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🏦 2025 Markets Wrapped

Dec 31, 2025

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9 min read

🏦 2025 Markets Wrapped

+ Washington Tightens Its Grip on AI

Meta made scam ads harder to find instead of fully cracking down

Dec 31, 2025

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Meta made scam ads harder to find instead of fully cracking down

Meta $META didn’t just remove scam ads from its platforms. According to Reuters, it also worked behind the scenes to make those ads harder for regulators, journalists, and investigators to discover in the first place.

Trump Media stock jumps after announcing digital token distribution for shareholders

Dec 31, 2025

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Trump Media stock jumps after announcing digital token distribution for shareholders

Trump Media & Technology Group $DJT jumped in premarket trading after the company said it plans to distribute a digital token to shareholders, leaning further into crypto-adjacent strategies tied to its Truth Social ecosystem.

Michael Burry says Tesla is “ridiculously overvalued,” but he’s not short the stock

Dec 31, 2025

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Michael Burry says Tesla is “ridiculously overvalued,” but he’s not short the stock

Constellation Energy got a small boost after the federal government approved a $1 billion loan to help bring the long-idle Three Mile Island reactor back online.

Nvidia asks TSMC for more AI chips as Chinese demand surges

Dec 31, 2025

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Nvidia asks TSMC for more AI chips as Chinese demand surges

Nvidia $NVDA and TSMC $TSM ticked higher in premarket trading after Reuters reported that Nvidia has asked its key manufacturing partner to ramp production of its H200 AI chips, citing stronger-than-expected demand from China.

Nike stock jumps after CEO Elliott Hill buys $1 million worth of shares

Dec 31, 2025

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Nike stock jumps after CEO Elliott Hill buys $1 million worth of shares

Nike $NKE is getting a late-year boost after a regulatory filing showed CEO Elliott Hill purchased just over $1 million of company stock on December 29. Shares rose more than 2% in premarket trading following the disclosure, as investors took the buy as a confidence signal from the top.

 📊 Mag 7 Scorecard

Dec 30, 2025

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9 min read

📊 Mag 7 Scorecard

+ Fed Hits the Brakes on Rate Cuts

SoftBank Becomes OpenAI’s Largest Backer After Completing $40 Billion Investment

Dec 30, 2025

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2 min read

SoftBank Becomes OpenAI’s Largest Backer After Completing $40 Billion Investment

SoftBank $SFTBY has fully funded its $40 billion investment in OpenAI, officially overtaking Microsoft $MSFT as the startup’s largest financial backer, according to CNBC.

Opendoor stock gives back leadership-change rally as speculative momentum fades

Dec 30, 2025

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Opendoor stock gives back leadership-change rally as speculative momentum fades

Opendoor Technologies $OPEN has erased essentially all the gains it made after announcing major leadership changes in September, as the enthusiasm premium that fueled the rally continues to fade.

Nio shares jump after China extends EV trade-in subsidies into 2026

Dec 30, 2025

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Nio shares jump after China extends EV trade-in subsidies into 2026

Shares of Chinese EV maker Nio $NIO climbed Tuesday after Beijing confirmed it will extend its vehicle trade-in subsidy program through 2026, giving the sector a policy lifeline just as investors were bracing for a pullback in government support.

Apple Emerges as a Top AI Stock for 2026 Despite Its Quiet Strategy

Dec 30, 2025

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3 min read

Apple Emerges as a Top AI Stock for 2026 Despite Its Quiet Strategy

Apple $AAPL is showing up as a surprise AI favorite heading into 2026, even as it continues to avoid the loud, capital-heavy AI arms race dominating Big Tech. While most megacaps are flooding the market with GPU spend and splashy model launches, Apple’s appeal right now is precisely that it is not doing that.

Tesla Q4 Deliveries Seen Falling 15% as Analyst Estimates Slide

Dec 30, 2025

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Tesla Q4 Deliveries Seen Falling 15% as Analyst Estimates Slide

A Tesla-compiled average of analyst estimates puts fourth-quarter deliveries at 422,850 vehicles, which would represent a 15% decline from the 495,570 vehicles delivered in the same quarter last year. If realized, it would mark one of the sharpest year-over-year drops Tesla has posted in recent quarters.

🥈 Silver Hits Gravity

Dec 29, 2025

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10 min read

🥈 Silver Hits Gravity

+ Crypto Had the Green Light, Then Hit the Brakes

Tesla Cybertruck Supplier Writes Down Battery Contract by 99 Percent

Dec 29, 2025

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Tesla Cybertruck Supplier Writes Down Battery Contract by 99 Percent

South Korea’s L&F Co., a battery materials supplier tied to Tesla’s $TSLA Cybertruck, has effectively erased a deal once worth nearly $3 billion. According to Bloomberg, the company slashed the value of its Tesla supply contract by more than 99 percent, a fresh signal that Cybertruck demand has fallen far short of expectations.

Airline Stocks Slide as Rising Oil Prices Threaten Fuel Costs

Dec 29, 2025

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Airline Stocks Slide as Rising Oil Prices Threaten Fuel Costs

Oil prices are moving higher to start the week, and airline stocks are feeling the pressure. West Texas Intermediate crude climbed more than 2.6% in morning trading as tensions between the US and Venezuela escalated, raising concerns about potential supply disruptions.

Tesla Q4 delivery estimates slide as analysts brace for a year over year decline

Dec 29, 2025

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Tesla Q4 delivery estimates slide as analysts brace for a year over year decline

Analysts broadly expect Tesla’s fourth quarter deliveries to fall from last year, as the pull forward in demand tied to the now expired EV tax credit fades. With the reporting date approaching, those estimates have continued to drift lower.

Silver Prices Reverse Sharply After Record High as Retail Frenzy Cools

Dec 29, 2025

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Silver Prices Reverse Sharply After Record High as Retail Frenzy Cools

After surging to a record high near $84 per troy ounce late Sunday, silver prices reversed hard, falling nearly 10% from Friday’s close. The move marks a sudden turn after one of the most aggressive commodity rallies of the year, driven in large part by retail momentum.

Stocks Could Climb Again in 2026 as Earnings Take the Wheel

Dec 29, 2025

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3 min read

Stocks Could Climb Again in 2026 as Earnings Take the Wheel

Wall Street is looking ahead to 2026 with optimism, and the case for higher stocks is shifting away from hype and toward profits. Forecasts point to the S&P 500 rising to around 7,750 next year, implying roughly 14% upside from current levels, driven primarily by earnings growth rather than expanding valuations.

Citi sets bitcoin bull case at $189,000 for 2026

Dec 29, 2025

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Citi sets bitcoin bull case at $189,000 for 2026

Bitcoin is closing out the year on shaky footing, but Citi thinks the next leg higher could be dramatic. In its 2026 digital assets outlook, the bank laid out a wide range of scenarios that still skew meaningfully to the upside for bitcoin $BTC .

Tesla misses year-end deadline to remove Robotaxi safety drivers in Austin

Dec 29, 2025

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3 min read

Tesla misses year-end deadline to remove Robotaxi safety drivers in Austin

Tesla $TSLA has just two days left to hit one of Elon Musk’s most repeated promises of 2025. Removing safety drivers from its Austin Robotaxi service by year-end. Right now, there is little evidence that is actually happening.

Is the AI boom really a bubble? Inflation may be the missing ingredient

Dec 26, 2025

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4 min read

Is the AI boom really a bubble? Inflation may be the missing ingredient

If the AI trade has already peaked, history will probably remember this stretch as a hybrid bubble. Part earnings-driven, part valuation-driven. Think echoes of the late 1990s, but with stronger balance sheets and much bigger companies. The catch is that true bubbles rarely deflate quietly. They usually need more fuel first.

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