Goldman Waves Caution Flag

😎 Market Vibes

Welcome to Friday, where the market hits record highs, consumers keep swiping like it's 2019, and Intel gets rewarded for existing.
Retail sales came in solid, Buffett's out shopping, and somehow "government-backed underperformance" is back on the menu. Let’s dive in.

💸 Subsidized euphoria

• 📊 Indexes Hit Fresh Highs: The S&P 500 and Dow ripped to record highs Friday, fueled by strong retail sales data that screamed “resilient consumer.” Wall Street's coasting into the weekend on a streak of green.

• 🛍️ Buffett Goes Bargain Hunting: Berkshire's latest 13F shows big buys in UnitedHealth, Nucor, and D.R. Horton - while quietly trimming Apple and BofA. UNH surged 11% on the news.

• 🧪 Applied Materials Implodes: Despite beating on earnings, AMAT gave soft guidance for Q4 - and the stock dropped ~14% pre-market like someone pulled the power plug.

• 🛠️ Intel Bailout Buzz: Rumors of a U.S. government lifeline to domestic chipmakers sent Intel shares up ~7% - because who needs profitability when you've got Uncle Sam?

• 📉 Goldman Waves Caution Flag: With the S&P at record highs and volatility near coma-levels, Goldman Sachs is calling equities "unfriendly asymmetry" and overweighting cash.

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💸 Trade Talk

Buffett loading up on healthcare and construction isn't random stock-picking - it's reading the room on prolonged high rates and political chaos ahead. Meanwhile, AMAT commits the cardinal sin of honest guidance and gets absolutely torched. Note to CEOs: vague optimism beats brutal honesty every single time.

🧠 Big Brain Energy

$726 billion (+0.5% MoM) - that's how much U.S. consumers spent in July retail sales, aligning with expectations.

Consumers are still spending, but not enough to trigger Fed panic. Basically, it’s a Goldilocks print: not too hot, not too cold… just enough to keep the rally fed.

🧨The Outrage Meter

Intel fumbles execution for years, then catches a +7.4% rise on bailout whispers like it's some misunderstood genius. Meanwhile, smaller chipmakers grinding out real innovation are getting ghosted by investors. 🤷

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