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MRKT Matrix - Friday, March 20th Stocks tumble Friday as losses mount from Iran war impact, Dow and Nasdaq near correction (CNBC) The Oil Prices You See Don’t Tell the Market’s Real Story (Bloomberg) How to Trade the War: Avoid Gimmicky Strategies and Overheated Assets (WSJ)  Investors start to bet on US interest rate rises amid inflation fears (FT) Fed Governor Waller urges caution for now, says...

MRKT Matrix - Thursday, March 19th Stocks slide for a second day, but are off session lows as oil surge eases (CNBC) ‘It’s a Nightmare’: Rapid Battlefield Shifts Leave Markets Trading Blind (WSJ) Wall Street Faces a $5.7 Trillion Triple-Witching Jolt on Friday (Bloomberg) Costco Lines, Canceled Trips, Fuel Rewards: Americans Hunt for Cheap Gas (Bloomberg) Micron CEO says it can’t deliver enough me...

MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, March 18th Dow falls 700 points to new 2026 low as inflation fears rise, Fed keeps rates steady (CNBC) Fed votes to hold rates steady, notes ‘uncertain’ impacts from Iran war (CNBC) This Market Massacre Still Haunts the Fed (WSJ) Private Credit Woes Aren’t a Repeat of Financial Crisis, Bank of America Analysts Say (Bloomberg) Private Credit’s Investor Exodus Spreads to Con...

MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, March 17th S&P 500 rises as market continues rebound from Iran conflict turmoil (CNBC) Oil prices top $102 as U.S. allies reluctant to escort tankers in Strait of Hormuz (CNBC) US airlines say demand for travel is booming despite the war in Iran (FT) Investors pile into cash at fastest pace since pandemic on Iran fears (FT) The Fed issues its latest interest rate decision We...

MRKT Matrix - Monday, March 16th S&P 500 rebounds Monday following three straight weeks of losses as oil prices cool a bit (CNBC) Iran War Hits Europe With an Energy Shock It Can’t Afford to Absorb (WSJ) Top Apollo Executive Sounds Off on ‘Arrogance’ in Private Markets (WSJ) Exclusive: Meta planning sweeping layoffs as AI costs mount (Reuters) Nvidia GTC 2026: CEO Jensen Huang sees $1 trillion in...

MRKT Matrix - Friday, March 13th S&P 500 is under pressure again from oil crisis, heads for third-straight losing week (CNBC) Market Stress Nears Tariff-Shock Level as Iran War Hits Assets (Bloomberg) BofA’s Hartnett Warns Markets Starting to Look Like 2008 (Bloomberg) Here’s Where the U.S. Economy Is Most Vulnerable to Iran War (WSJ) Economy showed cracks pre-Iran attack, data shows (Axios) Judge...

MRKT Matrix - Thursday, March 12th Dow dives 700 points as oil jumps, Iran says it will keep Strait of Hormuz shut (CNBC) Traders No Longer Fully Price In a Fed Rate Cut This Year (Bloomberg) Mortgage Rates Jump Most in 11 Months on Inflation Risk From Iran War (Bloomberg) Fears of 1970s-style stagflation arise with oil spike to $100. How big a threat is it? (CNBC) Blue Owl Tells Investors Its Loa...

MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, March 11th Dow slides 300 points as oil prices move higher again amid Iran conflict (CNBC) Iran’s Control of Hormuz Means It’s Exporting More Oil Today Than Before the War (WSJ) Tame CPI Still Spells Trouble for Fed’s Favored Inflation Gauge (Bloomberg) SCRIPT Investors seek shelter from Iran war in US tech stocks (FT) Wall Street Is Optimistic That Worst of Software Wipeo...

MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, March 10th S&P 500 falls slightly in volatile trading as traders try to keep up with Iran conflict developments (CNBC) Market Cracks Widen as War, AI and Credit Fears Collide at Once (Bloomberg) Soaring Gas Prices Are Latest Blow for Auto Industry in Constant Whiplash (WSJ) HSBC moves to ‘max’ overweight stocks, saying peak fear about Iran oil spike has passed ⁠(CNBC)⁠ TSMC...

MRKT Matrix - Monday, March 9th Dow closes wild session up 200 points as oil reverses lower and Trump signals Iran war near an end (CNBC) JPMorgan Sees 10% Correction in S&P 500 as War Risks Build Up (Bloomberg) Oil Is Already Near a Price That Hurts the Economy (WSJ) Trump Comes Under Pressure to Address Gas Prices, Iran War Strategy (WSJ) Anthropic sues the Pentagon over being declared a ‘supply...

MRKT Matrix - Friday, March 6th Dow falls 450 points after Trump comments spike oil, surprise job loss in February (CNBC) Oil surges 35% this week for biggest gain in futures trading history dating back to 1983 (CNBC) US Retail Sales Fell in January on Fewer Vehicle Purchases (Bloomberg) San Francisco Fed’s Daly says jobs report complicates interest rate call (CNBC) Fed Governor Miran says job los...

MRKT Matrix - Thursday, March 5th Dow falls 785 points as oil resumes surge, hitting $80 a barrel amid Iran conflict (CNBC) Investors buy America again. They have no choice. (Axios) Bond Traders See Increasing Chance of No Fed Cuts This Year (Bloomberg) Oracle Plans Thousands of Job Cuts in Face of AI Cash Crunch (Bloomberg) Meta Plans to Develop Custom Chips to Train Its AI Models (Bloomberg) US...

MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, March 4th S&P 500 turns positive for week as investors look past Iran conflict (CNBC) Iran War Oil Shock Threatens to Unleash Wave of Global Inflation (Bloomberg) Trump officially nominates Kevin Warsh as Fed chair to replace Jerome Powell (CNBC) After Powell, Can the Fed Stay Independent? (WSJ) Bessent says global 15% tariff starts this week, predicts Trump duties will re...

MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, March 3rd Dow falls 400 points in another volatile session amid Iran conflict; index was down 1,200 points at low (CNBC) Dollar Reclaims Ultimate Haven Role as War, Inflation Angst Grow (Bloomberg) Trump’s War on Iran Has Traders Staring Down an Energy Crisis (Bloomberg) Blue Owl slides below listing price as private credit worries mount (FT) Blackstone’s Gray: Market ‘noise...

MRKT Matrix - Monday, March 2nd S&P 500 teeters, cutting earlier losses as traders buy the dip after U.S.-Iran attacks (CNBC) Jamie Dimon expects cyber, terror attacks in retaliation for Iran strikes (CNBC) Jamie Dimon Says Iran Conflict Won’t Be Major Inflationary Hit (WSJ) Hedge funds rethink emerging market bets after US-Israel strikes on Iran (FT) Geopolitics Bets Hit a Record on Polymarket as...

MRKT Matrix - Friday, February 27th Dow tumbles 500 points after hot inflation report, mounting concerns about AI impact (Bloomberg) US bank stocks on course for biggest slide since April market ructions (FT) UBS downgrades the U.S. stock market. Here’s what has the investment bank worried (CNBC) Altman Says OpenAI Is Working on Pentagon Deal Amid Anthropic Standoff (WSJ) OpenAI Raises $110 Billio...

MRKT Matrix - Thursday, February 26th S&P 500 falls as Nvidia rolls over following earnings (CNBC) Why Nvidia’s Huge Numbers Don’t Settle the Latest AI Fears (WSJ) Wall Street turns to complex trades to dodge AI ‘implosions’ (FT) Smartphone Market Set to Shrink 13% Due to Memory Chip Crisis, IDC Says (Bloomberg) Amazon’s $50 Billion Investment in OpenAI Could Hinge on IPO, AGI (The Information) Tr...

MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, February 25th Stocks rise, adding to Tuesday’s comeback as Nvidia and Oracle shares gain (CNBC) The Market’s AI Obsession Is Starting to Bring Out the Bears (WSJ) Private Credit Fears Deepen With UBS Warning of 15% Defaults (Bloomberg) Private Equity Was Headed for a Correction, Even Without AI Gloom (WSJ) Lowe’s Signals Muted Housing Demand In Weak Forecast (Bloomberg) Mo...

MRKT Matrix - Monday, February 23rd Dow tumbles 800 points on growing fears about AI disruption, tariff drag: Live updates (CNBC) Mortgage rates just dropped below 6%, matching lowest level since 2022 (CNBC) Inside OpenAI’s Scramble to Get Computing Power After Stargate Stalled (The Information) Altman Says Data Centers in Space Idea is ‘Ridiculous' (The Information) Meta Rakes It In, Yet Still Bo...

MRKT Matrix - Friday, February 20th S&P 500 jumps after Supreme Court knocks down Trump’s emergency tariffs (CNBC) Trump to Impose 10% Global Tariff After Supreme Court Defeat (Bloomberg) Economic Growth Slowed in Fourth Quarter, Hurt by Government Shutdown (WSJ) Blue Owl Sold Private Loans to Pension Giants and Own Insurer (Bloomberg) Cyber Stocks Slide as Anthropic Unveils ‘Claude Code Security’...

MRKT Matrix - Thursday, February 19th Stocks are back in a funk with the Dow down 300 points as investors fret about private credit, Iran (CNBC) What to Make of This Very Weird Market (WSJ) Why Risk-Loving Options Traders Are Flocking to Prediction Markets (WSJ) Walmart Sales Climb, Driven by Grocery and Online Gains (WSJ) Amazon surpasses Walmart in annual revenue for first time, as both chase AI...

MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, February 18th S&P 500 gains as Nvidia leads tech shares higher, traders assess Fed meeting minutes (CNBC) Fed Minutes Show Several Officials Nod to Rate-Hike Scenario (Bloomberg) Hassett Attacks NY Fed for Study on Tariff Burden Hitting US (Bloomberg) Unprecedented ‘Jobless Boom’ Tests Limits of US Economic Expansion (Bloomberg) Oil jumps 4% after Vance says Iran ignored k...

MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, February 17th S&P 500 rises to start shortened week, led by banks; software shares slide (CNBC) The Macroeconomic Spillovers From AI Electricity Demand (Goldman Sachs) AI’s electricity demand is fuelling inflation, crimping consumer spending and slowing economic growth (FT) Apple Ramps Up Work on Glasses, Pendant, and Camera AirPods for AI Era (Bloomberg) Exclusive: Pentagon...

MRKT Matrix - Friday, February 13th S&P 500 bounces after light inflation data, but still heads for weekly loss (CNBC) Consumer prices rose 2.4% annually in January, less than expected (CNBC) NY Fed report says Americans pay for almost all of Trump's tariffs (Reuters) The office job decline may solve a mystery of the 2020s economy (Axios) OpenAI Claims DeepSeek Distilled US Models to Gain an Edge...

MRKT Matrix - Thursday, February 12th Dow drops 670 points, S&P 500 sheds 1.5% as AI disruption fears spread (CNBC) Cisco Tumbles After Profit-Margin Squeeze Overshadows AI Gains (Bloomberg) Office real estate stocks tumble as AI disruption casualties in the stock market grow by the day (CNBC) Trucking and logistics stocks drop on release of AI freight scaling tool (CNBC) ‘Old Economy’ Is Hot Agai...