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The Daily Wrap – July 22, 2026
The artificial intelligence boom is accelerating with a massive multi-billion dollar deal between AMD and Anthropic for AI chips, while companies like Supermicro and GE Vernova are seeing record orders for the servers and power infrastructure n...
The Daily Wrap – July 21, 2026
The United States is escalating geopolitical and trade tensions, launching new strikes against Iran and imposing an additional 50% tariff on certain Canadian goods. Amidst this volatility, several major companies including General Motors, 3M, a...
The Daily Wrap – July 20, 2026
The global economy is on edge as the US-Iran conflict pushes oil above $90 a barrel, while in the UK, new Prime Minister Andy Burnham promises a "new economic model" to bring stability. In the tech world, AMD is directly challenging Nvidia's AI...
What's on Tap - July 19, 2026
As the U.S. stock market hovers near record highs, the second-quarter earnings season heats up, posing a critical test for the market's 10% rally this year. All eyes are on the artificial intelligence sector, with upcoming results from Alphabet...
The Weekly Wrap - July 18, 2026
Texas launched its own stock exchange, the TXSE, backed by financial giants like BlackRock and Goldman Sachs to challenge the NYSE and Nasdaq duopoly amid a boom in initial public offerings. This development comes as major banks report record-s...
The Daily Wrap – July 17, 2026
Escalating military conflict in the Middle East drove oil prices higher, fueling inflation concerns that were further validated by a surprise jump in U.S. import costs and declining home affordability. This market volatility benefited banks lik...
The Daily Wrap – July 16, 2026
Fueled by a powerful AI boom and resilient consumer demand, major corporations including TSMC, UnitedHealth, and United Airlines reported blockbuster earnings and announced significant investments. This corporate strength is contrasted by risin...
The Daily Wrap: Morning Edition - July 15, 2026
Major U.S. banks reported record-smashing profits fueled by a strong economy and an AI-driven deal-making boom, yet their executives warned of 'tectonic' risks looming from geopolitical conflict and persistent inflation. This economic strength ...
The Daily Wrap: Morning Edition - July 14, 2026
Financial markets are facing dual pressures as renewed U.S.-Iran conflict sends oil prices soaring, while traders simultaneously brace for a pivotal day of economic data, bank earnings, and Federal Reserve testimony. Although the June inflation...
The Daily Wrap: Morning Edition - July 13, 2026
The financial markets are being shaped by the dual forces of geopolitical risk and the artificial intelligence boom, as renewed U.S.-Iran conflict drives oil prices higher while massive demand for AI chips fuels record sales for companies like ...
What's on Tap? - July 12, 2026
Investors are bracing for a pivotal week where the market's resilience will be tested by a confluence of geopolitical tensions, critical inflation data, and the start of corporate earnings season. Key events include monitoring the fallout from ...
Weekly Wrap - July 11, 2026
This week was marked by significant geopolitical and monetary policy shifts, as a fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire collapsed, sending oil prices higher, while new Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh launched a major overhaul of the central bank by ...
The Daily Wrap: Morning Edition - July 10, 2026
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has appointed prominent figures like Marc Andreessen and Doug McMillon to new task forces for a major review of the central bank's operations, occurring as the U.S. housing market cools and the labor market ...
The Daily Wrap: Morning Edition - July 9, 2026
Geopolitical tensions escalated as the President declared the U.S.-Iran ceasefire "over," causing oil prices to spike, while in major corporate news, AstraZeneca's stock plunged after a key heart drug trial failed and Apple announced a $30 bill...
The Daily Wrap: Morning Edition - July 08, 2026
Oil prices surged over 6% after President Trump declared the U.S. ceasefire with Iran "over," escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. In the tech sector, a significant market rotation is underway, with investors taking profits from...
The Daily Wrap: Morning Edition - July 07, 2026
The big stories this morning are Microsoft's decision to cut 4,800 jobs to manage costs from its massive AI investments, a $14.5 billion chemical merger by Solstice to target the AI market, and SpaceX's highly anticipated inclusion in the Nasda...
The Daily Wrap: Morning Edition - July 06, 2026
Wall Street is starting the second half of 2026 with strong bullish sentiment, fueled by the ongoing AI boom and easing inflation concerns as OPEC+ agrees to increase output, causing oil prices to fall. This optimism is reflected in major corpo...
What's on Tap? – July 05, 2026
The upcoming week marks the unofficial start of the second-quarter earnings season and is packed with key economic data, most notably the release of the Federal Reserve's June meeting minutes. Investors will be closely watching reports from con...
The Daily Wrap: Morning Edition - July 2, 2026
The U.S. is experiencing a hot IPO market, highlighted by the successful debuts of AOL-owner Bending Spoons and e-scooter company Lime, alongside major policy developments including an OpenAI proposal to give the government an equity stake and ...
The Daily Wrap: Q3 Outlook - July 1 - 2026
We take a look ahead at the start of Q3 where Wall Street is grappling with an AI-driven market boom, with massive corporate spending on infrastructure fueling record earnings and prompting J.P. Morgan to raise its S&P 500 target to 7,800. ...
The Daily Wrap: Morning Edition - June 30, 2026
U.S. stock markets surged to record highs yesterday, with the Dow closing above 52,000, as easing geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Iran prompted a rebound in technology stocks. There was also marked by major corporate restructuring, i...
The Daily Wrap: Morning Edition - June 29, 2026
U.S. stock futures are rising, led by the Nasdaq, as market sentiment improves due to an agreement between the United States and Iran to halt hostilities and resume peace talks. This optimism is also fueled by major corporate news, including Co...
What's on Tap - June 28th, 2026
In the upcoming holiday-shortened week, financial markets will be intensely focused on the U.S. jobs report to gauge the economy's strength and close out a solid first half of the year. This data is critical as it will heavily influence the Fed...
The Weekly Wrap – June 27th, 2026
A key inflation report hitting a three-year high kept Federal Reserve rate hikes in play, while the corporate world was dominated by the consequences of the AI boom, highlighted by Micron's record earnings and Apple raising prices due to soarin...
The Daily Wrap: Morning Edition - June 26, 2026
A key inflation report showed prices hitting a three-year high, keeping Federal Reserve rate hikes in play, while Apple raised MacBook and iPad prices due to soaring memory chip costs driven by the AI boom. Major corporate developments include ...