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SpaceX Rips 9% on 55% AI Margins. So Why Isn't Nvidia Up? | October 21, 2026
Andrew, Ben, and Tom break down SpaceX's 55% incremental AI margins and Elon's possible Tesla merger, SMCI's $4B guidance raise, and signs the consumer is getting stretched across Elevance, Netflix, and United.
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Subprime Auto Loans Flash a WARNING + Oil Pops 4% on Options Expiration | October 20, 2026
Tom and Thomas break down rising subprime auto delinquencies and GM's narrowed guidance, why oil's 4% pop is mostly an expiration-day move, and earnings from Steel Dynamics, 3M, and Northrop Grumman.
Andrew and Ben break down Elon's pledge of SpaceX shares for every US kid, Anthropic's new 5% Public Benefit Fund, Microsoft walking away from Nscale's Essex data center, and the hedge fund selloff behind last week's weakness.
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Elon and Anthropic GIVE BACK Billions. Will Anyone Give Them Credit? | October 19, 2026
Andrew and Ben break down Elon's pledge of SpaceX shares for every US kid, Anthropic's new 5% Public Benefit Fund, Microsoft walking away from Nscale's Essex data center, and the hedge fund selloff behind last week's weakness.
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Inflation Ran Hot. So Why Did Bonds Rally? + Apple Partners With Meta Muse | October 16, 2026
Andrew, Ben, and Tom break down why bonds rallied on hot inflation data as AI stocks fell, Warsh declining to precommit on rates, and Apple partnering with Meta to run Muse on Mac Studio.
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Larry Fink Sees a Capital Shortage. CoreWeave and Oracle Feel It First | October 15, 2026
Ben and Tom break down Larry Fink's capital-shortage warning, Anthropic's Q3 revenue, and the selloff in CoreWeave and Oracle, plus hot PPI and retail sales data and TSMC's strong outlook.
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AI Gets the Money. Housing Gets the Bill + FBI Busts an Alleged OpenAI Spy | October 14, 2026
Andrew, Ben, and Tom break down the hotter core CPI print and how AI is soaking up capital while housing freezes, plus the FBI's arrest of an OpenAI engineer accused of bugging a conference room and earnings from ASML, BlackRock, and Bank of America.
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Anthropic Said "Pace the Frontier." Meta Said No + Kroger Cuts 3,000 Jobs | October 13, 2026
Andrew, Ben, and Tom break down Meta's Muse Wonder launch and why it changes the AI race, plus Kroger cutting 37% of its corporate jobs, Albertsons' $8B lawsuit, and big bank earnings.
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Germany Cut Refineries. Now It Calls Them Critical + IMF Warns of an AI Tsunami | October 12, 2026
Andrew, Ben, and Tom break down why refinery capacity is driving record diesel prices and the IMF warning that AI is a "slow-moving tsunami" for office jobs, plus the Houthi attack on Riyadh's airport and Bessent's latest letter to Senator Warren.
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SpaceX Comes for AT&T, Verizon & T-Mobile + Is Starbucks Really Buying Chipotle? | October 9, 2026
Andrew, Ben, and Tom break down the FT's report on OpenAI's revenue and why gross vs. net accounting matters, plus SpaceX's $8B spectrum deal hitting telecom stocks and the 30-year bond's sharp outside reversal.
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Oil Jumps 5% on Iran Tanker Attacks + Wolfspeed Soars 17% on a $1.5B Loan | October 8, 2026
Andrew, Ben, and Tom break down why rate hikes aren't slowing AI spending while the rest of construction shrinks, plus Iran stepping up tanker attacks, a strong 10-year auction, and Wolfspeed's conditional Department of War loan.
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Bond Shorts Hits 19% + Paramount's $110B WBD Deal Closes as Skydance | October 7, 2026
Andrew, Ben, and Tom break down heavy short bets against Treasuries, the 3-year auction, and lessons from the 2013 taper tantrum, plus Paramount closing its $110B Warner Bros. Discovery deal as Skydance.
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ISM Prices Hit a 2022 High + Google Goes Nuclear in a 20-Year Constellation Deal | October 6, 2026
Andrew, Tom, and Thomas break down ISM Services prices hitting their highest since 2022, Google's 20-year nuclear deal with Constellation, and Trump letting red diesel onto public highways.
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FBI Arrests an Alleged China Spy Realtor + Brazil's Markets Bet on Bolsonaro 2.0 | October 5, 2026
Andrew, Tom, and Thomas cover the FBI's arrest of an alleged China spy realtor at LAX, Flávio Bolsonaro beating the polls in Brazil's election, and tanker attacks picking back up in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Fed Hawks Want More Hikes. September's 29K Jobs Report Says Otherwise + Andrew's Challenge | October 2, 2026
Andrew, Tom, and Thomas break down September's 29K payrolls miss, August's downward revision, and the bond rally that followed, plus ISM prices paid jumping to 77.9 and Nike sinking to its lowest level since 2013.
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10-Year Hits Highest Since 2002 + Trump Says Powell Should Resign Over Fed Reno | October 1, 2026
Andrew, Tom, and Thomas explain why the 10-year hit its highest yield since 2002 and why the debt narrative doesn't add up, plus Trump calling for Powell to resign over the $2.5B Fed renovation and Google's new Gemini 4 Argon model.
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PCE Comes In Cold + OpenAI's Dots Flops: 'Dottie Is Having a Slow Morning' | September 30, 2026
Andrew, Tom, and Thomas break down the cooler-than-expected PCE report and big downward revisions to last month's inflation data, plus OpenAI's Dots agent stumbling in its live demo and Trump's White House AI lunch with the tech titans.
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Dallas Fed Orders Surge + Oura Pulls a 4X Oversubscribed IPO: Is Anthropic's November IPO at Risk?| September 29, 2026
Ben and Tom break down the Dallas Fed survey's surge in new orders and production, then Oura postponing its IPO despite strong demand and what that could mean for Anthropic's November timing.
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Trump Rejects Iran Offer| Will Anthropic Go Public This Year?| Muse Privacy Concerns| September 28, 2026
Andrew, Ben, and Tom cover Trump rejecting Iran's offer, prospects of the Anthropic IPO, and privacy concerns surrounding Meta Muse.
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Pandas Return to Atlanta + Brightline Goes Bust: Why 8% Munis Were a Red Flag | September 25, 2026
Ben and Tom cover Xi gifting two pandas to Zoo Atlanta and Brightline's bankruptcy hitting the muni bond market, plus US-Iran talks on reopening Hormuz and Bob Chapek's new book taking aim at Bob Iger.
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The Bond Market Bloodbath + Meta Glasses Become Hearing Aids | September 24, 2026
Tom and Thomas break down the bond market selloff that pushed the 30-year to its highest level since 2004, plus Meta Connect's hearing-aid glasses, possible diesel export curbs, and McDonald's shift from beef to chicken.
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Is ChatGPT the MySpace of AI? Meta Muse Is Coming for the Friction Economy | September 23, 2026
Ben and Tom break down Meta Muse as a potential ChatGPT moment for AI agents and why the friction economy — bank fees, idle cash, unused credits, insurance overpayments — is suddenly under threat.
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Sports ETFs Are Coming + Medicare Cuts Hit Quest and LabCorp | September 22, 2026
Ben and Tom break down the new sports performance ETFs launching in the NHL and MLB and why sportsbooks stand to benefit most, plus Medicare's PAMA cuts hitting Quest and LabCorp, Trump's packed UN meeting schedule, and Iran's offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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UN Week Preview: Greenland Deal Signing & Trump Enters Iran "Deciding Mode" | September 21, 2026
Ben and Tom preview UN General Assembly week including the Greenland security pact signing, Trump's Iran decision, and pre-summit optimism on the Trump-Xi talks, plus Germany's political collapse and Amazon blocking Meta's Muse AI shopping agent.
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BOJ Hikes to 1.25% + LNG Tankers Slip Through the Strait of Hormuz | September 18, 2026
Andrew, Ben, and Tom cover signs the Strait of Hormuz is opening back up as LNG tankers get through, plus the Bank of Japan's 1.25% rate hike, Nvidia's guide-up on chip demand, and Warren Buffett handing over the Berkshire chairmanship.
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Warsh Delivers a Hawkish 25bps Hike + Lennar Signals a Housing Slowdown | September 17, 2026
Ben and Tom break down Kevin Warsh's hawkish 25bps hike in a unanimous 12-0 vote, Lennar's Q3 miss and housing warning, plus commentary from JB Hunt, Goldman Sachs, and Boeing.
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Zuck Defends Self-Policing on AI + Fed Preview: Hike, Hold, or Cut? | September 16, 2026
Andrew, Ben, and Tom cover Mark Zuckerberg's pushback against Anthropic on AI self-policing, today's Fed decision preview, OpenAI's potential $1.2T funding round, and Saudi Arabia's post-pipeline oil workarounds.
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Jensen Huang Torches the AI Doomers: 'They've Been Wrong' | September 15, 2026
Andrew, Ben, and Tom cover Jensen Huang's All-in Podcast appearance blasting the AI doomers, Trump's surprise call-in defending AI, Obama's push for AI policy debate, plus Corning's $2B stock sale and Bank of America's guidance cut.
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Anthropic's CEO Dario Calls to Slow the AI Race as Elon, Altman, Zuck Back Him | September 14, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing
Ben and Tom break down Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's call to slow the pace of AI development, the endorsements from Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Mark Zuckerberg, and the resulting selloff across AI chip, cloud, and infrastructure stocks.
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CPI Core Runs Hot + Diesel Smashes $6/Gallon as Truckers Park Their Rigs | September 11, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing
Andrew, Ben, and Tom cover the CPI print, diesel hitting a record $6/gallon, Kevin Warsh's potential surprise double cut, Middle East shipping tensions, and France's debt cancellation debate.
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Apple's Foldable iPhone Duo Debuts at $2K as Quest Enters Apple Health | September 10, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing
Andrew, Ben, and Tom cover Apple's $2K foldable iPhone Duo launch and Quest Diagnostics health-app tie-up, plus Bessent's $6B bond buyback, the ECB rate hike, and Trump's proposed $5K dividend.
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Bessent's Bond Buyback Goes Live: Can It Squeeze the 30-Year Short Trade? | September 9, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing
Andrew, Ben, and Tom break down Scott Bessent's bond buyback program going live, plus today's Apple event, Sunbelt earnings, and industry conference readouts from Smithfield and UHS.
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Germany's AfD Wins 44%, Oil Hits $94, & Canada Trade War Escalates | September 8, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing
Andrew and Ben unpack Bessent's $40 oil call against crude at $94, Canada's new 50% tariffs, the Fannie-Freddie housing ads, and Germany's AfD election shock.
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Jobs Crush Forecasts With 162K + Lululemon Craters 19% | September 4, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing
Andrew, Ben, and Tom unpack August's 162K jobs blowout versus a 55K forecast, plus Lululemon's 19% plunge, Adobe's new CEO, and Tesla's Cybercab flop.
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Broadcom's XPU Playbook: CPU vs GPU vs XPU Finally Explained | September 3, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing
Andrew, Ben, and Tom break down Broadcom's 3% dip and use a New York City delivery analogy to finally explain the difference between CPUs, GPUs, and XPUs, plus updates on Iran, Russia, and Snowflake's AI-driven earnings beat.
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Chaos or Noise? Uncertainty Grips Markets as Oil Jumps to $90 & Manufacturing Cools | September 2, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing
Andrew, Ben, and Tom debate whether markets are facing real chaos or just noise as oil jumps back to $90 on Iran tensions, ISM manufacturing cools, and midterm uncertainty builds, plus Elon Musk's G20 remarks on AI and power constraints.
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Nvidia's Lambda & MediaTek Deal: It's Power Play Against Broadcom | September 1, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing
Andrew, Ben, and Tom break down Nvidia's $35 billion Lambda/Anthropic cloud deal and new MediaTek partnership that squeezes Broadcom and Marvell, plus Bessent's latest comments on bonds and inflation.
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Bessent Roasts Elizabeth Warren as Warsh Gets Hawkish at Jackson Hole | August 31, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing
Andrew, Ben, and Tom dig into Bessent's scorched-earth letter to Elizabeth Warren, Warsh's hawkish Jackson Hole speech and softer-than-expected BLS jobs revision, plus France's growing sovereign debt problems.
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Venezuela Weighs OPEC Exit as US Closes In on a 100-Year Oil Lease | August 27, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing
Andrew, Ben, and Tom discuss Venezuela's potential OPEC exit as the US nears a deal for a stake in 17+ Venezuelan oil fields holding 90 billion barrels of reserves, possibly via a 100-year lease
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Nvidia Soars on 70% Revenue Growth + Meta Settles for $17.1 Billion | August 27, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing
Andrew, Ben, and Tom break down Nvidia's blowout revenue forecast and reaction from Okta, CrowdStrike, and Salesforce, plus Meta's $17.1 billion settlement over teen safety and new usage restrictions.
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LeBron's $300 Million Bond Mystery + Oil Sinks on Iran Peace Talks | August 26, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing
Andrew, Ben, and Tom dig into LeBron James' mysterious $300 million loan against future earnings, plus Intuit's guidance reset, Zoom's soft outlook, and oil sliding as Iran and Oman signal reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
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