The Finimize Daily Brief
The Finimize Daily Brief. Get everything you need to know about the day's biggest financial stories and trends, in five minutes or less, plus a regular Q+A with our world-class team of analysts.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 5 minutes
- Episodes
- 311
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
The US Had One Of Its Weakest Hiring Months In Years, And Gold Broke Its $3,500 Record
The US had one of its weakest hiring months in years, cementing traders’ predictions of a looming interest rate cut, while gold broke its $3,500 record – and Goldman Sachs thinks the $4,000 (or maybe…
Chinese Stocks Hit A Decade High – And Regulators Want The Rally To Stick – While Europe Nabbed Some Seats At Tech’s Top Table
Chinese stocks hit their highest point in a decade… and regulators want to make sure the rally sticks this time, while Europe nabbed a couple of seats at tech’s billion-dollar top table.
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Alphabet And Apple Stock Rose After A Court Ruling, And Kraft Heinz Is A Casualty Of The Consumer Staples Sector’s Tough Year
Investors rewarded Alphabet and Apple’s shares, after a court sided with Google’s parent, while Kraft Heinz became the latest casualty of the consumer staples sector’s tough year.
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China’s Leading The Robot Rollout With Digital Factory Workers, And British Borrowing Costs Hit A Near Three-Decade High
China’s leading the robot rollout, using digital workers to keep factories churning and prices low, while British borrowing costs hit their highest level in nearly three decades.
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Yale’s Investing Strategy Lost Some Prestige Points, And Gold And Silver Climbed Toward Record Highs
Yale’s namesake investing strategy lost some prestige points, after private equity assets stopped beating the stock market, while gold and silver both climbed up toward precious record highs.
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The US Closed A Tax Loophole, And The UK Government Might Help Itself To British Banks’ Cash
The US canceled duty-free imports for everyone, so even your smallest overseas purchases could now cost a lot more, while the UK may lay claim to banking profits – and the potential “dibs” dented som…
Europe Was Kind To Most Carmakers Last Month – But Not Tesla – And Apple Announced A Partnership With TuneIn
Europe was kind to most carmakers last month… but not Tesla, while Apple announced a partnership with TuneIn – the streaming sector’s equivalent of buying an industry-grade loudspeaker.
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Nvidia Did What Analysts Expected But Investors Still Wanted More, And UnitedHealth's Shares Fell After News Of Escalating Investigations
Nvidia did what analysts expected… but investors still wanted more, while shares in UnitedHealth – one of Buffett’s biggest healthcare holdings – fell even further, after investors caught wind of esc…
The US President Moved To Fire A Fed Governor, And Europe’s Racing To Mint A Digital Euro
The US president moved to fire a Fed governor – and the market made moves of its own – while Europe’s racing to mint a digital euro, after America gave dollar tokens a head start.
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DeepSeek's New AI Model Is Made To Run On Chinese Chips, And Fresh Data Showed That Germany’s Economy Shrank 0.3%
DeepSeek said that its new AI model is tuned to run on Chinese chips rather than American ones, while fresh data showed that Germany’s economy shrank 0.3% last quarter – triple the earlier estimate.
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Meta Put A Pin In Its AI Hiring Efforts, And BlackRock Told Big Investors To Put More Money Into Hedge Funds
Meta put a pin in its AI hiring efforts, having recruited some of its rivals’ top talent (for top dollar, while BlackRock told big investors to put more money into hedge fund hands, with markets look…
Americans Hunted For Bargains But Left Luxury Items On The Shelves, And British Inflation Picked Up More Than Expected
Americans hunted for bargains and DIY fixes last quarter – but left luxury items on the shelves – while British inflation surprised everybody by growing more than expected last month.
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SoftBank Said It’d Buy A Stake In Intel, And A Basket Of European Defense Shares Fell Nearly 6%
SoftBank showed interest in Intel – and investors felt the flutters, too – while European defense stocks fell, but JPMorgan and HSBC have a bigger-picture take.
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China’s Stock Market Has Been Making A Comeback, And Retail Investors Have Been Lured Into “Pump And Dump” Stocks
China’s stock market has been making a comeback – even notching its highest level in a decade – while retail investors have been lured into “pump and dump” stocks… and as the name suggests, getting l…
Warren Buffett Gave Berkshire Hathaway’s Portfolio A Health Check, And China’s Economy Dragged In July
Warren Buffett gave Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio a checkup – and decided on an infusion of UnitedHealth’s stock – while China’s economy dragged in July, with US tariffs biting, the property market …
Apple’s Plotting Its AI Comeback With A New Lineup Of In-Home Tech, And Bullish’s Stock More Than Doubled On Its IPO Day
Apple’s plotting its AI comeback, with an ambitious new lineup of in-home smart tech, while Bullish’s stock more than doubled on its IPO day… but the clue was in its name the whole time.
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Perplexity Made A $34.5 Billion Swing For Chrome, And The IEA’s Predicting Oil Supply To Greatly Outstrip Demand
AI startup Perplexity made a $34.5 billion swing for Chrome, registering its interest in the browser just as Alphabet may be forced to sell – while the IEA predicted that oil supply will greatly outs…
Fund Managers Are Moving Toward Emerging Market Stocks, And The US And China Extended Their Time-Out
Fund managers are moving toward emerging market stocks, with a record share of them calling US ones prohibitively pricey, while the US and China extended their time-out by another 90 days, but the re…
Nvidia And AMD Will Be Allowed To Sell Chips In China, And Investors Piled Into Lithium After News Of A Major Mining Shutdown
Nvidia and AMD will be allowed to sell chips in China – but they’ll be paying the US government for the privilege – while investors piled into lithium and related stocks after news broke of a major m…
The US President Just Let 401(k)s Invest In Alternative Assets, And Meta Teed Up A Massive $29 Billion AI Investment
The US president just let 401(k) plans invest in crypto, real estate, and private equity – and if you’re aiming to spend your golden years on a yacht, this could be sink or swim – while Meta teed up …