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The major indexes all fell after Trump’s social media post on Friday that reignited tariff fears and hinted at potential renewed tensions between the US and China.

These are some of the biggest stories from the second half of the week that had an influence on market action.

President Trump said Friday he is considering a “massive increase of tariffs” on Chinese imports after Beijing imposed new export limits on rare earth minerals. The announcement threatens a planned APEC meeting with President Xi Jinping and adds fresh tension to an already fragile trade relationship. Stocks declined as investors focused on potential supply chain risks across electric vehicles, semiconductors, and defense industries.

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China’s new export limits give it greater influence over the global flow of critical materials that power advanced technology. Trump’s warning about tariffs has revived old trade war concerns and injected new uncertainty into global markets. The confrontation remains in its early stages, but an escalation could raise costs for automakers, chipmakers, and manufacturers across industries that depend on rare earth components.

AMD $AMD ( ▼ 7.73% ) shares surged this week after sealing a multibillion dollar partnership with OpenAI that ties its chips directly to the next wave of artificial intelligence infrastructure. The deal covers up to six gigawatts of AMD Instinct GPUs starting in 2026 and includes warrants that could give OpenAI a ten percent stake if performance goals are met. The agreement makes AMD a key supplier in OpenAI’s trillion dollar buildout.

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This partnership changes AMD’s role in the AI ecosystem. It turns years of promise into a concrete multi year demand pipeline backed by OpenAI’s scale. The warrant structure aligns both companies around growth targets but also introduces dilution risk if all milestones are hit. For investors, this marks AMD’s entry into the highest tier of AI infrastructure suppliers, a space that has been dominated by Nvidia until now.

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Circular financing occurs when capital moves in closed loops within a market, recycling through the same participants instead of reaching new end demand. It can involve money, credit, or assets being traded repeatedly, each transaction boosting valuations without generating real growth. This structure often develops late in economic or market cycles when liquidity is plentiful and investors reward scale over efficiency. Once liquidity tightens, the system can contract faster than it expanded.

Circular financing can quietly stretch valuations across entire sectors, turning momentum into vulnerability once the flow of capital slows.

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PepsiCo $PEP ( ▲ 3.71% ) shares edged higher after modest Q3 gains, as international strength offset weaker North American snack volumes.

Delta $DAL ( ▼ 3.51% ) shares rose after a strong Q3, as premium and loyalty strength offset softer main cabin volumes.

In this section, we'll be curating a selection of news headlines we think you'll find interesting. If a topic catches your eye, click the provided links to read more about it.

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Mondays are for the investors. Every Monday morning we share exactly what we’re watching in the week ahead, how we’re positioning, and even share a sneak peek into our systems and models. This week we discussed the impact of the government shutdown, as well as the upcoming earnings from Pepsico and Delta. See the latest full report here:

This report is a breakdown of every options trade we made this week—what we opened, what we closed, and how our open trades are performing. Each edition gives you full transparency on our strategy, including entry points, premiums collected or paid, trade rationale, and risk/reward setups. Here is how we did in September:

See this week’s recap:

Every month we break down 5 stocks that we believe are attractive from a valuation perspective right now. See the 5 stocks we are buying in October:

The government shutdown continues to throw a wrench in economic data being released, while several major names get ready to report earnings next week.

Q3 earnings season officially kicks off next week and we have a slate of names that we cover expected to report:

Here is the full calendar of scheduled earnings releases:

Next week’s economic reports remain up in the air once again as long as the shutdown is in effect.

There was speculation that the BLS was bringing in employees to ensure the CPI report gets released next week, but it has now been confirmed CPI will be released on 10/24. Many believed this was because the data was “good” and the admin wanted the report out, but the more likely reason would be that it’s crucial for the cost of living Social Security benefits adjustment required by Nov. 1 under Fed law.

Either way, we’ll have to wait and see what reports we will actually get next week.

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