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Remember that friend who always seems to catch the perfect wave while you're still paddling around in the shallows? Well, the S&P 500 is about to become that friend, and honestly, we're all here for it. The index just notched its eighth straight day of gains yesterday, climbing 0.3% and sitting less than half a percentage point away from a new record high. Meanwhile, the VIX "fear index" has dropped 12.6% this month, which in Wall Street speak means everyone's basically ...
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So Bank of America just dropped their hot take for 2026, and it's not crypto, it's not AI stocks, it's... commodities. Yeah, those boring old things like oil, gold, and copper that your dad probably told you to invest in back in the day. But here's the thing – BofA might actually be onto something with their "run-it-hot" thesis. They're basically saying 2026 is going to be a year of strong growth, government spending like there's no tomorrow, and inflation that ...
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Remember when your friend dumped someone and then immediately watched them glow up on Instagram? That's basically what happened to Warren Buffett with Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA), except instead of Instagram, it's the stock market, and instead of a glow-up, it's a 13% single-day jump that probably made the Oracle of Omaha wince a little. Here's the tea: Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway bought Ulta shares in Q2 2024, then dumped them entirely by Q4. Six months. That's shorter than most people keep ...
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Remember when Nvidia was basically the only game in town for AI chips? Those days are officially over, and honestly, it's about time. Last week, Google threw the first real punch at Nvidia's AI monopoly. This week, Amazon decided to pile on. And suddenly, the AI world looks a lot less like "Team Nvidia vs. Everyone Else" and more like an actual competition. Here's what happened: Meta is reportedly eyeing Google's custom TPU chips instead of Nvidia's GPUs for their next big ...
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So here's the tea: Wall Street is having a collective nervous breakdown over who might be running the Federal Reserve next, and honestly? They have every right to be sweating. Meet Kevin Hassett, Trump's National Economic Council director who just went from "maybe Fed Chair" to "probably Fed Chair" faster than you can say "interest rate cut." His odds on Polymarket jumped from 30% to 73% in a week, which in betting terms is basically like watching someone go from bench ...
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Remember when Nvidia was basically the only game in town for AI chips? Yeah, those days are officially over, and the drama is chef's kiss. Last week, Google threw the first punch by getting Meta to consider ditching Nvidia's GPUs for Google's own TPU chips. Yesterday, Amazon jumped into the ring with their new Trainium series, promising 30-40% cost savings over Nvidia's gear. Suddenly, the AI chip world looks less like a Nvidia fan club and more like a proper cage ...
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Well, well, well. Netflix just dropped the mic with an $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery's crown jewels – the film studios, TV production, and HBO Max. That's not a typo. We're talking about enough money to buy a small country, and Netflix just casually threw it at Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, and whatever DC superhero nonsense Warner has cooking. Here's the deal: Netflix beat out Paramount and Comcast in what was basically a billionaire bidding war. They're paying ...
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Remember when your friend sold their Bitcoin at $30k right before it hit $60k? Well, Warren Buffett just had one of those moments, except with makeup instead of crypto. The Oracle of Omaha—who's usually about as wrong as a Swiss watch—just got schooled by Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA). And honestly? It's kind of hilarious. Here's the tea: Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway bought into Ulta in Q2 2024, then dumped it entirely by Q4. That's roughly six months—which for Buffett is like a one-night ...
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