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๐ฐ Market Headlines |
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Mixed earnings reports kept stocks flat. The major indexes stalled waiting on more big earnings reports and the PCE print this Friday. Meta slumped 15% on weak revenue projections for Q2. Zuck promised to light lots of money on fire in the next year, investing in an acronym soup of AI, VR, and AR. Ford beat expectations and jumped up 1.6% as its commercial unit offset EV losses. Though the markets might be obsessed with cuts, higher rates might be better for the economy overall. Biden signed the odd-couple Fund Ukraine/Ban TikTok bill into law. TikTok has plans for an extended legal fight. |
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๐ถ๏ธ Market Vibes |
๐ฐ Market Forecasts and Futures |
Forecasts via โKalshiโ, the prediction market. |
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๐ฑ Fear and Greed Index |
Poco a poco. |
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๐ค What you said last time |
You all are deeply skeptical of Mr. Musk. |
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๐ Trends you need to know | |
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๐ง What do you think? |
๐ฌ Have your say |
Should TikTok be banned in the US? |
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๐ Stocks |
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Winners and losers |
Earnings, upgrades, and acquisitions |
Boeing reported its first quarterly revenue drop in seven quarters, dropping shares by 3%. IBM slipped 5% after announcing a $6.4 billion deal to acquire HashiCorp and reporting another revenue miss. Hasbro's turnaround efforts helped it beat Q1 profit estimates, sending shares soaring 12%. Humana boosted its 2024 Medicare Advantage membership forecast by 50,000, yet shares still slid 3.7%. Viking Therapeutics shares surged 4.6% and are up a staggering 93% year-to-date. Chipotleโs revenue grew 14.1%, with same-store sales up 7%. Shares rose 3%. |
Market movers |
Amazon has suspended new US Green Card sponsorships for foreign workers until the end of 2024. The FCC is set to restore net neutrality on Thursday, reclassifying ISPs as common carriers under Title II of the Communications Act. Elon Musk floated the idea of turning Tesla's fleet into a distributed computing network for AI. Bayer announced layoffs that will affect thousands of managers in an attempt to save $2.15 billion. |
Ideas, trends, and analysis |
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๐ Global Perspectives | ๐ฆ๐ท Argentina's President Milei's economic team projects monthly inflation slowing to 3.8% by September. ๐ต๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ฑ The Gaza Strip could surpass famine thresholds of food insecurity, malnutrition, and mortality in six weeks. ๐บ๐ธ ๐ท๐บ ๐บ๐ฆ Russia's ambassador to the US told Newsweek "America has chosen the path of war" in response to President Biden's $61 billion aid bill. ๐ฎ๐ท An Iranian revolutionary court sentenced well-known rapper Toomaj Salehi to death for charges linked to Iran's 2022-23 unrest. |
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๐ง Errata | Riderless military horses covered in blood galloped through London, injuring civilians before being corralled by police. Cops are testing AI body cams that can write police reports in just five minutes. A flying car made history with its first passenger flight, piloted by electronic music legend Jean-Michel Jarre. In a world first, a terminally ill woman underwent a combined pig kidney transplant and mechanical heart pump implant. |
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๐บ What to Watch Today |
| Flamethrowing robot dog goes on sale in US |
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Thatโs all for today. Did I miss anything? Smash the reply button to let me know. | Cheers, | Wyatt |
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