—— Trump Nominates Kevin Warsh as Next Fed Chair; Gold and Silver Plummet as Warsh Nomination Boosts Dollar; Apple Delivers Record Q1 Revenue as iPhone 17 Drives Surprise China Rebound; American Express Boosts Dividend 16% as Transaction Volume Beats Estimates; US Investigates Claims of Unfettered Meta Access to Encrypted WhatsApp Messages; AstraZeneca Signs $4.7B Deal …
Tag Archives: Market Beats
Market Beats | Microsoft’s AI Spending Surge to Record High Sparks ROI Concerns; Tesla to Spend $20B on AI Pivot; White House and Senate Move Toward Deal to Avert Shutdown; SAP Shares Plunge in Biggest One-Day Drop Since 2020; US Trade Deficit Nearly Doubles in November; Super Bowl Ad Prices Hit $10 Million Ceiling; Palantir and Deloitte Among Firms Reaping $22B from Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
—— Microsoft’s AI Spending Surge to Record High Sparks ROI Concerns; Tesla to Spend $20B on AI Pivot; White House and Senate Move Toward Deal to Avert Shutdown; SAP Shares Plunge in Biggest One-Day Drop Since 2020; US Trade Deficit Nearly Doubles in November; Super Bowl Ad Prices Hit $10 Million Ceiling; Palantir and Deloitte …
Market Beats | Amazon to Cut 16,000 Corporate Jobs; Apple CEO Tim Cook Calls for De-escalation After Minneapolis Killing; Prediction Markets Show 99% Chance of Fed Hold; Birkenstock Unveils 2028 Growth Strategy Targeting €1B Revenue Uplift; Yen Sinks After Treasury Secretary Bessent Rules Out Currency Intervention; IRS Faces Funding Lapse at Height of Tax Season; Fed Holds Rate Steady as Expected
—— Amazon to Cut 16,000 Corporate Jobs; Apple CEO Tim Cook Calls for “De-escalation” After Minneapolis Killing; Prediction Markets Show 99% Chance of Fed Hold; Birkenstock Unveils 2028 Growth Strategy Targeting €1B Revenue Uplift; Yen Sinks After Treasury Secretary Bessent Rules Out Currency Intervention; IRS Faces Funding Lapse at Height of Tax Season; Fed Holds …
Market Beats | Major Winter Storm Snarls New York Monday Morning Commute; Nvidia Launches Open-Source Earth-2 AI Models; Growing Number of Republicans Call for Investigation into Minneapolis Shooting; US Durable Goods Orders Surge in November on Aircraft and Equipment Demand; Fed Expected to Hold Rates Steady This Week; Dollar Sinks to Four-Month Low as Gold Tops $5,100; Microsoft Unveils Second-Gen Maia 200 AI Chip to Drive Efficiency and Rival Nvidia
—— Major Winter Storm Snarls New York Monday Morning Commute; Nvidia Launches Open-Source Earth-2 AI Models; Growing Number of Republicans Call for Investigation into Minneapolis Shooting; US Durable Goods Orders Surge in November on Aircraft and Equipment Demand; Fed Expected to Hold Rates Steady This Week; Dollar Sinks to Four-Month Low as Gold Tops $5,100; …
Market Beats | Target Confronts Political Turmoil Amid Minneapolis Immigration Crackdown; US Q3 GDP Growth Revised Up to 4.4%; Javier Milei Defends Argentina’s Economic Ties with China in Davos; New York City Braces for a Foot of Snow in First Major Test for Mayor Mamdani; Trump Sues JPMorgan and CEO Jamie Dimon for $5 Billion Over Alleged Political “Debanking”; Ex-Goldman Banker Tim Leissner Seeks Presidential Pardon; Tesla to Launch Optimus Robot Sales Next Year
—— Target Confronts Political Turmoil Amid Minneapolis Immigration Crackdown; US Q3 GDP Growth Revised Up to 4.4%; Javier Milei Defends Argentina’s Economic Ties with China in Davos; New York City Braces for a Foot of Snow in First Major Test for Mayor Mamdani; Trump Sues JPMorgan and CEO Jamie Dimon for $5 Billion Over Alleged …
Market Beats | Trump’s Davos Trip Delayed by Air Force One Glitch; Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Plans Late-January China Visit to Boost H200 Market Entry; US Mortgage Applications Hit 3-Year High; Bridgewater China Posts Record 45% Gain in 2025; Trump Presses Europe in Davos to Cede Greenland; US Pending Home Sales Plunge in December by Most Since 2020; Archegos Founder Bill Hwang Seeks Presidential Pardon for Multi-Billion Dollar Fraud
—— Trump’s Davos Trip Delayed by Air Force One Glitch; Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Plans Late-January China Visit to Boost H200 Market Entry; US Mortgage Applications Hit 3-Year High; Bridgewater China Posts Record 45% Gain in 2025; Trump Presses Europe in Davos to Cede Greenland; US Pending Home Sales Plunge in December by Most Since …
Market Beats | Japan’s 40-Year Bond Yield Surpasses 4%; China Widens Probe into PDD Holdings Following Clashes with Regulators; Donald Trump and Davos 2026: The Greenland Standoff; US Supreme Court Delays Ruling on Trump Tariffs; Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Warns of AI Bubble Risk Without Global Adoption; Palantir CEO Alex Karp: AI Will Eliminate Need for Mass Immigration
—— Japan’s 40-Year Bond Yield Surpasses 4%; China Widens Probe into PDD Holdings Following Clashes with Regulators; Donald Trump and Davos 2026: The Greenland Standoff; US Supreme Court Delays Ruling on Trump Tariffs; Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Warns of AI Bubble Risk Without Global Adoption; Palantir CEO Alex Karp: AI Will Eliminate Need for Mass …
Market Beats | Meta Becomes Largest Nuclear Buyer with Landmark 6-Gigawatt Deal; TSMC Revenue Beats Estimates, Signaling Resilient AI Demand for 2026; Trump Directs Fannie and Freddie to Buy $200 Billion in Mortgage Bonds; China Auto Exports Set to Hit Record 7 Million as Firms Offload Surplus; Bullion Faces First Major Test of 2026 Amid $11.7 Billion Fund Rebalancing; US Housing Starts Hit Post-Pandemic Low in October Amid Data Delays; US Job Growth Slows to 50,000 in December; Unemployment Unexpectedly Dips to 4.4%
—— Meta Becomes Largest Nuclear Buyer with Landmark 6-Gigawatt Deal; TSMC Revenue Beats Estimates, Signaling Resilient AI Demand for 2026; Trump Directs Fannie and Freddie to Buy $200 Billion in Mortgage Bonds; China Auto Exports Set to Hit Record 7 Million as Firms Offload Surplus; Bullion Faces First Major Test of 2026 Amid $11.7 Billion …
Market Beats | Alphabet Overtakes Apple as World’s Second-Most Valuable Company; US Productivity Surges at Fastest Pace in Two Years; Minneapolis Schools Close as Protests Over ICE Shooting Turn Violent; Tech Stocks Slide on Profit-Taking; Defense Shares Surge on $1.5 Trillion Spending Plan; Supreme Court Set to Decide Fate of Trump Tariffs as 1,000+ Firms Seek $133 Billion Refund; JPMorgan to Replace Goldman as Apple Card Partner; Billionaires Flee California to Avoid Proposed 5% Wealth Tax
—— Alphabet Overtakes Apple as World’s Second-Most Valuable Company; US Productivity Surges at Fastest Pace in Two Years; Minneapolis Schools Close as Protests Over ICE Shooting Turn Violent; Tech Stocks Slide on Profit-Taking; Defense Shares Surge on $1.5 Trillion Spending Plan; Supreme Court Set to Decide Fate of Trump Tariffs as 1,000+ Firms Seek $133 …
Market Beats | US Job Openings Hit 14-Month Low in November as Hiring Softens; Trump Announces Venezuela to Transfer 50 Million Barrels of Oil to US; Gold and Silver Miners Raise Record $6.2 Billion via Share Sales Amid Price Rally; Trump Administration Unveils Dietary Overhaul; China Probes Meta’s $2 Billion Manus Acquisition Over Export Control Concerns; Blue Owl Lifts Redemption Cap to Meet Surging Private Credit Outflows; JPMorgan Wins London Gender Pay Dispute as Tribunal Dismisses Analyst’s Claims
—— US Job Openings Hit 14-Month Low in November as Hiring Softens; Trump Announces Venezuela to Transfer 50 Million Barrels of Oil to US; Gold and Silver Miners Raise Record $6.2 Billion via Share Sales Amid Price Rally; Trump Administration Unveils Dietary Overhaul; China Probes Meta’s $2 Billion Manus Acquisition Over Export Control Concerns; Blue …