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Stocks Down Over Trade Concerns
U.S. stock indexes declined over the week, led by weakness in the information technology and communication services sectors, while value stocks outperformed growth shares for the sixth consecutive week.
Tech Stocks Down
Stocks ended a volatile week mostly lower, with the Nasdaq Composite seeing a sharp drop on Monday as AI competition fears weighed on tech shares, particularly NVIDIA, which fell nearly 17% following the debut of DeepSeek’s energy-efficient large language model.
Stocks Surged
Stocks surged to record highs this week, driven by optimism surrounding China's new stimulus measures and growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI).
Manufacturing is Up
Indicators are in a POSITIVE status, we read the market as being in a CYCLICAL BULL MARKET.
Rate Cut Cycles
Indicators are in a POSITIVE status, we read the market as being in a CYCLICAL BULL MARKET.
Consumers
BULL status at 80.95 UP 1.84% from the prior week’s 79.49. We’ve been in a cyclical bull Market since April 21, 2023.
The Largest Single Day Market Cap Increase EVER
This week, semiconductor behemoth Nvidia reported blowout earnings that beat even the most sky-high expectations. Nvidia climbed about 16% hitting a record high—and added $277 billion to its market cap—the largest single day increase ever.
History Suggests
Fifty years of global stock markets, according to data from Credit Suisse, showed that the U.S. remained the world’s financial power as of the final quarter in 2022. But how long-lasting is the U.S.’ vast share of the global stock market?
Currency
What holds significance to you and why? As an investor, consistently assessing the value of things and predicting their future worth is a routine practice. However, what drives you to do this? While financial success is certainly valuable, it serves as a means of acquiring what you deem to be meaningful. Currencies serve as a common conduit through which we exchange things of value.
