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The Finimize Daily Brief. Get everything you need to know about the day's biggest financial stories and trends, in five minutes or less, plus a regular Q+A with our world-class team of analysts.
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Warren Buffett’s still the big dog at Berkshire, and he just made an Alpha… bet, while some icy relations with China sent shivers through Japan’s tourism and retail stocks. Today’s stories: Buffett Bought A Big Alphabet Stake, Perhaps Becoming The Oracle Of AIInvestors Sold Japan’s Stocks, Expecting A Travel DisruptionTry Finimize Pro
Bitcoin dropped 23% from its October high, and climbing back up could be a real bear, while China got walloped by a trifecta of weak economic updates. Today’s stories: Call It Bearcoin: Bitcoin Just Slipped Into A Bear MarketThe Chinese Economy’s Three Sheets To The WindTry Finimize Pro
Microsoft and OpenAI are more in sync than ever – even sharing custom AI chips – while the US government reopened for business, with a new spending bill bringing its record-long shutdown to an end. Try Finimize Pro
Wall Street and Big Tech have been teaming up to sign some very creative AI deals, while the IEA changed its tune, saying that oil demand could keep climbing for another 25 years yet. Today’s stories: Wall Street And Big Tech Are Finding New, Friendly Ways To Finance AI BetsThe IEA’s Got A New Crude Estimate: It Sees Demand Growing Until 2050Try Finimize Pro
SoftBank dumped its entire Nvidia stake, getting rid of the old to bankroll the new – while American companies just posted their best results in four years, brushing off the impact of tariffs. Try Finimize Pro
Chip manufacturer TSMC posted much slower monthly sales growth – an unsettling dip – while American lawmakers are at least talking about ending the US government shutdown. Today’s stories: Chipmaker TSMC’s Sales Growth Dipped (And Not In The Tasty Way)America Is One Step Closer To Ending Its Government ShutdownTry Finimize Pro
Tesla’s shareholders signed off on Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package, while China’s exports fell for the first time since April – and that doesn’t bode well for the country’s growth prospects. Today’s stories: Tesla Approved A Deal To Make Musk Its Trillion-Dollar ManChina’s Export Engine Just Unexpectedly SputteredTry Finimize Pro
Apple wants to use Google’s AI tech to make Siri smarter – for a billion-dollar price – while Qualcomm pulled in solid sales last quarter, and it’s expecting to top that in the months ahead. Today’s stories: Apple And Google Look Close To Signing A Siri-ndipitous DealQualcomm Hauled In Money Last Quarter – A Flex That Impressed InvestorsTry Finimize Pro
Novo Nordisk trimmed its forecasts, falling further behind in the weight-loss drug race, while investors offloaded crypto this week – knocking bitcoin and ether down by more than a few pegs. Today’s stories: Novo Nordisk Gave A Warning Shot, Cutting Profit Forecasts Yet AgainBitcoin And Ether Were Crash-Tested This Week, Hit By A Market SelloffTry Finimize Pro
Some of Wall Street’s biggest names said that stock prices need a reset, while Tesla sold fewer EVs than expected – which won’t help Elon Musk secure that trillion-dollar pay package. Today’s stories: Wall Street Execs Warned About Keeping Up With The ValuationsTesla’s Sales Disappointed, With Investors About To Review Elon Musk’s PaycheckTry Finimize Pro
Microsoft shook on a $10 billion deal with – you guessed it – an AI data center provider, while Berkshire Hathaway had another thrifty quarter… and investors weren’t feeling spendy, either. Today’s stories: Microsoft Secured Cloud Cover From IREN For Ten Billion DollarsBerkshire Hathaway Showed It Has-A-WayTry Finimize Pro
ExxonMobil and Chevron – Berkshire Hathaway’s fifth-biggest stateside stake – both revealed better-than-predicted results, while Nvidia signed deals with many of South Korea’s smartest firms. Try Finimize Pro
Amazon and Apple revealed decent takings, so investors gave the pair a pat on the… uh, shares, while the US and China agreed to call off their on-again, off-again tariff war for one whole year. Today’s stories: Amazon And Apple Both Revealed Prime And Proper ResultsThe US And China Said The Magic Words: No New Tariffs For A YearTry Finimize Pro
Alphabet, Meta, and Microsoft delivered big numbers and kicked off Big Tech’s earnings season, while the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the second time this year. Today’s stories: It’s Time… For Big Tech Earnings SeasonThe Federal Reserve Stuck To Its Day Job, Focusing On… Day JobsTry Finimize Pro Sponsored by SurfAir Mobility.
The US government went nuclear (but not in a scary way), while Amazon culled 14,000 corporate jobs – and that’s just the start. Today’s stories: The US Government Made Nuclear Bets To Develop Its Own Critical MassAmazon Turned Same-Day Delivery Into Same-Day Deliverance, Cutting 14,000 JobsTry Finimize Pro Sponsored by SurfAir Mobility.
Stock markets from all over the world notched record highs on Monday – while China showed there’s nothing a little government intervention can’t fix, bringing industrial profit back from the brink. Today’s stories: Investors Raised A Glass – And Plenty Of Stock Market Indexes, TooChina’s Government Breathed Fire Into FactoriesTry Finimize Pro
US inflation was a touch lower than expected in September, and investors think they know what the central bank will do next, while Google and Anthropic got together – and their hookup could make both Amazon and Nvidia a little jealous. Today’s stories: Inflation Data Was A Rare Bright Spot During The US Government’s BlackoutGoogle And Anthropic Chipped Back Against Nvidia’s EmpireTry Finimize Pro
Conflicting reports said the US government may (or may not) take stakes in a handful of quantum computing startups, creating a political will-they-won’t-they saga, while Europe and the US tightened sanctions on Russia’s biggest energy firms, and investors made sure oil prices felt the squeeze. Today’s stories: The US Government Took Stakes In Quantum Computing StartupsUS And European Union’s Bubbling Brew Got Caused A Stir In Oil MarketsTry Finimize Pro
Investors dumped Alphabet after OpenAI took on Google, then came crawling back on news of an Anthropic partnership – while sports betting site DraftKings is rolling the dice, expanding into all sorts of wagers. Today’s stories: Alphabet’s Stock Got Knocked Down – But Then Got Right Back Up AgainDraftKings Looks Set To Expand, Hoping That All Sorts Of Gambling Types Bet On ItTry Finimize Pro
Apple’s stock climbed 4%, leaving the iPhone maker at the doors of Nvidia’s lonely $4-trillion club – while Japan revealed the latest stage of its stock-market makeover, further justifying Warren Buffett’s early stakes. Today’s stories: Apple’s iPhone Launch iCame, iSaw, And iConqueredJapanese Regulators Told Startups To Grow Big or Go HomeTry Finimize Pro
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