Super Micro Guides to $72 Billion — and Wall Street Still Sold AI Stocks
Super Micro told Wall Street it expects up to $72 billion in AI server sales next year — roughly 36% above the $53 billion consensus — and the stock jumped 9% after hours. Hours earlier, AI stocks had sold off all day. The doubt isn't about demand anymore; it's about how a buildout running on borrowed money gets paid for with the 10-year near 4.7% and oil at $83.
Nvidia Lines Up $500 Billion for AI — and the Stock Fell Anyway
Nvidia assembled a $500 billion AI war chest with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR — and the stock fell anyway. Crude surged 5% to $82 on stalled Strait of Hormuz talks, driving the 10-year above 4.7% and flipping September Fed odds toward a hike. Bitcoin failed at $65,000 for a fourth straight day while gold pushed to $4,357. Here's the one variable driving all of it — and why Wednesday's CPI decides what happens next.
Bitcoin Slides Toward $64,000 as Intel Erases a 15% Pop and Oil Retreats from Six-Week Highs
Wall Street closed a volatile week as Intel erased nearly all of a blowout earnings pop, Bitcoin slid toward $64,000, and oil pulled back from six-week highs. Meanwhile, surging Fed rate hike odds tie the whole week together. Here's the full breakdown.

