The Finimize Daily Brief

The Fed kept interest rates unchanged in a near-unanimous decision, while Nvidia’s CEO thinks he’s spotted the next ChatGPT – and it’s AI agent platform OpenClaw. Today’s stories: The Fed Kept Interest Rates The Same, Hoping To Stick Its Balancing Act OpenClaw Hype Has Investors Snapping Up Chinese AI Stocks Try Finimize Pro  

AI’s chewing through memory chips faster than ever, so the global supply crunch will probably stick around, while Morgan Stanley warned that private credit defaults could swell to pandemic-era levels. Today’s stories: The Memory Chip Crunch Is Probably Sticking Around Private Credit Defaults Could Be About To Swell – And AI’s To Blame Try Finimize Pro

Foxconn posted weaker profit – but the firm’s not too worried about it – while neocloud Nebius shook hands with Meta on a giant AI infrastructure deal. Today’s stories: Foxconn’s Results Fell Short, Despite Record AI Demand Meta Struck A Giant Deal With Neocloud Nebius Try Finimize Pro  

The US is trying to build a case for fresh tariffs, hoping to make them stick this time, while the UK’s economy flatlined in January – and that was before energy price shocks set in. Today’s stories: The US Just Launched Two New Probes In Its Newest Trade Drama The UK’s Economy Will Need A Jump Start, After Stalling Out in January Try Finimize Pro  

Revolut got a full UK banking license – and one step closer to the big leagues – while the IEA ordered the biggest-ever release of emergency oil reserves.  Today’s stories: Fintech Startup Revolut Is A Real British Bank Now The IEA Says It’s Time To Pull Out The Emergency Oil Reserves Try Finimize Pro  

JPMorgan’s clamping down on some lending, as AI worries rise – and US inflation didn’t budge last month, but that was before oil prices got jumpy… Today’s stories: JPMorgan Thinks AI Might Be Coming For Software Companies US Inflation Held Steady In February, But Investors Are More Worried About March Try Finimize Pro  

TSMC's chip sales have boomed this year, but it’s not clear how long the AI party will continue, while Saudi Aramco reported a slight dip in profit – but the oil company raised its dividend and announced its first-ever share buyback. Today’s stories: TSMC’s Been Bringing The Chips To Big Tech’s Party Saudi Aramco’s Recalculating Its Route On Oil Try Finimize Pro  

Novo Nordisk is giving Him & Hers another chance – and with oil prices near triple-digits, the G7 is hatching a plan. Today’s stories: Novo Can’t Stay Mad At Hims & Hers Oil Prices Are Up Near Triple Digits, But The G7 Says It’s Got A Plan Try Finimize Pro

The US economy dropped jobs in February – making analysts’ expectations for a modest addition look positively optimistic – while oil prices kept rising, sending shocks through the world’s stock markets. Today’s stories: The US Jobs Market Punched Out In February Oil Prices Barreled Away – But Investors Did Their Best To Keep Pace Try Finimize Pro  

 After years of shooting for the same number, China pulled its economic growth target down – while trading volumes on prediction markets exploded. Today’s stories: China’s Government Lowered Its Economic Standards Platforms Are Letting Folks Bet On Anything, But Regulation Is Coming Try Finimize Pro

South Korea’s main stock index suffered its worst blow on record, while business surveys showed the global economy headed in the right direction… but not every country is pulling its weight. Today’s stories: South Korea Saw A Seoul-Destroying Stock Selloff The Global Economy Was On The Right Track In February Try Finimize Pro

Investors reshuffled everything from oil and gas to US stocks and a South Korean index, expecting conflict in the Middle East to continue, while Blackstone had to ask around for spare change after investors pulled billions from its biggest fund. Today’s stories: Oil And Gas Prices Rose Again, With Investors Bracing For More Disruption Blackstone Struggled To Cushion The Blow Of Heavy Private Credi...

Conflict in the Middle East threatened key oil and gas transport routes, sparking higher energy prices and making the stock market more volatile, while Berkshire Hathaway’s final results with Warren Buffett as CEO were… just okay. Today’s stories: Oil Prices Jumped As Tensions In The Middle East Escalated Berkshire Hathaway Released Warren Buffett’s Last Ledger Try Finimize Pro  

Fintech firm Block said it’ll cut nearly half of its workforce, trusting AI to pick up the slack, while Netflix backed out of the Warner Bros. bidding war – leaving Paramount holding the highest offer. Today’s stories: Block Cut Nearly Half Of Its Workforce In An AI Bet Netflix Tuned Out Of The Warner Bros. Bidding War Try Finimize Pro

Two British firms released spiffin’ results – so investors polished up their stocks – and the US president’s new pledge could encourage Big Tech to cover more power costs, keeping your bills down. Today’s stories: Investors Took Two British Stocks Off To The Races The US President Wants Americans To Have Small, Beautiful Bills Try Finimize Pro  

Nvidia’s results came in ahead of analysts’ estimates – as did the chipmaker’s outlook for this quarter – while Paramount crashed Netflix’s Warner Bros. deal, putting a richer offer on the table. Today’s stories: Nvidia Did Even Better Than Forecast Last Quarter – And It’s Ready To Go Again Paramount Upped Its Bid For Warner Bros., Raising The Stakes For Netflix Try Finimize Pro

Meta agreed to buy billions worth of chips from AMD – despite recently inking a similar deal with Nvidia – while investors are bailing on software stocks, just as lenders are closing their check books. Today’s stories: Meta’s New Billion-Dollar Deal Could Make Nvidia Jealous Investors Prepared For Some Software And Tear Try Finimize Pro  

The Supreme Court ruled America’s sweeping tariffs illegal – so the US president imposed some different ones – while Novo Nordisk’s new weight‑loss drug came up short, leaving rival Eli Lilly firmly in the lead. Today’s stories: After A Supreme Court Ruling, The US President Released New Limited-Edition Levies Novo Nordisk’s Losing The Weighting Game Try Finimize Pro  

The US just dealt a one-two punch: economic growth slowed by more than feared, and inflation came in higher than expected – while retail investors rushed to leave a private credit fund, so the fund simply moved the exit. Today’s stories: US Economic Growth Slowed, But Investors Were Distracted By Other Happenings A Private Credit Fund Changed The Check-Out Rules Try Finimize Pro

OpenAI could raise a fresh $100 billion, in a funding round that’d value ChatGPT’s creator at nearly $850 billion, while China needs to lean more on its own consumers and less on exports, warned the International Monetary Fund. Today’s stories: OpenAI Could Get Its Hands On $100 Billion In A Record-Breaking Funding Round The International Monetary Fund Said This Round’s On China Try Finimize Pro  

Berkshire Hathaway made some uncharacteristic cuts last quarter – but the conglomerate picked up the New York Times – while UK inflation landed at its lowest in ten months… and traders see a trim coming. Today’s stories: Berkshire Hathaway Took The Shears To Its Portfolio Last Quarter Slowing UK Inflation Could Let The Bank Of England Do Some Spring Cleaning Try Finimize Pro  

The world’s biggest miner made more dough from copper than iron ore for the first time ever – while the US dollar fell toward a four-year low, joining fund managers down in the dumps. Today’s stories: BHP Made More Money From Copper Than Iron Ore For The First Time Fund Managers Haven’t Felt Worse About The US Dollar Since 2012 Try Finimize Pro

Japan’s economy barely budged last quarter – in part because its shoppers didn’t either – while China’s stock markets paused for Lunar New Year festivities, wrapping up a period of snake-like stock-shedding. Today’s stories: Japan’s Economy Slipped Through Forecasters’ Fingers China’s Stock Markets Shut, As The Fire Horse Came Out Of The Starting Gates Try Finimize Pro  

US inflation came in better than feared – and if that sticks, the Federal Reserve could be in for an easier year – while Chinese companies spent $12 billion buying foreign firms in January – the busiest start to the year in nearly a decade. Today’s stories: US Inflation Chilled Out, Cooling By More Than Expected Last Month Chinese Firms Explored Abroad, Dropping $12 Billion On Foreign Companies Tr...

SoftBank celebrated a year of straight profit… and its star investment deserves a lot of the credit, while investors quickly deemed three sectors to be at existential risk from AI – and dumped the stocks before they got the chance to disappoint. Today’s stories: SoftBank’s AI Vision Sharpened Its Quarterly Results Investors Clocked Out Of A Few Sectors Before AI Could Clock In Try Finimize Pro