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- Nvidia And Jensen Huang Broke Up – And The Defense Business Is Booming, But BAE’s Stock Isn’t · 5 minThat was fast: the embattled CEO resigned from the world’s biggest chipmaker on Thursday, after news broke that he had not one but two extramarital affairs. Plus, military…
- US Inflation Came In Hot Again, And Data Center Demand Helped Power Siemens Energy’s Profit · 5 minUS inflation came in higher than expected – and has now spent half a decade on the wrong side of the Federal Reserve’s target. Plus, power equipment supplier Siemens Energy has a…
- Anthropic’s Targeting A Nearly $1.4 Trillion IPO Valuation, And China Just Hit A Trillion-Dollar Trade Surplus In Record Time · 5 minThe creator of Claude just unveiled the price range for its IPO, setting the stage for one of the biggest stock market launches ever. Plus, China exported $1.04 trillion more…
- Nvidia’s CEO Might Be In A Sticky Situation, And The House That Buffett Built Is Still Standing Strong · 5 minBetween an affair, an investigation, and AI buildout blues, the world’s leading chipmaker is having a very rough time indeed. Plus, investment giant Berkshire Hathaway’s earnings…
- The Global Tech Selloff Let Loose Three Bears, And America Got Back To Work In October · 5 minThe US midterm elections demonstrated just how much voters don’t want AI data centers, and that triggered a global tech selloff. Plus, surprisingly strong jobs data is giving the…
- Toyota’s Latest Earnings Report Put Some Gas In Its Tank, And The Bank Of England Joined The Global Rate-Hiking Club · 5 minBumper earnings just pushed the world’s biggest carmaker’s stock up by the most in a single day for decades. Plus, central banks across the world are singing the same tune…
- A “Blue Wave” In The US Election Sent Stocks And Bonds Higher, And Eurozone Inflation Is Now Double The Central Bank’s Target · 5 minDemocratic control of Congress will make for a very different next two years, and some investors liked the sound of that. Plus, consumer prices in the bloc keep rising faster…
- Move over, FOMO: Investors Are Getting FOGO These Days – Plus, Cyberattacks Are Coming, And We’re Not Ready · 4 minBig asset managers have warned that market conditions – wildly high valuations, loads of debt, persistent inflation – are giving crash vibes. Plus, hackers have stolen billions…
- Microsoft Impressed Investors, And Alphabet… Didn’t – Plus, America's Allies Are Giving US Debt The Cold Shoulder · 5 minMicrosoft charmed investors by beating expectations across the board – and Google’s parent did almost the exact opposite. Plus, some of the US’s closest friends have cooled on…
- Binance Got Hit With A $6.3 Billion Crypto Heist, And Big Tech Just Lost $1 Trillion · 5 minThis hack and its rescue effort are exposing one of crypto’s biggest contradictions. Plus, billions are being bet on AI’s future, and investors are starting to fear that money’s…
- Microsoft Impressed Investors, And Alphabet… Didn’t – Plus, America's Allies Are Giving US Debt The Cold Shoulder · 5 minMicrosoft charmed investors by beating expectations across the board – and Google’s parent did almost the exact opposite. Plus, some of the US’s closest friends have cooled on…
- Microsoft Impressed Investors, And Alphabet… Didn’t – Plus, America's Allies Are Giving US Debt The Cold Shoulder · 5 minMicrosoft charmed investors by beating expectations across the board – and Google’s parent did almost the exact opposite. Plus, some of the US’s closest friends have cooled on…
- China’s Industrial Profits Rose, But Not Across The Board – And HSBC’s Stock Fell After The Bank Delivered A Big Profit Jump · 5 minIndustrial profits climbed in September, thanks largely to AI, but the gains were far from widespread – and the country’s key stock index has slipped into bear territory. Plus…
- Anthropic’s IPO Filing Gave Investors A Lot To Contemplate, And Toyota’s Betting Big On Humanoids · 5 minClaude’s creator just opened its books ahead of what could be the biggest IPO ever – and it’s giving investors a lot to contemplate. Plus, the world’s biggest automaker is…
- The AI Spend Had Investors Looking For Shelter – Plus, China’s Not Buying, And Luxury Brands Are Suffering · 4 minGovernment bonds are offering a safe space for investors too spooked by AI’s ballooning bills – and with Gucci’s sales slumping, owner Kering’s shares joined its luxury brand…
- AI Is Both Creating Cybersecurity Problems And Fixing Them – Plus, China’s Stock Market Is Looking Decidedly Bearish · 4 minAI tools discovered vulnerabilities that could take down 70% of the internet – and now operators are racing to patch them before anyone can exploit them. Plus, the world’s second…
- Meta’s Earnings Sparkled, And France’s Troubles Are Growing · 5 minThe social media giant’s earnings beat even its own expectations, driven largely by AI-assisted ad sales. Plus, rising inflation, growing government debt, and a pressure-cooker…
- SpaceX’s Growth Took Off Like A Rocket Last Quarter, And Neocloud Nscale Is In Talks With Anthropic To Sell Even More Compute · 5 minThe rockets-and-AI company churned out blockbuster results, and everyone cheered – well, everyone invested in SpaceX, anyway. Plus, this deal would double Nscale and Anthropic’s…
- China’s Exports Surged, But The Domestic Scene Was A Drag – And Elon Musk Pledged A SpaceX Share To Every American Kid · 5 minThe world’s second-biggest economy has been growing – and it’s got its incredible export engine to thank. Plus, Musk’s gift comes on the back of Anthropic announcing that it’s…
- Investors Have Been Dumping AI-Linked Debt, And Indonesia Just Got A Very Stern Warning · 5 minBonds linked to the big AI spend dove sharply this week as investors worried about getting their cash back. Plus, Southeast Asia’s biggest economy could be downgraded not one but…
- Chip Stocks Fell Across The World, And Apple Just Hit A $5 Trillion Valuation · 5 minThe potential of higher interest rates and funding worries had chip investors heading for the exits. Plus, when the stock market closed on Wednesday, Apple notched a valuation…
- US Inflation Came In Hotter Than Expected, And Japanese Money Might Be Staying Home · 5 minPrices are rising in the US – and it’s not just energy and fuel to blame. Plus, Japan’s biggest institutional investors are buying more domestic debt than they have in a long…
- Wall Street Banks’ Earnings Beat Expectations (Mostly), While The IMF Had Some Good News… And Some Bad · 5 minWall Street’s banks more or less beat expectations, but there’s still good reason to be cautious. Plus, the International Monetary Fund says global economic growth is holding up…
- China's Central Bank Knows What It Likes, And Amazon's Reportedly Chatting Up An AI Startup · 4 minChina’s not the only central bank filling its reserves with shiny yellow stuff. Plus, the acquisition could make it easier for AI companies to swap out Nvidia’s chips for cheaper…
- A Global Watchdog Issued A Warning About Banks, And OpenAI’s Annualized Revenue Doesn’t Quite Add Up To Reports · 5 minAlmost 20 years after the global economic crisis, an international financial stability watchdog has found that many countries still aren’t fully prepared to handle a big bank’s…
- Memory Maker Solidigm Is Solidly Closer To An IPO, And Investors Think It’s Safer To Lend To French Companies Than To France Itself · 4 minSK Hynix’s Solidigm has reportedly chosen the banks that will handle its public listing, as memory makers rush to list. And with debt loads rising and a fraught presidential…
- SpaceX Is Looking At A $40 Billion Debt Deal To Buy Nvidia Chips, And Shell Is Predicting Record Oil Refining Profit Margins · 4 minThe rockets-and-AI firm is hoping to borrow around $40 billion to buy Nvidia’s specialist AI chips for its data centers – and geopolitical chaos doesn’t tend to produce a lot of…
- Nuclear Operator Constellation Just Inked A Mega Deal With Alphabet, And DeepSeek Will Probably Be Swimming In Cash After Its Latest Funding Round · 4 minBig Tech needs more power, and nuclear operator Constellation is here for it. Plus, China’s answer to Anthropic and OpenAI blew past its $7.5 billion target – and the funding…
- Oil Reserves Are “Scarily Thin”, And Institutional Investors Are Ditching US Stocks · 5 minThe head of Saudi Aramco warned that oil stockpiles are running very low – and that’s a threat to inflation. Plus, the pros are trying to dial back their exposure to AI stocks…
- Corporate Bonds Are Falling As Companies Borrow More, And US Hiring Came In Lower Than Expected · 5 minCorporate bonds had been fairly calm this year, but a glut of new borrowing is now testing investors’ appetite. Plus, the US economy added fewer jobs than expected in September –…
- Crop Prices Rose Sharply – And Your Grocery Bill Could Soon Follow – While Huawei’s Raising Smartphone Prices As Memory Costs Surge · 4 minCrop prices just went up, which means more expensive groceries could be on the table – along with an inflation headache. Plus, with the AI buildout snatching up memory chips…
- OpenAI’s Raising Funds – At A $1.4 Trillion Valuation – After Delaying Its IPO, And US Inflation For August Came In Cooler Than Expected · 5 minThe AI firm is putting safety over a public listing, but it’s still looking for funding to keep growing – and prices are still rising faster than the Federal Reserve would like…
- AI Needs To Make $6 Trillion A Year To Justify All The Spending, And Anthropic’s Leaked IPO Documents Warn That AI Poses An “Existential Risk” To Humanity · 5 minIn a fresh report, Bain sees existing AI services generating $1.8 trillion per year – but that leaves another $4.2 trillion to come out of (currently) thin air. Plus, Anthropic’s…
- Companies Have Been Increasingly Opting For Cheaper AI, And Gold And Oil Are Moving In Opposite Directions · 5 minMore corporate dollars are being spent on cheaper, good-enough AI models – and that makes AI startups’ sky-high valuations tougher to justify. Plus, with geopolitical uncertainty…
- The US-China Summit Wrapped Up Without A Lot To Show, And Higher Energy Bills Dented European Consumer Confidence · 5 minThe closely-watched meeting kept the two countries’ trade truce alive for another two months – but AI, tariffs, and more are still up in the air. Plus, rising energy bills are…
- Meta Released A New Dedicated AI Device, And Government Bond Yields Have Kept Climbing Worldwide · 5 minThe social media giant’s surprise device – a cute, pocketable AI assistant – will be a test of what form factor people want their physical AI buddies to take. Plus, inflation…
- Anthropic’s Upcoming Debut Is Making Other IPO Candidates Nervous, And Analysts Were Less Chipper About US Company Earnings Last Week · 5 minWith investors waiting for AI star Anthropic’s listing, other IPO candidates are holding off on launches – and for the first time in months, more analysts downgraded profit…
- Tencent And Alibaba’s Fresh AI Moves Made Investors Happy, And Polymarket’s Going For A European Regulatory Win · 5 minTencent and Alibaba both made big – but very different – AI announcements, and saw their share prices rise. Plus, prediction market Polymarket is asking European regulators to…
- Diesel Prices Continued Their Upward March, And SoftBank Is Taking On Even More Debt To Fund Its AI Investments · 5 minUS diesel just hit a new all-time high, and the fuel crunch is starting to show up in other places, too – while Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank will be hoping that its big…
- The Bank Of Japan Raised Rates To The Highest Level In 31 Years, And Figure AI’s Latest Humanoids Are One Step Closer To Robot Butlers · 5 minWith inflation rising, the Bank of Japan just raised interest rates to the highest level in 31 years. Plus, FigureAI’s latest tech marks a big step up in humanoid capabilities –…
- The EU’s Asking China To “Voluntarily” Export Fewer Hybrid Cars, And The Bank Of England Held Rates Steady, But Hinted – Strongly – That Hikes Are Coming · 5 minChinese hybrid cars have made serious inroads in European markets, and regional carmakers are suffering – plus, the BoE gave its strongest hint yet that interest rate hikes are…
- The World’s Best-Performing Sovereign Wealth Fund Expects Stocks To Slow, And Crypto Suffered A Setback After The US Hit Pause On The Clarity Act · 5 minThe world’s best-performing sovereign wealth fund played it safe on stocks, and now it’s got a message for investors – while crypto and digital asset stocks fell after the…
- Oil Rose Above $100 A Barrel, And Some Folks Are Betting It Sticks – While US 30-Year Mortgage Rates Topped 7% · 5 minThe conflict in the Middle East has pushed oil prices up – and now stockpiles are dwindling and bypass shipping routes are under attack. Plus, US homebuyers – already facing…
- AI Leaders Agree That It’s Time To Slow Down, And The Music Industry Is Battling Bots Over Streaming Fraud · 5 minAI leaders are calling for more time to implement safeguards on their own tech, as worries about its potential threat to humanity grow. Meanwhile, in the music industry, AI can…
- Global Bond Yields Continued To Climb, And US Inflation Stayed Stubbornly Hot · 5 minGlobal bond yields have been scaling lofty heights – but with inflation heating up and competition for investors’ cash growing, they could go higher still. Plus, US consumer…
- The ECB Hiked Rates As Expected, And Chinese Regulators Want To Keep IPOs Poppin’ · 5 minWith inflation running hot around the world, interest rate hikes are on the table for major central banks all over – and China’s regulators told bankers to keep pricing debut…
- China’s Prices Are Climbing, But Mostly For The Wrong Reasons – And The US Treasury Secretary Issued A Warning To Traders · 5 minInflation in the world’s second biggest economy rose last month, but it’s not really consumer demand driving prices up – and America’s Treasury Secretary has been trying to prop…
- Robinhood Is Underwriting Oura’s $11 Billion IPO, And European AI Firm Mistral Just Got $3.5 Billion In Fresh Funding · 5 minFitness tracker Oura is planning its debut – and Robinhood is part of the team selling its shares, alongside big Wall Street names – while Europe’s challenger to big American and…
- Germany’s Factory Output Slowed Way Down In July, And Apple’s New CEO Is Leaning Hard On Design With… A Foldable iPhone · 5 minEurope’s industrial powerhouse is struggling, and cars are to blame for a chunk of it – while the Big Tech company has eschewed AI spending in favor of going all in on… foldable…
- August’s Job Market Numbers Came In Way Better Than Expected, And Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Is Looking To Trim Its US Bond Holdings · 5 minEpisode description: The latest US jobs report blew economists’ expectations away, just in time for the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates – while the world’s biggest…
