🚀 UAE leaving OPEC

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Year To Date Performances:

1. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Tuesday that it will officially exit OPEC effective May 1, 2026. This historic departure marks the most significant defection from the cartel since its founding, as the UAE was the group's third-largest producer, trailing only Saudi Arabia and Iraq. The decision follows a period of extreme geopolitical tension within the organization, primarily driven by weeks of missile and drone attacks by fellow member Iran against UAE targets and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

2. The artificial intelligence infrastructure sector faced a sharp correction on Tuesday following a report that OpenAI missed internal revenue and user growth targets. The news triggered a sell-off in "AI proxy" stocks, with Oracle—a key cloud provider for OpenAI—dropping over 6%, and major chipmakers like Nvidia, Broadcom, and AMD falling between 3% and 5%. The report, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, suggests that despite OpenAI's record-breaking $122 billion funding round in March, the company may be struggling to sustain the hypergrowth needed to justify its $852 billion valuation and its massive $300 billion compute partnership with Oracle.

3. Spotify shares tumbled as much as 12% in premarket trading on Tuesday, paring back to a 9% loss after the company issued conservative second-quarter guidance that overshadowed a first-quarter earnings beat. While revenue and Monthly Active Users (MAUs) both exceeded FactSet estimates, the streaming giant’s forecast for premium subscriber growth and operating income fell short of Wall Street's expectations. This "soft" outlook comes despite Spotify's aggressive efforts to boost profitability through recent price hikes, including a February increase in the U.S. premium tier to $12.99 per month.

   Headlines

   1. Elon Musk’s case against OpenAI is going to trial this week.

   2. Coca-Cola beat earnings expectations.