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BlackRock plans to buy 10% of Circle’s IPO shares, per Bloomberg. With Circle offering 24M shares at an expected price of $24–$26, that puts BlackRock’s stake at around 2.4M shares. IPO pricing is expected soon. Circle is a top player in the stablecoin market. https://t.co/K4dTwX4PUg
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Apple $AAPL has cut its savings account rate again—now down to 3.65%, the lowest since launch. That’s a drop from 3.75% in March and well off the 4.5% peak in early 2024. If you kept $1,000 in the account for a year, you’d now earn just $36.50 in interest. https://t.co/cBcEgDeNjS
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FED SURVEY: 73% of Americans said they were doing at least OK financially as of Oct. 2024, steady from last year but still below the 78% peak in 2021. Just 29% rated the economy as “good” or “excellent,” up from 22% in 2023. Emergency cash coverage stayed flat at 63%
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Thrifty Ice Cream is shutting down all 500 of its Rite Aid store locations as part of the pharmacy chain’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The closures threaten a West Coast favorite dating back to 1940, though other non-Rite Aid counters and retail sales may survive. https://t.co/ssmch8tfY8
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⁠Wall St Engine
FED MINUTES:

`CAUTIOUS APPROACH' APPROPRIATE AMID UNCERTAINTY

*FED WELL POSITIONED TO WAIT FOR CLARITY ON OUTLOOK, MINUTES SAY

*FED OFFICIALS SAW POTENTIAL FOR `DIFFICULT TRADEOFFS' AHEAD
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FED STAFF SAW RECESSION “ALMOST AS LIKELY’ AS MAIN FORECAST

FED OFFICIALS SAW POTENTIAL FOR 'DIFFICULT TRADEOFFS' AHEAD

FED MINUTES: TARIFFS MUCH LARGER, BROADER THAN EXPECTED

FED WELL POSITIONED TO WAIT FOR CLARITY ON OUTLOOK, MINUTES SAY
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Victoria’s Secret $VSCO is responding to a security incident that’s taken parts of its website and in-store services offline. The company says stores remain open and teams are working “around the clock” to restore operations. Source: Victoria’s Secret.
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The TACO trade is the new Trump trade

TACO = "Trump Always Chickens Out." https://t.co/vWrduDdxV6
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Trump brushed off the “TACO trade” jab—short for “Trump Always Chickens Out”—saying lowering tariffs brought global powers to the table. “You call that chickening out?” he asked, calling the FT-originated term “a nasty question.” https://t.co/rx86ePvsl6

The TACO trade is the new Trump trade

TACO = "Trump Always Chickens Out." https://t.co/vWrduDdxV6 - Wall St Engine
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Apple’s next iPhone software after iOS 18 will be called “iOS 26” as part of a major rebrand using year-based naming.

Bloomberg reports $AAPL spent $25M on consumer testing through McKinsey to gauge name reception. https://t.co/l2OAFvorE8
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UKRAINE’S DEFENCE MINISTER SAYS UKRAINE IS NOT OPPOSED TO FURTHER MEETINGS BUT WAITS FOR MEMORANDUM FROM RUSSIAN SIDE
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Tell your friends and followers to follow @wallstengine if they want detailed coverage of $NVDA earnings. I’ll be posting key highlights with estimates as soon as they drop, along with major takeaways and news from the earnings and the call.

FYI: Nvidia’s implied move is +/-6%
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This is why we track lobbying data✍️

Earlier this month, we flagged Box for spending $330K lobbying on AI, privacy, and taxes

Because of this, $BOX was included in our Corporate Lobbying Spending Portfolio on Autopilot

Today, it's +17% after a strong earnings report https://t.co/laJhu5TGEE
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