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MRKT Matrix - Monday, August 18th
Stocks dip to start the week as traders await Powell speech, retail earnings (CNBC)
Powell Has Reason to Hedge Jackson Hole Signal as Data Zigzags (Bloomberg)
Strong Crop of Earnings Eases Investors’ Economic Concerns (WSJ)
OpenAI’s Sam Altman sees AI bubble forming as industry spending surges (CNBC)
Bitcoin sinks to $115,000 after hitting its newest record, as macro concerns spark liquidation wave (CNBC)
'I almost fell off my chair’: Investors lose billions on meme stocks as ‘pump and dump’ scams multiple (Financial Times)
Soho House Agrees to Be Taken Private in $2.7 Billion Deal (Bloomberg)
US Allies Set to Plead With Trump to Stand Behind Ukraine (Bloomberg)
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