Rally signals

Wall Street got the rally signals from Powell it wanted, Nvidia earnings set to test AI trade, Fitch affirms US credit at 'AA+', POTUS goes on an investment spree, and Cracker Barrel loses $100 million in value after new logo release...

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August 25, 2025

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The Fast Five → Wall Street got the rally signals from Powell it wanted, Nvidia earnings set to test AI trade, Fitch affirms US credit at 'AA+', POTUS goes on an investment spree, and Cracker Barrel loses $100 million in value after new logo release…

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Calendar: (all times ET) - Full Calendar

  • Today:
    New Home Sales, 10:00A

  • Tomorrow:
    Durable Goods Orders, 8:30A Consumer Confidence, 10:00A

Your 5-minute briefing for Monday, Aug 25:

BEFORE THE OPEN

As of market close 8/22/2025. Bitcoin as of 8/24/2025

Pre-Market:

US Investor % Bullish Sentiment:
↑ 30.84% for Week of AUG 21 2025

Previous week: 29.88%

Market Wrap:

  • Dow futures +5 pts (+0.01%); S&P -0.03%; Nasdaq -0.06%

  • Dow +846 pts Fri; S&P +1.5% to 6,466.91; Nasdaq +1.9% to 21,496.53

  • Powell signaled Sept cuts possible; odds jump to 84%

  • Rotation trade: tech soft, cyclicals/value in favor

  • Nvidia Wed, Dell & Marvell Thurs — key for tech momentum

  • Fri: July PCE inflation, Fed’s preferred gauge

EARNINGS

Here’s what we’re watching this week:

This Isn’t About Politics. It’s About
Your Financial Future —

The video Louis Navellier just recorded from his Palm Beach estate may be the most important of his entire career.

Because what he's seeing right now isn't just another market correction. It's something far more profound.

And it starts with what President Trump's new tariffs and the DOGE initiative are really setting in motion. What looks like routine policy is actually the catalyst for the most aggressive wealth transfer in modern American history. This isn't about politics. It's about your financial future.

HEADLINES

Treasury markets surged, with two-year yields dropping as much as 11 basis points, after Powell suggested that “the shifting balance of risks may warrant adjusting our policy stance.”

Nvidia's quarterly earnings release after the bell on Wednesday will be the week's key event.

  • Investors zero in on Nvidia results as US tech stocks waver (more)

  • Key takeaways from the Fed’s annual Jackson Hole conference (more)

  • US inflation to edge up as Powell shifts on job market (more)

  • Wall Street favors vanilla options rather than VIX to hedge (more)

  • Trumponomics: POTUS goes on an investment spree (more)

  • Import slide continues after early peak (more)

  • Businesses scramble as 'de minimis' tariff exemption set to end (more)

  • Fitch affirms US credit at 'AA+', rising debt a ratings constraint (more)

  • Global equity fund inflows cool on caution over tech sector selloff (more)

  • Bubble risks grow as China’s stock bull run defies economy angst (more)

  • ECB rate cut talk may resume after September pause (more)

  • The AI vibe shift is upon us (more)

  • Credit is fueling the AI boom — and fears of a bubble (more)

  • Cracker Barrel loses $100M in value after new logo release (more)

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DEALFLOW

M+A | Investments

  • Coca-Cola explores sale of Costa Coffee

  • Keurig Dr Pepper reportedly nearing an ~$18B deal for JDE Peet’s

  • Crescent Energy nears deal for Vital Energy

  • Yageo raises offer for Shibaura Electronics

  • Applied Value receives growth investment from Trivest Partners

VC

  • Group14 Technologies raised $463M in Series D to advance silicon battery-anode manufacturing, backed by SK, Porsche, others

  • FieldAI, a developer of “universal robot brains,” raised $405M in a round co‑led by Bezos Expeditions, Temasek, others

  • Nuro raised $203M in Series E funding led by Nvidia, Uber, others

  • restor3d, a leader in personalized orthopedic solutions, secured a $104M strategic investment.

  • Eight Sleep, an AI-powered sleep‑fitness tech company (NYC), raised $100M in funding

  • Twin Health, a metabolic health company, raised $53M in Series E funding at a $950M+ valuation

  • The Better Meat Co., a maker of plant-based meats, raised $31M in Series A funding

  • Pylon, a B2B support platform for post-sales teams, raised $31M in Series B funding

  • Agenda Hero, an AI platform focused on improving calendar workflows, raised $6.5M in funding

  • Oway secured $4M to develop a decentralized freight‑booking platform

CRYPTO

  • Ethereum touches new high, nears $5,000 (more)

  • Bitcoin whales swap BTC for Ether (more)

  • Saylor signals third consecutive Strategy Bitcoin buy in August (more)

  • Eric Trump plans to visit Japan in September for crypto push (more)

BULLISH BITES

🍎 Scoop: Trump's new "Apple Store".

🛍 Why brands seem to keep getting it so wrong.

⏳. America's young people are delaying adulthood milestones

🏚 What wealthy parents need to know about giving real estate to their kids.

🍽 Dining rooms are disappearing from new floor plans.

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