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Cosmic Trex hosts Markets, Meditations, and Mental Models, a business show with 119 episodes published.
The US economy added 172,000 jobs in May, double the forecast, slamming the door on rate cuts and sending the Nasdaq down 4.18% in its worst session since April 2025 as the semiconductor selloff went global. Gold crashed
172,000 Jobs, $1 Trillion Gone. The US economy added 172,000 jobs in May against a consensus of 85,000, with upward revisions adding 93,000 to the prior two months. Markets now price a rate hike by year-end for the first
The Dow surged 875 points to a record close while the Nasdaq fell, its largest divergence in months, as healthcare and financials absorbed the capital fleeing AI semiconductors after Broadcom erased $280 billion in a sin
Broadcom reported $10.8 billion in AI semiconductor revenue and guided next quarter to $16 billion, but the stock fell 3% alongside CrowdStrike's 9% decline despite a beat-and-raise. Iran struck Kuwait's civilian airport
$10.8 Billion Wasn't Enough. Broadcom reported record AI semiconductor revenue of $10.8 billion, guided next quarter to $16 billion at 200% year-over-year growth, and fell 3%. CrowdStrike posted record ARR, record cash f
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called Marvell Technology "the next trillion-dollar company," sending the stock up 33% in its largest single-day gain ever. Bitcoin crashed below $70,000 for the first time since April on continue
$100 Oil and a Dead Phone Line. Iran suspended all negotiations with the United States and resolved to close both the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab. Brent crossed $100 intraday, erasing three weeks of ceasefire disc
Iran suspended all negotiations with the US and vowed to completely block the Strait of Hormuz, sending Brent crude surging 7% to $96 on the sharpest single-session oil spike since March. ISM Manufacturing hit 54%, its h
Dell reported AI server revenue of $16.1 billion in a single quarter, up 757% year-over-year, and raised its full-year forecast to $60 billion. ISM Manufacturing drops this morning. The Iran ceasefire extension remains u
Dell's $60 Billion Question. Dell shipped $16.1 billion in AI servers last quarter, up 757% year-over-year. AI now constitutes 37% of total company revenue compared to 5% a year ago. Full-year guidance implies roughly $1
Corporate profit margins broke a 50-year ceiling to reach 20.6% while consumer sentiment sits at record lows and food insecurity is rising. The Iran ceasefire extension remains unsigned as both sides publicly dispute ter
Dark Output, Record Margins. Corporate profit margins just hit 20.6%, shattering a ceiling that held for fifty years. GDP sits at 1.6%. Consumer sentiment is at record lows. The savings rate is 2.6%, the lowest since Jun
S&P 500 closed at 7,580 for its ninth consecutive weekly gain while three prominent professional investors publicly called it a bubble. The Iran ceasefire extension remains unsigned on the president's desk. The CFTC appr
The Number That Moved Twice. The BEA revised Q1 GDP down to 1.6% from 2.0% on the same morning core PCE hit 3.3% year-over-year, the hottest inflation reading in nearly three years. The market shrugged and closed at reco
GDP was revised down to 1.6% while core PCE hit 3.3%, the highest in nearly three years. S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh records anyway, lifted by Snowflake's 36% surge on a $6B Amazon deal. U.S. and Iran traded fresh strik
Oil's break below $90 lasted less than a day. Overnight US strikes on an Iranian military site near the Strait of Hormuz, followed by IRGC retaliation against a US air base in Kuwait, snapped Brent back to $96 and proved
$750 Billion Underground. Oil crashed 5.5% to $88.68, breaking below $90 for the first time since the spring escalation. The speed tells the structural story: the $15-20 premium that lifted crude from $75 to $94 over two
Missiles on Philippine Soil. Japan tested Type-88 anti-ship missiles and US Tomahawk launchers from Philippine soil this month. The first time Japan has deployed offensive weapons outside its home islands since 1945. Pri
The ECB signaled a June rate hike regardless of whether Iran signs a deal, creating the first transatlantic monetary policy divergence of the cycle. Russia told the US to evacuate diplomats from Kyiv ahead of strikes on
The Paper Profit Machine. The most important number in Q1 earnings wasn't revenue growth. It was source of income. Tintin Capital tallied the figures: 58% of Google's net profit and 52% of Amazon's came from mark-to-mark
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