Trump is not happy with “hawkish” Powell.
Source: @realDonaldTrump
Magnificent 7 stocks have underperformed the market in 2025:
The Magnificent 7 stocks are down -1.4% while the S&P 500 itself is up ~2.9%. Meanwhile, the remaining 493 stocks in the S&P 500 have gained +6.6%. To put this into perspective, in 2024, the Magnificent 7 stocks returned +67.4% while the remaining 493 firms gained just +5.0%.
Why "cheap" AI will benefit the overall ecosystem explained in one chart
As the cost of AI comes down, what are the sectors that benefit from cheap intelligence? 1. Cybersecurity (e.g $CRWD) 2. Data Storage/Analytics (e.g $NOW) 3. Robotics (e.g $AMZN) 4. AI Agents (e.g $MSFT $CRM) 5. Advertising (e.g $META, $GOOGL) 6. Ecosystems (e.g $AAPL) NB: These are not investment recommendations Source: Lin@Speculator_io
Czech Central Bank Plans Bitcoin Reserve
Source: Bloomberg thru Willem Middelkoop
💻 AI hardware & infrastructure were the biggest beneficiaries of the AI boom with Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle, Google, Meta and others spending zillions.
With the rise of DeepSeek & other small models, questions are the following: 1) Will these giants maintain their spending forecasts? 2) How they justify it after DeepSeek release? 3) Will the perceived value move up the chain towards applications? Source: Deutsche Bank thru Ali Dhanji @DhanjiatRJ on X
Hedgefund Billionaire Steve Cohen just said:
“Our view is what happened with DeepSeek is actually bullish because it advances the move to artificial super-intelligence” - Bloomberg Source: Evan on X
Nvidia's market cap increased by $259 billion today after the stock rallied 9%, bouncing back from yesterday's record decline.
This was the 3rd largest single day increase in market cap for any US company (Nvidia already holds the #1/#2 spots). $NVDA Source: Charlie Bilello
DeepSeek has apparently spent over $500 million on $NVDA chips despite low-cost AI claim,
Source: SemiAnalysis via @FT
