What changed
Trump says the Iran war ends immediately after US midterms and he’s offering Russia a “deal of the century” on Ukraine — his $1T+ dividend plan is already getting bipartisan pushback, so treat the headlines as election-year risk, not policy.
Treasury yields surge to the highest level since 2023 after a poor 30-year auction and a new buyback operation fail to calm the market — the bond move is the real driver today, and ECB projections land after the rate decision.
$NVDA is testing all-time highs while the DOJ probes its licensing deal with AI startup Groq — bears say three things are wrong, bulls point to 70% revenue growth next year.
TSMC August revenue jumped 53% on AI chip demand — that is a good signal for the whole AI stack, and it should lift $AMD and $MU more than people think.
The AI trade beyond the obvious names keeps getting pitched: $AAPL, $MSFT, and $AVGO all power the buildout — but the financing side is starting to matter more.
AI companies’ debt now equals 68% of new lo
Why it matters
Trump says the Iran war ends immediately after US midterms and he’s offering Russia a “deal of the century” on Ukraine — his $1T+ dividend plan is already getting bipartisan pushback, so treat the hea