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The median S&P 500 stock is down 16%. Nobody is talking about it.

Sep 29, 2026

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9 min read

The median S&P 500 stock is down 16%. Nobody is talking about it.

Goldman flags the worst breadth since 2000. Nvidia answers with a record buyback. Oil above $106. Data day ahead.

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Bo Nichols
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Trump killed the Hormuz deal. Oil is repricing everything.

Sep 28, 2026

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8 min read

Trump killed the Hormuz deal. Oil is repricing everything.

Brent back above $106. 10-year at 5.21%. Futures down 0.4%. And the Fed just hiked ten days ago.

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Bo Nichols
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Two data releases, one summit, and a bond market that answers to nobody

Sep 25, 2026

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8 min read

Two data releases, one summit, and a bond market that answers to nobody

Durable goods and Michigan sentiment land this morning. Costco crushed overnight. The 30-year is rewriting every valuation model in the room.

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Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
The strongest business activity in five years is pushing the Fed toward another hike

Sep 24, 2026

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7 min read

The strongest business activity in five years is pushing the Fed toward another hike

Flash PMI at 58.4. 10-year at 5.12%. Oil snaps back. Darden and Costco today. Jobless claims at 8:30.

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Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
Four chipmakers are now worth $1 trillion . Something has to give.

Sep 23, 2026

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8 min read

Four chipmakers are now worth $1 trillion . Something has to give.

AMD crossed the line Monday. Intel surged 12%. Trump told the UN he'd "annihilate" Iran or make a deal.

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Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
It wasn't a GPU day. It was a CPU day.

Sep 22, 2026

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7 min read

It wasn't a GPU day. It was a CPU day.

Intel +12%, AMD +10%, Arm +17%. The AI trade just rotated beneath your feet. Nvidia barely moved.

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Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
Buffett quit. Xi is coming. The Fed just reloaded.

Sep 21, 2026

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7 min read

Buffett quit. Xi is coming. The Fed just reloaded.

Three stories that don't belong in the same sentence, except they do. Monday's Slate.

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Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
$6.2 trillion expires today

Sep 18, 2026

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7 min read

$6.2 trillion expires today

Triple witching meets a Fed and BOJ hike on the most loaded Friday of 2026.

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Bo Nichols
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Consumers are spending like they're fine. The Fed just said they're not.

Sep 17, 2026

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7 min read

Consumers are spending like they're fine. The Fed just said they're not.

Retail sales beat by a mile. The Fed hiked anyway. Lennar's earnings tell you who's paying the price.

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Bo Nichols
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Warsh's first hike lands in the middle of a diesel crisis

Sep 16, 2026

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7 min read

Warsh's first hike lands in the middle of a diesel crisis

Gas at $4.32, diesel at $6, Brent above $105. The Fed raises rates anyway. Here's why it matters.

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Bo Nichols
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The Fed walks into the most dangerous room in years

Sep 15, 2026

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7 min read

The Fed walks into the most dangerous room in years

Oil above $105. The 10-year at 5%. An AI safety scare rattling $4T in market cap. Hike odds at 89%. Day one of the FOMC starts now.

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Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
What happens when the builders say stop?

Sep 14, 2026

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7 min read

What happens when the builders say stop?

Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI agree: slow down. Nasdaq futures slide 1.2%. Brent crude pushes past $107. Wednesday's Fed decision just got heavier.

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Bo Nichols
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Four straight losing days. One number left.

Sep 11, 2026

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7 min read

Four straight losing days. One number left.

S&P down 2% in a week. Oil surged 50% since July. The 10-year touched 4.97%. Now CPI either seals the hike or buys the Fed one more month.

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Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
AI solved a 90-year-old math problem in 88 hours. The stock market can't solve Thursday.

Sep 10, 2026

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7 min read

AI solved a 90-year-old math problem in 88 hours. The stock market can't solve Thursday.

OpenAI cracked Navier-Stokes. Apple's foldable flopped with traders. PPI, ECB, Oracle, and $100 oil all landing today.

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Bo Nichols
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Apple’s foldable iPhone and Treasury’s $4B Buyback

Sep 9, 2026

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7 min read

Apple’s foldable iPhone and Treasury’s $4B Buyback

The $2,000 iPhone Ultra debuts at 1 PM ET. Oil hits $100. Treasury's buyback starts today. CPI Friday.

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Bo Nichols
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$97 oil. 5.25% on the 30-year. 57 days to the midterms.

Sep 8, 2026

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7 min read

$97 oil. 5.25% on the 30-year. 57 days to the midterms.

Aramco's Jazan refinery hit again. Canada fires back on $27.6B of US goods. The week that decides September starts now.

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Bo Nichols
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Wall Street's Unruly Season Starts Now

Sep 7, 2026

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4 min read

Wall Street's Unruly Season Starts Now

Nearly 100 years of data say this month is different. This year it comes with real tests.

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Bo Nichols
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The White House wants cuts. The Fed wants a hike. One jobs report picks the winner.

Sep 4, 2026

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7 min read

The White House wants cuts. The Fed wants a hike. One jobs report picks the winner.

Vance calls Fed policy "malpractice." Waller channels John Lennon. Lululemon falls below $100. NFP at 8:30.

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Bo Nichols
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$95 billion in AI orders. One company. One quarter.

Sep 3, 2026

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7 min read

$95 billion in AI orders. One company. One quarter.

Dell's backlog is the size of a small country's GDP. Broadcom beats and drops. Nvidia nears Hugging Face. ISM Services today.

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Bo Nichols
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The US and Europe are hiking into the same wall

Sep 2, 2026

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7 min read

The US and Europe are hiking into the same wall

Eurozone inflation hits 3.3%. ECB hikes Sep 10. Fed odds at 68%. Oil back above $90. Both sides of the Atlantic tightening at once.

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Bo Nichols
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Cook's out. Ternus is in. Apple's AI clock starts today.

Sep 1, 2026

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7 min read

Cook's out. Ternus is in. Apple's AI clock starts today.

First CEO change in 15 years. First product event in 8 days. First $5T legacy to defend.

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Bo Nichols
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A rate hike is now the base case. Are you positioned for it?

Aug 31, 2026

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6 min read

A rate hike is now the base case. Are you positioned for it?

September hike odds hit 60%. US strikes Iran. Musk yanks Cursor from OpenAI's stack.

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Bo Nichols
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Nvidia rallied 9%. Marvell beat and dropped 7%. Same week.

Aug 28, 2026

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5 min read

Nvidia rallied 9%. Marvell beat and dropped 7%. Same week.

The AI trade is splitting in two. Warsh speaks at 10 AM. The labour market gets a recount.

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Bo Nichols
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Nvidia proved the AI trade. PCE proved the problem.

Aug 27, 2026

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8 min read

Nvidia proved the AI trade. PCE proved the problem.

Data center revenue $89B, guide $108B, and inflation still at 3.7%. Somebody has to blink.

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Bo Nichols
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The AI trade meets the inflation trade

Aug 26, 2026

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7 min read

The AI trade meets the inflation trade

PCE first, Nvidia after the close. Gold's up 15% in a month. Warsh speaks Friday. Big day.

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Bo Nichols
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