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5 Aug 2025

Top AI companies by Market Cap

Source: Mark Roussin, CPA @Dividend_Dollar

5 Aug 2025

$PLTR absolutely destroyed their Q2 earnings

Palantir topped Wall Street’s estimates Monday, surpassing $1 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time, and hiking its full-year guidance. Shares rallied more than 5%. • Sales $1.0B vs Est. $939M • EPS $0.16 vs Est. $0.13 • US Commercial: $306M -- up 93% YoY • Customer count up 43% YoY Q3 Outlook • Sales $936M vs Est. $899M • Operating Profit $495M vs Est. $417M FY25 Outlook • Sales $4.14B vs Est. $3.90B • Operating Profit $1.92B vs Est. $1.72B Source: Shay Boloor @StockSavvyShay, CNBC

5 Aug 2025

Buffett might have to cancel his retirement!

Berkshire Hathaway $BRK.A is now underperforming the S&P 500 by 26 percentage points since his retirement announcement... Source: Barchart

5 Aug 2025

US federal government tariff revenue is skyrocketing

Customs and certain excise taxes collected in the US SPIKED to $29.6 billion in July, an all-time high. On an annualized basis, tariff revenue is running at ~$310 billion, more than 3 TIMES higher than a year ago. Source: Global Markets Investor

4 Aug 2025

US stocks have never been higher in August under a second term president in a post-election year.

6 for 6 lower. Source: Ryan Detrick, CMT

4 Aug 2025

Your dollar lost 53% of its purchasing power over the past 30 years.

That’s not a bug. It is a feature of the system. You basically have 3 choices: 1/ Spend now; 2/ Invest into stocks, real estate & other real assets; 3/ Invest into store of values Or watch your money evaporate. Source chart: Peter Mallouk

4 Aug 2025

This chart from Arch Economics sums up what's wrong with anyone pointing to unemployment as a sign the labor market is "solid."

If not for collapsing labor force participation since April, unemployment would've climbed to 4.9% today instead of 4.25%. Source: Parker Ross @Econ_Parker, Arch Global Economics

4 Aug 2025

Should we fear bearish engulfing patterns on the S&P 500?

Fundstrat: " $SPX and equities are overbought. So a bit of consolidation is expected. But we believe the risk/reward for stocks remains favorable. And we think stocks will likely be higher 2 weeks from now." Source: Seth Golden @SethCL

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