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The Fast Five → The bond market sends a clear signal to the Fed, oil drops below $100 on Iran deal hopes, consumer sentiment falls as Dow hits record, China traders rush for exit after cross-border crackdown, and SpaceX and OpenAI IPOs could push the AI trade deeper into bubble territory…
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Your 5-minute briefing for Tuesday, May 26:
BEFORE THE OPEN
As of market close 5/22/2026. Bitcoin as of 5/25/2026.
Pre-Market:
Market Wrap:
Futures surge Dow +441, S&P +0.9%, Nasdaq +1.2%
Oil drops 6% as hopes for Iran deal improve
Trump says negotiations are “proceeding nicely”
S&P logged longest winning streak since 2023 last week
Dow gained 2.1% last week, Nasdaq +0.5%
Falling oil prices continue supporting equities
Fed rate-cut hopes fading as inflation pressures persist
EARNINGS
Here’s what we’re watching this week:
WED: *Abercrombie & Fitch $ANF ( ▲ 1.01% ), HP $HPQ ( ▲ 15.25% )
Salesforce $CRM ( ▲ 2.13% ) - $3.13 EPS (+21.3% YoY), on $11.1B revenue (+13.3% YoY)
THU: American Eagle $AEO ( ▼ 0.12% ), Costco $COST ( ▼ 2.11% ), Gap $GAP ( ▲ 0.95% ), *Kolhl’s $KSS ( ▲ 2.84% )
*Dollar Tree $DLTR ( ▼ 0.76% ) - $1.56 EPS(+23.8% YoY) on $5.0B revenue (+8.7% YoY)
The Pattern That Has Predicted Every Market Crash... Including the Next One
A sequence of events repeats throughout history.
Every bull market. Every bubble. Every crash.
The Great Depression, 1929. The dot-com bust, 2000. The financial crisis, 2008.
A former Goldman Sachs trader reveals the exact pattern that happens in every boom.
If you know the pattern, you can profit from it – and predict when to get out.
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HEADLINES
Musk is seeking to pull off the unprecedented feat of achieving a $2 trillion valuation from the outset, an audacious plan that’s set to transform both the public and private markets if it succeeds.
Once again, the bond market is signaling to the Federal Reserve that interest rates aren’t high enough.
Stocks jump while oil and dollar ease on Iran peace hopes (more)
Trump links Abraham Accords to Iran deal (more)
Treasury curve flashes higher-for-longer warning under Warsh (more)
US consumer sentiment falls as Dow hits record (more)
Oil drops below $100 on hopes of US-Iran deal (more)
Gold rises as dollar, oil ease on US-Iran deal prospects (more)
South Korea’s Kospi hits new high amid mixed trading in Asia (more)
China traders rush for exit after cross-border flow crackdown (more)
China trading tycoon loses $1.7B in one day after curbs (more)
SpaceX, OpenAI IPOs could push AI trade deeper into bubble territory (more)
Huawei touts chip breakthrough to shorten gap with TSMC (more)
Schwab CEO: We're not touching meme coins or gambling (more)
Delivery Hero confirms takeover offer from rival Uber (more)
Watches, movies and burrito taxis fuel small vibecession splurges (more)
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will resume on Monday, June 1, 2026.
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