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So Apple just casually announced they're dropping $600 billion on US manufacturing over the next four years. You know, pocket change for Tim Cook. And guess what? Wall Street absolutely loves it – AAPL stock jumped 10% faster than you can say "Made in America." Here's the deal: Apple was getting hammered by tariff threats and looking pretty rough in the AI arms race. The stock was down nearly 10% this year, bottoming out around $172 in April. Not exactly the ...
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So here's the thing about the S&P 500 right now – it's basically that friend who posts perfect Instagram photos while their life is secretly falling apart. Sure, the index is up 8% this year and sitting pretty close to record highs, but Goldman Sachs just dropped some truth bombs that'll make you question everything. David Kostin, Goldman's resident market whisperer, just published a report that's essentially the financial equivalent of "it's complicated." While the S&P 500 is doing its victory ...
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Remember when everyone thought the internet would change everything forever? Well, spoiler alert: it did, but not before completely melting down first in 2000. Now we've got AI doing the victory lap, and some very smart people are starting to get those familiar "uh oh" feelings. Tom Essaye from Sevens Report Research (the guy who advises Wall Street's biggest players) just dropped some uncomfortable truths about our AI obsession. And honestly? It's giving me major déjà vu vibes. Here's the thing: every ...
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So Apple just pulled the ultimate "please don't tariff us" move, and honestly? It's working like a charm. Tim Cook rolled up to a press conference with Trump this week and basically said, "Hey, remember how you keep threatening to slap tariffs on our stuff? Well, what if we just... spent $600 billion in America instead?" And just like that, AAPL shot up 10%. Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best ones. Here's the deal: Apple's committing another $100 billion on top ...
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So Amazon's CEO Andy Jassy just dropped some numbers that should make Nvidia investors do a little happy dance. During Amazon's Q2 earnings call, Jassy casually mentioned that AWS is pulling in a $123 billion revenue run rate – which is roughly double Microsoft Azure's $86 billion. Cool flex, Andy. But here's the kicker: while he's bragging about AWS dominance, he's basically painting a roadmap for why Nvidia is about to print money for the next decade. The Cloud Migration That Changes ...
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Remember when everyone was saying the AI party was winding down? Yeah, well, Palantir just walked into the room and cranked the music back up to 11. While tech bros everywhere were nervously checking their portfolios and wondering if we'd hit peak AI hype, Palantir dropped earnings numbers that basically said "hold my beer" to all the doubters. The Numbers Don't Lie (Unlike Your Ex) Here's the tea: Palantir just posted 48% revenue growth year-over-year, hitting just over $1 billion. That's not a ...
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Remember when your crypto-bro friend wouldn't shut up about Bitcoin being "digital gold"? Well, plot twist: actual gold just dunked on literally everything else in 2025, climbing a ridiculous 29% year-to-date while the rest of the financial world is having what can only be described as an existential crisis. According to the smart money at UBS (you know, those Swiss folks who probably store gold bars like the rest of us store cereal), gold has officially become the class valedictorian of ...
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So here's the deal: the stock market just did that thing where it breaks through a key level and basically waves a red flag saying "hey, maybe take some profits." According to Jonathan Krinsky, the chief market technician at BTIG (yes, that's a real job title), the S&P 500 is probably headed for a 5% pullback. Fun times! Here's what happened: The S&P 500 broke through what traders call a "resistance level" around 6,100. Think of resistance like that friend who ...
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