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Market Briefing
July 02, 2025
Good morning.
The Fast Five → Trump lobs new threats at Musk, Powell says tariff hit to consumers coming this summer, Senate passes Trump's bill - sends to House for final vote, Lululemon sues Costco, and Michael Saylor’s Strategy to join Wall Street elite with $14 billion windfall…
📌 Trump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%? You need to see this » *
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Your 5-minute briefing for Wednesday, July 2:
BEFORE THE OPEN
As of market close 7/1/2025.
Pre-Market:
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US Investor % Bullish Sentiment:
↑ 35.07% for Week of JUN 26 2025
Previous week: 33.21%.
Market Wrap:
• Futures flat after tech-led dip; S&P +0.02%, Nasdaq +0.03%, Dow +7pts (0.02%)
• Dow rose 400pts Tue as Amgen, J&J, UnitedHealth rallied
• S&P, Nasdaq slipped as investors rotated out of tech
• Trump’s tax-and-spend bill passed Senate, returns to House
• Trump’s tariff pause set to expire next week
EARNINGS
No earnings watched today.
Note: Market closes early tomorrow, July 3 @ 1:00P; and closed Fri, July 4th.
Why is President Trump Fast-Tracking
These Companies?
Forget about AI… There's a hot new trend on Wall Street… and it's all thanks to President Trump. His administration has begun to fast-track the operations of a handful of companies… Accelerating their potential profits.
That's why legendary investor Louis Navellier is now recommending these three stocks that are being fast-tracked.
HEADLINES
The president's post comes amid the latest blow-up between the two men after a public feud last month.
The central banker’s remarks reflect a consensus among many economists that Trump’s tariffs will raise prices.
S&P 500, Nasdaq turn higher as Senate passes Trump's bill (more)
Senate passes Trump's bill after 11th-hour panic, sends to House (more)
Tesla sinks as Trump threatens subsidies across Musk's empire (more)
US job market surprises with increased openings in May (more)
US manufacturing mired in weakness as tariffs bite (more)
The dollar has its worst start to a year since 1973 (more)
Big banks boost payouts after acing Fed stress test (more)
Michael Saylor’s Strategy to join Wall Street elite with $14B windfall (more)
Bezos sells $737 million worth of Amazon shares (more)
Lululemon sues Costco over clothing ‘dupes’ (more)
Amazon's robotic warehouse workforce nears size of human staff (more)
Figma moves closer to a blockbuster IPO that could raise $1.5B (more)
Call-center software maker Verint seeks buyers in AI dealmaking test (more)
DEALFLOW
M+A | Investments
Boeing acquires Spirit AeroSystems Belfast plant
Grammarly acquires AI email client Superhuman
Thoma Bravo in talks to acquire Verint Systems
VC
Syntis Bio, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, raised $38M in Series A funding
Field Medical, a clinical-stage company for cardiac ablation with pulsed field technology, closed $35M in Series B funding
Emerald AI, an AI-driven compute orchestration company, raised $24.5M in Seed funding
Tailor, a headless ERP platform for modern retail businesses, expanded its Series A round to $22M
Deeto, an AI-native platform turning authentic customer voice into a dynamic engine for growth, raised $12.5M in Series A funding
Audos, a company developing AI tools for AI businesses, raised $11.5M in combined Pre‑Seed and Seed funding
Woodchuck, a climate-impact startup turning waste into energy with advanced AI, raised $3.75M in Seed funding
LogicFlo, an AI agent platform for life sciences organizations, raised $2.7M in funding
Sciencia AI, a company focused on advancing AI infrastructure, raised an undisclosed amount in funding
CRYPTO
BULLISH BITES
🦄 The rise of the Ultra-Unicorns: $5B+ startups are leading the private-market herd.
🤖 Amazon is on the cusp of using more robots than humans in its warehouses.
💵 Challenge to dollar supremacy a long way off, central bankers say.
😎 What makes someone cool? Six traits can determine your ‘it’ factor.
DAILY SHARES
“mommy how’d we get so rich?”
“well son, your father got Zucked”
— alli (@sonofalli)
7:20 PM • Jul 1, 2025
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