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16 Jul 2026

$TSM Q2 EARNINGS DOUBLE BEAT

EPS: $4.31 vs $3.77 est REV: $40.20B vs $39.76B est Gross Margin: 67.7% Operating Margin: 60.3% Net Profit Margin: 55.6% Source: Trend Spider

16 Jul 2026

A tiny group of Americans now owns wealth equivalent to nearly 12% of all the national income generated in the United States in a single year

Source: FT

16 Jul 2026

Peak optimism?

Source: Peter Berezin

16 Jul 2026

Total Margin Debt has increased by more than 40% over the last 12 months

A level only seen at prior market tops, including the Dot Com Bubble and the Global Financial Crisis Source: Barchart, CNBC

16 Jul 2026

Oracle's credit risk soared earlier this year to its highest level since the Dot Com Bubble

Source. zerohedge, Barchart

15 Jul 2026

One-year inflation swaps fall below 2% for the first time since 2024 !!!

Source: Hedgeye

15 Jul 2026

3M annualized US Headline CPI drops from 8.2% to 2.8%.

Source: zerohedge

15 Jul 2026

US small-cap stocks are bucking years of underperformance to enjoy their best year since 2003, helped by AI spending, tax changes and low valuations.

Source: FT

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