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US gold reserves hit a record $1 trillion, EA’s $55B sale is largest leveraged buyout on record, Trump threatens fresh tariffs on furniture and movies, First Brands files for bankruptcy, and what to expect if the government shuts down...

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Market Briefing
September 30, 2025

 

Good morning.

The Fast Five → US gold reserves hit a record $1 trillion, EA’s $55B sale is largest leveraged buyout on record, Trump threatens fresh tariffs on furniture and movies, First Brands files for bankruptcy, and what to expect if the government shuts down…

📌 The Nvidia Shock of 2025 — While some analysts think the stock is overvalued or a bubble ready to pop… Nvidia could actually be about to shock the world with…This new invention that could be 1,000 times more powerful than AI. If you missed out on Nvidia's 150X boom, go here… because this could be your second chance → (ad)

Calendar: (all times ET) - Full Calendar

  • Today:
    Job Openings, 10:00A
    Consumer Confidence, 10:00A

  • Tomorrow:
    ADP Employment, 8:15A
    ISM Manufacturing PMI, 10A
    ISM Manufacturing Prices, 10A

Your 5-minute briefing for Tuesday, Sept 30:

BEFORE THE OPEN

As of market close 9/29/2025.

Pre-Market:

US Investor % Bullish Sentiment:
↑ 41.73% for Week of SEP 25 2025

Previous week: 41.67%

Market Wrap:

  • Futures flat ahead of shutdown risk; Dow -18 (-0.04%), S&P -0.1%, Nasdaq -0.08%.

  • Monday: AI stocks rebounded, lifting indexes.

  • Last week faltered on AI deal concerns (debt, energy).

  • Shutdown looms Oct. 1; Trump warns of firings.

  • September jobs report may be delayed if gov’t closes.

  • Indexes near records; S&P +3% MTD, Nasdaq +5.3%.

EARNINGS

Nothing watched today.

Nvidia About to Trigger Another 150X Opportunity?

When I recommended Nvidia back in 2016...

It gave my readers a chance to make more than 150 times their money...

All thanks to its AI chips known as graphic processing units.

I believe this new Nvidia invention could be even more revolutionary and mint a new wave of millionaires.

Look, Nvidia's AI chips helped trigger a historic boom that minted 19 billionaires...

And 600,000 millionaires in America.

But if you missed out on that boom (and I know a lot of folks did)...

But you'll need to act fast...

Because I'm expecting a big announcement from a Nvidia partner on October 28th that could trigger a massive boom in this new tech.

-Louis Navellier
Senior Investment Analyst, InvestorPlace

HEADLINES

The US Treasury’s gold reserves have surpassed $1 trillion in value — more than 90 times what’s stated on the government’s balance sheet — as the precious metal breaks new all-time highs.

The maker of EA Sports FC and The Sims is selling amid sluggish growth for the video game industry.

  • S&P, Nasdaq climb as investors brush off gov't shutdown uncertainty​ (more)

  • Trump threatens fresh tariffs related to furniture, movies (more)

  • A possible risk to markets from a shutdown getting chatter on trading floors (more)

  • Wall Street braces for 'cascade effect' on jobs, inflation data (more)

  • Investors look past AI hype to long-term opportunities from govt spending (more)

  • SEC chair fast-tracks Trump push to end quarterly earnings reports (more)

  • Convertible bond deals surge globally to five-year high (more)

  • Pending home sales rebound in August amid low mortgage rates (more)

  • Labor Dept won't release Friday's key jobs report in case of a shutdown (more)

  • SEC sues Brian Kahn over $350M collapse of hedge fund (more)

  • Eisler to shut hedge fund amid talent war and poor returns (more)

  • Etsy pops 16% as OpenAI announces ChatGPT instant checkout (more)

  • Tilray jumps 50% in cannabis rally after Trump posts CBD video (more)

  • First Brands files for bankruptcy, revealing billions in liabilities (more)

  • Jennifer Garner's baby food company files for US IPO (more)

DEALFLOW

M+A | Investments

  • Electronic Arts (EA) to go private in $55B leveraged buyout

  • Fiserv acquires StoneCastle Cash Management

  • ActiveComply receives growth investment from Level Equity

  • Betr receives investment from Lonzo Ball and LiAngelo Ball

  • CORE Transformers receives investment from Emerald Lake Capital

  • Thermae Retreat receives investment from Signal Rock Capital

VC

  • Tipalti, an AI-powered platform for finance automation, raised $200M in growth financing

  • Firehawk Aerospace, a defense technology company, raised $60M in funding

  • Alvys, an AI & automation transportation management system, raised $40M in Series B funding

  • ReCode Therapeutics, a clinical-stage genetic medicines company, raised over $29M in add’l funding

  • Neura Health, a virtual neurology clinic for patients with chronic conditions, raised $11.4M in Series A funding

  • Anode, on-demand power from battery-native, mobile microgrids, raised $9M in Seed funding

  • Maximor, a finance automation platform provider, raised $9M in Seed funding

  • Swish, a programmatic product trial company, raised an undisclosed amount in Seed funding

CRYPTO

  • Bitcoin gears up for ‘Uptober’ after $114K rally revives bulls (more)

  • BlackRock’s IBIT surpasses Deribit as top Bitcoin options venue (more)

  • Swift to build a blockchain-based ledger for financial firms (more)

BULLISH BITES

🧐 Reality check on shutdown economics.

🇰🇷 South Korea’s ‘Silicon Valley’ struggles to live up to its global ambitions.

☕️ Coach is serving up coffee with handbags as it looks to build on Gen Z success.

🧥 The rise of the Statement Coat.

DAILY SHARES

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