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Stocks stumbled into December as the Dow fell 400 points.
Meanwhile, gold hit a six‑week high, silver surged to record levels (again), and Apple closed at a record high after what some analysts called its “quietest supercycle ever.”
Shopify crashed mid-Cyber Monday and gold’s rally reminded us that rate cuts can turn “boomer metal” into a momentum trade.
More below on the week’s biggest movers, AI breakthroughs, and why manufacturing might be the market’s newest weak link.
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📰 Market Headlines
Markets stumbled to start December.
The Dow dropped 0.9% (over 400 points), the S&P 500 slipped 0.5%, and the Nasdaq went down 0.4%.
However, futures were up slightly this morning pre-market.
Nvidia invested $2 billion in Synopsys (SNPS), tightening its grip on the chip-design stack. The deal deepens their partnership to integrate Nvidia GPUs into Synopsys’ design software, helping the company shift from CPU to GPU computing. Synopsys shares rose after the announcement, signaling investor confidence despite recent export-related weakness.
The Federal Reserve ended quantitative tightening yesterday (read: the Fed isn’t taking liquidity out of the economy anymore) and injected $13.5 billion into the economy yesterday.
Shopify suffered a major Cyber Monday outage, disrupting thousands of merchants before service was restored. The issue stemmed from login authentication failures that hit both online stores and point-of-sale systems. Shopify said it had fixed the problem and would continue monitoring performance.
Gold hit a six-week high and silver reached a record as investors piled into safe havens. Overall, gold rose to $4,239 per ounce, and silver jumped 3.7% to $558.49. The dollar weakened to a two-week low as markets bet heavily on a December rate cut.
Gasoline prices fell to a four-year low, averaging $3.00 a gallon. Cheap oil and flat demand drove the decline, though prices remain above President Trump’s $2 target. Drivers in Texas paid $2.57 per gallon, while Californians shelled out $4.56. Analysts say prices could dip closer to $2 if crude stays near $60 a barrel.
Apple’s (AAPL) Chief of Artificial Intelligence just resigned.
Alphabet (GOOGL) posted 4 consecutive months of 10%+ gains for the first time ever.
Vanguard just listed Blackrock’s Bitcoin ETF after reversing its years-long anti crypto stance.
Read Michael Burry’s (from The Big Short) letter to investors where he called the bottom during November of the 2008 housing market crash.
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🤖 AI/Future/Tech News
A self-driving Waymo taxi with passengers apparently drove straight through an active police standoff.
Nvidia launched Alpamayo-R1, an open model for autonomous driving built on its Cosmos system to improve vehicle reasoning.
🪙 Crypto
Anthropic is testing exploits in smart contracts with its AI, and their models are getting scary good at it.
A House report exposed "Operation Chokepoint 2.0," confirming Biden-era regulators pressured banks to cut ties with 30+ crypto firms.
🚨Trending on Reddit
Apple (AAPL) trends as Redditors debate how the company profits from the AI boom, taking 30% of every AI subscription while pocketing $50 billion a year from Google to stay the iPhone’s default search engine.
Robinhood (HOOD) heats up as traders rage over restricted trades, accusing the platform of blocking their profits and fueling widespread distrust.
📊 IPOs and Earnings
Credo Technology (CRDO) beat fiscal Q2 2026 estimates with revenue up 29% to $223 million and EPS of $0.67 versus $0.42 expected; shares rose ~12% in after-hours trading on strong datacenter demand.
New Fortress Energy (NFE) missed Q3 2025 estimates with EPS of -$2.02 versus -$0.64 expected and revenue down nearly 30% year-over-year; shares fell but later jumped on a $3.2 billion Puerto Rico LNG deal.
MongoDB (MDB) beat Q3 2026 estimates with revenue up 19% to $628.3 million and EPS of $1.32 versus $1.16 expected; the company raised full-year guidance after strong 30% Atlas growth.
🎙 What Do You Think?
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🎤️ What you said last time
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🧠 The Missing (Market) Links
Investor Shelby Davis turned $50,000 into almost $1 billion after beginning to invest at age 38. He did it through 1.5x leveraged insurance stocks.
This couple started a side hustle from their basement for $2,000 that now brings in almost $300,000 a year.
Senator Tom Cotton asked the DOJ to investigate Temu and SHEIN for counterfeiting after a probe found nearly half their merchandise is likely fake.
Rockefeller Center's ice rink topped a study as the world's most crowded attraction, with 41% of visitors complaining about crushing lines.
📜 Quote of the Day
The individual investor should act consistently as an investor and not as a spectator”
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