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Japan Drops $135B Stimulus Bomb — What Markets & Options Traders Should Watch

Japan Unveils Massive Stimulus Package Japan’s government approved a ¥21.3 trillion (approx. $135.4 billion) fiscal stimulus—the largest since the pandemic—aimed at reviving growth, easing inflation pressure, and bolstering national investment. The breakdown: ~¥17.7 trillion in spending + ~¥2.7 trillion in tax cuts. Measures include

NVIDIA Delivers Record Quarter — Yet CEO Says “Market Did Not Appreciate It”

NVIDIA’s Blowout Quarter — Then the Market Yawn NVIDIA delivered a powerhouse quarter, posting record revenue and raising guidance — but in a leaked all-hands meeting, CEO Jensen Huang admitted something shocking: “the market did not appreciate it.” Huang laid it out straight: deliver a bad quarter → you’re fueling fears

Gundlach: U.S. Stock Market Among the “Least Healthy” of My Career

Gundlach Sounds the Alarm on U.S. Equities Jeffrey Gundlach, the well-known “bond king” and CEO of DoubleLine Capital, has declared the current U.S. equity market “among the least healthy in my entire career.” He points to inflated valuations, heavy speculation around AI, and structural risks in private credit

Gen X Workers Face AI-Led Job Risk: What Markets & Options Are Watching

Gen X at Risk: AI Isn’t Just for Entry Level New commentary highlights that Gen X (born ~1965-1980) may become one of the first major generations forced into early career reinvention, thanks to accelerating artificial intelligence adoption. The article argues many workers in mid-career management, operations, and support roles

California’s 5% Billionaire Wealth Tax: Fiscal Lifeline or Capital-Flight Time Bomb?

California Floats a 5% Wealth Tax on 200 Billionaires California lawmakers are considering a one-time 5% wealth tax on the state’s ~200 billionaires — a move that could raise up to $100 billion to stabilize funding for healthcare, education and public services. Supporters call it a high-impact way to close

Gen Z’s Big Inheritance Expectations — What It Means for Markets & Options Flow

Gen Z Is Banking on an Inheritance A recent survey finds that many young Americans — especially among Gen Z — expect to receive significant inheritances. Key stats: * Roughly 38% of Gen Z anticipate inheriting money and assets. * Yet, only about 22% of Baby Boomers say they plan to leave an inheritance.

Middle-Class Americans Abroad: Cost-Of-Living Flight Sparks Market Ripples

The New Migration: Middle-Income Americans Seek Life Abroad A growing number of middle-class Americans—once fixed domestically—are relocating or planning long-term stays overseas. Factors driving the move include high U.S. housing costs, inflation, tax concerns and the rise of remote/hybrid work. International living offers lower cost of

First-Time Homebuyers Slide to 21% Share, Age Hits 40 — What Housing-Market Traders Should Be Watching

The Housing Report That Should Worry Traders The NAR’s 2025 “Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers” reveals two headline-grabbing metrics: * First-time buyers now represent only 21% of home purchases — the lowest share since the survey began in 1981. * The median age of a first-time homebuyer has climbed to 40

UK Gen Z Graduates Flood Market: 1.2 M Compete for 17K Jobs — What It Means for Markets

The Crisis: 1.2 Million Graduates, Just 17,000 Roles In the UK, the job market for recent graduates is hitting a brutal inflection point: approximately 1.2 million fresh grads are vying for only about 17,000 open graduate-level roles in the 2023/24 cycle. Fortune+2inkl+2 That’

Donald Trump does not want to execute members of Congress

Heads Up: Trump Labels Democrats’ Military Message “Seditious, Punishable by Death” Trump slammed six Democratic lawmakers — all with military or intelligence backgrounds — after they released a video telling U.S. service members to refuse any “illegal orders.” He branded their message as “seditious behaviour … punishable by death!” and called them

Trump is dismantling the Department of Education, and is moving the management of K-12 and higher education to the Department of Labor

Trump Administration Rolls Out Massive Education Department Overhaul The Trump administration has proposed one of the most aggressive restructurings of the U.S. Department of Education in decades. The plan would significantly reduce federal oversight, redirect authority to states, cut or consolidate major programs, and reshape student-aid operations. It’s

Walgreens Cuts Paid Holidays for Hourly Store Workers — What It Means for WBA Stock & Options

Key takeaways * Walgreens has scrapped paid holidays for full‑time hourly workers. Employees must now work on six major holidays to earn holiday pay. * The holidays affected include major U.S. celebrations — Christmas Day, Thanksgiving, New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day. * The announcement came

Only 30% of 2025 college graduates and 41% of 2024 graduates found entry-level jobs in their fields

Key takeaways * Just 30% of 2025 graduates have jobs in their field, down from 41% of 2024 graduates. * 76% of employers are hiring the same or fewer entry‑level employees because of tight labor markets, AI adoption, and economic pressures. * 48% of graduates feel unprepared for entry‑level roles, and

Larry Summers Steps Back Amid Epstein Email Fallout

What just happened * Larry Summers, the former Treasury Secretary and ex-President of Harvard University, announced he would step away from many public commitments after newly released emails showed his continued correspondence with convicted sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein. * Harvard revealed it will conduct an internal review of his ties to Epstein and

Pam Bondi has 30 days to release the Epstein files

A newly signed U.S. law mandates that the Department of Justice release previously sealed files related to Jeffrey Epstein’s network in “searchable format” within 30 days. This comes after years of limited public access to his legal and investigative records. The push for transparency underscores ongoing interest in

Walmart Q3 FY26 Earnings: Strong Results, Raised Outlook, and Market Ripples

Highlights of Walmart’s Q3 FY26 results * Revenue beat – Walmart’s revenue in the quarter ended Oct. 31, 2025, was $179.5 billion, up 5.8% or 6% in constant currency. The company’s U.S. same‑store sales rose 4.5% while global e‑commerce sales jumped 27%. * Advertising

Walmart’s Nasdaq Switch Signals Tech-Driven Strategy—Here’s What Investors Should Know

Background – Walmart’s exchange switch Yesterday, November 19th, Walmart announced that it will voluntarily transfer its primary stock-exchange listing from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to the Nasdaq Global Select Market. The company said that trading on Nasdaq will begin on December 9th, 2025, and the ticker symbol WMT

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White House Eyes $2,000 Tariff-Revenue Dividend Without Congress

Deputy White House Chief of Staff James Blair said the administration is examining whether it can distribute roughly $2,000 checks to millions of working Americans, funded by tariff revenues, without needing direct congressional approval. What’s the Proposal? * The checks would be financed via revenues from the sweeping tariffs

China has resumed large-scale purchases of U.S. soybeans, buying nearly one million tons after a brief pause

China has resumed large-scale purchases of U.S. soybeans, buying nearly one million tons after a brief pause. The move signals Beijing’s renewed commitment to maintaining the current trade truce with Washington. What Happened * USDA reported 792,000 metric tons of soybeans sold to China for the 2025-26 marketing

Job openings have decreased 32% since ChatGPT’s debut

Job Market Shock: Gen Z Feels the AI Squeeze A new study analysing U.S. job-openings post-ChatGPT finds dramatic drops in early-career roles: openings down ~32 % since late 2022. At the same time, one of the few bright spots for younger workers — a ~$35 K/year healthcare aid role — is

The Financial Times has reported that Oracle's, $ORCL, $300 billion OpenAI deal is already underwater

Big Bet, Big Red Ink Oracle Corporation’s recently announced $300 billion deal with OpenAI has already resulted in a staggering drop in Oracle’s market value—approximately $315 billion lost since the deal was revealed. Financial Times What Went Wrong * The deal was pitched as a transformative move for

Trump says he doesn't care about bill

House, Senate Move to Release Epstein Files in 427-1 Vote The United States House of Representatives approved legislation by a striking 427-1 margin to force the United States Department of Justice to publicly release all non-classified files tied to Jeffrey Epstein and his network. What the Bill Does * Requires DOJ

The Epstein Files bill grants Attorney General Pam Bondi the authority to "withhold or redact" any material that could endanger "national security" or "jeopardize an active federal investigation"

A Rare, Near-Unanimous Vote In a striking display of bipartisan agreement, the House voted 427–1 to compel the Department of Justice to release all remaining files tied to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Lawmakers from both parties framed the move as a matter of transparency, arguing that the public deserves

House Votes 427–1 to Force Release of Epstein Files

A Rare, Near-Unanimous Vote In a striking display of bipartisan agreement, the House voted 427–1 to compel the Department of Justice to release all remaining files tied to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Lawmakers from both parties framed the move as a matter of transparency, arguing that the public deserves

The US House has passed the Epstein bill, forcing the DOJ to release the Epstein files

This is a developing story. The US House of Representatives has voted 427 to 1 to require the Justice Department to release all of its files related to Jeffrey Epstein. The bipartisan measure now moves to the Senate, and would then need President Donald Trump’s signature to become law.