MRKT Matrix

MRKT Matrix - Friday, April 17th

Dow rallies 800 points, S&P 500 tops 7,100 for the first time after Iran declares Strait of Hormuz open (CNBC)

It’s Getting Harder to Tell Investing From Gambling, and It’s Not Your Fault (WSJ)

Wall Street banks start trading derivatives to bet on pain in private credit (FT)

Bank of America’s Michael Hartnett backs these two trades to play lower rates, ‘AI war’ (CNBC)

Intel Shares Soar to Highest Since 2000 on Turnaround Optimism (Bloomberg)

Scoop: Anthropic's peace talks (Axios)

S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: April 17, 2026 (FactSet)

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MRKT Matrix - Thursday, April 16th

S&P 500 and Nasdaq rise, hit fresh record highs (CNBC)

Has the Era of the Mega-Layoff Arrived? (WSJ)

AI has an Awful Image problem (FT)

Michael Burry buys the dip in Salesforce and other software stocks after AI-fueled sell-off (CNBC)

OpenAI Takes on Google With New AI Model Aimed at Drug Discovery (Bloomberg)

White House Works to Give US Agencies Anthropic Mythos AI (Bloomberg)

Ford Will Partner More With Chinese Automakers Overseas (WSJ)

General Motors Is Still Making Cars for the U.S. Halfway Around the World (WSJ)

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MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, April 15th

S&P 500 rises to new record as investors move past Iran conflict concerns (CNBC)

Here are all the ways the Iran war has affected the U.S. economy so far (CNBC)

Trump threatens to fire Jay Powell and refuses to halt criminal probe (FT)

Trump’s Fed Chair Pick Is Caught in an Unprecedented Standoff (WSJ)

Tesla stock pops as Elon Musk touts chip progress (CNBC)

Alphabet Poised for $100 Billion Windfall on SpaceX Investment (Bloomberg)

Live Nation Illegally Monopolized Concerts and Ticketing, Jury Finds (WSJ)

FanDuel, DraftKings Pour $41 Million Into Sportsbook Super PAC (Bloomberg)

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MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, April 14th

S&P 500 marches higher one day after benchmark wipes out Iran war losses (CNBC)

Wall Street banks break records as Iran war drives trading boom (FT)

$133 vs. $99. What Is the Real Price for a Barrel of Oil? (WSJ)

US Gasoline, Diesel Pump Prices Reach All-Time Seasonal Highs (Bloomberg)

Dow, Exxon and Rivals Are Raising Plastic Prices as Iran War Convulses Oil Market (Bloomberg)

Bessent: US should ‘wait and see’ before lowering interest rates (Semafor)

What a United-American merger would mean, from antitrust hurdles to airfare (CNBC)

Nvidia stock is on a 10-day winning streak and up 18% over that stretch (CNBC)

Apple could win the AI race without running (Axios)

US Treasury Seeking Access to Anthropic’s Mythos to Find Flaws (Bloomberg)

Why Amazon Is Buying Starlink Rival Globalstar in $11 Billion Deal (WSJ)

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MRKT Matrix - Monday, April 13th

S&P 500 jumps, making up earlier losses, as investors bet Trump will get an Iran peace deal (CNBC)

Global economic outlook darkens as policymakers count cost of Iran war (FT)

Morgan Stanley Says Earnings Shield S&P 500 From Iran War (Bloomberg)

SEC boss tells retail investors to ‘stay out of the kitchen’ on private credit (FT)

Goldman CEO Sees Noise Persisting on Retail Private-Credit Funds (Bloomberg)

Crucial Home Selling Season Off to a Sour Start (WSJ)

Housing Shortage Is at Least 10 Million Homes, White House Says (Bloomberg)

Surcharges Are Suddenly Everywhere—And Grumpy Americans Are Paying Up (WSJ)

Intel’s stock is on track for a historic 9-day winning streak, up 56% over that run (CNBC)

We’re Using So Much AI That Computing Firepower Is Running Out (WSJ)

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