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Futures Rise Ahead Of Critical Nvidia Earnings As Oil, Bond Yields Drop US equity futures are higher led by tech as the selloff in bonds eased and traders awaited earnings from Nvidia after the close. As of 7:30am ET, S&P futures are up 0.3% while Nasdaq futs rose 0.7% showing optimism heading into the release and overlooking weakness in tech during APAC trade. In premarket trading, NVDA is up 1.8% in premarket trading, as semis see a strong bid with Mag7 names almost all higher. Cyclicals ex-Energy are rallying led by Industrials...

Buying Bullsh*t In "4 Easy Payments"  Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance I have been gently touching on what a horrible idea one sector has been since the inception of this blog. And just this week, it looks like cracks are starting to form in the space via one of its largest and most well-known publicly traded companies. As savings finally dry up, rates remain higher and auto loan/credit card delinquencies start rising, I wouldn’t be surprised to see a deluge of ugliness from these types of names in their next few quarterly reports. (Chart:...

AMD Crashes Despite Big Beat, CapEx Almost Triple Expectations AMD beat on its top- and bottom-line: Revenue: $11.54B vs $11.28B expected Adjusted EPS: $1.66 vs $1.62 expected Good news. With Data center revenue up 107% year over year to  $6.72B, better than the $6.6B expected. More good news. As Bloomberg reports, last month, Chief Executive Officer Lisa Su rolled out new products that the company said will outperform offerings from Nvidia, adopting a more aggressive stance in a market it predicts will reach $1.4 trillion by 2030. That further raised already lofty investor expectations. The chipmaker forecast that...