Narrations of a Sector ETF Operator: AI Infrastructure Still Leads, but Profitability Scrutiny Is Rising
Investors want more “proof of concept” from the AI trade.
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S&P futures are up 0.5% Friday morning, though off best premarket levels, after Thursday’s broad rally on positive Iran headlines. The S&P posted its best session since the April 8 ceasefire, helped by a sharp semi and memory rebound. Global risk tone is stronger, with European markets higher after a firm Asian session. Treasuries are
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S&P 500 futures up 0.7% after two consecutive declines. Wednesday’s session was marked by another rotation out of technology, with semis and memory extending recent losses and the SOX now down more than 12% since June 3. Several cyclical groups that had benefited from rotation earlier in the week, including machinery, building materials, homebuilders, and
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S&P futures are down 0.8% Wednesday morning, though off worst overnight levels, after Tuesday’s tech-led weakness erased much of Monday’s relief rally. Rotation into Financials, Healthcare, and Industrials helped limit broader index damage. Global tone is weaker, with Europe lower after a soft Asian session. Treasuries are unchanged to slightly weaker, the dollar is flat,
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June 9, 2026 S&P futures are up 0.4% Tuesday morning after a mostly stronger Monday session that saw semis and memory rebound from Friday’s sharp selloff, though the group faded a bit through the day. Global tone is firmer, with European markets mostly higher after a stronger Asian session and South Korea rebounding from Monday’s
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April 29, 2026 S&P futures are up modestly Wednesday morning after a mostly lower Tuesday session. The market remains in a holding pattern ahead of the first major wave of Mag 7 earnings tonight from AMZN, GOOGL, META, and MSFT. Recent weakness has been concentrated in AI-linked semis and infrastructure names after reports that OpenAI
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Tactical Tuesday: The OpenAI Partnership Complex Is Now a Potential Portfolio Risk Factor
We examine the strategic partnerships that involve OpenAI to develop a risk profile and playbook for understanding the impact of big speculative AI plays on the technology eco-system.
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S&P futures are down 0.1% Monday morning after another strong week for equities, with the S&P and Nasdaq each posting a fourth straight weekly gain and closing at fresh record highs, while the Russell 2000 logged a fifth straight weekly advance. The recent move has continued to be helped by semiconductor strength, with the SOX
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Factor Friday: Examining the Fundamental Case for Continued Growth Outperformance
This week’s developments argue for Growth over Value in the near term. Softer inflation data, resilient activity, AI capex enthusiasm, and systematic re-risking have all favored long-duration equities, though narrow breadth and higher-for-longer policy risk still argue against abandoning Value discipline.
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April 7, 2026 S&P Futures -0.2% Futures are drifting lower after yesterday’s light session — the slowest volume day of the year — that nonetheless ended in the green. Asian markets are mostly higher overnight, with Australia and South Korea among the outperformers and Japan eking out a gain. European markets are up ~0.7%. Treasuries
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