Category: Markets and Macro

Intel’s next earnings report is shaping up as a genuine line in the sand for the stock. After a powerful rebound over the past year and a fresh rally into 2026, expectations are high and positioning is crowded, which means the numbers and guidance Intel delivers on January 22 could trigger an outsized move in…

Michael Burry is once again positioning himself against the market’s favorite story, arguing that the artificial intelligence boom is hollowing out the economics of Big Tech and setting investors up for a painful reckoning. He is not just talking his book, he is using Warren Buffett’s own history to argue that when a powerful technology…

Ray Dalio has spent years warning that the United States is drifting into a dangerous phase of its long‑term economic cycle. Now his language has sharpened into something closer to a siren, describing the risk of an “economic heart attack” and a “debt death spiral” that could reshape living standards for Americans. At the core…

The fight over Greenland has jolted transatlantic relations into their most dangerous phase in years, with President Donald Trump using tariffs to punish NATO partners and the European Union quietly readying a powerful countermeasure. European officials now talk openly about a secretive “trade bazooka” that could slam U.S. exports and services if Washington refuses to…

Artificial intelligence has already reshaped the stock market’s leaderboard, yet one name keeps reappearing whenever analysts talk about the next decade rather than the next quarter. The company at the center of a bold forecast that its shares could climb 976% is Nvidia, the chip designer whose processors power everything from data center training clusters…

Canada’s auto heartland is being squeezed between President Donald Trump’s escalating tariffs and a once-in-a-generation shift toward electric vehicles. Ottawa is racing to keep assembly lines running, jobs anchored at home, and investment from fleeing to friendlier jurisdictions. The scramble is forcing a strategic reset that reaches far beyond cars, into trade alliances, industrial policy,…

The European Union has quietly equipped itself with a powerful new trade defense, designed to answer economic pressure with a calibrated show of force. Branded as an “anti-coercion” tool, it is meant to deter third countries from using tariffs, boycotts, or regulatory harassment to twist EU policy decisions. I want to unpack how this instrument…

Wall Street’s latest bullish call on Microsoft suggests the software giant’s rally may be far from over, with one major bank flagging roughly 37% upside as artificial intelligence and cloud computing reshape the company’s growth profile. The optimism rests on a simple thesis: Microsoft has built a commanding position in the AI “stack,” from data…

Silicon Valley has spent decades selling the idea that you had to be in Northern California to build the future. Now a growing share of its founders, workers, and even household-name companies are quietly plotting exits. Taxes are part of the story, but the real shift is deeper: the economic, cultural, and political bargain that…

Jim Cramer has singled out Exxon Mobil as one of the market’s true power names, a stock he sees as a core holding rather than a trading vehicle. That endorsement lands at a moment when the oil major is trying to convince investors it can deliver durable cash flows, fund a transition strategy and still…