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The Weekend Rip: May 18, 2025
What you need to know for the week ahead.
OVERVIEW
The Weekend Rip

In what feels like weeks ago, the U.S. and China came to a framework trade deal at the start of the week. The markets climbed with glee as tech and importing firms flew higher, remembering that the market was doing just fine before tariffs. The S&P 500 retook its pre-liberation day level, and closed Friday just 200 points from an all-time high. 📉
Let's recap and prep you for the week ahead. 📝
What Happened?
◀️ On Monday, the U.S. and China agreed to a 90-day tariff pause, reducing U.S. tariffs to 30% (down from 145%) and China’s to 10% (from 125%). Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said they would agree on more later. Stocktwits launched Cryptotwits, a crypto-first platform built for tracking sentiment and trends in digital assets.
😀 On Tuesday, the market climbed. CPI inflation rose 2.3% YoY in April, marking the lowest annual increase since 2021. Palantir hit a record $128/share on a deal, and tech CEOs met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Saudi Arabia Investment Forum. The Saudis announced billions in U.S. investment, including a $142B arms deal. Nvidia will supply 18,000 AI chips for Saudi data centers, while AMD, Google, and Uber pledged $80B in a U.S.-Saudi trade pact.
🐂 On Wednesday, the market kept climbing, though analysts warned further gains might require new tariff developments or insights from the Fed. eToro debuted on Nasdaq, raising $310M. Super Micro jumped 4.98%, extending its weekly gain above 30% after securing a $20B Saudi AI server deal.
🍔 On Thursday, the market climbed as Powell warned rates might not reach 0%. Walmart warned of potential price hikes if tariffs rise. Coinbase launched a $20M bounty hunt after a hack. April’s producer prices fell 0.5%, marking the sharpest decline since 2020. Retail sales edged up 0.1%, while Philly and NY manufacturing showed declines.
🥇 On Friday, the market ended the week higher. Trump said the White House would just start telling countries what tariffs they would pay in the next two weeks. Meta delayed its flagship "Behemoth" AI model as engineers struggle to optimize Llama 4. Moody’s downgraded the U.S. credit rating from AAA to AA1 after Congress failed to resolve budget concerns.
🤩 This week's Stocktwits Top 25 showed outperformance vs. the indexes.
Here are the weekly closing prices:
S&P 500 | 5,958 | +5.27% |
Nasdaq | 19,211 | +7.15% |
Russell 2000 | 2,113 | +4.46% |
Dow Jones | 42,655 | +3.41% |
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