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🔔 The Opening Bell |
Good morning! So far it’s a strong morning in the market… |
Some movement in this morning’s trading: |
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We will go deeper into these areas in today’s newsletter and make sure you are as informed as possible going into today’s trading. |
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📰 Market Headlines |
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Stocks rallied Monday after Iran's missile attack on a US air base in Qatar appeared to be a limited retaliation with no casualties reported. |
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Oil prices plummeted 7%. Crude dropped to $68.51 per barrel after traders concluded Iran's response to US strikes on its nuclear facilities wouldn't threaten global supply chains or close the Strait of Hormuz. |
High court clears faster deportations. The Supreme Court lifted limits on the Trump administration's ability to deport migrants to "third countries" without requiring officials to first hear claims about potential torture or persecution. |
Regulators move to loosen capital rules. The Federal Reserve and FDIC are gearing up to undo a major banking restriction on Wednesday, potentially reducing the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio for giants like JPMorgan, Bank of America, and Goldman Sachs by 1.5 percentage points. |
😱 Fear and Greed Index |
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🧠 Make yourself heard |
Do you expect peace or continued global conflicts this year? |
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🤖 AI/Future/Tech News |
VoiceCare AI closed a $4.54 million seed round led by Caduceus Capital Partners, with Mayo Clinic joining. ByteDance pulled the plug on 8th Note Press, returning publication rights to authors after less than two years. Amazon’s Alexa+ invites jumped past 1 million users, up tenfold from May.
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🪙 Crypto | Anthony Pompliano unveiled a $1 billion merger to form ProCap Financial, a bitcoin treasury firm. ProCap BTC raised $750 million in equity and convertible notes. Senator Adam Schiff introduced the COIN Act to block public officials and their families from profiting off crypto. Genesis Digital Assets acquired 1,000 air-cooled miners from Auradine and installed them at its 40 MW Texas facility
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⚔️ Trade wars |
Canada threatened new tariffs on US steel and aluminum by July 21 if a deal is not reached before President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause expires. Chinese imports of US farm goods plunged 43% year-on-year in May, with corn down over 93% and fresh boneless beef collapsing 97% as Beijing shifts to new suppliers.
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📈 AltIndex’s AI Algorithm & Data Signals |
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AltIndex sees $ALAB ( ▲ 1.55% ) showing signals that indicate high likelihood of growth in the short to mid term. AltIndex’s AI algorithm sees a lot of strong signs in the alternative data points including employee satisfaction, financial fundamentals & growth, job postings increasing and positive sentiment on social media. Astera Labs is up almost 2% this morning after a down month. It is worth considering if this stock is a value buy at its current price of $87.65. Do your own research and consider whether you think this might be a value opportunity. Use AltIndex to help find opportunities and entry points for your own research.
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💡 Ideas, trends, and analysis |
Amazon's beauty push could shield the e-commerce giant from President Trump's tariff impacts during Prime Day. The dollar jumped 0.45% after US strikes on Iran, but analysts say the rally may fade.
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🌍 International Markets | | 🇩🇪 German business activity grew in June, breaking a months-long slump as services outperformed manufacturing. 🇷🇺 Russia’s Economy Minister warned the country was on the verge of recession after a period of rapid growth. 🇸🇬 Singapore’s core inflation stayed at 0.6% in May, marking five straight months below 1%. 🇻🇦 A new Vatican-backed report led by economist Joseph Stiglitz urged sweeping reforms to the global financial system.
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🎤 What you said last time |
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“Outside of silicon valley, nobody is clamoring for ai driven taxis. I've been in a self driving Tesla. It does not inspire confidence above 20 mph.” |
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🚚 Market movers |
Virgin Australia vaulted back onto the ASX after a $439 million IPO. Leap Therapeutics slashed 75% of its workforce and shut down its only clinical trial. Perkins Coie laid off 5% of its business professional staff following an overturned executive order by President Trump that had threatened its operations.
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📊 Earnings this week |
FactSet beat revenue expectations with a nearly 6% year-over-year increase and announced a new share repurchase plan; shares vaulted over 3%. KB Home topped Q2 estimates but cut full-year guidance, with net orders down 13% and shares slumping about 3%.
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📢 We want to hear from you |
We love hearing from you, and we deeply appreciate your feedback. |
⭐️ What did you think of today's edition? |
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📺 What to watch today |
 | Watch killer whales use kelp as a possible grooming tool | Science News |
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That’s all for today. Did I miss anything? Smash the reply button to let me know. | Cheers,
Brandon with Stefan & Wyatt |
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