Stay Out of My Territory: Stock Market Soars as Tariffs Take a 'Pause'

Pharmaceuticals: Say My Name... To Lower Prices?

Well well well look who's back in the game. Pharma stocks that is. Apparently some executive order aiming to bring down drug prices isn't as bad as everyone thought. Merck Pfizer the whole gang they're all bouncing back. But CVS? Taking a tumble. Seems someone wants to cut out the middleman eh? Direct sales? That's…ambitious. Let's just say sometimes the devil you know is better than the one you don't. Remember what happened with those ricin beans?

Tech Titans: A Full Measure of Growth

Megacap tech's having a field day thanks to a little truce in the tariff wars with China. Tesla Amazon Apple – they're all seeing green. Makes you wonder doesn't it? All that money flowing all that power… It's enough to make a man think he could build an empire. An *empire* I say! Meta and semiconductor stocks such as Nvidia Broadcom and ON Semiconductor also joined the rally.

Chegg's Layoffs: Intelligence or Artificial Intelligence?

Chegg's laying off 22% of their workforce. Seems like students are ditching the books for AI tools. The game is changing folks. Adapt or die. It's basic chemistry.

China Stocks: I Am the One Who Rises

Like a phoenix from the ashes U.S. listed shares of Chinese companies are soaring. PDD Holdings Alibaba JD.com Baidu. They're all up. Tariff agreement working its magic it seems. Never underestimate the power of a good deal or a little…persuasion.

Crypto Craziness: A New Recipe?

Now this is where things get interesting. KindlyMD a health care company is merging with Nakamoto some Bitcoin investment firm. Founded by a crypto advisor to President Trump himself. A 300% surge? That's Heisenberg level volatility! But be warned: approach with caution or you might end up with more than you bargained for.

Retail & Energy: Yeah B*tch Markets!

Retailers sensitive to tariffs are doing the happy dance. Five Below RH Nike Lululemon Estée Lauder E.l.f Beauty and Williams Sonoma and Best Buy – all up. Then there's NRG Energy gobbling up a power portfolio for $12 billion. Size matters but let's not get greedy. Casino stocks are up too. It's a good day folks. But remember every empire has its flaws.