Friday market moves: Charter’s megamerger + BTC holds strong

😎 Market Vibes

TGIF, traders.
Markets are drifting like they just cracked open a cold one. Bitcoin's still flexing above $100K like it owns the weekend, and Charter's out here trying to Thanos-snap the entire broadband industry with a $34.5B Cox merger. It's a quiet Friday on the surface - but there's plenty bubbling underneath.

We've got your no-BS breakdown of what's moving, what's merging, and what to absolutely side-eye before logging off and pretending you won't check futures Sunday night.

🧊 Chill rally with a side of tariff déjà vu

• Futures drift higher like they forgot what stress feels like: S&P 500 and Dow tick up ~0.3% as traders coast into the weekend. No big macro catalysts, no Fed drama - just some light algo glide. Feels less like a rally and more like the market forgot to set an alarm.

• Charter + Cox = Corporate Voltron: Charter's dropping $34.5B to absorb Cox Communications and investors are loving it. Stock's up 6% premarket on hopes of margin magic. Translation: fewer competitors, more fees, and absolutely no improvement to your actual Wi-Fi.

• Bitcoin refuses to sit still: BTC creeps up 0.55% to $103,736. It's been grinding higher all week like it heard ETF inflows were cool again. Crypto's not mooning, but it's definitely jogging uphill in Yeezys.

• Oil vibes = sideways: Brent sitting at $65 and hasn't flinched. Traders are trying to decide whether this counts as a breakout or a nap. Somebody poke crude with a stick and see if it's still breathing.

• Trade war season 6 reboot? U.S.-China tensions flaring again, with whispers of fresh tariffs and retaliatory vibes. Retailers aren't thrilled, but Wall Street's shrugging it off... for now.

💸 Trade Talk

Charter is trying to become your entire internet experience. Should we be scared?

Let's call it what it is: a cable overlord power grab. Charter's $34.5B Cox merger isn't about better service - it's about locking in more control, more pricing power, and fewer alternatives for consumers.

The market eats this up because consolidation is a cheat code for EPS growth. But for the rest of us? Enjoy that 12-minute hold time to cancel your streaming bundle - forever.

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🧠 Big Brain Energy

$103,736
That's Bitcoin's price this morning - up 0.55% and casually ignoring everything happening in TradFi. No CPI jitters, no Fed hawks, just digital vibes and diamond hands.

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🧨The Outrage Meter

The Great Cable Thanos Snap: Half the ISPs, twice the prices
Charter's monster move on Cox means the number of real internet providers in America just shrank again - which is great if you like monopolies and terrible if you enjoy customer service.

Let's be real: this isn't a win for innovation. It's a win for squeezing the same internet through a fancier bundle and charging you $14.99/month to "upgrade" your modem firmware.

🤔What Do You Think?

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