⚡️ JUST IN: Trump says Iran informed the US that no tolls or charges are being imposed on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

He adds he will release Iranian funds to US farmers and ranchers and that food, urgently needed in Iran, will be bought exclusively from the United States.

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Elon Musk is no longer a trillionaire after SpaceX shares fell.

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🔽 SpaceX loses most of its IPO gains within days

SpaceX shares jumped from the IPO price to a peak of around $225, briefly pushing the company's valuation close to $3 trillion. Within days, the stock fell to $150 before recovering to roughly $162.

At its peak, SpaceX briefly reached a valuation of nearly $3 trillion, putting it above both Microsoft and Amazon despite being a much smaller business by revenue and profitability.
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For comparison:
• Microsoft: $318B revenue, $125B profit
• Amazon: $743B revenue, $91B profit
• SpaceX: $19B revenue, -$9B profit
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Part of the explanation is structure. Only about 5% of SpaceX shares are publicly traded. The market price of that small float determines the valuation assigned to the remaining 95% held by Elon Musk, employees, and early investors.
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The recent acquisition of xAI has also raised concerns about debt and integration risk, adding pressure after the initial IPO excitement faded.
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There is a reason many IPOs follow a similar path: excitement first, fundamentals later. The chart has repeated often enough to become a pattern.

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💵 US Treasuries in Structural Bear Market

US Treasuries have posted an average annual inflation-adjusted return of -3% over the last 10 years, the worst since the 1980s.

The S&P 500 returned +12% annually in real terms over the same period, the widest stock-bond gap since the 1960s.

Sustained negative real Treasury returns happened only in the 1910s, 1940s, and 1970s-80s, all with inflation sometimes above 10%.

Current deficit spending and inflation remain out of control.

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⚡️ JUST IN: Iran's Speaker of the Parliament says Trump "falsely claims" that unfrozen Iranian assets will buy US agriculture products.

He adds, "The only crop we're harvesting is what you planted: decades of mistrust. It's organic, abundant, and homegrown."

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⚡️ JUST IN: US May PCE inflation rises to 4.1%, the highest since April 2023.

Core PCE inflation increased to 3.4%, the highest since October 2023.

Inflation is now running at more than double the Fed's 2.0% target.

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💱 Fed Rate Hike Odds Rise for July Meeting

There is now a 25% chance the Fed will raise rates at the July 29th meeting.

Markets began the year expecting 2 rate cuts by then. The "higher for longer" outlook is back.

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⚡️ JUST IN: Crypto sees $450 million in levered long positions liquidated within 60 minutes.

During the sell-off, Bitcoin dropped to $58,000, marking a new 21-month low.

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The stock market has reached an even more extreme level than during the dot-com crash, with top stocks now making up 45% of the S&P 500, up from 27% back then.

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⚡️ JUST IN: Iran has attacked a Singapore-flagged cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, according to US officials.

The incident occurred near the coast of Oman following warnings from the Iranian Navy for ships to avoid routes through Hormuz without Iranian approval.

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💰 AI Is Starting To Hit Consumer Prices

The cost of AI infrastructure is no longer affecting just tech companies. It's starting to reach consumers.

Apple has raised prices across several MacBook and iPad models after surging memory chip costs. At the same time, Microsoft announced higher prices for Xbox consoles, citing the same reason.

• MacBook Air: $1,099 → $1,299
• MacBook Pro: $1,699 → $1,999
• iPad Air: $599 → $749
• iPad Pro: $999 → $1,199

Microsoft also increased Xbox prices by up to $150, with the Series X now starting at $799.

As demand for AI hardware keeps pushing memory and chip prices higher, consumers are beginning to pay the bill.

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📈 Micron 's Market Value Surges to $1.3 Trillion

Micron ($MU) was valued at $60 billion with $8.1 billion quarterly revenue 15 months ago.

Now it’s worth $1.3 trillion and generates $41.5 billion quarterly.

Such rapid growth is rare.

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⚡️ JUST IN: Trump accuses Iran of a "foolish violation" of the US-Iran ceasefire agreement after Iran fired at least four one-way attack drones at ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump condemned the drone attacks as a breach of the ceasefire deal between the two countries.

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⚡️ JUST IN: Trump announces 100% tariff on all imports from countries that impose digital services tax on American firms.

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