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Gold's 3% Pop Is a Bear-Market Bounce Until Price Proves Otherwise
Gold jumped 3% and miners 8%, but price still sits under falling averages, so this looks like a bounce inside a downtrend.
Great Earnings, Falling Stocks: Why Strong Results No Longer Lift Prices
A strong earnings season isn't lifting stock prices, memory names sink on high valuations, and a huge share unlock hits amid heavy shorting.
Three Morning Movers: Teradyne Surges on AI Chip Demand, Humana Whipsaws, Ford Lifts Guidance
Teradyne jumps on record AI-driven chip-test revenue, Humana swings after cutting its outlook, and Ford rallies on raised full-year guidance.
Gold and Silver Face a Deeper Fall Before the Real Bottom
Technical charts point to silver near $40 and gold near $3,300-$3,600 as a rising dollar and topping stocks pressure metals lower.
Earnings Split the Tape: Intel Surges, Deckers Slips as Middle East Risk Lingers
A rundown of the week's key earnings movers - Intel, Deckers, Amex, Verizon - against rising oil, higher yields, and Middle East risk.
Consumers and Labor Market Hold Firm as Chip Stocks Weigh on the Market
US consumer and labor data stay strong while Taiwan Semi's margin worries drag semiconductors and pressure equities lower.
Strong Earnings, Weak Stocks: Why TSMC, GE, and United Airlines Slipped Despite Beats
Companies beat earnings and raised guidance, yet stocks pulled back as geopolitical risk, rising oil, and sticky yields weighed on markets.
Cooler PPI Gives the Fed Room While Chinese Stocks Draw a Rotation
Producer prices fell the most since 2020, easing rate pressure, as money rotated into Chinese tech stocks ahead of TSMC and Netflix earnings.
CPI Cools in June as Warsh Signals the Inflation Surge Is Ending
June inflation cooled more than expected, easing rate-hike fears, as new Fed chair Kevin Warsh told Congress the inflation surge will soon be past.
CPI Cools on Falling Energy Prices While IBM's Warning Rattles Software Stocks
June CPI fell on a 23% drop in crude, core inflation eased, and IBM's weak preview sank software stocks while big banks beat.
Thursday Market Close: Paramount-WBD Merger Faces State Lawsuit, Costco Cools, New Housing Data
State attorneys general may sue to block the $110B Paramount-WBD merger; Costco sales cool, housing softens, and Delta and SK Hynix loom.
Apple's $30B Broadcom Chip Deal Lands as a Broadcom Win
Apple's $30B Broadcom chip pact reads as a Broadcom win while shares stay muted, and a trader fades the fear across a dip-buying market.
Weak June Jobs Report and a Quiet Healthcare Rally to Record Highs
A soft June jobs report met a market rally as healthcare stocks hit all-time highs and the Dow closed at a record.
Reading Through a Weak June Jobs Report and the Tech Pullback
A weak June jobs report, a sharp semiconductor pullback, and where fixed-income opportunities now sit across investment grade and high yield.
Fed Caution, AI Access Restored, and a Data-Heavy Market Session
A rundown of Fed Chair Warsh's cautious ECB remarks, restored access to advanced AI models, key labor and manufacturing data, and what's ahead.
Warsh's Hawkish Signal, AI's Inflation Twist, and the Rotational Market of Late 2026
An analysis of Warsh's hawkish inflation stance, AI's contested effect on prices, mixed macro data, and a rotational market heading into the second half.
A Strong First Half: Resilient Labor Demand, Record Chip Gains, and a Sliding Yen
A market wrap covering robust labor data, a record-setting first half for stocks and chips, softening consumer sentiment, and yen intervention watch.
Memory Chips as the New Crude Oil and a Tech Market Bracing for a Hawkish Fed
How a hawkish Fed, the commodification of memory chips, and shifting capital flows are reshaping tech valuations and the IPO outlook.
Hot Inflation, Resilient Growth, and a Market Rotation in Focus
A market wrap covering hot May PCE inflation, resilient growth data, tech-driven margin fears, and a rotation into cyclical sectors ahead of a possible Fed hike.
Rotation, Dollar Strength, and Cheaper Crude: Reading the Mid-Year Market Crosscurrents
An analysis of the tech selloff, a rallying dollar pressuring gold, falling crude oil easing inflation, and the high bar facing Micron's earnings.