
MRKT Matrix
MRKT Matrix by RiskReversal is your daily dose of the biggest money-making (or losing) stories in the stock market, economy, and tech. In a few minutes, each episode recaps the top business news headlines of the trading session without you having to listen to Guy Adami and Dan Nathan’s voices! From what’s driving the market to breakthroughs in AI, the latest earnings and everything in between, MRKT Matrix cuts through the noise and keeps you up-to-date on the top investing trends you need to know.New episodes drop daily shortly after the markets close. Subscribe now wherever you listen to podcasts.Curation by RiskReversal, scripts by Perplexity Pro, voice by ElevenLabs.NOTE: All episodes of MRKT Call have moved to YouTube exclusively. Subscribe and watch Monday-Thursday at YouTube.com/RiskReversalMedia
Latest episodes

May 22, 2025 • 7min
Stocks Try To Shake-Off Higher Yields
MRKT Matrix - Thursday, May 22nd
Stocks closed little changed on Thursday as yields back off recent highs (CNBC)
Dimon Warns of US Stagflation Risk, Says Fed Right to Hold (Bloomberg)
Home Sales in April Fell for the Second Straight Month (WSJ)
Trump Tax Bill Narrowly Passes House, Overcoming Infighting (Bloomberg)
Bitcoin hits new record high above $111,000 as rally marches on (CNBC)
OPEC+ Discusses Another Super-Sized Output Hike for July (Bloomberg)
Trump’s ‘Little Problem’ With Tim Cook Is a Big One for Apple (Bloomberg)
Anthropic launches Claude 4, its most powerful AI model yet (CNBC)
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May 21, 2025 • 8min
Yield Spike Sparks Sell-Off
MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, May 21st
Dow slides more than 800 points as spiking Treasury yields and deficit fears spur a sell-off (CNBC)
Johnson Says Agreement Reached on $40,000 SALT Cap Increase (Bloomberg)
Target Cuts Outlook On Shopper Pullback, Hit to Retail’s Sales (Bloomberg)
Lowe’s sticks by full-year forecast as sales from home professionals boost business (CNBC)
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says tariffs haven't dented consumer spending (CNBC)
CoreWeave Surges Past Analyst Targets as Citi Doubles Theirs (Bloomberg)
Nvidia CEO Urgers US to Ease AI Curbs After ‘Failure’ With China (Bloomberg)
OpenAI’s Biggest Data Center Secures $11.6 Billion in Funding (WSJ)
Former Apple Design Guru Jony Ive to Take Expansive Role at OpenAI (WSJ)
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May 20, 2025 • 9min
S&P 500 Snaps Winning Streak
MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, May 20th
Dow slides more than 100 points, S&P 500 snaps six-day winning run (CNBC)
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says markets are too complacent on tariffs, expects S&P 500 earnings growth to collapse (CNBC)
KKR Says Bonds’ Role as Portfolio ‘Shock Absorbers’ Is Eroding (Bloomberg)
Citi Sees Weaker Dollar After G-7 Meeting as US Softens Tariffs (Bloomberg)
China smartphone exports to US, including Apple’s iPhone, dive to lowest since 2011 (SCMP)
Home Depot Plans to Keep Prices Steady Despite Tariffs (WSJ)
Target’s looming earnings report will show tariff pressure, Wall Street says (CNBC)
The AI Hiring Pause Is Officially Here (Bloomberg)
Musk Commits to Tesla CEO Role and Plans Political Pullback (Bloomberg)
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May 19, 2025 • 8min
Investors Shake off Moody’s Downgrade
MRKT Matrix - Monday, May 19th
S&P 500 is flat as investors shake off Moody's downgrade (CNBC)
Mortgage rates cross back over 7% after U.S. credit downgrade (CNBC)
Ray Dalio says the risk to U.S. Treasurys is even greater than what Moody’s is saying (CNBC)
BlackRock’s Rick Rieder says this is the ‘sweet spot’ in bonds right now (CNBC)
Morgan Stanley’s Wilson Says Buy US Stock Dips After Moody’s Cut (Bloomberg)
Fed Officials Signal Rates Likely to Stay on Hold Until at Least September (Bloomberg)
Trump Tax Bill Advances After GOP Deal for Faster Medicaid Cuts (Bloomberg)
Jamie Dimon’s Would-Be Successors Audition for the Top Job at JPMorgan (WSJ)
Nvidia announces new tech to keep it at the center of AI development (CNBC)
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May 16, 2025 • 9min
Stocks Cap of A Strong Week
MRKT Matrix - Friday, May 16th
S&P 500 rises as benchmark heads for big weekly gain (CNBC)
Signs of a homebuilding slump (Axios)
Trump Says US to Set Tariff Rates for Other Nations in Weeks (Bloomberg)
Trump Tax Bill Fails in House Panel as GOP Splits on Cost (Bloomberg)
Nvidia plans Shanghai research centre in new commitment to China (Financial Times)
US crypto group Coinbase targeted by hackers (Financial Times)
Meta Battles an ‘Epidemic of Scams’ as Criminals Flood Instagram and Facebook (WSJ)
Anthropic closes $2.5 billion credit facility as Wall Street continues plunging money into AI boom (CNBC)
ByteDance Aims to Match Meta Sales in 2025 as TikTok Gains Steam (Bloomberg)
Charter Agrees to Combine With Cox in $34.5 Billion Cable Deal (Bloomberg)
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May 15, 2025 • 10min
S&P Rises for Fourth Straight Day
MRKT Matrix - Thursday, May 15th
S&P 500 rises for a fourth day, Dow adds 260 points (CNBC)
Fed’s Powell cautions about higher long-term rates as ‘supply shocks’ provide policy challenges (CNBC)
Dimon Says Recession Remains a Possibility on Tariff Fallout (Bloomberg)
Steve Cohen says stocks could retest their April lows, sees a 45% chance of recession (CNBC)
Trump Asks Apple to Stop Moving iPhone Production to India (Bloomberg)
Trump Says US and Iran Are Closer to Reaching a Nuclear Deal (Bloomberg)
EU Readies New Trade Proposal for US as Tariff Talks Move Slowly (Bloomberg)
Walmart Becomes Biggest Retailer Yet to Pass Through Tariff Price Increases (WSJ)
Meta Is Delaying the Rollout of Its Flagship AI Model (WSJ)
Dick’s Sporting Goods to Buy Foot Locker for $2.4 Billion (Bloomberg)
UnitedHealth Group Is Under Criminal Investigation for Possible Medicare Fraud (WSJ)
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May 14, 2025 • 9min
Rally Stalls After Strong Surge to Start the Week
MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, May 14th
S&P 500 is little changed as traders try to build on strong rebound from April low (CNBC)
US Announces More Than $243 Billion in Deals With Qatar (Bloomberg)
Trump’s Mideast Visit Opens Floodgate of AI Deals Led by Nvidia (Bloomberg)
Bank of America raises price targets on Nvidia, AMD after the pair land Saudi deals during Trump visit (CNBC)
Mortgage demand from homebuyers continues to recover, even with higher interest rates (CNBC)
Chinese e-commerce sites offer discounts of up to $351 on Apple’s latest iPhones (Reuters)
Foxconn Posts Strong Profit But Lowers Guidance Amid Tariff Risks (WSJ)
US warns against using Huawei chips ‘anywhere in the world’ (Financial Times)
HBO Max is coming back — Warner Bros. Discovery is renaming its streaming service, again (CNBC)
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May 13, 2025 • 8min
S&P 500 Goes Green For 2025
MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, May 13th
S&P 500 rises, erases loss for 2025, as Nvidia leads tech shares higher (CNBC)
JPMorgan Drops US Recession Call After US-China Trade Truce (Bloomberg)
Ed Yardeni cuts recession odds and raises S&P 500 target back up to 6,500 on Trump’s tariff rollback (CNBC)
Goldman changes tack again, raises 2025 S&P 500 target to account for easier tariffs (CNBC)
UBS Wealth downgrades U.S. stocks as others on the Street raise their forecasts (CNBC)
White House announces $600 billion Saudi investment in U.S. during Trump visit (CNBC)
The US Is on Track to Lose $12 Billion in Travel Revenue in 2025 (Bloomberg)
China Removes Ban on Boeing Deliveries After US Trade Truce (Bloomberg)
Microsoft Slashing Thousands of Workers, Including Management Jobs (WSJ)
OpenAI’s shakeup plan gets SoftBank’s nod - all eyes now on Microsoft (CNBC)
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May 12, 2025 • 8min
Stocks Soar on Temporary Tariff Cuts
MRKT Matrix - Monday, May 12th
Dow surges more than 1,100 points after China and U.S. agree to temporary tariff cuts (CNBC)
Treasury Secretary Bessent says he’s likely to meet with China again in ‘next few weeks’ to work on bigger agreement (CNBC)
Expect China to help Trump on fentanyl, TikTok and midterm elections, says Evercore ISI strategist (CNBC)
Traders See Fed Cutting Rates Just Twice in 2025 on Cooling Trade War (Bloomberg)
Trump Wants Medicare to Pay Less Than Foreign Countries for Drugs (Bloomberg)
Rest of Year Isn’t Looking Good for Retail-Property Market (WSJ)
Apple Considers Raising iPhone Prices, Without Blaming Tariffs (WSJ)
Perplexity AI wrapping talks to raise $500 million at $14 billion valuation (CNBC)
SoftBank Stargate Venture With OpenAI Hits Snags on Tariff Fears (Bloomberg)
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May 9, 2025 • 8min
Investors Remain Cautious Ahead of China Trade Talks
MRKT Matrix - Friday, May 9th
Stocks muted on Friday as traders are cautious ahead of China trade talks (CNBC)
Trump Says 80% China Tariff ‘Seems Right,’ Ahead of Talks (Bloomberg)
First Chinese freight ship goods hit with Trump’s 145%-plus tariffs arriving at U.S. ports (CNBC)
Buy the trade deal expectations, but sell the fact, BofA’s Hartnett says (CNBC)
Trump Seeks Tax Hike on Wealthy Earnings $2.5 Million or More (Bloomberg)
Fed’s Barr Warns Tariffs Risk Higher Inflation, Unemployment (Bloomberg)
S&P 500 Earnings Season Update (FactSet)
IPO Market, Frozen Since Liberation Day, Shows Some Signs of Thaw (WSJ)
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