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$100 Oil. 4.70% Yields. Big Tech Blinked.
An unforgiving earnings season collided with rising energy risk and higher Treasury yields, sending the Nasdaq down 2.15% and exposing the market’s dependence on…
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Oil Turned Up the Heat. Big Tech Lost Its Nerve.
Brent pushed above $95, Treasury yields rose, and mega-cap technology sold off as investors questioned whether AI spending can outrun energy and financing costs.…
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Everything Rallied. Bonds Refused to Join the Party.
Stocks surged across the US, Europe and Asia as volatility collapsed. But rising Treasury yields, expensive AI financing and widening geopolitical risk kept the…
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The Market Looked Calm. Underneath, It Wasn’t.
The Nasdaq barely moved, but technology fell 2.11%, bond yields climbed and several parts of the market weakened. The headline numbers hid a much…
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China Lit the Fuse. Iran Poured Oil on It.
China’s Kimi K3 rattled the AI trade, Asian markets convulsed, and the widening Gulf war sent crude up more than 4%. Friday was not…
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Good News Arrived. AI Sold Off Anyway.
The AI Trade Finally Flinched. Retail spending held up, jobless claims stayed low, and TSMC delivered. The Nasdaq still fell 1.47%. When good news…
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Inflation Blinked. The Tape Stayed Crooked.
Wednesday gave the market a green close. But do not confuse green with healthy. The S&P 500 rose 0.38%. The Dow gained 0.29%. The…
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CPI Cooled. The Rally Got Narrower.
Tuesday should have been an easy risk-on day. Inflation came in softer than expected. Treasury yields fell. The dollar weakened. The VIX dropped. Big…
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War Hit Oil. AI Took The Blow.
Monday gave the market the opposite of Friday. Not relief. Reversal. The S&P 500 fell 0.79%. The Dow lost 0.26%. The Nasdaq dropped 1.55%.…