Key Facts Market Whiplash Amid Fed Hopes and Fears Cryptocurrency prices saw sudden whiplash on Friday (Sep. 5) as macroeconomic news rattled traders. Early in the day, markets rallied on a soft U.S. jobs report – only 22,000 jobs added in August – which cemented bets that the Federal Reserve would finally cut interest rates…
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Key Takeaways Broadcom Rallies on AI Chip Windfall Chip designer Broadcom (AVGO) emerged as a major winner this week, riding the AI hardware boom to new heights. On Sept. 4, Broadcom reported robust earnings and signaled that demand for its AI-focused semiconductors is exceeding expectations. Third-quarter revenue came in at $15.95 billion (topping forecasts of $15.83 B)…
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Key Facts Market and DeFi Trends Early September saw unexpected resilience in crypto markets. Bitcoin held steady just under its recent highs (≈$110K–$112K), and Ethereum briefly broke above $4,400 before retracing xt.com. Despite September’s reputation for sluggish performance, the market had pockets of strength. Analytics showed DeFi tokens up ~2.7% on average and even meme…
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Alphabet Soars on Antitrust Victory Fueled by AI Alphabet Inc. – Google’s parent – saw its stock rocket 9% to a record high on Sept 3 after a U.S. judge refused to break up the company in an antitrust case reuters.com. The ruling lifted a huge regulatory cloud and explicitly cited the rise of AI tools…
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Key Facts (Early September 2025 Highlights) Crypto Market Rally Opens September After a rough August, cryptocurrencies staged a strong comeback as September 2025 began. Global crypto market cap rebounded to around $4 trillion cryptonews.com, driven by renewed risk appetite in both crypto and stocks. Bitcoin (BTC) jumped roughly +2.5% in 24 hours to trade north of…
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Key Facts Market Overview: AI Stocks Face September Reality Check The week opened with a notable cool-down in the red-hot AI trade, as investors returned from summer break and took profits in crowded tech positions. On September 2, U.S. indices fell roughly 0.7–0.8%, led by the previously high-flying “AI beneficiary” stocks reuters.com. This pullback followed…
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Powerball Jackpot Skyrockets: What Are the Real Odds of Winning Any Game of Chance? A Historic Jackpot with No Winner (Yet) Labor Day came and went without a grand prize winner in the Powerball drawing, causing the jackpot to soar to an estimated $1.3 billion for the next drawing powerball.com. This massive prize has been…
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Key Facts Alibaba’s AI-Fueled Stock Surge Alibaba Group sparked a market frenzy to kick off September, as its shares in Hong Kong leapt nearly 19% on Sept. 1 – the stock’s biggest single-day jump since 2022 tbsnews.net. The rally came after Alibaba’s latest earnings revealed better-than-expected results in its cloud computing unit, thanks in large…
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Key Facts AI Mega-Caps: Hype vs. Reality in Late-August Markets The final days of August saw a tug-of-war between AI-fueled optimism and growing caution among the market’s most valuable tech companies. Nowhere was this more evident than with Nvidia, the poster child of the AI boom. The GPU giant reported another quarter of blowout earnings,…
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Wall Street’s AI Rally Hits a Speed Bump After months of euphoria, U.S. equity markets stumbled into the weekend, led by a pullback in AI-focused stocks. On Friday, Aug. 29, the Nasdaq Composite sank about 1.2% and the S&P 500 fell 0.6%, snapping a streak of gains as traders locked in profits on this year’s…
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