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The Fast Five → Trump calls again for rate cuts, WH announces $600 billion Saudi investment in US, Nvidia shares surge on Saudi Arabia chips news, eToro prices IPO at $52 per share ahead of debut, and Google testing AI search on its homepage…
The Hidden $20 Stock Billionaires & Congress Are Buying
-from Behind The Markets
Buffett. Griffin. Abramovich. Koch Brothers. Congress.
They're all quietly investing in the same $20 stock.
Why? It sits in a sector that impacts $85T in economic activity - that's 13x bigger than oil. And the AI revolution could send this stock soaring.
Calendar: (all times ET) - Full Calendar
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Your 5-minute briefing for Wednesday, May 14:
US Investor % Bullish Sentiment:
↑ 29.45% for Week of MAY 8 2025

Previous week: 20.94%. Updates Friday.
Market Wrap:
• Futures steady overnight: S&P and Nasdaq flat; Dow +42
• Yesterday: S&P +0.72%, Nasdaq +1.61% (5-day win streak), Dow -0.64%
• S&P now positive YTD after U.S.-China 90-day tariff rollback
• Tech leads gains: sector +2%, Nvidia +5% on Saudi AI chip deal
• Apple, Amazon, Goldman, Disney extend multi-day win streaks
EARNINGS
Here’s what we’re watching this week:
Today:
Cisco Systems $CSCO ( ▼ 0.79% ) - earnings of $.82 per share (+4.5% YoY) on $14.1B revenue (+11% YoY)
Thursday:
Walmart $WMT ( ▲ 0.99% ) - earnings of $.58 per share (-3.3% YoY) on $164.5B revenue(+2.9% YoY)
What Does Buffett Know that We Don’t?
Why has he plunked down $40 billion into this sector...
Is it because this one stock could quietly fund your retirement?
It's not a flashy AI company.
It's not a tech startup.
But Elon Musk says civilization would crumble without their work.
And right now, it's making so much money they're paying a near 8% dividend - even during this market crash!
You have the opportunity to get in on this undervalued "tarrif-proof" play.
Click here to discover what we're calling “the last retirement stock you’ll ever need.” >>>
-from Behind The Markets
HEADLINES
S&P, Nasdaq end higher Tuesday, wiping out 2025 loss (more)
Lower food prices tame US consumer inflation in April (more)
Trump’s Middle East visit opens floodgate of AI deals led by Nvidia (more)
Oil prices hold near two-week highs on trade war reprieve (more)
US slashes 'de minimis' tariff on small China parcels to as low as 30% (more)
US mulls letting UAE buy over a million leading Nvidia chips (more)
Nvidia sending 18,000 of its top AI chips to Saudi Arabia, shares surge (more)
BlackRock's Fink sees trillions of dollars idle as volatility persists (more)
Google is testing AI search on its homepage (more)
Microsoft laying off nearly 3% of workforce (more)
Trading platform eToro prices IPO at $52/share ahead of Nasdaq debut (more)
UnitedHealth CEO suddenly steps down for 'personal reasons' (more)
State Farm wins 17% insurance rate hike for homes after LA fires (more)
DEALFLOW
M+A | Investments
Nvidia and AMD secure AI deals as Trump tours gulf states
Robinhood to acquire WonderFi
Samsung Electronics to buy FläktGroup for $1.7 billion
Global Eggs completes acquisition in US, closes new deal in Europe
BVNK receives investment from Visa Ventures
ePackageSupply.com receives investment from Michael Wittmeyer
VC
Bestow Inc., an insurance technology company, raised $120M in Series D funding
Cart.com, a unified commerce solutions provider, raised add’l $50M in funding, at a valuation of $1.6 billion
PhaseV, a company specializing in AI/ML-driven clinical development, raised $50M in Series A funding
Flock, a retirement solutions company for landlords, raised $20M in Series B funding
Remedy Plan Therapeutics, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, raised $18M in financing
Complement 1, a health tech startup improving cancer care through personalized lifestyle medicine, raised $16M in seed funding
FlexPoint, a payments platform for MSPs and VARs, raised $12M in Series A funding
Hyperbots, an agentic AI platform for finance and accounting, raised $6.5M in Series A funding
Stackpack, an intelligent vendor stack management platform, raised $6.3M
Adopt AI, an Agentic AI company, raised $6M in Seed funding
Somite AI, a TechBio company leveraging foundation models for human cell therapy development, raised an undisclosed amount in Series A funding
CRYPTO
BULLISH BITES
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🌎 Y Combinator says Google is a ‘monopolist’ that has ‘stunted’ the startup ecosystem.
💈 Robb Report's 2025 Men's Grooming Awards.
DAILY SHARES
It took four months of pissing off the entire world, but we made it back to right where we started.
— Douglas A. Boneparth (@dougboneparth)
9:00 PM • May 12, 2025
life happens fast.
— TrendSpider (@TrendSpider)
12:00 AM • May 14, 2025
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