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Technical indicators point to more weakness. Watch the VIX.

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Strong tech earnings weren’t enough to reassure investors worried about high valuations.

Tesla’s incentive-laden CEO retention scheme won investors’ go-ahead this week.

Consumer spending has so far held up despite soft consumer sentiment readings.

Comcast is in talks to acquire the studio and streaming arm of British TV network ITV and has reportedly hired bankers to explore taking a run at Warner Bros. Discovery.

Blue Origin is gearing up for the second test of its New Glenn vehicle in the coming days. During its first launch, the vehicle reached orbit, as the company had hoped.

Stay long risk assets for now, advises Hartnett, but short hyperscaler bonds and go long zero-coupon bonds as a hedge against recession.

The results came as Wendy’s has been aggressively working to turn things around.

The crypto is closely correlated with the Nasdaq

The trade wars have died down, but they have not disappeared — and that has left a cloud over the U.S. economy that’s unlikely to go away soon.

Shares have slumped 17% since the company signaled aggressive AI spending ahead. While some are concerned, others see a prime buying opportunity.