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MRKT Matrix - Friday, August 22nd Dow surges more than 800 points to post record close as Powell speech fuels rally (CNBC) Powell Opens Door to Interest Rate Cut, Citing Labor Markets (Bloomberg) Trump immigration policy may be shrinking labor force, economists say (CNBC) The Biggest Retailers Are Thriving in the Tariff Economy (WSJ) Nvidia Asks Suppliers to Halt H20 Work, Information Says (Bloomberg) How Trump Will Decide Which Chips Act Companies Must Give Up Equity (WSJ) Google scores six-year Meta cloud deal worth over $10 billion (CNBC) Apple Explores Using Google Gemini AI to Power Revamped Siri (Bloomberg) German Steel Boss Sees ‘Really Bad’ Mood Lingering Across Economy (Bloomberg) Germany’s Steeper Economic Slump Tests Merz’s Growth Push (Bloomberg) Bitcoin-Volatility Collapse Forces Risk-Loving Traders Elsewhere (Bloomberg) -- Subscribe to our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://riskreversalmedia.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MRKT Matrix by RiskReversal Media is a daily AI powered podcast bringing you the top stories moving financial markets Story curation by RiskReversal, scripts by Perplexity Pro, voice by ElevenLabs

MRKT Matrix - Thursday, August 21st S&P 500 posts fifth losing day ahead of Powell speech, Dow drops 150 points (CNBC) Fed Chair Powell set to deliver big Jackson Hole speech Friday. Here’s what Wall Street expects (CNBC) Trump official signals DOJ will investigate Fed Governor Cook (CNBC) Trump half-billion-dollar civil fraud fine overturned by New York appeals court (CNBC) EU, US Reach Agreement on Joint Statement Outlining Trade Deal (Bloomberg) Meta Freezes AI Hiring After Blockbuster Spending Spree (WSJ) Anthropic in Talks to Raise Up to $10 Billion in New Funding (Bloomberg) What Matters More to the Stock Market? The Fed or Nvidia? (NYTimes) China turns against Nvidia’s AI chip after ‘insulting’ Howard Lutnick remarks (Financial Times) Walmart Lifts Guidance, Gaining Ground With Wary Consumers (Bloomberg) Disney’s new ESPN flagship streaming app launches Thursday. Here’s what we know (CNBC) -- Subscribe to our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://riskreversalmedia.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MRKT Matrix by RiskReversal Media is a daily AI powered podcast bringing you the top stories moving financial markets Story curation by RiskReversal, scripts by Perplexity Pro, voice by ElevenLabs

MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, August 20th Nasdaq falls for a second day as tech struggles again (CNBC) Trump Demands Fed’s Cook Quit as Pulte Seeks Mortgage Probe (Bloomberg) Trump Embarks on $104 Million Bond-Buying Spree While in Office (Bloomberg) Elon Musk Pledged to Start a Political Party. He Is Already Pumping the Brakes. (WSJ) Target Picks Insider as CEO to Lead Turnaround; Shares Drop (Bloomberg) McDonald’s to Cut Combo-Meal Prices After Convincing Franchisees (WSJ) Oracle Rides Major Deals With OpenAI, Nvidia to Turn Around Cloud Business (Bloomberg) Databricks says it’s valued at over $100 billion in latest funding round (CNBC) SpaceX’s Expensive Starship Explosions Are Starting to Add Up (Bloomberg) -- Subscribe to our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://riskreversalmedia.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MRKT Matrix by RiskReversal Media is a daily AI powered podcast bringing you the top stories moving financial markets Story curation by RiskReversal, scripts by Perplexity Pro, voice by ElevenLabs

MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, August 19th Dow pulls back from record, Nasdaq sheds 1% as Nvidia leads tech lower (CNBC) Bessent says interviews for ‘incredible group’ of potential Fed chairs will start after Labor Day (CNBC) Intel’s CEO Draws Support for Revival From SoftBank, Trump (Bloomberg) Apple just landed a key win for the global encryption fight (CNBC) How Pimco Outmaneuvered Apollo, KKR to Win $29 Billion Meta Deal (Bloomberg) Silicon Valley’s AI deals are creating zombie startups: ‘You hollowed out the organization’ (CNBC) Nvidia says it’s evaluating a ‘variety of products’ after report of new AI chip for China (CNBC) Private Equity Firms’ Stocks Are Struggling, Despite Getting Into 401(k)s (WSJ) Home Depot stock rises 2% as retailer maintains full-year forecast (CNBC) US and Europe to Work Immediately on Ukraine Security Plan (Bloomberg) -- Subscribe to our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://riskreversalmedia.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MRKT Matrix by RiskReversal Media is a daily AI powered podcast bringing you the top stories moving financial markets Story curation by RiskReversal, scripts by Perplexity Pro, voice by ElevenLabs

MRKT Matrix - Monday, August 18th Stocks dip to start the week as traders await Powell speech, retail earnings (CNBC) Powell Has Reason to Hedge Jackson Hole Signal as Data Zigzags (Bloomberg) Strong Crop of Earnings Eases Investors’ Economic Concerns (WSJ) OpenAI’s Sam Altman sees AI bubble forming as industry spending surges (CNBC) Bitcoin sinks to $115,000 after hitting its newest record, as macro concerns spark liquidation wave (CNBC) 'I almost fell off my chair’: Investors lose billions on meme stocks as ‘pump and dump’ scams multiple (Financial Times) Soho House Agrees to Be Taken Private in $2.7 Billion Deal (Bloomberg) US Allies Set to Plead With Trump to Stand Behind Ukraine (Bloomberg) -- Subscribe to our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://riskreversalmedia.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MRKT Matrix by RiskReversal Media is a daily AI powered podcast bringing you the top stories moving financial markets Story curation by RiskReversal, scripts by Perplexity Pro, voice by ElevenLabs

MRKT Matrix - Friday, August 15th S&P 500 falls slightly Friday, but on track for big weekly gain (CNBC) Trump Says Semiconductor Tariffs Coming Soon, Could Reach 300% (Bloomberg) Trump and Putin Have Different Goals for Anchorage Summit (Bloomberg) ‘It better be different this time’: BofA’s Hartnett says the S&P’s price-to-book valuation is higher than dotcom bubble top (CNBC) US Retail Sales Climb in Broad Advance After Upward Revision (Bloomberg) Chinese Economy’s Worst Month of 2025 Puts Stimulus Back in Play (Bloomberg) The U.S. Is Discussing Taking a Stake in Intel (WSJ) UnitedHealth Surges After Buffett, Tepper Bet on Turnaround (Bloomberg) Rivian Says It Faces $100 Million Hole After Relaxation of Fuel Economy Rules (WSJ) -- Subscribe to our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://riskreversalmedia.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MRKT Matrix by RiskReversal Media is a daily AI powered podcast bringing you the top stories moving financial markets Story curation by RiskReversal, scripts by Perplexity Pro, voice by ElevenLabs

MRKT Matrix - Thursday, August 14th Stocks trade marginally lower after hotter-than-expected inflation data (CNBC) US Producer Prices Rise by Most in Three Years on Services (Bloomberg) Bessent Says He’s Not Pushing Fed Cuts, Just Touting Models (Bloomberg) Economist Sumerlin confirms he’s in the running for Fed chair, backs big interest rate cut (CNBC) Americans’ 401(k)s Are More Tied to Stocks Than Ever (WSJ) Behind Wall Street’s Abrupt Flip on Crypto (NYTimes) DeepSeek’s next AI model delayed by attempt to use Chinese chips (Financial Times) -- Subscribe to our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://riskreversalmedia.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MRKT Matrix by RiskReversal Media is a daily AI powered podcast bringing you the top stories moving financial markets Story curation by RiskReversal, scripts by Perplexity Pro, voice by ElevenLabs

MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, August 13th Dow rises 300 points, S&P 500 hits new record in second day of gains (CNBC) Trump considering 11 candidates for Fed chair, including David Zervos and Rick Rieder, sources say (CNBC) Bessent Urges Fed to Lower Rates by 150 Basis Points or More (Bloomberg) Investors Playing More Defense Even as Stocks Climb to New Highs (Bloomberg) Goldman stands by call that consumers will bear the brunt of tariffs after Trump blasts bank’s economist (CNBC) Global Oil Markets Face Record Supply Glut Next Year, IEA Says (Bloomberg) Companies Are Pouring Billions Into A.I. It Has Yet to Pay Off. (NYTimes) OpenAI’s Rocky GPT-5 Rollout Shows Struggle to Remain Undisputed AI Leader (WSJ) China’s Lead in Open-Source AI Jolts Washington and Silicon Valley (WSJ) Why China Loves and Fears Nvidia’s H20 Chip (WSJ) -- Subscribe to our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://riskreversalmedia.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MRKT Matrix by RiskReversal Media is a daily AI powered podcast bringing you the top stories moving financial markets Story curation by RiskReversal, scripts by Perplexity Pro, voice by ElevenLabs

MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, August 12th S&P 500 hits new record as CPI report gives Fed green light to cut rates (CNBC) Inflation Held Steady at 2.7% in July (WSJ) The Era of Big Raises for Low-Paid Workers Is Over (WSJ) Trump to Nominate Bureau of Labor Statistics Critic to Lead Agency (WSJ) Perplexity Makes Longshot $34.5 Billion Offer for Chrome (WSJ) Musk threatens ‘immediate’ legal action against Apple over alleged antitrust violations (CNBC) China Urges Firms to Avoid Nvidia H20 Chips After Trump Ends Ban (Bloomberg) -- Subscribe to our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://riskreversalmedia.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MRKT Matrix by RiskReversal Media is a daily AI powered podcast bringing you the top stories moving financial markets Story curation by RiskReversal, scripts by Perplexity Pro, voice by ElevenLabs

MRKT Matrix - Monday, August 11th Stocks slip to start the week as traders look ahead to CPI data (CNBC) Small US Firms Paying Trump Tariffs Face $202 Billion Annual Hit (Bloomberg) American Companies Are Buying Their Own Stocks at a Record Pace (WSJ) A New Generation of ‘Buy the Dip’ Investors Is Propping Up the Market (WSJ) Nvidia, AMD to Pay 15% on China AI Chip Sales in US Deal (Bloomberg) Builder China South City Ordered to Liquidate by Hong Kong Court (Bloomberg) Inside Target, Frustrated Employees and the Search for a New CEO (WSJ) Paramount Buys UFC Rights for $7.7 Billion to Boost Streaming (Bloomberg) -- Subscribe to our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://riskreversalmedia.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MRKT Matrix by RiskReversal Media is a daily AI powered podcast bringing you the top stories moving financial markets Story curation by RiskReversal, scripts by Perplexity Pro, voice by ElevenLabs