The Fall. Unsure if you have noticed but $SoFi Technologies Inc.(SOFI)$ has recently taken a beating. It happened around Fri, 5 Dec 2025. The fall was a direct reaction to the company’s announcement on Thu, 4 Dec 2025 (after market closed) that it planned to sell $1.5 billion in new common stock (an equity raise). Shares dipped over -6% immediately in after-hours trading. When trading resumed on Friday, it opened approx. -7.3% lower, due to shareholder dilution. (see below) This is because the new shares were priced at a discount of about -7% (at $27.50 per share) compared to prior day's close of $29.60 per share. The Action. Many were stumped by SoFi’s Management action course. Why ? When I look at the ‘enlargement’ decision through the lens of S

As we head into mid month December and what looks to be a shaky week, it is timely to look back at last week’s US economic reports to see where US economy is heading. Like it or not, there is “synergy” between the US economy and stock market. Jobs Opening and Labour Turnover surveys (JOLTs) The delayed JOLTs report for October 2025 was finally out. (see below) Job Openings were basically unchanged at 7.7 million, that was slightly better than market expectations. However, this headline strength masked signs of a cooling labor market: Weakening Worker Confidence: The most telling figure was Quits rate, that held steady at 1.8%, its lowest level since May 2020. This signals that workers are less confident in their ability to easily switch jobs for better pay or opportunities. Rising Layoffs:

Short seller Michael Burry is on a new mission, after making (significant) bearish bets against NVDA and PLTR, (which included purchasing put options with a notional value of roughly $187 million on NVDA and a staggering $912 million on PLTR according to Q3 13F filings,) and actively criticized the companies and the broader AI market. I believe there is “some” truth in what he has found and shared. As much as I hate to admit, I believe analysts and investors have taken to his explanations and reacted accordingly too. Since his short bets started making its round in the news media (from 03 Nov 2025), both NVDA and PLTR have fallen by -15.40% & -11.40%, respectively, to date. (see below) 03 Nov 2025 - 12 Dec 2025 On Wed, 10 Dec 2025 short seller Michael Burry “new” warning that US Fed Re

It’s been a while since I last covered oil stocks. It is time for a revisit. OPEC Meeting. On 30 Nov 2025, the OPEC+ members held their planned meeting. Consensus from the meeting is OPEC+ will be to pause planned increases in oil production for Q1 2026. The tactical move that follows a modest 137,000 bpd increase implemented in December 2025, is a defensive measure to (a) counteract potential seasonal demand weakness and (b) a projected global supply glut. Another key long-term takeaway was the formal approval of a new mechanism to assess member countries' maximum sustainable production capacity (MSC). Starting in early 2026, this technical assessment will serve as the baseline for setting output quotas for 2027 and beyond, aiming for a fairer and more transparent distribution of producti