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My Investing Muse (24Aug2026) Layoffs, closures and Delinquencies Kroger has closed at least three dozen stores since announcing plans to shutter 60 locations that were not "delivering sustainable results" by the end of 2026 - MacroEdge In tech: Oracle was preparing another restructuring wave potentially starting September 1, with managers identifying double-digit team cuts after $1.84 billion in prior-year severance costs. TikTok filed a WARN for 75 Bellevue TikTok Shop roles (second consecutive year of cuts there). Pentera cut about 60 employees (~13% of staff) in its second round in four months to pivot toward an AI-native platform.In retail/consumer: H&M’s potential UK support-office redundancies of up to 250 were real but reported slightly earlier. Morrisons disclosed a nearly 5,0

News and my thoughts from the past week (24Aug2026) I don't know what's worse, knowing 70% of U.S. GDP is the AI bubble... Or knowing that 70% of U.S. GDP is entirely funded by private credit and retirement funds. - X user Financelot Canada suspends trade talks with US and says it will match tariffs dollar for dollar. - X user Watcher Guru Meta’s former engineering director is back on the stand, and his testimony is as brutal as the courtroom drawing of him. Whistleblower Arturo Bejar says Meta knew young users were being harmed at “extraordinarily high rates” but its own tracking failed to capture the real damage. He told jurors parents “would have wanted to have known” what the company knew. The case accuses Meta of addicting kids, worsening anxiety and depression, and illegally collecti

Market Outlook of S&P500 (24Aug2026) Technical Analysis Overview MACD Indicator The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator for the S&P 500 is on a downtrend. Moving Averages Examining the moving averages, the most recent price action shows that the last candlestick has been above the 200-day (MA200) moving average line. This pattern indicates a bullish shift in the long term. With the last candle sitting on the MA50 line, this implies a potential trend change in the shorter term. Notably, both the MA50 and MA200 lines have continued to trend upward, indicating a bullish outlook in both the short and long term. Exponential Moving Averages This shows a bullish trend with a potential for reversal. Chaikin Money Flow CMF index shows a score of -0.04. This impl

Earnings Calendar (24Aug2026) I am interested in a few earnings that include Salesforce, Nvidia, Zoom, and PDD. Let us look at Salesforce. Technical Analysis has a recommendation of “strong buy”, and the Analysts Sentiment recommends a “Buy”. The stock price has fallen 16.78% from a year ago. With the (analyst) price target of $243.98, there is a potential upside of 16.64%. With the P/E Ratio of 24.2 and an EPS of 8.05, this appears to be rather attractive. One of the reasons why I have picked this stock is due to the potential disruption of AI. How will Salesforce navigate this? This can be a good case study for other companies offering enterprise solutions. We are looking at the annual financial performance since 2022. Revenue has been growing from $26.4B (2022) to $41.5B (2026). With th

Economic Preview: Key Data Releases (week of 24Aug2026) Consumer Sentiment CB Consumer Confidence for August is forecast at 90.3, suggesting softer consumer sentiment toward the market. This figure can serve as a useful reference point for assessing the strength of household confidence and broader market expectations. Housing Market New Home Sales for July are expected to come in at 620,000 units, slightly below the previous month. The result will provide a reference point for evaluating current conditions in the real estate market. Inflation and Federal Reserve Focus The most closely watched release in the coming week is likely to be the July PCE Price Index. The year-on-year forecast stands at 3.3%. As the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, this data will be closely monitored b

Economic Preview: Key Data Releases (week of 24Aug2026) Consumer Sentiment CB Consumer Confidence for August is forecast at 90.3, suggesting softer consumer sentiment toward the market. This figure can serve as a useful reference point for assessing the strength of household confidence and broader market expectations. Housing Market New Home Sales for July are expected to come in at 620,000 units, slightly below the previous month. The result will provide a reference point for evaluating current conditions in the real estate market. Inflation and Federal Reserve Focus The most closely watched release in the coming week is likely to be the July PCE Price Index. The year-on-year forecast stands at 3.3%. As the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, this data will be closely monitored b

My Investing Muse (17Aug2026) Layoffs, closures and Delinquencies Summary of top layoff news (10–16 August 2026):Imperial Brands planned thousands of job cuts in the US and Europe for cost savings, with US notifications starting around 19 August (starting with HR/finance roles). Oracle prepared a new round of layoffs (some teams facing double-digit cuts) by early September to fund AI infrastructure after earlier large reductions. Rapid7 announced a ~12% workforce cut (roughly 300 jobs) to refocus on its core cybersecurity platform. Tyson Foods filed notice to close its Eagle Mountain, Utah plant, affecting 723 workers, as part of broader beef operations restructuring amid a severe cattle shortage (also impacting Illinois and Washington sites). FedEx cut about 173 jobs and closed facilities

News and my thoughts from the past week (17Aug2026) OpenAI lost its chief revenue officer, its COO, its product chief, its VP, its head of marketing, its head of ethics, its head of safety, and its chief futurist in the span of a few months. The CRO, Denise Dresser, left after eight months and walked away from what would've been a huge IPO payout. OpenAI is valued at $852 billion and filed its IPO paperwork in June. Investors told CNBC they were surprised by Dresser's exit. - X user Hedgie Fed official Hammack calls to immediately raise interest rates. - X user Watcher Guru Jamie Dimon warns America could lose its reserve currency status within 25 years. @TigerStars $Vanguard S&P 500 ETF(VOO)$<

Market Outlook of S&P500 (17Aug2026) Technical Analysis Overview MACD Indicator The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator for the S&P 500 is on an uptrend. Moving Averages Examining the moving averages, the most recent price action shows that the last candlestick has been above the 50-day (MA50) and 200-day (MA200) moving average lines. This pattern indicates a bullish shift in both the short and long term. Notably, both the MA50 and MA200 lines have continued to trend upward, indicating a bullish outlook in both the short and long term. Exponential Moving Averages This shows a bullish trend. Chaikin Money Flow CMF index shows a score of -0.06. This implies more selling momentum than buying momentum. Other Technical Analysis Based on the daily interval, technical a

Earnings Calendar (17Aug2026) Next week’s earnings calendar includes Home Depot, Baidu, Klarna, Walmart and Alibaba. This section focuses on Klarna, given its relevance to consumer finance, digital payments and credit risk. Klarna offers Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services, a reference for consumer debt. Business and Credit Relevance Klarna is a digital bank and payments provider offering pay-in-full, buy-now-pay-later, longer-term financing, banking products and merchant tools across major international markets. Its credit relevance lies in its consumer financing model: it extends payment terms, manages repayment risk and depends on customer credit quality, funding costs and merchant transaction volumes. For credit assessment, the key areas to monitor are underwriting discipline, loan perfo