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Year To Date Performances:

1. Disney’s fiscal first quarter of 2026 proved that the "Experiences" division is currently the company’s absolute crown jewel, as it surpassed the $10 billion quarterly revenue threshold for the first time in history. The entertainment giant reported an adjusted earnings per share of $1.63 on total revenue of $25.98 billion, comfortably sliding past Wall Street’s forecasts despite a $110 million hit to the sports division caused by a temporary blackout on YouTube TV. While the parks and cruises segment generated a massive $3.31 billion in operating profit—which is triple that of the entire entertainment division—investors are now laser-focused on the boardroom where a vote is expected this week to finally name Bob Iger’s successor. Current frontrunners Josh D’Amaro and Dana Walden represent the two distinct souls of the company, but with the experiences unit fueling a $7 billion stock repurchase plan for 2026, the momentum appears to be swinging heavily toward the parks and resorts side of the house.

2. NVIDIA’s market capitalization took a $90 billion haircut in premarket trading this morning after a weekend of conflicting reports regarding its monumental $100 billion partnership with OpenAI. While a late January report from the Wall Street Journal suggested that the deal was "on ice" due to CEO Jensen Huang’s private concerns over OpenAI’s "lack of discipline," Huang himself spent the weekend in Taipei performing damage control by labeling such rumors as "nonsense." He clarified that while the original 10-gigawatt infrastructure commitment was non-binding, Nvidia remains fully committed to its "largest investment ever" in the ChatGPT creator. However, the lack of a finalized, legally binding contract has reignited investor fears that the massive AI infrastructure boom may be cooling, especially as the "One Big Beautiful Bill" has shifted the regulatory landscape for tech giants by tightening domestic content rules and "Foreign Entity of Concern" (FEOC) restrictions. Analysts are now closely watching to see if this "back-and-forth" in the media signals a genuine rift or simply a strategic renegotiation as OpenAI prepares for its highly anticipated late-2026 IPO.

3. The historic "independent bid" for precious metals has come to a violent halt as gold and silver suffered their most catastrophic multi-day sell-off in decades, triggered by the strategic nomination of Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve. This "Warsh Effect" effectively signalled the return of the "strong dollar" regime, causing spot gold to plunge nearly 10% last Friday and another 5% early Monday morning, while silver endured a staggering 33% "liquidity wipeout" that marks its most volatile contraction since the 1980s. The carnage was further amplified by the CME Group’s decision to hike margin requirements, raising silver’s maintenance margin to 15%, which forced a wave of cascading liquidations among leveraged traders who had previously been betting on a continued debasement of the greenback. While analysts like Christopher Forbes view this as a necessary "air-pocket" correction after 2025’s record-breaking run, the immediate shift in sentiment suggests the market is rapidly repricing for a more hawkish Fed and a potential cooling of geopolitical tensions following President Trump’s recent overtures on nuclear talks with Iran.

   Headlines

   1. Oracle stock fell sharply on Monday as investors questioned the company’s $50B fundraising plan for 2026.

   2. Bitcoin fell below $80,000 for the first time in nearly a year amid expectations of a stronger dollar.