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🎯 In this issue:

• Banana Bits: Finance headlines that actually matter

• Market Summary: Market mixed as earnings shape trading

• What’s Ripe / Rotten: The tastiest and most disgusting stocks today

• Technical Trip: Interview Q&A from Barclays

• Deal Deep Dive: M&A, IPO, and transaction breakdowns

Market Snapshot

📉 Banana Bits

• Health insurers slid, with UnitedHealth dragging the sector lower.

• The S&P 500 edged closer to a record as the dollar’s selloff deepened.

• The Dow fell even as the S&P hit new highs, with an electronics stock taking a hit.

• The Nasdaq climbed, but UnitedHealth’s drop kept pressure on the Dow.

• The Dow sank over 400 points as tech held up, the S&P hovered at records, and gold paused above $5,000.

• London’s FTSE 100 rose, led by a rally in HSBC and bank stocks.

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Market News

Market Mixed as Earnings Shape Trading

Today, the market was mixed but mostly upbeat as investors speculated on a fresh round of corporate earnings and upcoming policy decisions.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose, with the S&P 500 hitting new record highs on strong earnings reports, especially from tech companies. International markets also saw gains, with London’s FTSE 100 rising on bank stock strength and Asian markets supported by commodity price moves.

Beyond stocks, investor interest spread into other areas. Gold prices remained very strong, breaking above $5,000 per ounce.

Other markets reflected this cautious tone, with currency and bond moves showing traders balancing optimism on earnings with concerns about inflation. Australia’s market also rose, boosted by gains in gold and copper prices.

What's Ripe

Corning (GLW) 15.6%

• GLW rose sharply after announcing a major supply deal with Meta, signaling solid future revenue.

General Motors (GM) 8.9%

• Stock prices rose on strong earnings and a dividend hike, boosting investor confidence.

What's Rotten

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) 19.6%

• UNH went down nearly 20% after the government proposed only a modest increase in Medicare Advantage payments, which hurt profit forecasts.

Pinterest (PINS) 9.6%

• Shares dropped about 10% after the company announced job cuts and reductions in office space to shift its focus to AI, suggesting near-term uncertainty.

🧠 Technical Trip

Interview Q&A from Barclays

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🦈 Deal Dispatch

M&A, IPOs, And Other Notable Transactions

• IsoEnergy completed a C$57.5M bought-deal financing.

• International Tower Hill Mines closed an upsized $115M equity raise.

• Odgers acquired Ridgeway Partners to expand financial and board advisory services.

• Alexandria Real Estate Equities launched cash tender offers.

• KRAKacquisition Corp. priced an upsized $300M IPO.

Banana Brain Teaser

Previous

The House of Representatives consists of 435 members divided into two parties. How many Democrats are seated in the House if their seats are equal to 20 more than two-thirds of the Republican Party seats?

Answer: 186

Today

A nutritionist creates the following diet. Four days a week, the nutritionist eats three meals a day, starting with a 450-calorie breakfast, and adding 100 calories for each subsequent meal. On the other three days, the nutritionist eats five smaller meals, each containing 300 calories. At the end of four weeks, what is the average caloric intake per meal?

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Chris, Vyom, Ankit, Mitchell, Fernanda, & Patrick

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