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Chart Of The Week: The AI Race Is Now A Spending Race
When companies with very different business models begin investing in similar ways, it reflects a shared expectation about future demand. In this case, demand for AI computing power is pushing technology back toward infrastructure.
Gold & Silver Breakout Holds While Bitcoin’s Buy-The-Dip Story Fails
Gold holds above $5,000 after a sharp selloff and rebound, while silver suffers an extreme intraday collapse and the media declares a “silver bubble” — missing the bigger picture: a historic breakout and a new base forming.
Trump's Trade War Against Canada Is Fizzling Out
U.S. trade officials are finally recognizing that tariffs on essential metal products are hurting manufacturers and ultimately consumers.
This Week's Market Wrap: AI Moving Fast And Breaking Things
This week’s market narrative revolved around three intersecting forces: the scale of AI capital investment, macroeconomic recalibration of Fed policy, and crypto-driven liquidity swings.
Silver Crashes
After rocketing parabolic in a popular speculative mania, silver violently crashed. It suffered some of its biggest down days ever in recent weeks, shockingly-brutal plummeting
Don't Fix Broken Markets. Trade Them.
The S&P 500 just closed at 6,850. That puts it right on the bottom of a range it has traded inside for months.
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts - Bullish Braying
The Dollar bounced around, but could not take back the 97 handle.
Silver Price Forecast: Gains 2% On US CPI, Struggles Below $80.00
Silver climbs to $77.20 after softer US CPI boosts expectations of Fed easing.
T-Mobile Capital Markets Day: Wireless Growth, FWA Expansion, And AI
2025 was a really good year for T-Mobile: it led Verizon and AT&T on postpaid growth, new accounts, and fixed wireless.
A Disinflationary Path To The Next Inflation Problem
The near-term path is disinflationary, but the macro is now clearly inflationary.
Nasdaq Marks Longest Weekly Losing Streak Since 2022
Stocks closed mixed on Friday, as investors unpacked this morning's soft inflation data.
The AI Arms Race Is Moving To Space
The global AI arms race is no longer just about software. It’s becoming a battle over energy, infrastructure, and space.
Iran Escalation Is Not Priced In
Crude oil is at a key inflection point, with prices likely to surge on war escalation or fall sharply if peace negotiations succeed.
"Globalization Has Failed" Declaration By USA = Massive Change Is Ahead
We discuss the shift away from globalization towards nationalism by the world's major countries.
AskSlim Market Week - Thursday, Feb. 13
An analysis and commentary on the financial markets.
Trump To Roll Back Some Steel And Aluminum Tariffs Due To Inflation
This TACO was expected, and long overdue. Steel and especially aluminum tariffs are very damaging.
Copper Prices Are Expected To Explode. Is This The Best Way To Profit From It?
The world is grappling with a massive copper shortage that's intensifying rapidly, driven by surging demand from AI data centers amid shrinking supplies.
Monthly Dividend Stock In Focus: Morguard North American Residential REIT
Morguard North American Residential REIT is a monthly dividend stock with a high yield. This potentially makes the stock more attractive for income investors looking for more frequent dividend payouts.
DHT Holdings: Dividend Stock Yielding 4.7% And Trading At 10-Year Highs
Valued at $2.49 billion, DHT Holdings operates a fleet of double-hull crude oil tankers on international routes.
Micron Stock Plunges On Friday: Has The Rally Run Too Far?
As broader tech sentiment turned choppier, investors began taking profits, and Micron’s slide started to look less like “new bad news” and more like a positioning reset.
