNINGS

Big banks on deck this week. Here’s what we’re watching:

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HEADLINES

President Trump announced on Saturday a 30% tariff rate for goods imported from the European Union and Mexico, starting on August 1.

First came the inflation angst, then the tariff crash, then the war in the Middle East. At this point, it’s hard to imagine what could still rattle the investor class.

  • Futures drop as Trump steps up tariff threats (more)

  • Earnings, inflation data confront resilient US stocks rally (more)

  • Gold prices scale three-week peak (more)

  • Oil edges up, investors eye Trump statement on Russia (more)

  • Bitcoin tops $120,000 for the first time (more)

  • Earnings season poses new test for stock-market records (more)

  • Crypto investors look ahead to policy wins, propelling Bitcoin to record high (more)

  • Nvidia CEO to hold media briefing in Beijing on July 16 (more)

  • Tim Cook won't get fired by Apple's board, likely to be chairman soon (more)

  • SpaceX to invest $2 billion in Musk's xAI startup (more)

  • JPMorgan tells fintechs to pay up for customer data access (more)

  • A year into turnaround, Burberry investors see progress (more)

  • French wine and cheese makers say US tariffs would hit hard (more)

DEALFLOW

M+A | Investments

  • Meta acquires voice AI startup PlayAI

  • FCC greenlights T‑Mobile’s acquisition of U.S. Cellular

  • Datavant completes acquisition of Aetion

  • HelloPrenup receives strategic investment from The LegalTech Fund

VC

  • AirGarage, a parking management startup, raised $23M in Series B funding

  • Spacelift, an infrastructure orchestration platform, raised $51M in Series C funding

  • Bastazo, a machine-learning cybersecurity provider for critical infrastructure, raised $5.3M in Seed funding

  • Blok, an AI agents startup for product experimentation, raised $5M in Seed funding

CRYPTO

  • Bitcoin hits new all-time high above $119K as trader eyes 7-week uptrend (more)

  • House "crypto week" could change how Americans use, save money (more)

  • Memecoin platform Pump.fun raises $600M within 12 minutes (more)

  • Robinhood’s private stock tokens lure investors, draw scrutiny (more)

BULLISH BITES

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❓ Trump's $100 million crypto mystery man.

🪐 How a Robinhood co-founder launched a space-lasers startup.

🤑 Meet the army of staffers who manage the mansions of the ultrarich.

🏝 Now you can travel for less by buying someone else’s vacation.

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