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EPISODE · May 15, 2026 · 15 MIN

Drake Drops Iceman At Midnight. The Business Stakes Are Enormous. Plus NIO's Biggest Week Ever.

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Four stories today — all connected to what mattersfor your portfolio right now.Tomorrow the Onvo L80 officially launches. NIO's directanswer to Tesla's Model Y — priced below it, with batteryswap included, and Morgan Stanley projecting Onvo reaches30% of NIO group deliveries in Q2 up from 16% in Q1.William Li confirmed deposit flow was already exceedinginternal forecasts before the official launch.ES9 deliveries start May 27th. The L60 facelift haspre-sales coming late May with an official launch in June.That's four major NIO and Onvo product launches in asingle quarter — the most aggressive product calendarin company history.Today NIO pushed the Aster 1.5.0 OTA update to allexisting Firefly owners — a free motor power boost from105kW to 120kW, no hardware changes required. The updatealso prepares Firefly vehicles for NIO's fifth-generationbattery swap stations — the infrastructure that unifiesall three NIO brands on one network for the first time.NIO operates 3,846 swap stations and has delivered over110 million swaps since 2018. William Li guides to4,500-4,600 stations by year end. Gen 5 changes theunit economics of the entire swap business.Trump and Xi Jinping agreed today that the Strait ofHormuz must remain open. That's a joint US-China position— not just American pressure on Iran. China absorbs1.5 million barrels of Iranian oil daily. When Beijingpublicly aligns with Washington on Hormuz staying open,Iran's negotiating position weakens significantly.China also ordered 200 Boeing jets. Jensen Huang metChinese Premier Li Qiang directly in Beijing.And at midnight tonight Drake drops Iceman — 928 dayssince his last solo album, first since the Kendrick Lamarbeef reshaped his public image. The streaming numbersSaturday morning are a referendum on whether hip-hopstill moves the needle commercially — and whetherDrake's cultural dominance survived the feud.NIO earnings May 21st. Xpeng May 28th.---📊 Moomoo US: Up to $1000 in NVDA shares with deposit+ limited time 8.1% APY🔗 https://start.moomoo.com/0AY120Terms and Conditions apply. Securities offered through MFI,Member FINRA/SIPC. See Full Disclosures:https://invest.us.moomoo.com/_disclosurePromo 8.1% APY is for new users only. Cash Sweep Required.Rates may change. Actual APY may vary. Moomoo is not a bank.Click the link for Bank List and Program Terms.🔐 Nord Security:- NordVPN: https://go.nordvpn.net/aff_c?offer_id=15&aff_id=143053&url_id=902- NordPass: https://go.nordpass.io/aff_c?offer_id=488&aff_id=143053&url_id=9356💬 Discord: https://discord.gg/GSbp4wRCourtside Financial. Hosted by Obi.

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