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PortfolioGPT x Unprompted newsletter for 7/27-8/2

✨ PortfolioGPT community, here’s this week’s financial news to supercharge your investment knowledge and start building generational wealth today.
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🏛️ Financial News
Jobs Report 💼 US added just 73,000 jobs in July and numbers for prior months were revised much lower
BBC: Trump orders firing of statistics chief after weak jobs report and data revisions
Jobs Report : Private Payroll 💼 CNBC: Private company hiring bounced back with a 104,000 increase in July, ADP says
Fed Reserve 💵 CNBC: Markets see dwindling odds of a September interest rate cut from the Fed
US GDP 🏭 Reuters: US economic growth likely rebounded in Q2, but with weak underlying details
US Tariffs 🗽 CNBC: Trump modifies tariff rates ahead of deadline, levies 40% duties on all transshipped goods
BBC: Trump executive order ends de minimis tariff exemption on imports less than $800
CNBC: Trump extends Mexico’s 25% tariffs for 90 days as talks continue
CNBC: Trump announces 25% tariff on India plus ‘penalty’ for trade with Russia
Reuters: Trump says US will set 15% tariff on South Korean imports under new deal
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🌎 Global Markets
S&P 500 $VOO ( ▼ 0.04% ) 🌍 CNBC: Dow closes 500 points lower Friday as weak jobs data and new tariffs incite sell-off
Nasdaq $QQQ ( ▼ 0.04% ) 🌐 Reuters: Big Tech may be breaking the bank for AI, but investors love it
Europe Markets $STOXX ( 0.0% ) 🏰 euronews: White House keeps tariff pressure on EU car industry
China Markets $MCHI ( ▲ 0.6% ) 🐉 euronews: Tech manufacturing has powered Asia - now it's a casualty of Trump's tariffs
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🏦 Financial, PE & Crypto
Banks $SOFI ( ▲ 1.94% ) 💱 Sherwood by Robinhood: SoFi rips on strong Q2, guidance hike
Banks $HOOD ( ▲ 0.75% ) 💱 CNBC: Robinhood reports Q2 earnings beat with revenue climbing 45%
FinTech $PYPL ( ▲ 0.43% )💳 CNBC:PayPal stock sinks 8% as company reports slow growth in key margin figure
Banks $COIN ( ▲ 1.0% )₿ CNBC: Coinbase quarterly profit falls on trading dip, shares fall
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🛍 Consumer & Discretionary
Restaurants : Fast Casual $SBUX ( ▲ 2.14% )☕ CNBC: Starbucks same-store sales fall again, but CEO Niccol says turnaround is ahead of schedule
Staples : Beverages $ABI-BE🍺 CNBC: Shares of world’s largest brewer AB InBev tumble 9% on declining volumes
Staples : Goods $PG ( ▲ 0.88% ) 🥄 CNBC: Procter & Gamble beats estimates but warns tariffs will start to weigh on earnings
Consumer : Travel $EXPE ( ▼ 0.37% ) 🧳 Yahoo! Finance: Booking Holdings Q2 earnings beat estimates, revenues grow Y/Y
Social Media $RDDT ( ▼ 1.92% ) 😈 CNBC: Reddit shares jump as much as 20% on Q2 sales and guidance beat
Consumer : Music $SPOT ( ▼ 0.65% )🎧 Yahoo! Finance: Spotify drops for worst day in two years on weak Q3 guidance
Automakers $F ( ▲ 0.18% ) 🚗 Yahoo! Finance: Ford slips as tariffs take an $800M bite out of its earnings, as it posts first loss since 2023
Airlines $BA ( ▼ 1.21% )✈️ CNBC: Boeing slashes losses as CEO touts ‘our turnaround year’
Healthcare : Insurers $UNH ( ▲ 1.47% )⚕️ CNBC: UnitedHealth says 2025 earnings will be worse than expected as high medical costs dog insurers
Retail : Healthcare $CVS ( ▲ 2.29% )👩🏻🔬 CNBC: CVS shares pop on earnings beat and outlook, as retail pharmacy and insurance units improve
🚀 Magnificent 7 & Technology
Software : MarTech $FIG ( ▼ 4.11% )✍ CNBC: Figma IPO more than triples in NYSE debut after selling shares at $33
Communications $META ( ▼ 2.27% ) 👥 Reuters: Meta shares jump as AI fuels Q2 ad sales, outweighing big capital costs
Technology $AMZN ( ▲ 0.2% ) 🛒 CNBC: Amazon’s gloomy Q3 earnings forecast overshadows better-than-expected Q2 results
Technology $MSFT ( ▼ 0.59% ) 👩💻 Reuters: Microsoft races past $4T valuation after solid quarterly results
Technology $AAPL ( ▼ 0.3% ) 🍎 Yahoo! Finance: Apple beats Q3 expectations on strong iPhone sales
Autos : EV $TSLA ( ▲ 1.39% ) 🔌 Reuters: Tesla-Samsung $16.5B supply deal may spur chipmaker's US contract business
Data : Analytics $PLTR ( ▼ 1.77% )🔍 CNBC: Palantir lands $10B Army software and data contract
Software : Security $CYBR ( ▼ 0.65% )🛡️ CNBC: CyberArk pops on report of $20B+ acquisition talks with Palo Alto Networks
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