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The Morning Market Briefing presented by Narwhal Capital Management offers daily market commentary and long-form investment analysis, opinion, theory, and entertainment.Visit our website: https://www.narwhal.com/Please see disclosures: https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Ben Bernanke Joins Anthropic & Israel Warns of Iran Plot to Assassinate Trump | July 10, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Thomas and Tom discuss former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke joining Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust to advise on white-collar job displacement and AI bubble risks, Israel sharing intelligence with the US about a fresh Iranian plot to assassinate President Trump as ceasefire clashes threaten a mid-August permanent peace deal, OpenAI's number-two executive Fidji Simo stepping back to a part-time advisory role due to a neuroimmune condition, and the growing tension over OpenAI and Google supplying advanced AI to overseas subsidiaries of Pentagon-blacklisted Chinese companies while Anthropic bans Chinese access entirely over distillation concerns.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    War Escalates: Iran Hits US Bases, Russia Bans Diesel + SK Hynix IPO 7x Oversubscribed | July 9, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew, Thomas, and Tom discuss the sharp Iran escalation with reports of a cruise missile impact on a nuclear power plant and missiles sent to Jordan following US strikes on 90 Iranian military targets, Russia's diesel export ban through July 31 sending US diesel up over 13% and London wholesale futures up 14% after Ukrainian drone strikes triggered Russia's worst fuel crisis since the Soviet collapse, the FOMC minutes noting broader tariff and AI-driven inflation, SK Hynix's US listing 7x oversubscribed at $24.5 billion, and China permitting local AI companies to buy Nvidia H200 chips for training.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    "Cut Out the Cancer": Trump Ends Iran Deal, Oil Rips, Yields Spike + FOMC Preview | July 8, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew, Ben, and Tom discuss Trump declaring the Iran MOU effectively over after calling Iranian leaders "evil sick people" and "cancer," the US retaliation "20 to 1" on Iranian cargo strikes, oil rising back to the mid-$70s and the 10-year climbing to 4.57% ahead of today's auction, Trump's additional broadsides at Spain, Greenland, and NATO, the semiconductor sell-off as investors focus on AI's capital intensity and rate sensitivity, and today's 2 PM release of Warsh's first FOMC minutes.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Samsung Down 10% Despite 150% Growth, KOSPI Circuit Breaker + Toyota Moves Tacoma to Texas | July 7, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew, Ben, and Tom discuss the ISM Services print showing broader strength with much of the employment gain tied to World Cup-related hiring, Samsung's 10% drop and the KOSPI hitting a circuit breaker despite 150% growth as memory chip volatility returns, Chris Waller's nuanced defense of forward guidance as "more art than science," Rivian's $1.5 billion stock sale of 75 million shares, and Toyota's $3.6 billion move of Tacoma production from Baja California to San Antonio as it runs at over 90% capacity utilization in North America.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Memory Chips Rip Again + Broadcom Wins Apple ASIC Deal Through 2031 | July 6, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew and Tom discuss memory chips ripping again with ASML and LRCX up 5% on the SK Hynix listing, Broadcom's new multi-year custom ASIC deal with Apple through 2031, Solstice's $14.5 billion cash-and-stock acquisition of Element Solutions with Goldman advising, and Mario Draghi's proposal to restructure the EU into smaller blocs to unlock growth.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    ISM Manufacturing Improves + OpenAI Wants to Give the US Government 5% of the Company | July 2, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew, Ben, and Tom discuss the ISM Manufacturing report showing improving new orders and a shift toward hiring while prices moderate, alongside commentary highlighting Middle East pressure on CapEx and stabilizing supply chains, OpenAI's proposal to give the US government a 5% equity stake in the company as part of a broader industry arrangement potentially including Anthropic, Google, and Meta, and Kevin Warsh's remarks that inflation risks have eased since he took over as Fed Chair.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Jobs Data Under the Microscope: ADP, JOLTS Surprise + Warsh's Global Central Bank Panel | July 1, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew, Ben, and Tom discuss today's ADP jobs print with a 120K estimate, yesterday's JOLTS surprise beat at 7.594 million that seems suspiciously convenient against a low bar, Kevin Warsh's panel appearance alongside Christine Lagarde, Andrew Bailey, and Tiff Macklem in his first global central bank sit-down, and Constellation Brands' earnings beat with EPS at $3.79, 39% operating margins, and 21% Pacifico growth despite a slight net sales decline.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Supreme Court Rules Lisa Cook Stays at the Fed + Citi & BofA Call a Market Top | June 30, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew, Ben, and Tom discuss the Supreme Court ruling that Fed Governor Lisa Cook can stay in her job for now with Chief Justice Roberts defending central bank independence while leaving the door open to a for-cause removal, the divergent Wall Street outlooks with Citi and BofA both calling a market top and projecting roughly 10% downside on stretched positioning and deteriorating momentum, and Kevin Warsh's emerging Fed reform agenda across five task forces covering communication, the balance sheet, data, productivity, and inflation.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Comcast +20% on NBCU Spinoff, Korea Bets $880B on AI Chips, Hormuz Fighting Resumes | June 29, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew, Ben, and Tom discuss Comcast's 20% surge on the announced spinoff of NBCUniversal and Sky from its cable business, Korea's plan to orchestrate $880 billion in AI capacity spending by 2029 with Samsung and SK Group leading $570 billion of chip investment, Apple lobbying the Trump administration for clearance to buy memory chips from blacklisted CXMT as the memory squeeze pushes hyperscalers to find new sources, Williams' proposed $5.5 billion deal for Momentum Midstream, and the renewed back-and-forth in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran and the US move to talks in Doha.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    OpenAI's $1T IPO Delayed to 2027 + Apple, Microsoft Raise Prices on Memory Crunch | June 26, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Ben and Tom discuss OpenAI delaying its $1 trillion IPO to 2027 as bankers cite tech volatility and the post-SpaceX retail enthusiasm hangover, the resulting sell-off in AI infrastructure names with Softbank down 12% and Micron, NVDA, AVGO, and SNDK all lower, Apple and Microsoft's 15-20% price hikes on iPads, Macs, and Xbox tied to memory chip prices and the likelihood that big tech vertically integrates in response, ON Semi's $6 billion all-stock acquisition of Synaptics to expand into physical AI and robotics with a $100 billion TAM by 2030, and FedEx Freight's commentary that demand may finally be stabilizing.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Micron Pops 19% on Insane AI Memory Demand + Trump's $88B Iran/Farmer/Ebola Ask | June 25, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew, Ben, and Tom discuss Micron's blowout quarter with revenue up 346% to $41.5 billion, 84.9% gross margin, and DRAM/NAND supply now constrained through 2027, the implications of doubling CapEx to $40-50 billion in FY27, Trump's $88 billion supplemental spending request for the Iran war, farmer aid, and Ebola, the canceled signing of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, escalating Senate Republican tensions over Iran, the DOJ's egg price-fixing settlement with Cal-Maine, the narrowing K-shaped economy spending gap, today's PCE inflation print, and rates finally moving as oil drops below $70.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Oil Heads to the $60s but Rates Won't Budge + South America's Right-Wing Sweep | June 24, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew, Ben, and Tom discuss oil's drop toward the $60s with WTI at $71.93 and Brent at $75.70 while the 10-year stubbornly holds at 4.48%, Trump directing the DOJ to investigate gasoline prices, Bessent's confidence that inflation is heading back to target, the supply/demand for dollars thesis amid massive cash raises from Google, SpaceX, ByteDance, and SK Hynix's planned $29 billion US listing on July 10, and the rightward shift across South America with Keiko Fujimori becoming Peru's first woman president, Trump-backed Abelardo de la Espriella winning Colombia, and Brazil's election still to come.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    AI Volatility Returns: Korea Halts Trading, Oracle Sheds 21K Jobs, Adoption Slows | June 23, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Ben and Tom discuss the return of AI volatility with Korea's stock market crashing 10% and triggering a 20-minute trading halt on forced ETF liquidations, SK Hynix and Samsung both down more than 20%, Oracle disclosing 21,000 job cuts over the past year as workforce shrank from 162K to 141K, the Ramp AI Index showing accelerating spend per employee but a flattening adoption curve, Google breaking the key $350 support level, and weak European PMIs alongside a steep Sunbelt earnings acceleration in the April quarter.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Iran-US Report "Major Progress" in Talks After Strait Re-Closes | June 22, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew, Ben, and Tom discuss UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's resignation paving the way for socialist Andy Burnham as the favorite to succeed him in the country's 5th PM change in 4 years, the post-deal whiplash with Iran briefly re-closing the Strait after Israel-Lebanon skirmishes before reporting "major progress" in overnight talks mediated by Pakistan and Qatar, the muted market reaction with the 10-year up a couple bps and crude flat in the mid-to-high $70s, and Tom's takeaways from the conference and Kevin Warsh's Fed debut.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Warsh Shakes Up the Fed: No More Forward Guidance, Dollar Soars | June 18, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew and Ben discuss Kevin Warsh's first Fed meeting ending forward guidance and launching task forces on communication and data quality, the massive curve flattener with the 2-year jumping 17bps and the 30-year dropping 6bps, restored inflation credibility through lower TIPS breakevens, the media pushback led by Nick Timiraos, Trump's pivot into midterm "it's the economy" mode after signing the Iran deal, today's Philly Fed print, and the Bank of England holding at 3.75% with a 7-2 vote as gilts sold off.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Warsh's First Fed Meeting + UAE to End Hormuz Dependency, Retail Sales Preview | June 17, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew and Ben discuss Kevin Warsh's first Fed meeting as Chair with key questions on how hawkish he'll be, how he describes working with Powell, and whether he'll discuss Fed reform, today's retail sales print and yesterday's strong 20-year auction, UK inflation surprising to the downside at 2.8%, and the UAE's longer-term plan to cut dependency on the Strait of Hormuz to zero through Gulf of Oman port expansion, new pipelines to the Red Sea, and expanded rail and road networks.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    EU Approves US Trade Deal at 15% Tariffs, BOJ Hikes Without Ueda + Andrew on Elon | June 16, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew and Ben discuss the BOJ hiking rates 25bps to 1% without Governor Ueda and signaling more hikes ahead despite a 250% debt/GDP ratio, the European Parliament ratifying the US-EU trade deal 440-151 with 15% tariffs on most EU goods and preferential access for US farm produce, the Huntsman-Olin merger creating OlinHuntsman with $400 million in synergies, and growing skepticism around the Iran deal as bonds refuse to buy in and disagreements remain over Hormuz tolls, the nuclear timeline, and Israel's posture on Lebanon.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Strait of Hormuz Reopens, Oil Drops to $80 + Warsh Wants Less Fed Guidance | June 15, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Ben and Tom discuss the Iran-US agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz with the blockade lifted immediately, $25 billion in phased sanction relief, a permanent end to hostilities including Lebanon, and an expected Friday signing in Geneva, the market reaction with oil dropping 5.6% to $80, the Nasdaq up 2.2%, and gold rising 3%, and the start of Warsh Week with the new Fed Chair pushing to scrap forward guidance and remake Fed communication.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    SpaceX IPO Goes Live, Power Emergency Hits the Southeast, & Iran Deal Takes Shape | June 12, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Tom and Thomas discuss SpaceX's IPO trading kicking off around midday with crypto markets implying a $2.3 trillion valuation 30-50% above the IPO price, the heavy skepticism that SPCX can hold that level, the Trump administration's power emergency declaration in the southeastern US allowing plants to exceed pollution limits during dangerous heat, and the framework of the Iran deal including a 30-day Strait of Hormuz reopening, $300 billion in reconstruction funding, the release of $24 billion in frozen assets, and a permanent end to hostilities.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Oracle Tanks 8% on $90B CapEx Blowout + ECB Hikes for First Time Since 2023 | June 11, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Ben and Tom discuss Oracle's 8% drop on a $40 billion capital raise plan and CapEx ballooning to $90-95 billion against just 6% EPS growth, the ECB hiking rates for the first time since 2023 to 2.25% into a sagging expansion, today's PPI print and 30-year auction, Rick Rieder's case for Fed cuts and fixed-income opportunities, OpenAI weighing drastic token price cuts to fend off Anthropic, and why Google's equity-funded AI buildout raises real questions about ROIC.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    AI Cash Crunch Hits SMCI, OpenAI, Perplexity as Iran Deal Hangs by a Thread | June 10, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew, Ben, and Tom discuss Trump's Truth Social post declaring Iran's military "completely defeated" and the deal effectively dead, today's CPI print with consensus at +4.2% headline, the BOJ rate hike path complicated by Governor Ueda's hospitalization, Super Micro's $7 billion dilutive stock offering to fund $39 billion in backlog orders, the building AI supply overhang from OpenAI's S-1, Google, SpaceX, and Perplexity's 2028 IPO plans, Claude Fable 5's release stabilizing tech, TSMC's 30% May sales rebound, and Oracle earnings tonight.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    China's $295B AI Buildout Squeezes Out Nvidia + OpenAI's IPO Race to Catch Anthropic | June 9, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew, Ben, and Tom discuss China's $295 billion AI infrastructure plan that hands 80% of the buildout to Huawei and squeezes out Nvidia and AMD, Taiwan's tightening AI chip export controls, Korea's 8% rebound after yesterday's circuit breaker, OpenAI's S-1 filing as it races Anthropic to be the first AI lab to go public, the finalized $36 billion Apollo-Blackstone-Google-Anthropic-Broadcom TPU financing deal, and Apple's underwhelming WWDC keynote with a slow Siri AI rollout limited outside the US.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Bond Traders Bet on a 4.3% CPI Surge: What It Means for Markets After Korea's Circuit Breaker | June 8, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew, Tom, and Thomas discuss Korea's stock market hitting a circuit breaker overnight with an 8.5% drop, bond traders positioning for a 4.3% CPI surge that could complicate Kevin Warsh's rate-cut plans, and what the renewed inflation fears mean for markets, the Fed, and the AI trade.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Zelensky's Open Letter to Putin + SpaceX Denied S&P 500 Entry | June 5, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew, Ben, and Tom discuss Zelensky's open letter to Putin proposing direct man-to-man peace talks with potential involvement from the US and Europe as security guarantors, while Trump is focused on Iran, and S&P Dow Jones Indices' surprise rejection of SpaceX's S&P 500 inclusion, citing GAAP profitability and float requirements.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Netflix Uses AI to Solve Content Overload + Bibi Threatens to Restart War | June 4, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew, Ben, and Tom discuss Netflix's integration of generative AI and natural language processing to help viewers cut through content overload with personalized recommendations and a voice user interface, alongside the latest Iran update with the Foreign Minister claiming no tangible progress in talks, Bibi Netanyahu's CNBC comments raising the prospect of restarting the war, Trump's hope for a weekend deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and the market reaction with oil rising and bonds selling off.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    SpaceX IPO Targets $1.75T Valuation + New Tariffs Tied to Slave Labor | June 3, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew, Ben, and Tom discuss the SpaceX IPO targeting a $1.75 trillion valuation with a record $75 billion raise pricing next Thursday, historical data on how mega-IPOs perform and float dynamics, the anomalous JOLTS job openings jump in the West, today's ISM Services and Fed Beige Book releases, and the USTR's new Section 301 tariffs of 10-12.5% on major trading partners including Canada, the EU, Mexico, China, and the UK tied to forced labor.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Google Raises $80B in Equity to Fund AI CapEx – Who's Next, MSFT or ORCL? | June 2, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew, Ben, and Tom discuss Google's $80 billion equity raise to fund AI infrastructure CapEx through mandatory convertible preferred stock, Class A and C common stock, and an at-the-market offering, Berkshire Hathaway taking a $10 billion stake at a discount, the administrative shift to corporate cash for employee RSU tax obligations, the broader AI cash crunch with $80 billion of SpaceX stock and Anthropic's IPO filing hitting the market, and which hyperscaler MSFT, ORCL, META, or AMZN could be next to raise.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Berkshire Buys Taylor Morrison for $6.8B + Nvidia RTX Spark Superchip Disrupts Intel | June 1, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Ben and Tom discuss Berkshire Hathaway's $6.8 billion acquisition of Taylor Morrison Homes at a 24% premium as Greg Abel's first big move as CEO and its integration with Clayton Homes for the Sunbelt first-time buyer market, and Nvidia's entry into the Windows PC market with the RTX Spark Superchip in Dell and Lenovo laptops, sending INTC, QCOM, and AMD shares lower.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Dell Blockbuster Earnings + Impact of IPOs| May 29, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Ben and Andrew discuss the Dell's strong earnings report, credit card defaults, and the impact of IPOs on the market. Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    PCE Inflation & Meta Releases Premium Features | May 28, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Ben and Tom discuss the PCE Inflation Report, small buisness formation, and the new Meta subscriptions. Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    AI Mints More Trillion-Dollar Stocks: SK Hynix, Micron, Eli Lilly | May 27, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew, Ben, and Tom discuss the AI-driven expansion of the trillion-dollar club with SK Hynix, Micron, and Eli Lilly crossing the $1T market cap threshold and Nvidia leading at $5.2T, Zscaler's 21% premarket drop on prudent guidance and sales leadership departures, the longer-term cybersecurity opportunity as AI expands endpoints, and Ben's case for why we don't own Micron in size.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Markets Swing on Iran Deal Progress, Oil Drops to Low $90s, 10-Year Back to 4.50% | May 26, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew, Ben, and Tom discuss the reported two-phase US-Iran deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and dispose of enriched uranium, market reactions with oil dropping to the low $90s and the 10-year falling to 4.50%, Kevin Warsh's first comments as Fed Chair signaling reform, the WSJ piece on the vanishing equity risk premium, and Eli Lilly's VERVE-102 one-shot gene editing therapy showing up to 62% LDL cholesterol reduction in early trials as a potential challenger to Amgen's Repatha.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Economic Data Softens as Iran War Bites + Kevin Warsh Sworn In as Fed Chair Today | May 22, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Tom and Hannah discuss early signs of the Iran war, high oil prices, and interest rates weighing on growth with the AIA Architectural Billings Survey and Philly Fed Index softening, US-Iran peace talks progressing but stalling over the Strait of Hormuz tolls and nuclear enrichment, Kevin Warsh's swearing-in as Fed Chair at the White House, and new studies showing GLP-1 weight loss drugs may slow cancer tumor progression and lower mortality risk.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Quantum Computing Gets Federal Boost & Nvidia Eyes $200B CPU Market with Vera Rubin | May 21, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew and Tom discuss the US quantum computing grants going to IBM, Rigetti, and GlobalFoundries, and Nvidia's earnings call highlights including the Vera CPU opening a new $200 billion TAM with $20 billion in visible revenue this year, plus NVDA gaining inference market share against Amazon's Trainium and Google's TPUs thanks to frontier model partners like Perplexity, Cursor, Anthropic, TML, and Reflection.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Trump Wins Big in Primaries + Target's Q1 Blowout Signals Resilient Consumer | May 20, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Ben and Tom discuss Trump's strong primary night with Burt Jones winning in Georgia and Gallrein beating Massie in Kentucky, Trump extending his Iran timeline beyond the prior 2-3 day window, and Target's better-than-expected Q1 resultsJoin our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Google & Blackstone Form $25B AI Cloud Venture + Trump Rx Partners With Mark Cuban | May 19, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew, Ben, and Tom discuss Google and Blackstone teaming up on a massive $25 billion AI cloud infrastructure play to challenge CoreWeave, alongside the high-profile rollout of 600 new generic drugs on the expanded TrumpRx platform with Mark Cuban and Amazon.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    NextEra’s $66B Deal for Dominion Energy; Bond Sell-Off Deepens After UAE Drone Strike | May 18, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew, Ben, and Tom discuss NEE considering purchasing Dominion.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Oil Rises + Trump Back from China | May 15, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew, Ben, and Tom Iran outlook and Trumps return from China.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Cisco's $5B AI Surge & Hyperscale Demand; Trump and Tech CEOs Meet Xi in Beijing | May 14, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew, Ben, and Tom discuss Cisco's earnings and Trump's meeting with Xi. Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    PPI Surges + Trump & Friends Fly to China | May 13, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew, Ben, and Tom discuss Trump's trip to China and PPI.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    CPI Comes in HOT + Home Sellers Outnumber Buyers by Record 630k | May 12, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew and Ben discuss this morning's CPI data, the state of the housing market, and NFIB small business. Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

  42. 959

    Trump Rejects Iran Demands Ahead of Xi Summit | May 11, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew, Ben, and Tom discuss Trump's rejection of Iran's demands ahead of his visit to China. Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

  43. 958

    DOJ Probes NFL Antitrust Exemption + Lime Scooters IPO | May 8, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew, Thomas, and Tom discuss the latest NFL streaming drama, Lime Scooters' IPO, and Trump's trip to China. Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

  44. 957

    M&A Lawyers Charged in Insider Trading Ring + Hantavirus Outbreak | May 7, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Thomas and Tom discuss the insider trading scheme involving lawyers and an Iran update. Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Nvidia's $500M Investment in Corning + Why Memory Prices Keep Going Up | May 6, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Thomas and Tom discuss the price of memory and Nvidia's latest investment.  Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

  46. 955

    Iran Fires on US Warships + Ryan Cohen’s Wild $56B eBay Strategy | May 5, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Tom discusses Iran firing on US warships and Gamestop CEO Ryan Cohen's wild interview. Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Spirit Airlines Ceases Operations + GameStop Launches Bid for eBay | May 4, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Tom discusses his beef with Star Wars, Spirit's bankruptcy, and GameStop's bid for eBay. Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Trump CUTS British Whisky Tariffs + Elon Musk Testifies Against OpenAI | May 1, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew, Tom, and Thomas discuss Trump's Meeting with King Charles & Elon Musk testifying against OpenAI. Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    Powell’s Final Fed Meeting + White House Blocks Anthropic's Mythos Expansion Plan | April 30, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Andrew, Tom, and Thomas discuss Powell's last meeting as chair & the White House blocking Anthropic's plan to expand Mythos. Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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    UAE Abandons OPEC After 60 Years + What It Means for Oil Prices | April 29, 2026 – Morning Market Briefing

    Tom and Thomas discuss the UAE dumping OPEC.  Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

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