Can’t stop, won’t stop… the scams Meta knows are flooding Facebook and Instagram, an investigation from The Wall Street Journal reported. In 2022, Meta itself found that “70% of newly active advertisers on the platform are promoting scams, illicit goods or ‘low quality’ products,” yet is loath to crack down on the lucrative revenue stream. So make sure to take a beat before clicking buy on that cheap summer ’fit!

The S&P 500 capped a perfect week of gains with a 0.7% gain on Friday as the recovery train kept on chugging. The Nasdaq 100 advanced 0.4% and the Russell 2000 outperformed with a 0.9% rise. The Financial Times said that the US and Europe have exchanged negotiating documents on trade, helping buoy hopes that the recent trend towards dialing down tariffs will continue.

After the bell, Moody’s, the last credit ratings agency to bestow the US government with a pristine AAA credit rating, took away that title, sending 10-year Treasury yields as much as 6 basis points higher. You can see in this chart just when the news hit.

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The two biggest catalysts for US stocks this year — the DeepSeek-inspired rout that began to tip over the AI momentum trade and the Rose Garden reciprocal tariffs announcement that accentuated recession fears and crippled consumer-facing stocks — are so far shaping up to be complete nothingburgers in the eyes of the market.

For AI stocks, it’s that the sum of all fears added up to zero; for consumer stocks, it’s that the sum of all fears turned from something unquantifiable into something traders could wrap their heads around.

What’s common to the recoveries in both is the diminution of recession fears, largely due to the pausing of reciprocal tariffs and the trade truce with China. Tariffs have turned from an existential threat to potentially everything into a manageable, localized hit to profits in the market’s eyes, and that’s something you see priced in broadly across financial markets.

The AI momentum rally is the market rally. And this rally faces two threats: collapsing under the sheer scale of being unable to build on its past successes, or a broad downturn in the business cycle that leaves no company unscathed. Right now, both of those threats look like they’ve been dismissed. 

It's Mode Mobile, 2023’s fastest-growing software company according to Deloitte.¹

While big tech continues to find ways to extract and profit from user data, Mode continues to pay users for screen time. Their EarnPhone, has helped users earn and save an eye-popping $325M+, driving 32,418% revenue growth from 2019-2022 and a massive 45M+ consumer base. 

Some companies have turned vehicles into income-generating assets, Mode is now turning smartphones into an easy passive income source. One important difference? You still have a chance to invest early in Mode’s pre-IPO offering² at just $0.30/share.

They’ve just been granted the stock ticker $MODE by the Nasdaq² and their current offering is almost fully subscribed.

Secure your investment at $0.30/share while there is still room.³

Box factories everywhere are folding, and it’s a bigger deal than you think. The humble cardboard box has long been considered a leading indicator for the economy. Their ubiquity both in shipments of materials needed for industrial activity and their centrality to online retail sales mean a rash of corrugated companies shuttering is a red flag for the US outlook. 

Nvidia’s AI-ura effect: The halo of AI chip giant Nvidia remains remarkably powerful, and just the mention of a stock’s name in its SEC disclosure filing can send a stock soaring, as was the case with CoreWeave last Friday. But even just reading that Nvidia stayed the course and didn’t change positions — as it did with Applied Digital — can also boost shares. Here’s what Nvidia’s invested in.

Mode Mobile, 2023’s fastest-growing software company according to Deloitte,¹ has raised $45M in their pre-IPO offering — and their share price just increased by 15%.⁴

Their current pre-IPO offering² is almost fully subscribed, but there’s still limited room for investors to invest at $0.30/share.

⏰ Limited room available – invest at $0.30/share before the offer closes³.

The economics are rapidly becoming impossible for your favorite street festival

The Wicker Park Fest, celebrating its 21st year the weekend of July 25, will be a massive undertaking in Chicago. The three-day event will include more than 100 vendors, dozens of local stores, and two stages of musical acts. It’s usually a huge success for all involved but last year, for the first time ever, the festival didn’t make any money. 

Why street fairs are suffering

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¹ The rankings are based on submitted applications and public company database research, with winners selected based on their fiscal-year revenue growth percentage over a three-year period. See Deloitte 2023 Technology Fast 500™ rankings for further details. 

² Mode Mobile recently received their ticker reservation with Nasdaq ($MODE), indicating an intent to IPO in the next 24 months. An intent to IPO is no guarantee that an actual IPO will occur.

³ The minimum investment is $999.90. Please read the offering circular and related risks at invest.modemobile.com. This is a paid advertisement for Mode Mobile’s Regulation A+ Offering.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investing in private company securities is not suitable for all investors because it is highly speculative and involves a high degree of risk. It should only be considered a long-term investment. You must be prepared to withstand a total loss of your investment. Private company securities are also highly illiquid, and there is no guarantee that a market will develop for such securities.

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