AI chased records, oil chased inflation, and the market spent the week deciding which bill looked scarier. 📉

Monday 🛢️: Rising oil and inflation risk pinned the market near flat while Energy did the heavy lifting. Nvidia’s $500B financing push and Archer’s Boeing deal showed how much capital is chasing the next infrastructure boom, whether it runs on GPUs or flying taxis. The counterweight is Wednesday’s CPI, with crude already making that inflation test harder.

Tuesday 🛢️: Fading hopes for U.S.-Iran progress pushed crude higher and left a weaker tech market leaning on energy for support. AI infrastructure reclaimed the spotlight after hours as strong cloud demand, improving server margins, and restaurant traffic rewarded earnings risk. Wednesday’s inflation report now decides whether the market can keep chasing those rebounds without a fresh rates headache.

Wednesday 🤖: Semiconductor leadership and cooler inflation kept buyers in control despite the U.S.-Iran conflict hanging over the market. AI infrastructure names ripped as earnings, contracts, and guidance gave traders fresh reasons to chase capacity. After the bell, Cerebras and Cisco reminded everyone that strong numbers can still lose a fight with stronger expectations.

Thursday 🚀: Softer producer inflation and semiconductor strength pushed stocks higher, carrying the S&P 500 above 7,800. Workday’s buyout report sparked a software treasure hunt, while SanDisk’s long-term targets supercharged memory stocks. Applied Materials’ after-hours drop following a clean beat showed how little patience remains for AI winners priced near perfection.

Friday 🔄: Investors rotated out of crowded AI chips and into energy, small caps, and tariff beneficiaries, leaving the major indexes mixed. Broadcom’s financing and VMware risks punished the session’s biggest tech laggard while Reddit’s S&P 500 promotion created its own forced-buying party. Rising oil and renewed Middle East tension kept the risk-off undertow from disappearing.

🤩 This week's Stocktwits Top 25 showed how momentum movers fared vs. the indexes.

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Need a concise summary of what's going on this week? Look no further. Here’s a rundown of this week’s earnings and economic data.

Above is a quick summary. Check out the full Stocktwits earnings calendar for the other names reporting this week.

In addition to the above, check out this week's complete list of economic releases.

🆘 Massive egg recall in US south and south-west due to salmonella outbreak

⚠ Lala is again a tropical storm, sending drenching rain and winds across the Hawaiian islands

🤖 'Spending is leading to earnings': Wall Street strategists see payoff from Big Tech's AI investment

💰 House Republican: ‘Prices are too high’

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