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Meta Cuts 8,000 Jobs: Big Tech Bets Its Balance Sheet on AI

April 24, 2026 by Bruno

Meta is eliminating 10% of its workforce in May 2026 — its largest cuts since 2023 — as Big Tech redirects billions from salaries to AI infrastructure. Here’s what it means for capital markets.

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Avis Budget’s 48% Collapse: When Short Squeezes Meet Corporate Debt Reality

April 24, 2026 by Bruno

Avis Budget (CAR) cratered 48% in a single session as a speculative short squeeze unwound against the backdrop of negative earnings and a $1B cash burn.

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TXN’s Best Day Since 2000: Data Centers Fuel Q1 Blowout

April 24, 2026 by Bruno

Texas Instruments surged 19% on Q1 2026 earnings, its best day since the dot-com era. Here’s what’s driving the analog chip revival and AI data center demand.

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Copper’s AI Moment: Freeport-McMoRan’s Big Bet on Grasberg

April 23, 2026 by Bruno

FCX stock fell 12.5% despite plans to nearly double Grasberg copper output by 2027. What the expansion signals about AI’s most critical — and overlooked — commodity.

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ServiceNow’s 17% Plunge: AI Software Meets Geopolitical Reality

April 23, 2026 by Bruno

ServiceNow beat Q1 2026 revenue estimates yet cratered 17%—its worst day since 2016. Here’s what the crash says about AI software valuations and geopolitical risk.

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AI’s 10% GDP Promise: What Capital Markets Are Already Pricing In

April 23, 2026 by Bruno

BNP Paribas projects AI could lift U.S. GDP by more than 10% by 2034. Here’s what that forecast means for investors, interest rates, and capital markets right now.

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Tariff Refund Portal Opens: $166B in Duties Up for Reclaim

April 23, 2026 by Bruno

CBP has launched a $166B tariff refund portal for disputed duties. Here’s what American importers, logistics giants, and investors need to know.

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Strategy Overtakes BlackRock as World’s Largest Bitcoin Holder

April 23, 2026 by Bruno

Strategy holds 815,061 BTC, edging past BlackRock’s IBIT with a record $2.54B purchase — a milestone in institutional Bitcoin adoption.

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Micron’s 575% Surge: AI Memory Is the New Chip Supercycle

April 23, 2026 by Bruno

Micron Technology stock has surged 575% in a year as AI-driven demand for high-bandwidth memory rewrites the economics of the chip industry.

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Oil at $100: Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Crisis Hits Capital Markets

April 22, 2026 by Bruno

Brent crude topped $100 as Iranian gunboats threaten the Strait of Hormuz. Here’s what the oil shock means for energy debt, sovereign bonds, and Fed policy.

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