The Brutalist Report

MarketWatch

• Generac’s stock soars more than 30% after Amazon deal cements company’s status as an AI-power player [16d]
• Fed rate hike fails to calm troubled markets as Dow falls 600 points. Expect more sharp swings in stocks and bonds. [16d]
• Why optical stocks Lumentum and Coherent were the day’s biggest gainers [16d]
• Here’s a sneaky way to play the Fed’s rate increase [16d]
• My rental property is paid off, but I need cash. Is this a bad time to take out a $50,000 HELOC? [16d]
• Google is playing a different AI game than everyone else, and Wall Street may be missing the point [16d]
• Warsh’s Fed rolls out first interest-rate hike in 3 years — with one more increase expected [16d]
• Micron’s stock could climb 70% higher thanks to a factor that’s been largely absent so far [16d]
• 15 stocks that have grown dividends the most — and nearly all have beaten the S&P 500 [17d]
• What happens if you never buy a house? What renters are gaining — and giving up [17d]
• More home builders cut prices as buyers get spooked [17d]
• Why a strategist who previously thought inflation was contained now sees potential for aggressive Fed rate hikes [17d]
• The data-center backlash is so fierce that Republican candidates are willing to cross Trump [17d]
• Traders are betting Trump may soon turn on Fed chair Kevin Warsh as interest-rate hikes loom [17d]
• Retail sales surged toward the end of summer. Economy still has plenty of momentum. [17d]
• Store brands like Kirkland are winning the war for consumer wallets, squeezing out national brands [17d]
• Like Costco, Walmart will sell Medicare Advantage plans [17d]
• The smartest money moves to make with interest rates expected to go higher [17d]
• Intel’s stock rises as investors hope memory chips can mark the next step in its turnaround [17d]
• My brother-in-law expects my husband and me to pay for his food every time we go out. How can I tell my husband I don’t want to do this anymore? [17d]
• Most workers would take a pay cut for job security right now: ‘I can’t deal with this stress anymore’ [17d]
• The ‘CIA’ strategy beating the market: How one top-performing money manager spots mispriced stocks. [17d]
• 5% Treasury yields mean America’s debt bill just got a lot bigger [17d]
• This BlackRock strategist opposes a Fed hike. Here are the funds she recommends. [17d]
• ‘I am drowning in debt’: I have $125,000 in credit-card debt. Will $9,000 in disability income affect my bankruptcy? [17d]
• What history says about longer-term bond yields after the first Fed hike [17d]
• What Altman, Amodei, Huang and Zuckerberg are saying about the raging AI debate [17d]