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30 Apr 2026

The "MAGNIFICENT 7" just reported the biggest revenue surge in stock market history.

Google nearly doubled what Wall Street expected. EPS came in at $5.11 against an estimate of $2.63, a 94% beat. Revenue hit $109 billion against an estimate of $107 billion. $GOOG jumped 7% and hit a new all time high. Microsoft beat every expectation. EPS of $4.27 against an estimate of $4.06. Revenue of $82 billion against an estimate of $81 billion. $MSFT gained 5%. Amazon had one of the biggest EPS beats of any company its size in years. EPS of $2.78 against an estimate of $1.64, a 70% beat. Revenue of $181 billion against an estimate of $177 billion. $AMZN dropped 7% immediately after the report and then fully recovered to close up 4%. Meta beat every single number Wall Street had. EPS of $10.4 against an estimate of $6.82, a 52% beat. Revenue of $56 billion against an estimate of $55 billion. $META dropped 7% anyway. Source: Bull Theory

30 Apr 2026

US oil exports soared to a record 6.4 million barrels last week. Out of the US SPR... and to foreign buyers

Source: zerohedge

30 Apr 2026

Sam Altman’s Worldcoin ($WLD) has lost about 98% of its value, turning a $100,000 investment at its peak into roughly $2,000.

The project’s “Orb” device, which scans irises in exchange for tokens, raising concerns about permanent biometric data collection and consent—echoed by Edward Snowden and researchers like MIT. It highlights regulatory pushback and bans across multiple countries. Some are pointing out that the project’s team of selling large amounts of tokens while supply increases, contributing to price decline, and portrays broader ethical and legal concerns around the project.

30 Apr 2026

US economic data keeps surprising to the upside, while European data keeps surprising to the downside.

That gap just keeps growing, according to Bloomberg economic surprise indexes. Source: Bloomberg, Lisa Abramowicz

30 Apr 2026

The Fed expanded the money supply by nearly $9 trillion under Powell.

Inflation has averaged >4% per year over the past 6 years. Powell's explanation? It was nearly all due to rolling “supply shocks" over which the Fed has no control. The truth: this inflation was made in Washington as it always is - from too much government borrowing/spending and too much government creation of money. Source: Charlie Bilello

30 Apr 2026

Apple $AAPL is not investing money into AI like the other mega cap companies.

Source: Evan, Leverage shares

29 Apr 2026

The cracks inside OpenAI are deepeningn and the numbers don’t lie. When your own CFO raises concerns, it’s a serious signal.

Here’s what is happening: missed user and revenue targets, while ChatGPT rapidly loses share to Google’s Gemini. Sarah Friar has reportedly warned about funding future compute and pushed back on Sam Altman’s aggressive IPO timeline. Meanwhile, massive data center commitments could burn hundreds of billions before profitability, even after record fundraising. Now the board is questioning spending, and legal pressure from Elon Musk is building. A company valued at $852B—but facing real financial and strategic risks. Source: The Assembly; Chartr

29 Apr 2026

Young talents, don't believe all the negative headlines of AI killing jobs for graduates. Unemployment rate for 20-24 years in the US is actually plummeting...

Source: BofA

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