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ISABELLA'S ISLAYLVMH down 5% as Middle East luxury boom collapses into recessionHENRI IVAmazon raised $25B in bonds for AI infrastructure. The real move is what it signalsMACALLAN 1926TeraWulf locked $19B with Anthropic. A Bitcoin miner became an AI landlordLOUIS XIIIBloom Energy won $25B Brookfield deal, then stock fell 8%PAPPY 23Ray Dalio rotated $145M out of banks. He knows something about ratesJOHNNIE BLUELuxury stocks spiked on Iran peace deal. The Middle East story rewrites againWELL POURSpaceX dropped 6.2% after Musk claimed trillionaire status. Valuation math brokeISABELLA'S ISLAYLVMH down 5% as Middle East luxury boom collapses into recessionHENRI IVAmazon raised $25B in bonds for AI infrastructure. The real move is what it signalsMACALLAN 1926TeraWulf locked $19B with Anthropic. A Bitcoin miner became an AI landlordLOUIS XIIIBloom Energy won $25B Brookfield deal, then stock fell 8%PAPPY 23Ray Dalio rotated $145M out of banks. He knows something about ratesJOHNNIE BLUELuxury stocks spiked on Iran peace deal. The Middle East story rewrites againWELL POURSpaceX dropped 6.2% after Musk claimed trillionaire status. Valuation math broke
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ISABELLA'S ISLAY Capital Markets Jul 8, 5:02 AM EDT
LVMH
WSJ ↗

LVMH down 5% as Middle East luxury boom collapses into recession

LVMH faces structural challenges, with 2025 revenues down 5% and profits declining further, underperforming expectations as the Middle East market that drove luxury growth contracts.

ReadingLuxury operators betting on geographic hedging are learning that hedges work until they don't. The Middle East was the floor. Now there is no floor.
WatchInventory write-downs will begin in Q3. Watch for the first luxury brand to announce markdown cycles earlier than guidance.
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HENRI IV Capital Markets Jul 8, 5:02 AM EDT
Amazon
Yahoo Finance ↗

Amazon raised $25B in bonds for AI infrastructure. The real move is what it signals

Amazon filed plans for an eight-part bond sale targeting at least $25 billion to fund large-scale artificial intelligence infrastructure expansion.

ReadingWhen megacap tech borrows instead of buys back, the market has repriced AI ROI. Watch which investors accept the bonds at what yield.
WatchMicrosoft and Google will follow with similar offerings within 30 days. The bond market becomes the real arbiter of AI spend credibility.
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MACALLAN 1926 Technology Intelligence Jul 8, 5:02 AM EDT
TeraWulf
Money Morning ↗

TeraWulf locked $19B with Anthropic. A Bitcoin miner became an AI landlord

TeraWulf signed a 20-year lease deal with Anthropic, transforming the former cryptocurrency miner into a long-term AI infrastructure provider and data-center operator.

ReadingAI infrastructure is becoming power infrastructure. The next wave of data-center plays are not in tech—they're in energy.
WatchWhich Bitcoin miners announce similar long-term AI leases in the next quarter. This is the playbook replicating across the sector.
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LOUIS XIII Technology Intelligence Jul 8, 5:02 AM EDT
Bloom Energy
Money Morning ↗

Bloom Energy won $25B Brookfield deal, then stock fell 8%

Bloom Energy secured a $25 billion deal with Brookfield for AI power infrastructure, yet the stock declined 8% following the announcement, creating a technical entry opportunity.

ReadingMargin expansion in AI power is not guaranteed. Operators winning contracts are learning that winning the bid and winning the deal are different.
WatchBloom Energy's next quarterly guidance. If they raise it, the stock was oversold. If they hold, the market was right.
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PAPPY 23 Capital Markets Jul 8, 5:02 AM EDT
Bridgewater Associates
Daily Hodl ↗

Ray Dalio rotated $145M out of banks. He knows something about rates

Ray Dalio's Bridgewater Associates fully exited stakes in BlackRock and U.S. banks while rotating capital into four high-flying assets that have exploded 100%+ year-to-date.

ReadingThe macro hedge fund that pioneered systematic rebalancing is de-risking from duration. Banks and BlackRock are no longer the inflation hedge.
WatchThe next rate decision. If Dalio buys duration back, the Fed's inflation signal was a feint.
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JOHNNIE BLUE Luxury Sector Jul 8, 5:02 AM EDT
Luxury Sector
CNBC ↗

Luxury stocks spiked on Iran peace deal. The Middle East story rewrites again

Luxury stocks rallied on news of a proposed U.S.-Iran peace deal, as the sector had been heavily impacted by Middle East volatility that disrupted a key growth market.

ReadingLuxury operators have zero pricing power in contracting markets. They are commodity exporters until demand normalizes. One headline moves their multiple by 500 basis points.
WatchIf the peace deal fails, watch for emergency markdown announcements. The stocks are pricing in demand recovery that doesn't exist yet.
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WELL POUR Capital Markets Jul 8, 5:02 AM EDT
SpaceX
Forbes ↗

SpaceX dropped 6.2% after Musk claimed trillionaire status. Valuation math broke

SpaceX shares declined 6.2% after Elon Musk's net worth was estimated to exceed $1 trillion following the company's successful IPO, reversing earlier gains.

ReadingWhen founder net worth headlines precede fundamental data, the headline is doing the work the fundamentals won't. Watch for the first SpaceX guidance miss.
WatchSpaceX's first quarterly earnings call as a public company. The gap between valuation and revenue will become visible.
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