Market Commentary

Tomorrow is Opening Day of Dove Season! Texans know what that means. Also: Tim Cook's last day at Apple. Nvidia made $96B — stock dropped anyway. U.S. struck Iran overnight. Ground beef hit $7.

Ground beef near $7. Trump orders 661M lbs of foreign beef. National debt hits $40T. And Bessent just declared "economic D-Day" on Iran this morning.

The S&P hit its 27th record of 2026. Buffett's successor dropped $17B on Google. Core inflation hit 2.5%. Ground beef crossed $7. And Warsh speaks at Jackson Hole August 28th.

S&P record. Gold up 95% in a year. Economy lost jobs — market celebrated

Markets surging. Fed held but 3 voted to hike NOW. Amazon +15%. SpaceX hits moon Wednesday.

Oil hit $102. Big Tech lost $800B. Fed meets tomorrow. Iran paused shooting.

War back on. Chip stocks bear market. Gas $4. Spain wins World Cup.

War back on. Ceasefire collapsed. Gas up for first time in 8 weeks. S&P still green.

Happy 250th! Dow record. Mortgage 7-week low. 850,000 fireworks in DC.

America turns 250. Gas under $4. Beef prices climbing. Markets closed Friday.

 Fed hints at hike. Iran deal signed in France. Oil down 10%.

Iran deal signed. SpaceX public at $161. Warsh's first Fed meeting tomorrow.

172K jobs. Market sold off anyway. Iran deal on Trump's desk.

Strait framework. Dow record. Nvidia, SpaceX, Cerebras all making history.

9 straight winning weeks. Best month of 2026. Then Iran escalated.

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