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Jobs Beat. Iran Deal Dead. Oil Above $103. Now What?

May 11, 2026

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Jobs Beat. Iran Deal Dead. Oil Above $103. Now What?

Friday's jobs report beat by double the consensus and the Nasdaq hit 26,000 for the first time in history — but Iran deal optimism collapsed in the same session after Trump called Tehran's proposals 'totally unacceptable.'

Nathan Grey
Nathan Grey

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Dow Crossed 50,000. McDonald's Beat. Iran's Response Is Coming.

May 7, 2026

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Dow Crossed 50,000. McDonald's Beat. Iran's Response Is Coming.

The Dow briefly crossed 50,000 for the first time in history, McDonald's proved the American consumer is still showing up...

Nathan Grey
Nathan Grey

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The Ceasefire Is Over. Project Freedom Is Live. Spirit Airlines is Gone.

May 4, 2026

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The Ceasefire Is Over. Project Freedom Is Live. Spirit Airlines is Gone.

The ceasefire is over, Spirit Airlines is gone, Goldman just raised AI capex forecasts to $751 billion, and two U.S. ships made it through the Strait — here is the full picture before Palantir reports tonight.

Nathan Grey
Nathan Grey

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The Jersey Is in the Rafters. Here Is What Happens Next.

May 3, 2026

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The Jersey Is in the Rafters. Here Is What Happens Next.

Greg Abel raised Warren Buffett's jersey to the rafters in Omaha yesterday, then signaled patience on $400 billion in cash, telling the world that the greatest value investor in history doesn't see enough compelling value at today's prices to deploy aggressively

Nathan Grey
Nathan Grey

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Apple Beat. GDP Held. Oil Hit $126. The Best Month Since 2020 Is Over. Now What?

May 1, 2026

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Apple Beat. GDP Held. Oil Hit $126. The Best Month Since 2020 Is Over. Now What?

The S&P 500 gained more than 10% in a single month — its best performance since November 2020. The Nasdaq hit multiple all-time highs. What's next?

Nathan Grey
Nathan Grey

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Azure 40%. Cloud 63%. AWS Fastest in 15 Quarters. The AI Revolution Just Answered Its Critics.

Apr 29, 2026

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Azure 40%. Cloud 63%. AWS Fastest in 15 Quarters. The AI Revolution Just Answered Its Critics.

The AI Revolution answered its critics tonight — Azure hit 40%, Google Cloud surged 63%, and AWS delivered its fastest growth in 15 quarters — all in an 80-second window after the close, while Jerome Powell closed out his final press conference as Fed chair.

Nathan Grey
Nathan Grey

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The Fed Meets. The Most Important Day of 2026 Is 24 Hours Away.

Apr 28, 2026

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The Fed Meets. The Most Important Day of 2026 Is 24 Hours Away.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at new all-time highs Monday — on track for their best month since 2020 — as Iran made its most significant diplomatic concession yet by offering to decouple the Strait of Hormuz reopening from nuclear talks, while Procter & Gamble delivered a clean beat with volume growth returning for the first time in a year.

Nathan Grey
Nathan Grey

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Tesla Is Building a Million-Robot Factory. Next Week Is the Biggest Day of the Year

Apr 24, 2026

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Tesla Is Building a Million-Robot Factory. Next Week Is the Biggest Day of the Year

Iran's lead peace negotiator was removed by the IRGC this week — sending oil back above $105 and pulling the S&P 500 back from yet another intraday all-time high — while Tesla beat on earnings but rattled investors with $5 billion in additional capex and plans for a factory producing 1 million Optimus robots annually.

Nathan Grey
Nathan Grey

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The Deadline Passed. Trump Extended It. The Strait Is Still Closed.

Apr 22, 2026

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The Deadline Passed. Trump Extended It. The Strait Is Still Closed.

Trump extended the Iran ceasefire indefinitely last night — just hours before it expired — sending markets modestly higher in what is now the sixth straight TACO trade vindication, but the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, Iran seized two more ships today, and the open-ended extension carries no defined terms, no deadline, and no enforcement mechanism.

Nathan Grey
Nathan Grey

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48 Hours. Iran Is Reloading. The Market Doesn't Care Yet.

Apr 20, 2026

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48 Hours. Iran Is Reloading. The Market Doesn't Care Yet.

The Nasdaq's 13-day winning streak — the longest since 1992 — ended quietly today as Iran fired on commercial vessels in the Strait over the weekend, publicly announced it spent the ceasefire reloading its missiles, and pulled out of a second round of talks, calling Washington's demands 'childish' with the ceasefire now expiring Wednesday at 6:32 p.m. ET.

Nathan Grey
Nathan Grey

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The S&P 500 Just Hit a New All-Time High. But The War Isn't Over.

Apr 15, 2026

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The S&P 500 Just Hit a New All-Time High. But The War Isn't Over.

The S&P 500 hit a new all-time high today — erasing every loss from the Iran war in just ten trading sessions — even as a U.S. naval blockade remains in the Strait of Hormuz, the ceasefire expires in seven days, and Rystad Energy quietly doubled its Middle East infrastructure repair estimate to $58 billion.

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The Talks Failed. The Blockade Began but Markets Held Anyway

Apr 13, 2026

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The Talks Failed. The Blockade Began but Markets Held Anyway

The Islamabad talks collapsed after 21 hours of historic direct negotiations — the first between the U.S. and Iran since 1979 — sending oil back above $100 and triggering a U.S. Navy blockade of Iranian port traffic, while markets somehow held on Trump's signal that Iran 'still wants a deal.'

Nathan Grey
Nathan Grey

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The War Paused. The Dow Surged 1,200 Points. Now What?

Apr 8, 2026

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The War Paused. The Dow Surged 1,200 Points. Now What?

The U.S.-Iran ceasefire arrived last night at 8 p.m. ET — sending the Dow up 1,200 points, oil crashing 17%, and the Strait of Hormuz reopening for the first time in 37 days — but the Economist Intelligence Unit is already calling it a pause, not a resolution, with Islamabad talks on Friday and a new expiration deadline of April 22 looming.

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The Islamabad Accord Could End This War Tomorrow Night

Apr 6, 2026

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The Islamabad Accord Could End This War Tomorrow Night

Markets are holding a cautious four-day winning streak as the Islamabad Accord — a formal 45-day ceasefire proposal brokered by Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey — sits on the table with tomorrow night's April 7 deadline looming as the most binary market moment of the entire conflict.

Nathan Grey
Nathan Grey

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Tonight at 9 PM. Every Investor in America Should Be Watching.

Apr 1, 2026

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Tonight at 9 PM. Every Investor in America Should Be Watching.

Markets are rallying hard today in anticipation of Trump's prime-time address tonight at 9 p.m. — but with Iran firing missiles at Israel this morning, Nike warning of a 20% China sales drop, and the worst quarter for stocks since 2022 now officially in the books... Here's the full picture heading into the most consequential 48 hours of the conflict.

Nathan Grey
Nathan Grey

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Trump Wants to Take the Oil. Powell Says Stay Calm. Markets Aren't Sure Who to Believe.

Mar 30, 2026

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Trump Wants to Take the Oil. Powell Says Stay Calm. Markets Aren't Sure Who to Believe.

We are now 30 days into the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Five consecutive weeks of market losses. The Dow and Nasdaq in correction. Brent crude above $107 a barrel and WTI topping $100 for the first time since the conflict began. And this weekend, the President of the United States told the Financial Times he was considering seizing Iran's primary oil export hub.

Nathan Grey
Nathan Grey

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Five Weeks Down. The Deadline Moved. The Problem Didn't.

Mar 27, 2026

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Five Weeks Down. The Deadline Moved. The Problem Didn't.

The Dow and Nasdaq both fell into correction this week, the ceasefire deadline was extended to April 6 at Iran's own request, and the bond market crossed a threshold that should stop every investor cold — a 52% probability of a Fed rate hike by year-end. Here's the full week in review, what the numbers are actually telling us, and exactly what to watch before the next deadline arrives.

Nathan Grey
Nathan Grey

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Iran Rejected the Deal. Markets Didn't Care.

Mar 25, 2026

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Iran Rejected the Deal. Markets Didn't Care.

Iran publicly rejected the U.S. 15-point peace plan today — and markets closed higher anyway, because savvy investors know the difference between diplomatic posturing and a closed door. Here's what the gold recovery, the Apollo private credit crisis, and a buried inflation number are telling us that the headlines aren't.

Nathan Grey
Nathan Grey

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The Clock Is Ticking. Five Days to Find Out If This Is Real.

Mar 23, 2026

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The Clock Is Ticking. Five Days to Find Out If This Is Real.

Markets staged a dramatic reversal today after President Trump announced a five-day pause in strikes on Iran — but indexes closed well off their highs as Tehran denied any talks ever took place. Here's what the closing numbers actually tell us, and why the next 120 hours may be the most important of the year.

Nathan Grey
Nathan Grey

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Fire, Oil, and a Reckoning: What’s Happening in the Markets Right Now

Mar 9, 2026

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Fire, Oil, and a Reckoning: What’s Happening in the Markets Right Now

The Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed, oil is surging past $109 a barrel, and the U.S. economy just shed 92,000 jobs — all in the same week.

Nathan Grey
Nathan Grey

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AI Jitters Aren’t About “AI.” They’re About Payoff.

Feb 27, 2026

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5 min read

AI Jitters Aren’t About “AI.” They’re About Payoff.

The Nasdaq is on track for its steepest monthly drop since March 2025, even though we’ve had plenty of “good news” from the companies at the center of the AI boom.

Nathan Grey
Nathan Grey

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Tariffs Shift. Markets Slip. Here’s the Signal.

Feb 23, 2026

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Tariffs Shift. Markets Slip. Here’s the Signal.

The setup is simple: the Supreme Court voided most of last year’s tariffs, and the administration responded by floating a new 10%, then 15% global levy under a different statute.

Nathan Grey
Nathan Grey

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The Supreme Court Just Repriced “Trade Risk”

Feb 20, 2026

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The Supreme Court Just Repriced “Trade Risk”

Today, the Supreme Court did something markets rarely get: it reduced a major source of uncertainty with one decision.

Nathan Grey
Nathan Grey

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Markets Steady Amid Cooling Inflation Signals

Feb 6, 2026

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Markets Steady Amid Cooling Inflation Signals

Markets are opening with a steadier tone after digesting recent inflation data and earnings commentary.

Nathan Grey
Nathan Grey

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Inflation Stays Hot, AI Spending Surges, Metals Volatile — What It Means Now

Feb 5, 2026

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Inflation Stays Hot, AI Spending Surges, Metals Volatile — What It Means Now

Markets are pulling back today as investors react to fresh inflation data and mixed earnings results that are reshaping expectations for rates and growth.

Nathan Grey
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