Fed Floats ‘Payment Accounts’ to Let Fintechs Onto Its Rails
Fed proposes a new ‘payment account’ for fintechs: direct payment rails, no intraday credit, no IORB, hard balance caps. 60-day comment period.
NVIDIA Hits $81.6B, Guides $91B – Stock Slips on the News
NVIDIA posted record $81.6B Q1 revenue, +85% YoY, and guided Q2 to $91B – yet shares slipped 1.3% after hours.
What Is Free Cash Flow — and Why Investors Trust It
Free cash flow shows the cash a company really keeps after capex. Here’s the formula, real Big Tech examples, and why FCF beats earnings.
Fed Minutes: ‘Many’ Wanted Easing Bias Out as PCE Hit 3.5%
April FOMC minutes show a hawkish tilt: Miran dissented for a cut, while many wanted the easing-bias language gone as March PCE hit 3.5%.
Chips Roar Back: Intel +6%, AMD +8%, ARM +16% Ahead of Nvidia
Chips snap back: Intel +6.4%, AMD +8.3%, ARM +15.6%, lifted by BofA’s $125B server-CPU call with Nvidia earnings on deck.
What Is EBITDA — And What It Doesn’t Tell You
EBITDA strips out interest, tax, and non-cash charges. Here’s how to calculate it, why Wall Street uses it, and where it misleads.
2-Year Treasury Tests 4.10% as Markets Erase 2026 Fed Cuts
The US 2-year Treasury yield is near a 52-week high at 4.07% as traders price out Fed rate cuts for the rest of 2026.
ServiceNow Pops 5% as BofA Restarts After $7.8B Armis Buy
ServiceNow stock jumped roughly 5% Monday after Bank of America restarted coverage at Buy, weeks after the $7.8B cash purchase of Armis and a $4B bond sale.
How Treasury Auctions Work: Bid-to-Cover and Tails
How the U.S. Treasury actually raises money: single-price auctions, competitive vs noncompetitive bids, primary dealers, and what tails reveal.
Senate Banking Clears Bipartisan Crypto Clarity Act
The Senate Banking Committee favorably reported H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, on May 14 in a bipartisan markup.