The Brutalist Report

MarketWatch

• Microsoft’s stock sees its best four-day stretch in six years — with an extreme bounce [13d]
• The S&P 500’s record high may be an illusion — and this rally is a warning [13d]
• Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson warns U.S. needs an emergency ‘break-the-glass’ plan if Treasury demand collapses [13d]
• Netflix shatters profit expectations thanks to price increase and $2.8 billion breakup fee from Warner Bros. [13d]
• Stocks usually take the escalator up and the elevator down. In this latest rebound, it is happening in reverse. [13d]
• Jury finds that Live Nation is an illegal monopoly, but a breakup with Ticketmaster is unlikely, analysts say [13d]
• 2 expensive mistakes most retirees make — and how to avoid them [13d]
• Pepsi says price cuts and wellness push are bringing back customers — and the stock surges [13d]
• AMD has ‘indispensable assets’ — powering the stock toward its best run in two decades [13d]
• Mutual-insurance companies are paying record-breaking dividends to their customers this year. Is using one right for you? [13d]
• Mortgage rates dip to 4-week low — just in time for the best week of the year to sell a home [13d]
• Intel’s stock has been ‘absolutely on fire.’ Now it needs to deliver on the hype. [13d]
• Elon Musk was pushed out at PayPal. Now he’s launching a rival that could ‘disrupt’ it. [13d]
• IEA chief warns that Europe will run out of jet fuel in six weeks. Two carriers just cut flights from their schedules. [13d]
• People are actively managing their money more than ever, Charles Schwab says [13d]
• A bullish indicator for software stocks just flashed. Why a true comeback could be in the cards. [14d]
• With the largest industrial IPO since 1999, this air-quality giant is going public [14d]
• ‘We keep our finances separate’: My boyfriend is in his 50s with no retirement savings — how worried should I be? [14d]
• New Social Security proposal would cap payments for wealthy people now — and many more later on [14d]