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🗓 Corporate Earnings Season Is Gaining Momentum In US
So far, 14% of SP500 companies have reported. Of these, 79% beat EPS expectations, above the 5-year average of 77%, and above the 10-year average of 74%. Collectively, companies are reporting earnings an average of 6.1% ahead of forecasts this season, below the 5-year average of 8.5% and below the 10-year average of 6.8%.
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✔️Boeing Proposed Increasing Wages For Company Employees By 35%
Boeing and the union representing 33,000 striking workers have reached a preliminary agreement on a new contract with the assistance of White House, increasing the chances of ending the strike that has paralyzed one of the largest US exporters. The company and the union reached an agreement after intervention by the US Secretary of Labor.
What would you prefer?
👍 — working for Boeing
🏆 — trading Boeing stocks
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🎙Tim Cook Complained To Trump About Apple's Large Fines In EU
US presidential candidate Donald Trump said Apple CEO Tim Cook called him to discuss the billions of dollars the company was fined by the European Union.
In March EU fined Apple about $2 billion after finding that the iPhone maker used its dominant market position to restrict music streaming apps from informing customers of cheaper offers outside the App Store.
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⭐️Silver Reached Its Highest Value In Almost 12 Years
The breakthrough comes as gold continues its record rise, setting yet another record. The precious metals market is experiencing unprecedented momentum driven by a combination of geopolitical tensions, economic uncertainty and changing investor sentiment.
The best metal of the year?
🏆 — Silver
🥰 — Metallica
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🚩Trump's Tariffs Are Popular With Voters Harris Needs To Win Over
Vice president must walk a fine line to avoid alienating voters and businesses. Most voters in swing states support universal tariff: poll.
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🥇 Gold Prices Hit New All-time
Highs ($270Today As Uncertainty Surrounding US Presidential Elections And Tensions In Middle East Prompted Investors To Seek Safe-Haven Assets
It is noteworthy that since the beginning of the year, gold has already risen in price by more than 30%, due to the prospects for a further Fed rate cut and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty.
Will Gold Hit $3000 before 2025?
👍 — YES
🤔 — NO
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💵Artificial Intelligence Helped Identify Billions Of Dollars In Fraudulent Activity In One Year
According to CNN, artificial intelligence has helped US Treasury analyze massive amounts of information and identify $1 billion in fraud in 2024 alone. This is almost triple what the Treasury received in the previous year.
Is AI – bro?
👍 – real bro
🙊 – step bro
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📈Orange Juice Prices Are Rising Due To to Hurricane Milton, Which Reduced The Harvest in Florida
Florida is considered the largest state in the United States for growing oranges for juice production. Prices hit a record high in September amid tight global supplies and drought that cut production in Brazil.
What do you prefer?
🍊 - orange juice
🍏 - apple juice
💦 - trader's tears
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⚡️ASML Shares Plunge At Fastest Rate Since 1998 On Weak Results
⏺The Dutch chipmaker cut its forecast for 2025 and reported orders worth just 2.6 billion euros in the third quarter, falling short of the 5.39 billion euro average estimate of analysts polled by the agency. ASML did not provide a detailed explanation for why its orders fell short of expectations, other than delays in plant construction.
⏺The results caused ASML shares to fall 16% in Amsterdam, their biggest drop since June 12, 1998. It also triggered a broad decline in chip stocks, with Nvidia Corp. fell 6.8%, and the benchmark Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 4.8%. The weak results were amplified by the company mistakenly releasing its financial results a day ahead of schedule. ASML published the release, which was expected on Wednesday, prematurely “due to a technical error,” it said in a separate statement.
⏺Shares in Europe's most valuable technology company have fallen by a third since hitting a record high in July, hit by the prospect of more U.S. restrictions on its China business as well as broader weakness in the semiconductor sector.
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⚡️LVMH Investors Are Worried About Weak Demand From Chinese Buyers For Luxury Bags
⏺Investors are eagerly awaiting signs that China's new fiscal stimulus may finally lift wealthy and middle-class Chinese shoppers out of their funk, inspiring them to buy $4,300 designer leather handbags ahead of Singles' Day, China's biggest shopping holiday.
⏺Consulting firm Bain previously said global sales of luxury personal goods, including clothing, accessories and beauty products, would grow 4% this year compared with the same period last year, on a flat basis. The global downturn is most pronounced in China as economic uncertainty weighs on middle-class buyers and makes those who can still afford luxury wary of ostentation.
⏺Mistrust among Chinese buyers persists following the downturn in the country's property market. If confidence returns, even slightly, spending on luxury goods in China could become quite significant again. Let us remind you that the world leader in luxury LVMH has in its portfolio brands such as Louis Vuitton, Dior, Tiffany & Co and Sephora.
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⚡️Hedge Funds Are Taking Off Bets Against Brent At The Fastest Pace In 8 Years
⏺Hedge funds were removing bearish bets against Brent crude prices at the fastest pace in nearly eight years as risks of war in the Middle East increased. Money managers cut short bets against Brent by 47,977 lots to 91,222, according to ICE Futures Europe. which was the largest reduction since December 2016.
⏺Israel has not yet decided how to respond to Iran's missile attack last week, according to an official familiar with the situation. Although US President Joe Biden has spoken out against an attack on energy facilities in Iran, the possibility has investors nervous and wary of betting against futures prices.
⏺Overall, speculators increased their bullish bets on Brent and WTI crude oil by 117,227 combined net long positions to 263,135, weekly ICE and CFTC futures and options data showed. This is the most optimistic indicator in 10 weeks. Meanwhile, money managers also increased their Nymex gasoline bets by 13,702 net long positions to 39,464 lots, the most bullish in 20 weeks, CFTC futures and options data showed.
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⚡️China Announced New Economic Stimulus, But Has Not Yet Detailed Its Plan
⏺China has announced new stimulus plans, promising to soon introduce a package of additional fiscal policy measures to support economic development. It is reported that the package includes a significant increase in public debt, measures to support consumers, local authorities, subsidies for the poor, recapitalization of banks, measures to stabilize real estate markets.
⏺However, during Saturday's press conference, specific details of the plan and, most importantly, numbers were not yet announced, which is likely to prolong nervousness in the markets in anticipation of a clearer policy roadmap of the Chinese authorities. China's legislature is expected to meet in the coming weeks to approve additional debt issuance.
⏺A wide range of economic data in recent months has fallen short of forecasts, raising fears among economists and investors that the government's goal of growing the economy by about 5% this year is in jeopardy and that a longer-term structural decline could occur. Data for September, due out next week, is expected to show a further decline, but officials said they were "fully confident" the 2024 target would be met.
⏺New fiscal stimulus was the subject of intense speculation in global financial markets after a September meeting of the Communist Party's Central Committee Politburo signaled a heightened sense of economic urgency.
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⚡️BlackRock Hits Record $11.5 Trillion In Assets Amid Market Rally And ETF Surge
⏺BlackRock's assets under management hit a record high for the third quarter in a row, helped by rising inflows into the company's exchange-traded funds and soaring stock gains that have boosted the value of its clients' investments.
⏺Stock markets reversed the August sell-off and extended gains in the third quarter, driven by renewed hopes for a soft landing for the U.S. economy following encouraging inflation data. Broad market equities ended the third quarter higher, with the S&P 500 index up 5.4% and the MSCI Worldwide Stock Index rising 6.2%.
⏺Assets managed by BlackRock rose to $11.48 trillion in the third quarter, up from $9.10 trillion a year earlier and $10.65 trillion in the second quarter. The world's largest asset manager recorded $160 billion in long-term net flows in the third quarter. Total net flows hit a quarterly record of $221.18 billion, up from $2.57 billion a year earlier. Most of the inflows came from ETFs, at $97.41 billion. Meanwhile, clients poured $62.74 billion into BlackRock's fixed income products
⏺With Fed finally beginning its long-awaited easing cycle, asset managers are poised to benefit as huge cash reserves move into riskier assets such as fixed income products.
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⚡️Huawei Has Overtaken Apple In China Sales For The First Time In 46 Months
⏺Chinese company, under US sanctions, continues to build on the success of last year's 5G smartphone. That's consistent with findings from government think tank China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, which reported a 12.7% year-on-year decline in smartphone shipments abroad, including Apple's iPhone, in the same month. Those shipments fell to 1.87 million units in August from 2.14 million a year earlier as domestic smartphone shipments rose 26.7% to 24.05 million over the same period.
⏺The competition between Huawei and Apple in the world's biggest smartphone market has taken on new significance as the Shenzhen-based telecom equipment giant experiences a revival in its mobile phone business amid the US tech giant's recent troubles on the mainland.
⏺Strong demand for Huawei's high-end phone models such as the Mate and Pura series, as well as foldable smartphones such as the recently introduced Mate XT, helped push the company's average selling price and wholesale revenue to record highs in the second quarter, according to TechInsights. It said China remains Huawei's main market, accounting for 89% of global smartphone shipments.
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⚡️S&P Puts Boeing's Rating Under Review
⏺Global ratings agency S&P yesterday placed Boeing on CreditWatch with a negative rating due to a strike by 33,000 of the planemaker's US workers, which is halting production of its best-selling planes. The union, whose members have been on strike for 26 days, is seeking a 40% pay rise over four years and the restoration of a defined benefit pension that was eliminated in the contract a decade ago.
⏺The rating agency estimates Boeing will face cash outflows of about $10 billion in 2024 and will likely require additional financing. S&P's inclusion on CreditWatch reflects the increased likelihood of a rating downgrade if the strike continues, which would increase costs and delay the company's return to aircraft production and cash flow generation.
⏺Last month, all three major ratings , including S&P, warned that a prolonged strike at Boeing's West Coast plants could lead to ratings downgrades, a headache for the heavily indebted planemaker. At the same time, the company itself announced that it was stopping negotiations with the union of striking workers. She also withdrew her salary offer.
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🎙Tim Cook Complained To Trump About Apple's Large Fines In EU
US presidential candidate Donald Trump said Apple CEO Tim Cook called him to discuss the billions of dollars the company was fined by the European Union.
In March EU fined Apple about $2 billion after finding that the iPhone maker used its dominant market position to restrict music streaming apps from informing customers of cheaper offers outside the App Store.
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📈Intuitive Surgical Shares Surge 6% as Q3 Earnings Beat Expectations
The company's glowing Q3 results were spearheaded by installations of 379 Da Vinci surgical system during the quarter, compared to 312 systems over the same period, machines in the same period last year.
The da Vinci surgical system gives surgeon an advanced set of instruments to use in performing robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery. Surgeon performs surgery with da Vinci by using instruments that he or she guides via a console.
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📱iPhone 16 Sales In China Increased By 20%
iPhone 16 smartphone debuted in September and is still outselling its predecessor. Consumers also continue to purchase more expensive models. Sales of the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max models were up 44% compared to last year's models.
Choose your fighter:
🏆 — iOS
😍 — Android
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🔼Netflix Shares Up 10% After Quarterly Report
American streaming service's net income for the third quarter of 2024 increased by almost 50% compared to the same period last year to $2.36 billion. Netflix said it expects more significant subscriber growth during the holidays when korean drama "Squid Game" returns
Friday! Its time for Netflix and...
❤️ — chill
⚡️— trade
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🔼TSMC's Profit Jumped 54% As AI Boom Accelerates
The world's largest semiconductor maker reported net profit of $10.1 billion in three months to September 30. The company makes chips for more than 500 companies, including Nvidia's latest AI processors and chips for the iPhone.
What's your opinion on TSMC?
👍 — fairly priced
🤔 — overpriced
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⚡️Average 30-year Mortgage Rates In USA Rose To Their Highest Level Since Late August 2024.
Even though U.S. mortgage rates are still below this year's peak of 7.22% reached in May, potential home buyers are hesitant right now. About 23% of respondents said they would make a decision based on the results of the country's presidential elections, which will be held on November 5.
What's your dream house?
🏖- house on the beach
🕺- tik-tok house
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⚡️Qualcomm Inc. Will Wait Until After the U.S. Presidential Elections in November Before Deciding Whether To Make A Bid For Intel Corp.
The combination of Qualcomm and Intel, whose products play a key role in digital infrastructure, is likely to attract close attention from antitrust regulators in the United States and around the world. This includes China, a key market for both Qualcomm and Intel.
Should they change the company name for Quintel after this?
🤝 - YES
🙈 - NO
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⚡️Apple Shares Hit All-Time High Amid iPad Mini Presentation
⏺Shares of tech giant Apple reached a new historical record at NASDAQ trading at $237.49 per share. Since the beginning of the year, Apple's shares have increased by 22.5%. Currently, Apple ranks first among the most valuable companies in the world. Its capitalization is at $3.58 trillion.
⏺Apple's current rally comes amid optimism about the new AI-powered iPhone, which went on sale last month. In addition, on Tuesday, October 15, the company introduced a new iPad mini with similar capabilities. Apple has updated the iPad mini for the first time since 2021.
⏺Experts noted that research shows high demand for updates to Apple devices, driven in part by the growing capabilities of artificial intelligence. While demand for the next-generation iPhone appears to have been relatively weak at first, investors continue to be interested in Apple shares as a safe haven amid macroeconomic uncertainty. In the coming quarters, a major device update cycle could become a catalyst for accelerating the growth of the company's shares, experts believe.
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🗓 KEY EARNINGS THIS WEEK
Since the beginning of this season, companies from the SP500 have so far reported earnings growth of an average of 4.1% for 3Q 2024, which is still higher than analysts' forecasts
Tuesday 15.10
⏺Bank of America, Citigroup, UnitedHealth, Goldman Sachs, Johnson&Johnson, Charles Schwab, Interactive Brokers
Wednesday 16.10
⏺Alcoa, Morgan Stanley, CSX
Thursday 17.10
⏺Netflix, Infosys, Interactive Surgical
Friday 18.10
⏺American Express, Proctor&Gamble
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⚡️China's Deflation Problems Are Getting Worse
⏺China's deflationary problems worsened further in September, with consumer prices remaining weak and factory prices continuing to fall. The consumer price index rose 0.4% from a year earlier, although it was only above zero because of a jump in the price of fresh vegetables. Core consumer price index rose 0.1% in September, the weakest since February 2021, while producer prices fell for the 24th straight month.
⏺The figures highlight weakness in domestic demand before policymakers rolled out a slew of stimulus measures in late September to revive the economy. China is facing its longest period of deflation since the 1990s, with economy-wide price headlines falling for five straight quarters through June - a period that is likely to continue until September.
⏺Beijing has cut interest rates and increased support for real estate and equity markets since late September. The Treasury Department on Saturday promised more aid for the troubled real estate sector and debt-ridden local governments. It is expected that through the effective implementation of existing and the launch of new support measures, the confidence and expectations of consumers and manufacturers will increase, and market demand will gradually recover
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⚡️AMD Introduced A New Chip That Will Compete With Nvidia's Blackwell
⏺A new development is graphics processing units for data centers, known as GPUs. Production of the Instinct MI325X, as the chip is called, will begin before the end of 2024. If developers and cloud giants view AMD's AI chips as close replacements for Nvidia's products, it could put pricing pressure on the latter, whose GPUs were in high demand last year.
⏺Advanced generative AI such as OpenAI's ChatGPT requires huge data centers equipped with GPUs to perform the necessary processing, which has led to increased demand for AI chips from more companies.
⏺Nvidia has dominated most of the data center GPU markets over the past few years, but AMD has historically been in second place. Now AMD is aiming to ta inke share from its Silicon Valley rival, or at least grab a larger slice of a market it says will be worth $500 billion by 2028.
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⚡️Tesla lost 8% After Disappointing Robotaxi Presentation
⏺Shares of electric car maker Tesla fell after investors were underwhelmed by its long-awaited robotaxi unveiling. Musk unveiled the Tesla Cybercab concept car - a low, silver two-seater without a steering wheel or pedals - on Thursday evening. It is planned that the car will be able to be driven autonomously.
⏺Tesla's boss said the company hopes to produce the Cybercab until 2027, but did not provide details on where the vehicles would be built. Consumers will be able to buy a Tesla Cybercab for less than $30,000, he said. He also expects Tesla to launch "unsupervised" driver assistance (FSD) in Texas and California in its Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles next year. So far, the technology requires the presence of a human driver behind the wheel, ready to steer or brake at any time.
⏺Following the event, analysts said the announcements failed to highlight any near-term opportunities for Tesla, instead prioritizing Musk's vision for a fully autonomous driving future. It is expected that it will be several more years before self-driving cars become an accepted reality on public roads, as regulators are concerned about the safety features built into such vehicles. Among the few companies that have successfully launched self-driving cars on public roads is Google's Waymo, which has offered its robotaxi service to the general public since June.
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⚡️Canadian Bank TD Bank Will Pay Colossal Fines Worth $3 Billion To US Authorities
⏺Canadian bank TD Bank has pleaded guilty to money laundering and will pay $3 billion in fines. According to the court decision, the US Department of Justice and federal financial regulators will receive money. The bank failed to control money laundering by drug traffickers and other criminals, a judge ruled.
⏺As part of the deal, TD Bank, whose U.S. unit is the 10th largest U.S. bank by assets, is accepting limits on its growth, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said Thursday. The combined assets of TD Bank's two U.S. subsidiaries will not exceed $434 billion.
⏺Attorney General Merrick Garland said will monitor the bank's compliance with anti-money laundering practices for three years as part of a settlement with the Justice Department that will receive $1.8 billion due to the bank's guilty plea in federal court
⏺Garland said that over a six-year period ending last October, TD Bank failed to track a staggering $18.3 trillion in customer activity, allowing three money laundering networks to move more than $670 million through bank accounts.
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⚡️Fed Suffers Split Over The Level Of Rate Cuts
⏺Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell received some pushback over a half-point rate cut in September, with some officials favoring a smaller quarter-point cut at the meeting. Such information is provided in the Fed minutes.
⏺“Several participants indicated that they would prefer a 25 basis point reduction in the target range at this meeting, and several others indicated that they might support such a decision,” notes the minutes of the Sept. 17-18 meeting. All participants said it would make sense to reduce borrowing costs.
⏺US Federal Reserve cut its benchmark rate by 0.5 percentage points last month, a decisive move to protect economic growth as inflation weakens and risks to the labor market rise. Despite the debate, the minutes noted that a “substantial majority” supported a massive rate cut.
⏺One problem for some officials was that such a large change was inconsistent with their intention to gradually lower interest rates. Although Fed board member Michelle Bowman was the lone dissenting voice against the move, the minutes revealed a deeper rift among officials than the near-unanimous decision suggested. This suggests that Powell has led the committee to take a larger step.
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☄️Chinese Market Plunges 10% After Rally In Absence Of New Stimulus
⏺Chinese stock market crashed in trading on October 8 after a massive rally over the past few weeks. Hang Seng Index (HSI) fell 9.56% to its low of 20,891.98 points. Hang Seng China Enterprises, which includes Chinese shares traded in Hong Kong, fell 10.9% to 7,421.3 points. CSI 300 index began the first day of trading after the holidays with an upward gap of almost 11%, but immediately began to lose ground.
⏺Shares in Chinese stock market suffered a sharp decline today after a recent rally, due to the lack of additional economic stimulus measures from the Chinese government. Over nine trading sessions, up to and including September 30, the CSI 300 index grew by 27.8% and reached 4038.7 points at its peak. Previously, the indicator lost more than 45% from its 2021 maximum to mid-September.
⏺Today's decline Chinese stock market is associated with growing doubts among investors about the government's readiness to further stimulate the economy. This followed a press conference by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) held on October 8. At the press conference, officials confirmed their intentions to increase spending and support low-wage groups of the population, but specific steps to stimulate the economy were not named. This created an atmosphere of uncertainty among investors, who expected more decisive action from the government.
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