📉 Markets Erase All 2025 Gains in a Brutal Week

📈 Market Indices & Treasury Update​

• S&P 500: ↓ 1% to 5,954 – The S&P 500 wrapped up its worst week of 2025.

• Dow Jones: ↑ 1% to 43,841 – Financial sector strength drove gains.

• Nasdaq: ↓ 3.5% to 18,847 – Tech hit by weak earnings and trade tensions.

• EUR/USD: 1.05 ↑ 0.4% – Euro strengthened amid U.S. economic uncertainty.

• USD/JPY: 149.05 ↓ 0.4% – Yen gained as U.S. yields declined.

• Bitcoin: $86,669 ↓ 7.8% – Dropped amid tariff and growth concerns.

• Gold: $2,904/oz ↓ 0.9% – Profit-taking after recent highs.

• 10-Year Treasury Yield: 4.24% ↓ – Investors turned defensive on slowdown fears.

🔍 Summary: Markets faced volatility as trade tensions and economic slowdown fears pressured equities, while investors sought safety in bonds and the yen.

^{Data as of Friday, February 28, 2025, at 4:00 PM ET, including week-to-date performance.}

📢 Top 3 Market Stories You Should Care About

1️⃣ Trump and Zelensky's Heated Oval Office Clash (WSJ)

• Meeting intended to strengthen U.S.-Ukraine relations ended abruptly.

• President Trump accused President Zelensky of "gambling with World War III."

• Joint press conference and proposed minerals deal were canceled.​

💡 Why It Matters: This confrontation raises concerns about future U.S. support for Ukraine amid ongoing Russian aggression.​ (Watch their 40-min conversation)

2️⃣ Bitcoin Faces Significant Losses Amid Market Turbulence (FT)

• Cryptocurrency market shed over $800 billion recently.​

• Bitcoin's value dropped 17% in the past month, from $101k to now at $84k.​

• Investors pulled nearly $1 billion from Bitcoin ETFs in a single day.​

💡 Takeaway: The crypto market's volatility highlights investor uncertainty and the impact of unmet policy expectations.​

3️⃣ US Confirms New Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China (CNBC)

• 🇨🇦🇲🇽 25% tariffs on imports from Canada & Mexico, effective March 4.

• 🇨🇳 10% additional tariffs on Chinese goods, also starting March 4.

• 🇪🇺 Threat of 25% tariffs on European Union imports.

💡 Key Question: Will these tariffs escalate global trade tensions and slow economic growth?

🔎 What 5 Rich & Powerful Are Buying

📈 Donald Trump Jr. & Eric Trump – Dominari Holdings ($DOMH) (Source)
→ Each acquired a 6.71% stake, totaling $13.5 million
→ Joined the advisory board; stock surged +27% post-announcement

💰 Nvidia – Aggressive Stock Buyback (Source)
→ Repurchased 29 million shares for $3.7 billion (Jan 27 - Feb 21, 2025)
→ Accelerated buybacks after stock dip due to AI market concerns

🚀 ARKK ETF – Recent Trades (Source)
→ Bought: $TEM, $IRDM – Expanding exposure to telecom & satellite communications
→ Sold: $DKNG, $SOFI, $ROKU – Reducing fintech & streaming exposure

📉 Josh Silverman – CEO, Etsy (Source) 
→ Plans to sell 987,281 shares of $ETSY, Total Value: $52 million 
→ Utilizing a Rule 10b5-1 plan to systematically sell shares over time

💊 $GSK – £2 Billion Share Buyback Program (Source)
→ Total program worth £2 billion ($2.5B USD)
→ Expected to return excess capital and enhance EPS

🔍 Big money is making moves—watch these stocks for potential momentum shifts! 🚀

🔥 Underrated Stock of the Week: $UBER

📚 Company Overview:
Uber is a global leader in ride-hailing and food delivery services, operating in over 70 countries. Beyond transportation, Uber is expanding into autonomous vehicles and freight services, aiming to revolutionize urban mobility.

📊 Key Financials & Metrics:

• Stock Price: $76.01

• P/E Ratio: 40.5x

• Market Cap: $158.8B

• Revenue Growth: +17.5% YoY

• EPS Growth: +108.7% YoY

• EV/NTM Revenue: 4.08x

• Analysts’ 12-Month Target: $89.00 (+17%)

• 30-Day Change: +11%

• YTD Change: +26%

💪 Pros: Strong market position with diversified services; consistent revenue growth.

💩 Cons: Faces regulatory challenges and intense competition in autonomous vehicles from companies like Waymo and Tesla, which could disrupt Uber’s long-term strategy.

💰 Hot Take: Is $AFRM Overhyped and Overvalued?

📚 Company Overview:
Affirm is a fintech company that offers "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) services, allowing consumers to make purchases and pay over time without hidden fees or compounding interest. Affirm partners with various merchants to provide flexible payment solutions at the point of sale.

📊 Key Financials & Metrics:

• Stock Price: $64.15

• P/E Ratio: N/A (Not profitable)

• Market Cap: $19B

• Revenue Growth: +47.7% YoY

• EPS Growth: N/A (Not profitable)

• EV/NTM Revenue: 9.25x

• Analysts’ 12-Month Target: $70.24 (+9.5%)

• 30-Day Change: +11%

• YTD Change: +5.3%

💪 Pros:
→ Strong revenue growth and recent profitability signal business strength.
→ Expanding partnerships with major retailers like Amazon & Walmart.

💩 Cons:
→ Intense competition from Apple, PayPal, and banks threatens market share.
→ Economic downturn risks as consumer spending weakens.
→ Higher funding costs due to high interest rates affecting profitability.

🔍 Takeaway: Affirm has strong growth potential, but its high valuation, competitive pressure, and macro risks make it look overpriced at current levels.

📊 Sector Spotlight: AI Datacenters – The New Digital Gold Rush

💡 Why It Matters

• AI models like ChatGPT and Gemini need massive computing power—leading to a booming demand for datacenters.

• AI-driven demand is outpacing supply, pushing hyperscalers (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure) to race for capacity.

• Power is the new bottleneck—securing enough electricity is a bigger challenge than building datacenters.

📈 Key Industry Metrics

• AI Compute Demand: Expected to grow 10X by 2030.

• Global Datacenter CapEx: $500B+ by 2027, with AI driving most of the growth.

• Power Consumption: AI training clusters can use 50MW+ per facility—equivalent to a small city.

• Land Rush: Hyperscalers & private equity are buying land near power grids to future-proof AI expansion.

📊 Market Leaders

⚖️ Bull vs. Bear Case

🐂 Bull Case (Why It Could Boom)
✔️ AI demand insatiable, long-term growth locked in.
✔️ Governments incentivizing domestic AI infrastructure.
✔️ Tech giants investing billions in AI cloud & datacenters.

🐻 Bear Case (Risks to Watch)
❌ Power shortages could slow expansion.
❌ Regulatory hurdles on land use, energy consumption, and emissions.
❌ High capex & interest rates could pressure REITs and infrastructure providers.

🚀 Earnings Whiplash: Biggest Market Movers (Feb 24–28, 2025)

📈 Top 3 Gainers

• Elastic (ESTC) +9.8% – Robust demand for AI-related products. (Source)

• Monster Beverage Corp. (MNST) +5.3% – Beat revenue estimates, boosting investor confidence. ​(Source)

• SoundHound AI Inc. (SOUN) +17.5% – Strong earnings and raised 2025 revenue outlook. ​(Source)

📉 Top 3 Losers

•  NetApp, Inc. (NTAP) -16.0% – Missed revenue forecasts and issued weak guidance. (Source)

• Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) -4.7% – Revenue shortfalls and cautious outlook. (Source)

• Duolingo, Inc. (DUOL) -16.3% – Despite reporting record revenue and user growth, the stock fell due to an earnings miss and concerns over gross margins.​ (Source)

^{Stock performance based on February 24-28, 2025 trading data.}

💹 Next Week in Review

🌎 Key Events

• Mon: ISM Manufacturing PMI

• Wed: ADP Jobs, JOLTS Report

• Thu: Fed Chair Powell Speaks

• Fri: Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP), OPEC+ meeting

📊 Earnings to Watch

• Tue: Salesforce ($CRM), HP ($HPQ)

• Wed: Snowflake ($SNOW), CrowdStrike ($CRWD)

• Thu: Broadcom ($AVGO), Dell ($DELL)

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