SEC Chair Atkins says regulators looking for ‘hanky-panky’ in markets, even with ongoing shutdown
POSTED BY CHRIS COMBS — ARTICLE CONFIRMING THERE ARE FALSE NARRATIVES DRIVING CONFUSION AMONG INVESTORS AND MOVING MARKETS –HIGHLIGHTED IN OCTOBER 24 5-IN 5 VIDEO By Jeff Fox Published CNBC – Wed, Oct 22 202512:22 PM EDT Key Points Even with the government not operating, the SEC is on the lookout for suspicious activity in […]
The Great Debasement Trade Is Mostly Just Hedge Fund Hype
POSTED BY CHRIS COMBS — ARTICLE CONFIRMING THERE ARE FALSE NARRATIVES DRIVING CONFUSION AMONG INVESTORS AND MOVING MARKETS –HIGHLIGHTED IN OCTOBER 24 5-IN 5 VIDEO By Marcus Ashworth October 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM PDT Bloomberg Takeaways: The “great debasement trade” refers to investors shunning sovereign debt and related currencies, and buying precious metals, crypto […]
Why Wall Street Is Obsessing Over Debasement Trades
POSTED BY CHRIS COMBS — ARTICLE CONFIRMING THERE ARE FALSE NARRATIVES DRIVING CONFUSION AMONG INVESTORS AND MOVING MARKETS –HIGHLIGHTED IN OCTOBER 24 5-IN 5 VIDEO By Richard Henderson Bloomberg – October 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM PDT Political and fiscal uncertainty in major economies including the US, France and Japan is putting pressure on their currencies […]
No, Rigetti Computing’s CEO Didn’t Sell His Stake. How a Rumor Slammed the Stock.
POSTED BY CHRIS COMBS — ARTICLE CONFIRMING THERE ARE FALSE NARRATIVES DRIVING CONFUSION AMONG INVESTORS AND MOVING MARKETS –HIGHLIGHTED IN OCTOBER 24 5-IN 5 VIDEO By Mackenzie Tatananni October 23, 2025 Rigetti Computing’s CEO, Subodh Kulkarni, holds an equity interest of 0.8% through 2.7 million stock options, with 1.6 million vested. Kulkarni exercised an option […]
What Credit-Card Trends Tell Us About the U.S. Consumer, in Charts
There is a trade war, a government shutdown and a sluggish job market, but households are still spending By Imani Moise and Ben Glickman Oct. 23, 2025 Americans may feel worse about the economy, but they are still wielding their credit cards with confidence. An escalating trade war, a prolonged government shutdown and a stagnant […]
TSMC Raises Sales Outlook to Convey Confidence in Global AI Boom
By Debby Wu 10/15/2025 23:29:26 [BN] Summary by Bloomberg AI Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. hiked its projection for 2025 revenue growth to the mid-30% range, sending a strong signal of confidence in demand for components like Nvidia Corp. chips that power AI. TSMC raised the lower end of its capital spending target for the year to at […]
AmEx updates 2025 forecasts as affluent customers keep up spending
By Manya Saini and Arasu Kannagi Basil October 17, 2025 Oct 17 (Reuters) – American Express raised the lower end of its 2025 profit and revenue forecasts on Friday, as its affluent customers looked past economic uncertainty and continued spending ahead of the holiday season. Analysts expect AmEx to benefit from spending by high-income customers, particularly on travel and […]
S&P 500 ends higher after strong bank earnings, chip stocks rally
By Noel Randewich October 15, 2025 Summary: Bank of America beats Wall Street estimates for profit Morgan Stanley’s shares hit record high after Q3 profit beats US chipmakers gain on renewed AI optimism S&P 500 +0.40%, Nasdaq +0.66%, Dow -0.04% Oct 15 (Reuters) – The S&P 500 ended higher on Wednesday, with Morgan Stanley and […]
The Frothiest AI Bubble Is in Energy Stocks
By Jinjoo Lee Oct. 15, 2025 5:30 am ET Concept stocks with no revenue have soaring valuations Forget about the froth in tech valuations. The real excess might be building up in energy stocks. For all the fears about stretched technology shares, many of those companies are hugely profitable ones that will keep chugging along even […]
The Nation’s Biggest Banks Are Saying the Economy Is Still Strong
By Alexander Saeedy and AnnaMaria Andriotis Oct. 15, 2025 12:57 pm ET Boom in dealmaking, higher spending point to a healthy economy; bears watch frothy stock prices, weakening job market The nation’s biggest bankers proclaimed this week that the economy is sturdy, the U.S. consumer is healthy, and they haven’t seen much change in recent […]