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MRKT Matrix - Monday, July 6th Nasdaq jumps to start new week led by chip stocks, Dow briefly tops 53,000 for first time (CNBC) Software Markdowns at Mutual Funds Hint at Private Markets’ Pain (Bloomberg) David Tepper rides AI memory boom to 32% first-half return (Bloomberg) Small businesses are starting to replace Salesforce with AI-built software (The Information)  Microsoft Is Cutting More Than...

MRKT Matrix - Thursday, July 2nd Dow hits record, Nasdaq falls again as chipmakers struggle (CNBC) Industry Analysts Project 21% Increase in S&P 500 Price Over the Next 12 Months (FactSet) Fed’s Daly Says Inflation Should Cool But Warns of Uncertainty (Bloomberg) July 4 gas prices will be the highest since 2022 (Axios) Tesla Sales Jumped in Second Quarter (WSJ) Microsoft commits $2.5 billion and 6...

MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, July 1st Dow closes little changed after touching record; Nasdaq slides to start July (CNBC) Fed Chief Kevin Warsh declines to hint at July rate decision, but says inflation ‘too high’ (CNBC) US Decides Against Renewing USMCA, Shifting to Rolling Talks (Bloomberg) U.S. auto industry faces increased uncertainty without extension of USMCA trade deal (CNBC) Meta Is Planning a...

MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, June 30th Dow rises as index heads for best first half in 5 years, Nasdaq set for best quarter since 2020 (CNBC) US Consumer Confidence Inches Up, Helped by Lower Gas Prices (Bloomberg) Why Wall Street Bulls Aren’t Worried About Sky-High Stock Prices (WSJ) Mag 7 value shrinks by $2.3 trillion amid AI spending jitters — but investors are still backing chipmakers (CNBC) AI: Th...

MRKT Matrix - Monday, June 29th Dow rises 300 points, heads for record close as U.S. and Iran halt hostilities; Alphabet climbs (CNBC) RBC lifts S&P 500 price target, but warns that it could be a volatile ride higher (CNBC) AI ‘exuberance’ risks ending in lengthy investment bust, BIS warns (FT) The Trillion-Dollar Borrowing Binge Lifting the Stock Market to Risky Heights (WSJ) Google caps Meta’s G...

MRKT Matrix - Friday, June 26th S&P 500 heads for losing week, chip stocks add to their losses on Friday (CNBC) Industry Analysts Project 21% Increase in S&P 500 Price Over the Next 12 Months (FactSet) Citi cuts tech stock weighting: ‘Difficult to see how everyone in AI/Tech path wins’ (CNBC) The Long-Term Threat to the Memory Chip Boom Is Innovation (WSJ) SpaceX Bears Brace for Billions in Passiv...

MRKT Matrix - Thursday, June 25th Nasdaq falls for a fourth day as a drop in Apple overshadows Micron’s booming earnings (CNBC) Hot inflation, strong economy: the Fed's new test (Axios) Chicago Fed President Goolsbee says inflation is too high, calls Warsh ‘a serious guy’ (CNBC) Apple Shares Sink After Sweeping Price Hikes Hit iPads and Macs (Bloomberg) Microsoft lifts price of Xbox consoles due t...

MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, June 24th Nasdaq closes lower as chip sell-off resumes; Micron shares extend losses (CNBC) Trump, Frustrated With High Gas Prices, Channels Biden’s Criticism of Big Oil (WSJ) A Return to $3 Gasoline? Here’s What It Will Take (Bloomberg) Bitcoin hits 20-month low as market sentiment sours (FT) As AI Companies Race for Power, Amazon and Google Have the Lead (WSJ) Google Pois...

MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, June 23rd S&P 500 falls on global chip rout with Nasdaq off 2%, led by Micron (CNBC) Korean Stocks Tumble 10% as Extreme Volatility Rattles Investors (Bloomberg) ‘FOMO Really Got Me’: Taiwanese Go Deep Into Debt to Amp 100% Stock Rally (Bloomberg) Dollar Jumps to Highest Since November on Fed Rate Hike Bets (Bloomberg) The labor market's quiet upgrade (Axios) Oracle Sheds 21...

MRKT Matrix - Monday, June 22nd S&P 500 falls as Big Tech and SpaceX struggle (CNBC) Bank of America expects three Fed hikes this year, says inflation is getting ‘unambiguously worse’ (CNBC) The Biggest Risks Threatening This Highflying Stock Market (WSJ) China Slaps Restrictions on Dozens of U.S. Companies (WSJ) Alphabet Shares Drop After Second AI Star Departs for Rival (Bloomberg) Microsoft’s S...

MRKT Matrix - Thursday, June 18th Stocks rebound from Fed sell-off as chipmakers rally (CNBC) Gas prices fall below $4 per gallon as oil supply fears ease after Iran deal (CNBC) A Return to $3 Gasoline? Here’s What It Will Take (Bloomberg) SpaceX Extends Two-Day Drop a Week After Largest-Ever IPO (Bloomberg) SpaceX shares to more than double to above $400, research firm predicts (CNBC) SpaceX Bank...

MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, June 17th Dow tumbles 500 points as Warsh’s first Fed meeting causes bond yields to surge (CNBC) Chairman Warsh drastically alters Fed rate statement. Here’s what’s changed (CNBC) US Retail Sales Rise in Broad Gain Despite Higher Gas Prices (Bloomberg) The Great American Housing Shortage Is Finally Forcing a Search for Solutions (WSJ) SpaceX Shares Fall for First Time Sinc...

MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, June 16th Dow jumps 350 points as oil drop fuels economy bets; Chip rollover knocks Nasdaq (CNBC) The Trump-Iran Deal Allows Tehran to Immediately Sell Oil (WSJ) SpaceX Set to Overtake Amazon in Value as It Soars for Third Day (Bloomberg) SpaceX’s $60 Billion Deal to Buy Cursor Gives It More AI Coding Power (WSJ) Goldman Tops $1 Trillion of M&A, Fastest Ever to Reach the Mar...

MRKT Matrix - Monday, June 15th Dow jumps 500 points, hits new record after Trump signs Iran deal memorandum (CNBC) Evercore ISI says landmark SpaceX IPO could reignite bull market, send S&P 500 to 9,000 (CNBC) AI is revolutionising the stock market (FT) How SpaceX's arrival impacts the stock market (Axios) Emboldened by SpaceX, Investors Are Piling Into All Things Space (WSJ) Anthropic scrambles...

MRKT Matrix - Friday, June 12th Dow gains 300 points as SpaceX soars in debut, U.S.-Iran deal nears (CNBC) SpaceX Shares Extend Gain to 30% in Trading Debut (Bloomberg) SpaceX hit with sell rating by CFRA shortly after IPO (CNBC) SpaceX’s ‘out-of-this-world’ valuation supported by its rocket launch ‘moat,’ says Wolfe Research (CNBC) Goldman and Morgan Stanley to Pocket $100 Million Each In SpaceX...

MRKT Matrix - Thursday, June 11th Dow surges 900 points after Trump says U.S. will soon sign deal with Iran, oil falls (CNBC) SpaceX’s IPO Raises $75 Billion in Biggest Debut of All Time (Bloomberg) Short Seller Chanos Is Bearish on SpaceX Valuation Fueled by ‘Hopes and Dreams’ (Bloomberg) OpenAI Considers Drastic Price Cuts, Anticipating War for Users With Anthropic (WSJ) Meta’s Subscription Push...

MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, June 10th Dow tumbles nearly 900 points, hitting session low into the close (CNBC) US Inflation Picks Up to Three-Year High, Eroding Paychecks (Bloomberg) Governments Sell Bonds at Record Pace as Spending Soars (Bloomberg) Musk Stock Fans Say ‘The More, The Better’ in SpaceX IPO Frenzy (Bloomberg) How AMD Is Mimicking Nvidia’s Circular Funding Deals (Barron’s) Apple Is Han...

MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, June 9th S&P 500 and Nasdaq resume decline as chip comeback fizzles (CNBC) OpenAI Joins a Massive AI IPO Pipeline Now Worth $3.6 Trillion (Bloomberg) SpaceX IPO Draws Orders for Multiple Times the Shares Available (Bloomberg) SpaceX IPO highlights the catch in passive investing (Axios) Anthropic Releases New ‘Mythos-Class’ Model to General Public With Guardrails (WSJ) The Ma...

MRKT Matrix - Monday, June 8th S&P 500 and Nasdaq gain as chipmakers rebound from rout, Iran halts Israel attacks (CNBC) Chip rebound sparks hedging flurry from traders (CNBC) Apple Unveils ‘Siri AI’ at Developer Event, Seeking a New Foothold in AI (WSJ) Apple Investors Give Lukewarm Reaction to New Siri, AI Platform (Bloomberg) Software buyout deals collapse to lowest level since pandemic after A...

MRKT Matrix - Friday, June 5th Nasdaq falls the most in nearly 8 months as chips tumble; S&P 500′s 9-week winning streak set to end (CNBC) U.S. Officials Discuss Taking Financial Stakes in the AI Industry (WSJ) S&P Won’t Fast-Track Mega-Cap IPOs Like SpaceX Into the S&P 500 (Axios) How xAI Went From Chasing Anthropic to Powering It (The Information) CrowdStrike CEO Says AI Security Fears Will Beco...

MRKT Matrix - Thursday, June 4th Dow jumps 900 points, Nasdaq lags as investors rotate out of chip stocks for banks, retail (CNBC) America’s ‘other’ economy tells a different growth story (FT) Americans lead AI data centre backlash, global poll finds (FT) Phoenix Is a Data-Center Mecca—and Test Case for How to Pay for AI’s Power Needs (WSJ) Anthropic Urges Global Pause in AI Development, Flags ‘Se...

MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, June 3rd Dow falls 500 points as oil prices and bond yields creep higher (CNBC) SpaceX Targets $75 Billion in IPO at $135 Per Share (Bloomberg) Shorting SpaceX? Jefferies Becomes Go-To Bank After IPO Miss (Bloomberg) Vanguard fund becomes first ETF to top $1tn in assets (FT) America’s Data Center Build-Out Is Falling Way Behind Schedule (WSJ) Sellers are pulling homes off...

MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, June 2nd Dow jumps more than 200 points, S&P 500 posts first close above 7,600 (CNBC) Goldman’s David Solomon sees ‘more greed than there is fear’ on Wall Street (FT) Why BlackRock’s Rick Rieder feels ‘a bit more relaxed’ about AI bull market than dotcom era (CNBC) Goldman’s Weekend Call to Berkshire Spurs $80 Billion Alphabet Deal (Bloomberg) Alphabet’s Mega Fundraising Sho...

MRKT Matrix - Monday, June 1st S&P 500 rises to record to start June, dominated by tech as oil spike hits rest of market (CNBC) Wall Street bulls bet US stocks rally will defy bubble fears (FT) Anthropic Files to Go Public in Blockbuster Year for IPOs (WSJ) OpenAI’s Altman says ‘people are right to be anxious’ about AI (CNBC) Tokenmaxxing Maxes Out (WSJ) Intel targets new AI data centre chip by ye...

MRKT Matrix - Friday, May 28th Stocks add to May gains Friday with tech leading the way again. The Nasdaq is up 8% for month (CNBC) Wall Street rides high into June on hopes that the war will soon come to an end. Here’s what’s ahead (CNBC) The Record Divide Between Corporate Profits and Worker Pay (WSJ) Citadel Securities Reels In Record $4.3 Billion Trading Haul (Bloomberg) Americans Are Falling...