Gold rush

Gold prices hit $4,000 for the first time, the race to tokenize stocks, Tesla unveils new version of the Model Y, NYSE owner to invest $2 bln in Polymarket, and investors place bets on Trump team’s next investment target...

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Market Briefing
October 08, 2025

 

Good morning.

The Fast Five → Gold prices hit $4,000 for the first time, the race is on to tokenize stocks, Tesla reveals cheaper Model Y and Model 3, NYSE owner to invest $2 billion in Polymarket, and investors place bets on Trump team’s next investment target…

📌 GOLD ALERT: Extraordinary Upside in ONE Stock — Gold has hit all-time highs, breaking $4,000 an ounce - but history shows it could be on the verge of its biggest bull run in over half a century... triggered by a likely major event, eerily similar to what happened in the 1970s. (It's NOT inflation or anything you're likely expecting.) Now, a top analyst says you can capture ALL of the upside without touching a risky miner or a boring exchange-traded fund. He sees extraordinary potential gains long term with very little risk. See this immediately → ( ad)

Calendar: (all times ET) - Full Calendar

  • Today:
    FOMC Meeting Minutes, 2:00P

  • Tomorrow:
    Unemployment Claims, 8:30A

Your 5-minute briefing for Wednesday, Oct 8:

BEFORE THE OPEN

As of market close 10/7/2025.

Pre-Market:

US Investor % Bullish Sentiment:
↑ 42.92% for Week of OCT 02 2025

Previous week: 41.73%

Market Wrap:

  • Futures steady: Dow +7 (0.02%), S&P +0.04%, Nasdaq +0.07%.

  • S&P snapped 7-day streak; Oracle drop hit AI sentiment.

  • Report said Oracle losing money on Nvidia chip rentals.

  • AI bubble fears rise as comparisons to dot-com grow.

  • Shutdown enters week two, weighing on sentiment.

  • Today: Fed minutes due for clues on policy outlook.

EARNINGS

Here’s what we’re watching this week:

GOLD: The Next Biggest Bull Run in Over 50 Years

Gold has shattered records, soaring past $4,000 an ounce...

But Stansberry Senior Partner Dr. David "Doc" Eifrig says history shows it could be on the verge of its biggest bull run in over half a century.

His research shows it could be triggered by a major event, eerily similar to what happened in the 1970s.

It's NOT inflation, fed rate cut expectations, escalating geopolitical tensions, or anything you're likely expecting.

He says you could 10x your money without touching a risky miner or a boring exchange-traded fund.

It's the centerpiece of Doc's full gameplan for this wild market, with extraordinary upside potential.

Matt Weinschenk
Director of Research, Stansberry Research

HEADLINES

Gold pushed through $4,000 an ounce to hit a record on Wednesday, driven by investors seeking safety from mounting economic and geopolitical uncertainty.

A race by crypto companies to sell tokens pegged to stocks is raising alarm bells among traditional financial firms and regulatory experts who warn that the fast-growing novel products pose risks to investors and market stability.

  • Stocks pull back from records as Oracle leads tech slide (more)

  • WTO sees full drag of Trump tariffs hitting trade growth in 2026 (more)

  • US lawmakers call for broader bans on chipmaking tool sales to China (more)

  • Fed’s balance sheet runoff in focus as bank reserves are ebbing (more)

  • Ken Griffin sounds alarm as gold tops $4K and dollar weakens (more)

  • Dot-com fears rise with tech stocks seeing $100 billion swings (more)

  • Billionaire tech investor Orlando Bravo says ‘valuations in AI are at a bubble’ (more)

  • Tesla reveals cheaper Model Y and Model 3 standard versions (more)

  • NYSE owner to invest $2 bln in betting firm Polymarket (more)

  • Amazon to invest $1.16 bln in Belgium by 2027 (more)

  • BlackRock’s most profitable ETF is a $100B Bitcoin giant (more)

  • Investors place bets on Trump team’s next investment target (more)

  • Winklevoss’ Gemini gets lukewarm street reaction after IPO slump (more)

  • Hedge funds and crypto lure Gulf heirs set to inherit $1 trillion (more)

  • Sam Altman says ChatGPT has hit 800M weekly active users (more)

DEALFLOW

M+A | Investments

  • SoftBank to buy ABB robotics unit for $5.4B

  • IKEA acquires US logistics tech firm Locus

  • Qualcomm acquires Arduino

  • Swoogo acquires Amae Live

  • Constant Contact receives investment from Clearlake

VC

  • RunBuggy, an automotive logistics platform, raised $37M in Series B

  • Oath Surgical, a provider of AI-embedded automation for surgical workflows, raised $24M in Series A

  • Kadence, a workplace operations platform provider, raised $20M in Series A funding

  • Attuned Intelligence, a healthcare AI company, raised $13M in Seed funding

  • Peer AI, an agentic AI platform for life sciences regulatory documentation, raised $12.1M in funding

  • Tycho AI, an aerial vehicle tech company building navigation and AI systems for unmanned vehicles, raised $10M in Series A funding

  • Eradivir, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, raised $10M in private funding

  • HyperSpectral, an AI-powered spectral intelligence company, raised $7M in Series A funding

  • Hipp Health, an AI-native platform that streamlines admin work, clinical documentation for behavioral health practices, raised $6.2M in Seed funding

CRYPTO

  • S&P unveils Digital Markets 50 Index tracking cryptos and blockchain stocks (more)

  • BOE plans carveouts on stablecoin cap after industry backlash (more)

  • Bitcoin leads record-breaking inflows as investors chase the ‘debasement trade’ (more)

BULLISH BITES

🤖  Elon Musk gambles on sexy AI companions.

📊 A powerhouse writer found one word to change the debate about tech.

🇮🇹 Young people are falling in love with old technology.

🏠 Just released: World’s oldest whisky—an 85-year-old single malt distilled in 1940.

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