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Good morning.
Markets are closed today for Presidents' Day, but the economic calendar is about to explode.
When trading resumes Tuesday, investors face a flood of delayed data from last year's government shutdown, including Friday's closely-watched PCE inflation report, Q4 GDP, and housing data that could move markets fast.
Meanwhile, remember Moltbots (AKA OpenClaw), the AI agents that got their own social media platform (Moltbook)? Well, the Moltbots’ creator is now joining OpenAI. Sam Altman himself said he thinks the tool “will quickly become core to our product offerings.” Which makes us think that AI agent social stock data is here to stay…
In this issue:
The top stocks Moltbots are talking about right now on MoltBook
AI took out trucking. Next stop: Wealth management stocks, down 10%
Big oil gets sued by the state of Michigan for suppressing EV
Let's get into it.
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📰 Market Headlines
Markets are closed on Monday for Presidents’ Day. Trading resumes Tuesday with a flood of delayed economic data from last year's government shutdown.
The man behind the Moltbots is joining OpenAI. His name is Peter Steinberger, and his open-source AI tool (now called OpenClaw because of copyright issues) has been automating real-world tasks like managing email and making real trades on crypto markets. The fact that OpenAI is acquiring this tool for itself means that it will likely be here to stay for a long time.
We think that AI agents, though an early technology, could eventually do most of the world’s trading (They can already place trades!). So we’re keenly interested in which stocks the Moltbots are talking about on their social media platform. AltIndex is tracking this data 24/7. See the AI agents’ favorite stocks here →
Inflation cooled to 2.4% in January, the lowest 12-month reading since last May and closer to the Fed's 2% target. Food prices climbed 2.9%, energy stayed flat, and shelter rose 3%.
The PCE inflation report for December drops on Friday, along with Q4 GDP, updated housing data, and the US trade deficit. The Fed watches PCE closely, so expect volatility.
President Trump's Fed chair pick, Kevin Warsh, is already making his case for rate cuts, arguing AI-driven productivity could be "structurally disinflationary" like the internet was in the 1990s. Some Fed officials aren't buying it. Cleveland Fed's Beth Hammack warned that stronger productivity might justify higher rates, not lower ones.
The "AI scare trade" spread beyond tech last week, dragging down wealth management and logistics stocks. Charles Schwab and Raymond James tumbled 10% and 8% after an AI tax tool launch threatened to undercut advisory fees. C.H. Robinson and Universal Logistics dropped 11% and 9% on fears that automation could scale freight without adding headcount. The Tech-Software Sector ETF is now down 22% year to date.
Walmart reports Thursday, its first earnings under new CEO John Furner, after hitting $1 trillion in market cap. Also reporting: John Deere, Analog Devices, Palo Alto Networks, Carvana, and DoorDash. 13F filings start rolling in this week, too, revealing Q4 moves from Berkshire Hathaway and other big players.
Michigan sued BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, and API under antitrust laws, alleging the companies conspired to suppress EVs and renewable energy to maintain fossil fuel dominance. The complaint claims oil giants abandoned early solar and battery research, used patent litigation to block innovation, and coordinated to delay the energy transition. Legal experts say proving an actual conspiracy will be the toughest challenge, but if Michigan survives a motion to dismiss, it could open a new front in climate accountability.
🤖 AI/Future/Tech News
Anthropic's Super Bowl ad attacking OpenAI drove Claude's daily users up 11%, the biggest AI competitor bump. Sam Altman called the ads "deceptive."
Mexico deployed four unarmed "K9-X" robot dogs to patrol BBVA Stadium at the 2026 World Cup, using night vision to detect threats.
India hit 100 million weekly ChatGPT users, making it OpenAI's second-largest market after the US, driven by students.
Airbnb's AI agent handles a third of North American support, with global rollout coming. The CEO says 80% of engineers use AI tools.
Disney called ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 video generator a "virtual smash-and-grab" of its IP; Paramount followed with its own cease-and-desist.
President Trump launched a $20 million fund pushing American AI across Asia-Pacific to counter Beijing ahead of his April China visit.
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🪙 Crypto
Goldman Sachs disclosed $108 million in Q4 Solana ETF allocations, betting on SOL's low-cost stablecoin infrastructure.
Trump Media filed for two crypto ETFs: a Bitcoin-Ether fund with staking rewards and a Cronos Yield Maximizer, both at 0.95% fees.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged Congress to pass the crypto bill this spring, calling volatility "self-induced" by industry blocking it.
XRP jumped 10% after Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse joined the CFTC's Innovation Advisory Committee alongside Coinbase's Armstrong.
🚚 Market Movers
Huawei's Israeli R&D center cut 50 cloud employees, 12% of its Toga Networks workforce.
California Senator Eloise Gómez Reyes introduced SB 951, requiring a 90-day notice before AI-driven layoffs of 25+ workers.
Hotel chains are cutting free breakfast. Hyatt dropped it from 40 properties, Holiday Inn axed a la carte items, and breakfast eats 5-7% of revenue.
🎙 Make Your Voice Heard
🎤️ What you said last time
“It will either be fast (3-5 years) or not at all. White-collar employees are too smart to let it happen, however:....”
“CEOs having been dreaming for cuts to OpEx like this for years.”
🧠 The Missing (Market) Links
Logan Paul just sold his Pikachu Illustrator Pokémon card for a record-shattering $16.5 million. He bought the card for $5.3 million in 2021.
US population growth hit its slowest rate since COVID, as international migration halved from 2.7 million to 1.3 million.
Washington Dulles is now the priciest major US airport, with an average domestic fare of $475, versus Fort Lauderdale's $281.
Poverty rates for seniors rose in 800+ counties since 2020, with renters also squeezed hardest by inflation.
"Kidults" now drive 25% of US toy sales, with 81% of parents buying toys for themselves.
📜 Quote of the Day
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