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All eyes on the Fed at Jackson Hole, Kamala Harris adopts populist economic agenda, Goldman cuts US recession risk, US ports absorb import surge nearing pandemic-era frenzy, and Florida man spends his GameStop riches to build $132M JetBlue stake...
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The Fast Five → All eyes on the Fed at Jackson Hole, Kamala Harris adopts populist economic agenda, Goldman cuts US recession risk, US ports absorb import surge nearing pandemic-era frenzy, and Florida man spends his GameStop riches to build $132M JetBlue stake…
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Calendar: (all times ET) - Full calendar here
Today: US leading economic indicators, 10:00 AM
Tomorrow: [no notable]
Your 5-minute briefing for Monday, August 19:
US Investor % Bullish Sentiment:
↑42.54% for Wk of August 15 2024

Last week: 40.54%. Updates every Friday.
Market Wrap:
Stock futures edge up after S&P’s best week of 2024.
Last week: S&P +3.9%, Nasdaq +5.2%, Dow +2.9%.
Rally driven by strong retail sales, jobless claims, and Walmart results.
Inflation slowed to 2.9%, calming markets.
Focus shifts to Fed Chair Powell’s Jackson Hole speech on Friday.
EARNINGS
Here’s what we’re watching this week:
Tuesday: Coty (COTY)
Lowe's (LOW) - earnings of $3.97 per share (-12.9% YoY) on revenue of $23.9B revenue (-4.4% YoY)
Wednesday: Macy's (M), Snowflake (SNOW), Zoom (ZM)
Target (TGT) - earnings of $2.19 per share (+21.7% YoY) on $25.2B revenue (+3.3% YoY)
Thursday: Peloton (PTON)
Intuit (INTU) - earnings of $1.84 per share (+11.5% YoY) on $3.1B revenue (+13.7% YoY)
Full earnings calendar here.
Nvidia Ex-Partners Soared up to 4,744%: $1T AI Pivot Lures New Names
Nvidia's past collaborations have often benefitted both parties, with one rising as much as 4,744%. As Nvidia pivots to capitalize on a new $1 trillion opportunity in AI, fresh alliances are forming. Dr. Martin Weiss has pinpointed three silent partners that could play a crucial role in this phase of the AI boom.
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HEADLINES

Fed Chair Powell expected to speak Friday morning at the Jackson Hole Symposium. Investors will be watching for hints on when the Fed plans to cut interest rates in 2024.

The busiest port complex in the US is churning through import volumes near the highs set during the pandemic despite worries about a cooling economy.
Kamala Harris adopts populist economic agenda in effort to beat Trump (more)
Goldman cuts US recession risk following retail sales, jobs data (more)
Oil falls 2% to end volatile week, focus on China demand concerns (more)
Oil edges lower as market weighs diverging US, China outlooks (more)
China, the world’s top steel producer warns of ‘severe’ industry crisis (more)
Wall St whiplash schools traders on fragile modern markets (more)
Global bond traders getting too complacent about inflation (more)
The end of fabulous Money Market rates is near (more)
Big restaurant chains rapidly expand into small town US (more)
Eric Schmidt says the quiet part out loud (more)
A sharp downturn in the art market (more)
Florida man spends his GameStop riches to build $132M JetBlue stake (more)
DEALFLOW
M+A | Investments
NFL owners, execs to meet on private equity stakes in teams (more)
Ericsson reaches deal to sell US firm to Koch unit (more)
EQT to buy online property firm PropertyGuru for $1.1B (more)
Porsche agrees to provide capital in Varta restructuring deal (more)
Mondiale VGL owners preparing to kick off $600M sale (more)
Lockheed Martin, a defense technology company, acquires Terran Orbital, a global provider of satellite-based solutions for the aerospace and defense industries (more)
Hadrian, an advanced manufacturing company, acquired Datum Source, a procurement management SaaS platform and manufacturing network (more)
SAM, a spatial data collection for utilities, transportation, and infrastructure-focused clients, acquires Theorem Geo, a company deploying tech platforms for utilities and gov't orgs (more)
neuro42, a developer of portable MRI systems for neuroimaging and interventions, received an investment from Zynext Ventures (more)
Mesh, a modern connectivity layer for crypto that makes payments and deposits, received a strategic investment from QuantumLight (more)
VC
Caresyntax, a provider of a vendor-neutral precision surgery platform, raised $180M in Series C funding (more)
Quantum Circuits, a developer of quantum computers, raised over $60M in Series B funding (more)
Chaos Labs, an onchain risk management company, raised $55M in Series A funding (more)
Amount, a digital origination and decisioning SaaS platform, raised $30M in equity funding (more)
CRYPTO
BULLISH BITES
💸 Study: More than 90% of 2021 venture funds have had zero distributions thus far.
🏚 New Normal? Almost one-tenth of homes across the US now have a seven-figure price tag.
🪐 Relativity: Astronomers have come up with a new "time zone" for the moon.
🔥 Slow Burn: Tickets for this year's Burning Man are not in high demand.
DAILY SHARE
alex karp never had multiple monitors
“i was too poor,” he said. “and then i was too rich”
— sophie (@netcapgirl)
10:31 PM • Aug 18, 2024
When do we get a $1,000,000 first-time homebuyer credit?
— Douglas A. Boneparth (@dougboneparth)
2:45 PM • Aug 17, 2024
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