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Trump's Trading Frenzy Outpaces the Market, Sparking Ethics Debate
markets1 day ago

Trump's Trading Frenzy Outpaces the Market, Sparking Ethics Debate

Business Insider reports that Donald Trump logged about 21,285 stock trades in 2025—roughly 85 trades a day—with an equity portfolio that would have returned about 37.3% since his inauguration, beating the S&P 500’s 23.5%. The gains come from a mix of large megacap stocks, a massive stake in Trump Media, and sizable crypto income; experts warn that a president actively trading and promoting specific stocks creates significant conflicts of interest.

via Business Insider|
#conflicts-of-interest#markets#stock-trading
Tech Rally Keeps Weekly Gains as U.S. Futures Slip
business1 day ago

Tech Rally Keeps Weekly Gains as U.S. Futures Slip

U.S. stock futures edged lower Thursday night (S&P 500 futures -0.12%, Nasdaq -0.18%, Dow flat) after a strong session that left the Nasdaq up 1.3%, the S&P 500 up 0.8%, and the Dow up 0.3% for the week. Asia-Pacific equities followed with gains on Friday led by tech names amid strength in U.S. chipmakers. Investors await Delta Air Lines’ quarterly results and SK Hynix’s Nasdaq debut, while oil prices tick higher on ongoing Middle East diplomacy. Week-to-date: Nasdaq +1.5%, S&P +0.8%, Dow -0.8%.

via CNBC|
#asia-pacific#business#futures
Nvidia readies a bigger buyback push after a $1 trillion drop
markets1 day ago

Nvidia readies a bigger buyback push after a $1 trillion drop

NVDA has shed roughly $1 trillion in market value since its May peak and now trades around 18x forward earnings, cheaper than the S&P 500. Nvidia says it may accelerate buybacks, expanding its capital-return program with an $80 billion plan plus $39 billion remaining, and has boosted the dividend. While margin pressure and competition remain headwinds, bulls see buybacks as a floor and a tool to support the AI infrastructure story.

via Yahoo Finance|
#ai#buybacks#markets
Grantham puts 90% odds on a SpaceX stock crash amid AI hype
markets2 days ago

Grantham puts 90% odds on a SpaceX stock crash amid AI hype

Legendary investor Jeremy Grantham warns SpaceX stock could crash with roughly a 90% probability, citing an extreme valuation, SpaceX’s ambitious but questioned space plans (asteroid mining, Mars colony) deemed “utterly inconceivable” by physicists, and doubts about AI-driven productivity gains. He notes SpaceX’s post-IPO performance and lofty total addressable market projections in its S-1 while highlighting his longstanding permabear stance on bubbles—suggesting the push around SpaceX’s valuation may not be sustainable.

via Business Insider|
#ai#investing#markets
Oil spikes and Iran tensions pull U.S. stocks lower as markets brace for Fed path
markets2 days ago

Oil spikes and Iran tensions pull U.S. stocks lower as markets brace for Fed path

Futures sit near flat as oil climbs on renewed U.S.-Iran tensions; in regular trading the Dow fell about 576.8 points (1.1%), the S&P 500 slid 0.28%, while the Nasdaq rose ~0.2% on Nvidia. Investors weigh higher energy costs and inflation risk against earnings momentum and AI gains, with Fed minutes signaling uncertainty on rate cuts. Traders await weekly jobless claims and existing-home sales data, and Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed (Kospi rallying after bear-market dip). After-hours movers included Levi Strauss (-5.5%) and AZZ rising on earnings.

via CNBC|
#fed-minutes#iran-tensions#markets
Oil jumps on Iran ceasefire setback as markets waver
business2 days ago

Oil jumps on Iran ceasefire setback as markets waver

Oil surged more than 4% after Trump said the U.S.-Iran ceasefire was “over,” with WTI ending about 4.4% higher at $73.52 and Brent around 5% higher at $78.02, signaling renewed geopolitical risk; U.S. stocks fell (S&P 500 and Dow down, Russell 2000 lower) while the Nasdaq rose on semiconductors, and 10-year Treasury yields climbed near 4.6%, underscoring renewed inflation fears as discretionary and travel-related shares slid.

via NBC News|
#business#ceasefire#iran
SpaceX slips to $148 after Nasdaq-100 entry
markets2 days ago

SpaceX slips to $148 after Nasdaq-100 entry

SpaceX closed at $148, a second straight day below its $150 debut, after being added to the Nasdaq-100 which forced index funds to own shares. The company’s IPO raised $85.7 billion with a greenshoe option; SpaceX had previously peaked near $202 after debut. Analysts remain broadly bullish on SpaceX’s reusable rocket tech, Starlink, and potential AI ventures, even as a minority stay neutral or cautious.

via CNBC|
#greenshoe#ipo#markets
Grantham: SpaceX's IPO Will Be a Laughable History Lesson
investing2 days ago

Grantham: SpaceX's IPO Will Be a Laughable History Lesson

GMO co-founder Jeremy Grantham calls Elon Musk’s SpaceX IPO the “craziest in the history of man” and says future historians will laugh at it, even as SpaceX becomes part of the Nasdaq 100. Analysts are mixed on how high SpaceX can go, with targets ranging from about $205 to $300, while the stock sits near launch price. Grantham also questions governance given Musk’s 82% voting control and warns the venture’s success may hinge on massive AI developments, suggesting the IPO could become a landmark historical event regardless of near-term price action.

via Fortune|
#elon-musk#investing#markets
Oil climbs above $80 as Iran strikes escalate Hormuz tensions
business2 days ago

Oil climbs above $80 as Iran strikes escalate Hormuz tensions

Oil prices jumped to the high $70s/over $80 a barrel after Iran attacked multiple tankers near the strait of Hormuz, signaling a breakdown of the ceasefire and stoking supply fears. The disruption coincided with jumpy financial markets: UK gilts rose as traders priced in BoE rate hikes, and the FTSE 100 fell about 1.7% while BP and Shell outperformed. European gas and UK energy prices also firmed on the renewed tensions. Analysts warned that tanker traffic through Hormuz has effectively stalled, though some supply relief came from alternative routes and waivers, revising the global loss from an initial 20m barrels per day down to about 3.1m. The situation keeps household energy and pump prices at risk ahead of winter, with markets awaiting how the US-Iran standoff will resolve following Iran’s broader hardening stance and the upcoming burial of Iran’s supreme leader.

via The Guardian|
#business#energy-prices#iran
Global markets wobble as oil climbs on Iran tensions
markets3 days ago

Global markets wobble as oil climbs on Iran tensions

European stocks opened lower as oil prices rose after U.S. strikes on Iran; Asia-Pacific markets were mixed, with South Korea’s Kospi entering a bear market and briefly trading halted as Samsung and SK Hynix fell, while Hong Kong rose and mainland China declined. Oil surged, lifting energy names across Europe, and gold fell after a brief safe-haven rally. The roundup also notes tech’s outsized role in U.S. earnings growth, underscoring the tech-market link in current sentiment.

via CNBC|
#asia-pacific#iran#markets
Samsung Profit Spark, AI Chip Stocks Pause
markets3 days ago

Samsung Profit Spark, AI Chip Stocks Pause

Samsung reported a Q2 operating profit of 89.4 trillion won (about $58.4 billion) and revenue of 171 trillion won, driven by strong AI memory demand, but AI memory and broader chip stocks nonetheless fell in Korea and the US as investors lagged behind the rally and questioned whether the AI infrastructure boom was already priced in. Major declines hit Samsung, SK hynix, Micron, Western Digital, Seagate, and Sandisk, with Nvidia, AMD, Marvell, Intel, Lam Research, Applied Materials, and ASML also trading lower.

via Yahoo Finance|
#ai#markets#memory