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πŸ“° Market Headlines

  • The tech sector's rally crumbled as weak economic data sparked a broad market sell-off, erasing Fed-driven gains.

  • Intel announced plans to cut over 15% of its workforce, suspend its dividend, and reduce costs by $10 billion as part of a turnaround effort.

  • prisoner swap between Russia and the US freed 16 people, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US marine Paul Whelan.

  • China is edging out the USA in golds, but America is cruising to an overall medals win in Paris. France is dominating swimming and pretend sword fighting.

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😱 Fear and Greed Index

🎀 What you said last time

What you had to say:

β€œWhile smashing planes into the ground and giving passengers a unique view from an open door in flight is a bold strategy, I think they’re sorting it. Hope so, as I’m flying the 737 max 6 times in the next two months ”

πŸ“ˆ Trends you need to know

I don’t think the Soviet Union is likely to catch the USA.

🧠 What do you think?

America edged out China for golds, and the 2020’s hosts nicked third last time around.

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Winners and losers

Earnings, upgrades, and acquisitions

  • Roku beat Q2 revenue estimates; shares jumped 5.9%.

  • Amazon projected Q3 revenue below estimates, tumbling shares over 6% despite Q2 profit beating expectations.

  • Apple topped Q3 expectations, but shares fell 1.95%.

  • Coinbase Q2 earnings plunged in Q1; shares gained 1.7%.

  • Booking Holdings dipped 1% despite reporting strong Q2 earnings.

  • Canada Goose Q2 earnings missed expectations as luxury apparel sales slowed. Shares fell by 3.5%.

  • Crocs reported solid earnings, but shares dropped 2.3%.

  • Moderna reported a drop in Q2 revenue, and shares plummeted 5.2%.

  • SiriusXM met expectations with steady subscriber growth, but shares slid by 1.7%

Market movers

  • Elon Musk and X was sued by Former CNN anchor Don Lemon for $1.5 million over a canceled content deal.

  • The FTC launched a probe into major grocery chains, investigating why prices remain high as retailer costs fall.

  • The London Metal Exchange listed Saudi Arabia's Jeddah port for copper and zinc delivery, its first new location since 2018.

  • Apple filed a motion to dismiss the DOJ's antitrust lawsuit, claiming the government wants to "sanction a judicial redesign" of the iPhone.

  • Amazon halted new sign-ups for seven cloud services.

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🌍 Global Perspectives

  • πŸ‡³πŸ‡¬ Thousands of Nigerians protested against the country's worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation, with inflation soaring to 34%.

  • πŸ‡§πŸ‡· Fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest for July surged to the highest in two decades, with 11,434 fire hotspots detected.

  • πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Fresh Russian advances in eastern Ukraine forced locals to flee from embattled towns like Toretsk.

  • πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ά Antarctic temperatures rose 10Β°C above average in a near-record heatwave, reaching 28Β°C above expectations on some days.

πŸ“Š Crypto

  • DeFi protocol Convergence got hacked, with attackers minting 58 million CVG tokens.

  • Crypto.com surpassed Coinbase in trading volume, reaching $3.16 billion in 24 hours.

  • Large Bitcoin holders added over 84,000 BTC worth $5.4 billion in July, the highest monthly accumulation since October 2014.

  • Montenegro's court ruled to extradite Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon to South Korea, rejecting the US request.

🧠 Errata

  • Instagram's new AI chatbots, created with Meta's AI Studio, are reportedly helpless romantics.

  • Flying cars can now be registered to drive in Minnesota.

  • A Connecticut man ended up in a coma after trying to help a rare timber rattlesnake cross the road.

  • A new study on the protein Reelin suggests it could help protect brains against aging and Alzheimer's.

πŸ“Ί What to Watch Today

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Wyatt

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