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The Fast Five → Trump officials’ mixed messages prompt more volatility, stocks whipsawed by oil volatility, Iran war rocks hedge funds, war gives CEOs another excuse to tighten their belts, and Nvidia to provide chips and make 'significant investment' in OpenAI rival…
📌 Revealed: NVIDIA's investment in a new industry that could explode 33,000%. And It's NOT AI →
(from Brownstone Research)
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Today:
Consumer Price Index, 8:30A
Tomorrow:
Unemployment Claims, 8:30A
Your 5-minute briefing for Wednesday, Mar 11:
BEFORE THE OPEN
As of market close 3/10/2026.
Pre-Market:
US Investor % Bullish Sentiment:
↓ 33.06% for Week of MAR 05 2026
Previous week: 33.20%
Market Wrap:
Futures flat Dow -6 S&P +0.04% Nasdaq flat
Tuesday stocks mixed S&P lower Dow lower Nasdaq flat
Today: Investors await CPI expected +2.4% YoY
Nine S&P sectors fell tech and comm services gained
Oil whipsawed from near $120 to $83 after Hormuz news
WTI -12% Brent -11% after tanker escort confusion
S&P up 0.6% this week as Iran fears ease
EARNINGS
Here’s what we’re watching this week:
Today: Petco $WOOF ( ▲ 3.86% )
Broadcom $AVGO ( ▼ 0.63% ) - EPS of $2.02 (+26.3% YoY) on $19.11B revenue (+28.1% YoY)
THU: Adobe $ADBE ( ▼ 0.81% ), *Dicks Sporting Goods $DKS ( ▲ 0.8% ), Ulta Beauty $ULTA ( ▲ 1.2% )
Dollar General $DG ( ▼ 1.32% ) - $1.62 EPS (+86.2% YoY) on $10.8B revenue (+4.8% YoY)
Warren Buffett and Nvidia Agree on This
Warren Buffett and NVIDIA couldn't be more different… so when they both invest millions in the same tech breakthrough (not AI), we know it's time to take notice.
That's why legendary tech investor Jeff Brown just flew 2,000 miles to investigate this potential 33,000% growth industry.
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HEADLINES
Energy markets whipsawed for a second consecutive day as investors raced to interpret rapidly shifting comments from the Trump administration over the war in Iran.
Layoffs are coming — not because the economic conditions demand it, but because the economic fears allow it.
Stocks end lower, oil slides as Wall Street weighs war signals (more)
IEA proposes largest ever oil release from strategic reserves (more)
‘Forever war’: Dems rebut Trump’s assertion that Iran war nearing end (more)
US asks Israel to halt strikes on Iran's energy facilities (more)
Experts advise against US Treasury trading in oil futures (more)
Gold steadies as traders digest uncertainty over Middle East war (more)
Oracle stock jumps after earnings beat, strong outlook (more)
Nvidia to provide chips, make 'significant investment' in OpenAI rival (more)
Amazon looks to borrow almost $50B through bond sales (more)
Amazon wins court order to block Perplexity’s AI shopping agent (more)
Elon Musk’s xAI wins permit to build power plant in Mississippi (more)
Amazon wins court order to block Perplexity’s AI shopping agent (more)
Iran war rocks hedge funds, with Rokos, Coatue losing money (more)
Ackman’s Pershing Square seeks up to $10B in NYSE IPO (more)
China’s Gen Z day traders trust in chatbots and move markets (more)
DEALFLOW
M+A | Investments
Meta acquires viral Moltbook platform
Atlas to buy $840M in Caterpillar power assets
MindImmune receives $5M investment
Max Space receives investment from Voyager Technologies
VC
Nexthop AI, an AI networking company, raised $500M in Series B funding
Kai, an agentic AI security platform, raised $125M in funding
Juicebox, an AI recruiting platform, raised $80M in Series B funding
Slide, a security-first BCDR company, raised $70M in Series B funding
Jazz, an AI-powered DLP platform, emerged from stealth with $61M in Seed and Series A funding
Amber Semiconductor, a fabless semiconductor company supporting power management for AI data centers, raised $30M in Series C funding
PactFi, an end-to-end operational platform for private credit, raised $25M in Series A funding
Moxie, a clinical-grade operating system for aesthetic medicine, raised $25M in Series C funding
Sandbar, an interface company, raised $23M in Series A funding
Sigma360, an AI platform for risk intelligence, financial crime prevention and compliance, raises $17M in Series B funding
Rebar, a vertical AI platform building a core OS for HVAC, Electrical, and Plumbing industries, raised $14M in Seed and Series A funding
Nectir, an AI infrastructure platform for higher education, raised $12.5M in funding
Axiom Trust Company, an AI-native retail trust company and developer of a technology platform, raised $11.8M in total funding
Amigo AI, a platform building and training patient-facing clinical agents, raised $11M in Series A funding
Lux Aeterna, a space infrastructure company, raised $10M in Seed funding
Captur, an AI infrastructure company for enterprise mobile-apps that verifies user-submitted photos, raised $6M in Seed funding
Yourco, an SMS-based, two-way frontline employee communication platform, raised $6M in Series A funding
R2 Wireless, a defensive security tech company, raised $5M in new funding
Imperium Technologies, a steam system intelligence company, raised $2M in funding
Talvy, a company providing video professional profiles, raised $2M in Seed funding
CRYPTO
BULLISH BITES
🛢 Feast to famine in the oil market.
💰 Smart money, dumb money, it’s all just money.
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