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RT @wallstengine: Lillyโ€™s $LLY Zepbound outperformed $NVOs's Wegovy in the full SURMOUNT-5 trial, delivering 47% greater weight loss (20.2% vs 13.7%) and sharper waist reduction. https://t.co/1nvDJ2axbu
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S&P 500 Closing Bell Heatmap (May 12, 2025)

$SPY +3.28% ๐ŸŸฉ
$QQQ +4.07% ๐ŸŸฉ
$DJI +2.81% ๐ŸŸฉ
$IWM +3.55% ๐ŸŸฉ

S&P 500 Opening Bell Heatmap (May 12, 2025)

$SPY +3.03% ๐ŸŸฉ
$QQQ +3.83% ๐ŸŸฉ
$DJI +2.63% ๐ŸŸฉ
$IWM +4.19% ๐ŸŸฉ
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NASDAQ 100 $QQQ RECORDS 2ND BIGGEST DAILY GAIN SINCE MAR. 2022 https://t.co/7LNS9GnTdc
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$ACHR | Archer Aviation Q1'25 Earnings Highlights

๐Ÿ”น Revenue: Not specified (pre-revenue stage)
๐Ÿ”น Net Loss: $(93.4)M, improved from $(116.5)M YoY
๐Ÿ”น Adj EBITDA: $(109.0)M, widened from $(86.8)M YoY
๐Ÿ”น Total Operating Expenses (GAAP): $144.0M, flat YoY
๐Ÿ”น Non-GAAP Operating Expenses: $113.1M, +$24M YoY
๐Ÿ”น Cash & Equivalents: $1.03B, +$195.9M QoQ (record high)
๐Ÿ”น Cash Burn (Ops + Investing): $(104.6)M
๐Ÿ”น Shares Outstanding: ~540.4M
๐Ÿ”น EPS (GAAP): $(0.17), improved from $(0.36) YoY

Strategic & Commercial Updates
๐Ÿ”ธ UAE launch on track โ€“ Midnight aircraft delivery expected in coming months; infrastructure approved
๐Ÿ”ธ First "Launch Edition" customers: Abu Dhabi Aviation & Ethiopian Airlines
๐Ÿ”ธ Palantir partnership โ€“ Joint development of AI-based aviation systems
๐Ÿ”ธ NYC air taxi network with United Airlines โ€“ Ongoing infrastructure and operational planning

Q2 2025 Guidance
๐Ÿ”น Adjusted EBITDA: $(100)M to $(120)M
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$ASTS Q1'25 Business Update:

Commercialization Outlook
๐Ÿ”น Expects H2 2025 revenue opportunity of $50โ€“75M from early network deployments
๐Ÿ”น Continuing rollout of direct-to-device broadband with AT&T, Rakuten, Verizon, Vodafone
๐Ÿ”น Planning broadband activations across U.S., Europe, Japan using premium low-band spectrum

Technology & Network Highlights
๐Ÿ”ธ Completed two-way broadband video calls using unmodified smartphones in U.S., Europe, and Japan
๐Ÿ”ธ Block 1 satellites: 693 sq ft; 10x BW3 capacity
๐Ÿ”ธ Block 2 satellites: 2,400 sq ft; 100x BW3 capacity

Strategic & Operational Developments
๐Ÿ”ธ Announced multi-provider satellite launch plan with five launches scheduled over 6โ€“9 months
๐Ÿ”ธ Manufacturing ramp: targeting 6 satellites/month cadence in 2025; phased array cadence to be met by Q3
๐Ÿ”ธ On track with manufacturing of 40 Block 2 BlueBird satellites, procuring for over 50 total
๐Ÿ”ธ Initiated gateway equipment bookings of $13.6M in Q1, expected ~$10M per quarter in 2025
๐Ÿ”ธ Signed new DIU contract (up to $20M) for U.S. Government support via a prime contractor

Other Metrics:
๐Ÿ”น Cash Position: $874.5M as of March 31, 2025 (vs. $567.5M as of Dec 31, 2024)
๐Ÿ”น Adjusted Operating Expenses: $44.9M (vs. $40.8M in Q4 2024)
๐Ÿ”น Capital Expenditures: $124.1M (vs. $86.0M in Q4 2024)

Regulatory & Spectrum Progress
๐Ÿ”ธ Received FCC STA for Band 14 FirstNet testing (public safety broadband)
๐Ÿ”ธ Established coordination agreement with U.S. National Science Foundation
๐Ÿ”ธ Signed long-term access to 45 MHz of premium mid-band U.S. spectrum
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Amazon $AMZN just struck a new delivery deal with FedEx $FDX after $UPS started cutting back. The move gives Amazon a cheaper option to handle its growing volume, especially for bulky items like TVs. Itโ€™s the first time since 2019 the two are working together.

Source: BI
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Chamath: USA Needs to Increase the Appetite for Risk Capital, or Face Stagnation ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ“ˆ

@chamath laid out how the US can jumpstart a declining private investment landscape:

-- de-regulation โœ‚๏ธ

-- encouraging competition ๐Ÿ‘Š

-- incentivizing exits ๐Ÿ’ฐ

"It's hard to make money. It's just so hard."

"And if you view making money as some derogatory thing and you put a bunch of impediments in the way, the downstream impact is: interesting ways to make money will be out of fashion, and simple ways of making money will be the only things that people do."

"The problem is that society doesn't move forward if all you do are simple things."

"You need people who are willing to put risk capital to buy these lottery tickets."

"And if you marginalize the upside, you're just gonna have exactly that: a stagnant society of marginal things that doesn't move along."

"If you look, for example, in the last five year period in China or Canada, two totally different political regimes, but they both had the same thing happen."

"Which is, the amount of investment capital that went into both of those countries fell off of a cliff for two totally separate reasons."

"And you can look historically back, and we know what this looks like, which is countries stagnate in the absence of investment and risk capital."

"Not to slag Europe, but part of what Europe got wrong was that compact didn't exist."

"Too many administrators, too many hall monitors, not enough ability to put risk capital to work and actually get gigantic outcomes."

"The most important thing we can do on that dimension is to figure out how to have less regulation, have these companies fight it out, and create the incentives for these smaller businesses to be bought and or to go public."

"And unless people fundamentally embrace that idea, we're gonna lose."
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GOLDMAN SACHS NOW SEES THE NEXT FED RATE CUT IN DECEMBER INSTEAD OF JULY
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COINBASE $COIN SET TO JOIN S&P 500
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MCDONALDโ€™S $MCD ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ is launching its biggest hiring spree in 5 yearsโ€”aiming to bring on 375,000 workers across its 13,000 U.S. restaurants this summer as it gears up for expansion. Thatโ€™s more than double the number of jobs the entire U.S. economy added in April. https://t.co/5ndJVl3kuK
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BofA notes that recent business surveys show U.S. firms have limited pricing power to fully pass on higher costs from tariffs. Just ~20% of companies said they could fully pass through a 10โ€“25% cost increase, per the Atlanta Fed.
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Deutsche Bank says even with U.S.-China trade relief easing supply-side inflation risks, sticky price pressures mean the Fed is unlikely to cut rates before December.
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$AMC is cutting ticket prices by 50% every Wednesday starting July 9 to boost weekday traffic. The discount applies to all formatsโ€”including IMAXโ€”but is only available for AMC loyalty members. Comes as the chain sees early Q2 box office recovery after a rough Q1. https://t.co/LpsOjkkMqg
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