The David Lin Report

Jensen Huang’s sudden resignation sends Nvidia into turmoil, with a board investigation, leadership uncertainty, and an $855 billion market-value wipeout. Allegations involving espionage and chip diversions bring congressional and Justice Department scrutiny. Meanwhile, CoreWeave reports explosive AI revenue growth while taking on massive debt, raising questions about how the infrastructure boom is being financed.

Frank Giustra, Canadian investor, philanthropist, and Fiore Group CEO, explores the AI bubble’s risks and its potential impact on markets and jobs. He discusses recession, inflation, gold, de-dollarization, China’s commodity strategy, financial repression, and a possible dollar crisis. Giustra also reflects on wealth, purpose, philanthropy, poverty, and lessons from his book, The Money Dilemma.

Oil prices plunge as tensions around Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, and global shipping collide. Doomberg explores scenarios ranging from $60 to $125 crude, elevated diesel costs, inflation risks, and a possible U.S. energy construction boom. The discussion also examines shifting incentives in Ukraine, Russia’s ambitions, strained Western arsenals, and the geopolitical fallout of unpredictable foreign policy.

Peter Boockvar, CIO of One Point BFG Wealth Partners and author of The Boock Report, examines surging Treasury yields, inflation, deficits, and the Fed’s next move. He explores AI spending, data-center constraints, Nvidia’s leadership and financing risks, a muted labor market, Iran-driven energy pressures, and opportunities across gold, commodities, uranium, and defensive stocks.

Jim Bianco, founder of Bianco Research and fixed-income strategist, joins David Rosenberg, economist and president of Rosenberg Research, for a lively debate on Treasury yields, inflation, deficits and the Fed’s next move. They also examine whether AI demand can justify massive infrastructure spending, the risk of a tech-stock bear market, and how investors might balance bonds, equities, cash and hard assets.

Harjit Sajjan, former Canadian Defence Minister and army officer, joins Hunter Scharfe, Juno Industries CEO and defense-tech innovator. They explore the global military buildup, Canada’s rising defense ambitions, and shifting alliances among the U.S., China, and Europe. The conversation spans AI, autonomous systems, battlefield sensors, Arctic sovereignty, NATO interoperability, and Juno’s push to build sovereign technology for a rapidly changing era of warfare.

Cem Karson, Kai Asset Management’s macro strategist, and Noel Smith, its portfolio and volatility specialist, examine why 2027 could bring a brutal market rollover. They explore Treasury yields potentially reaching 6%, sticky inflation, fiscal spending, AI investment risks, data-center backlash, and political pressure on the Fed. They also discuss volatility trading, dynamic hedging, and whether cash or bonds offer better protection.

Jason Shapiro, founder of the Crowded Market Report, examines the tech selloff and rebound through trader positioning and market psychology. He explores whether buying the dip makes sense, why he shorted the Nasdaq, and how crowded trades amplify volatility. They also discuss Bitcoin’s link to tech, gold and silver, dollar weakness, bond risks, and signals of genuine market fear.

Nvidia faces a storm of espionage allegations, export-control scrutiny, and questions about CEO Jensen Huang’s connections. The discussion examines Megaspeed’s massive chip purchases, claims of restricted hardware reaching China, Washington’s AI policy battles, and the strategic importance of Nvidia’s technology. It also explores corporate governance, possible divorce-related share control, and risks for investors.

Jim Thorne, Chief Market Strategist at Wellington-Altus Private Wealth, explores whether the tech selloff signals danger or opportunity. He discusses AI spending, NVIDIA’s competitive edge, Federal Reserve policy, falling energy costs, and America’s debt outlook. The conversation also covers Bitcoin’s pullback, housing, real estate, and why banks, small caps, and cyclical stocks may gain appeal.