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The Trade Deficit Trump Can't Blame on a Crisis
August's $105.6 billion trade gap hit a record with no crisis to blame, as tariffs raised import prices without cutting imports.
Marvell (MRVL) Investor Day Sparks Analyst Upgrades and Options Trades
Marvell's investor day lifted long-term revenue targets, triggering Wall Street upgrades; two options trades show bullish and neutral ways to play it.
Markets Pause at Record Highs as the 10-Year Auction Looms
Stocks pause at record highs ahead of a $39B Treasury auction, while SpaceX plans a $40B raise for Nvidia chips and Intel feuds with TSMC.
AMD Hits Record High as CEO Flags "Very High" AI Chip Demand and Banks Raise Targets
AMD stock hits an all-time high near $650 after bullish demand comments from CEO Lisa Su and fresh price-target hikes from Citi and Mizuho.
S&P 500 Nears Record High as AMD, Constellation Energy Rally on AI and Power Deals
S&P 500 breaks out toward record highs as AMD gets a price target hike, Constellation Energy jumps on a Google nuclear power deal, and oil eases.
Market Technical Analysis: SPY, QQQ, NVDA, TSLA, AMD, PLTR, SPCX, MU
Support, resistance, and targets for SPY, QQQ, NVDA, TSLA, AMD, PLTR, SPCX, and MU after broad market strength.
Jim Rickards on Gold, Inflation, and the Hidden Cracks in the Dollar System
Why paper gold can vanish in a crisis, how inflation quietly erodes savings, and the real reasons China sells Treasuries.
Services Data Holds in Expansion as Oil Near $90 and Bullish Flows Lift the S&P 500
Services PMIs stay in expansion with hot prices, oil holds near $90, and heavy SPX call buying points toward new record highs.
Nvidia Leads a K-Shaped Market as Breadth Collapses Beneath the Mag 7
Nvidia breaks to new highs while nine to ten sectors tread water, creating a K-shaped market heading into October earnings.
Why Micron (MU) Stayed Flat Despite Beating Earnings
Micron (MU) beat earnings and raised guidance but shares fell, as high investor bars, memory cyclicality, and a supply crunch cap the stock.
Gold at $8,000 and Silver's Unresolved Range: The Monetary Crisis Driving Metals
Why gold could hit $8,000-$9,000, silver's range points to $500, and bank weakness may force the Fed to print.
The Global Monetary Reset: Why Gold Hits $7,000 and Bonds Rally Before the Bust
A contrarian macro view: gold to $7,000, silver to $200, a bond rally toward 0% yields, deflation, and a falling dollar before a global financial bust.
SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI: The Race to Own the Next Tech Frontier
SpaceX is now mainly an AI computing firm, Anthropic races to IPO at $2 trillion, and open source AI is eroding frontier model margins fast.
Why Gold Could Hit $10,000 and Modest Inflation Quietly Eats Your Savings
How gold could run to $10,000-$20,000, why 3% inflation halves the dollar, and how the US uses inflation to shrink its debt.
Weak Jobs Report, AVGO's $60B Chip Financing, and the Skydance-Warner Deal
September hiring slowed sharply, Broadcom lined up $60B in chip financing, and Paramount Skydance set terms to buy Warner Brothers Discovery.
SpaceX as the "Nvidia of Space": Starlink, Starship, and a 65x Sales Price Tag
SpaceX (SPCX) trades at 158 above its 135 IPO price, backed by Starlink, Starship, NASA deals, and a steep 65x price-to-sales ratio.
Microsoft's Azure Momentum Builds as Stock Catches Up to Demand
Microsoft (MSFT) demand is up 11% year-over-year, led by accelerating Azure cloud growth and enterprise AI adoption ahead of October 28 earnings.
Three Options Trades: Bearish Target, Bullish Utilities, Apple Gamma Squeeze
Three defined-risk options trades on TGT, XLU, and AAPL, plus the bond-driven risk setup in the S&P 500 and a looming tech selloff.
September Jobs Come In Soft, Nike Hits 13-Year Low, Tesla Posts Strong Deliveries
September payrolls rose just 29,000 as wage growth cooled, lifting stocks; Nike sank, Tesla climbed on deliveries, and Anthropic nears its IPO.
Oil and Yields Cool as Morgan Stanley Names NVDA Top Pick Ahead of Jobs Report
Falling oil and yields lift equities before the jobs report; Morgan Stanley reinstates NVDA as top pick, while onsemi-Synaptics and Nike move on news.