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📰 Market Headlines

Global stocks continued to rocket on Monday after the US and China announced a temporary pause in their trade dispute.

• The S&P 500 soared nearly 3.3%, the Dow Jones gained 2.8%, and the Nasdaq catapulted 4.3%.

• The Magnificent Seven added $837 billion in market cap. Amazon surged 8.1%, Meta 7.9%, Tesla 6.8%, and Apple 6.3%. Nvidia climbed 5.4%, pushing near a $3 trillion valuation.

Inflation was lower than predicted in today’s CPI report for April at 2.3% vs 2.4% expected. Here are three things you need to know:

1. In spite of the trade war, there has been no inflation shock—in fact, it’s decreased for the third month in a row, surprisingly unaffected by tariffs.

2. Tariff policy will likely continue strong as the White House (and the rest of the world) sees that it can enforce tariffs without cranking US inflation up.

3. We’re expecting market momentum from the CPI announcement, but only until the next big piece of news drops. Our eyes are on Trump’s trip to the Middle East and his possible plans to talk with President Xi Jinping of China after that.

Coinbase shares jumped 9% as the company was added to the S&P 500. Meanwhile, the SEC chair stated he’s planning to create “clear rules” for cryptocurrency issuance and trading—guidance the industry has sorely needed. COIN shares are still down 24% this year as of writing, even with the news of its $2.9 billion Deribit acquisition last week and S&P 500 inclusion.

The AI industry is moving and shaking as OpenAI restructures to appease major investors, Perplexity AI raises $500 million at a $14 billion valuation, and the White House's AI and crypto czar David Sacks seems to want to sell US-made AI chips to Saudi Arabia. At any rate, it’s certainly hard to imagine the AI industry getting any smaller from here, and the US seems intent on capturing the biggest piece of the pie.

😱 Fear and Greed Index

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⚔️ Trade Wars

• Sources said US companies could find it easier to secure rare earth permits from China as a result of the trade truce.

• US customs duties hit a record $16.3 billion in April, up 86% from March and more than double April 2024.

• USTR finalized new maritime trade actions against China, adding port fees on China-linked ships, proposing up to 100% tariffs on cranes and containers.

• Bangladesh received a formal request from USTR to submit a proposal for reciprocal tariff talks after expanding its duty-free list for US goods.

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📊 Alternative Investing News

• Blackstone Infrastructure Partners pursued a deal to acquire TXNM Energy after other bidders dropped out.

• Bain Capital launched a buyout of Nissin Corp. in a ¥112 billion ($756 million) deal, offering ¥8,100 per share at a 51% premium.

• The Los Angeles Chargers opened talks with Arctos Partners to sell a minority stake after NFL rule changes.

🤖 AI/Future/Tech News

• Google launched the AI Futures Fund and backed early-stage startups with capital, Gemini access, and in-house support.

• Apexon teamed up with Dataiku to help banks and healthcare firms build explainable, compliant AI.

• Kodenyx AI debuted a readiness workshop for B2B founders to map automation potential using its “Drip Matrix” tool.

 💡 Ideas, trends, and analysis

🎤 What you said last time

What you had to say about it:

“Trump's a Tariff Truther... he firmly believes he's smarter than everyone else, and won't be dissuaded from saving us all by kicking the economy in the nuts, repeatedly. ”

🚚 Market movers

• Amazon struck a new deal with FedEx to fill delivery gaps after UPS cut back.

• McDonald’s plans to hire 375,000 workers this summer, its biggest seasonal push since 2020.

• A new FAA task force with Verizon and L3Harris was launched to address repeated telecom failures at Newark Airport that caused hundreds of flight delays.

• Roche planned new facilities for obesity drugs in North Carolina and diagnostics in Indianapolis, pledging $50 billion in US investments and 12,000 new jobs.

• Equinor threatened to cancel its Empire Wind project as the Trump administration's halt left 11 vessels idle, costing $50 million per week.

📊 Earnings this week

• Chegg saw revenue fall 30% and subscribers drop 31% in Q1, alongside a net loss and 248 layoffs.

• Fox beat Q3 estimates with revenue up 26.8% and EPS of 1.10, driven by a 77% surge in television ad sales; shares were flat.

• Hertz missed Q1 expectations with a 13% revenue drop and a wider-than-expected loss; shares dipped 1.56% after hours.

• Monday.com posted an 80% jump in EPS and 30% revenue growth in Q1, topping forecasts; shares rose 5%.

• Plug Power met Q1 revenue guidance but posted a 29.5% year-over-year decline; shares slid 3.8% in after-hours trading.

• Topgolf reported a 4.5% revenue decline in Q1 but beat on EBITDA and operating income; same-venue sales at Topgolf fell 12%.

📺 What to watch today