Hello Capitalists,

Here is everything you should be following today:

• Trump set to 10x Biden’s oil lease sales in one go

• Alaska, the Pacific and Gulf of America deals are all on the table

• NY Fed President signals more rate cuts are needed

• Rate cut chatter fuels Wall Street Recovery

• Robinhood suffers a brutal week after a volatile market turn

• Bitcoin continues to slide as long dormant account sells

• F1 team sells a 5% stake in their team to Tech CEO

Today’s markets + assets:

• ✅ DOW: 46438.17 (⬆️ 1.50%)

• ✅ S&P: 6615.52 (⬆️ 1.17%)

• ✅ NASDAQ: 22304.89 (⬆️ 1.03%)

• ⚠️🔴CBOE VIX Volatility Index: 24.28 (⬇️ 8.33%)

• ✅ Gold: $4084 (⬆️ 0.61%)

• 🔴 Silver: $49.93 (⬇️ 0.74%)

• 🔴 Bitcoin: $84,937 (⬇️ 1.57%)

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Trump to unleash American energy with massive offshore drilling operation

The Trump administration proposed Thursday a massive expansion of offshore oil leasing through 2031, including the first Pacific Coast operations since 1984 and vast Alaska openings, aiming to supercharge U.S. production but sparking fierce backlash over coastal and marine threats.

• Vast Lease Sales Planned: The Interior Department eyes 34 auctions by 2031—21 in Alaska, six in Pacific, seven in the Gulf of America —dwarfing Biden’s three Gulf-only sales.

• Production Pipeline Revived: Secretary Doug Burgum blasts prior restrictions for “crippling” output, vowing to unleash long-term energy surge via untouched federal waters.

• Environmental Perils Ignited: Critics warn of generational damage to marine ecosystems, fisheries, tourism, and coastal livelihoods from spills and industrial sprawl.

• Bipartisan Backlash Erupts: Over 100 Democrats decry risks to constituents; NRDC slams plan as “egregious,” targeting pristine Alaska, dormant California, and Florida waters.

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NY Fed President calls for more rate cuts, chances of a Dec cut jump to 64%

New York Fed President John Williams, speaking in Santiago, Chile on Friday, declared monetary policy remains modestly restrictive and urged further near-term interest rate cuts to counter rising employment risks over fading inflation threats amid a divided FOMC.

• Modestly Restrictive Policy Stance: Williams assesses current rates as modestly restrictive—less so after October’s cut—but positioning them above neutral and ripe for adjustment to balance Fed’s employment and stability mandates.

• Labor Risks Eclipse Inflation: The downside threats to jobs have intensified with the market cooling, outpacing lessened upside inflation pressures.

• Inflation Path to 2027: Underlying prices continue on a downward trajectory toward the Fed’s 2% target by 2027, with anchored long-term expectations shielding against tariff-induced volatility.

• FOMC Divisions Fuel Markets: Williams’ dovish tilt boosts odds of December cut to 75%, contrasting hawks like Collins and Logan who favor caution amid persistent price risks.

Stocks surge on rate cut chatter after a brutal Thursday

U.S. stocks surged Friday morning, with the Nasdaq climbing 0.6% and the S&P 500 and Dow each up 0.5%, after the New York Fed President John Williams call for a near-term interest-rate cut, helped fuel a rebound from sharp losses.

• Williams Signals Rate Relief: Williams’s comments, highlighting flexibility for near-term cuts, reversed trader pessimism and drove a spike in December rate-cut probabilities from 40% to 75%.

• Bitcoin Crashes Amid Volatility: Cryptocurrency on Thursday tumbled 9%-10% to $82,000-$84,000, marking its worst monthly performance since 2022’s collapse and dragging down related stocks like MicroStrategy by 4%.

• Retail Earnings Spark Gains: BJ’s Wholesale, Gap, Ross Stores, and Intuit rallied 3%-4% premarket after beating earnings forecasts, raising outlooks on robust sales growth amid holiday shopping optimism.

• Tech Sector Shows Resilience: Chipmakers like AMD and Intel edged higher despite mixed results, with BofA forecasting $75 billion in 2025 inflows to tech amid AI pressures.

Robinhood suffers a brutal week after an awful month

Robinhood Markets’ shares plunged 13.3% this week, capping a brutal Thursday drop of 10.1% that erased over 27% of the stock’s value in November alone, as a sudden chill in Bitcoin and AI stock fervor exposed the trading app’s vulnerability to retail investors’ risk appetite.

• Bitcoin’s Sharp Weekly Tumble: Cryptocurrency benchmark Bitcoin skidded 12% over the week, striking a four-month low of $80,548 amid fading speculative momentum that had propelled earlier highs.

• AI Leaders Feel the Sting: High-growth AI stocks like Nvidia cratered 5% weekly, dragging down enablers of the tech boom and underscoring a broader retreat from volatile growth plays.

• Robinhood’s Speculative Reliance Exposed: The firm’s revenue resurgence, once supercharged by crypto and AI trading surges, now reveals deep ties to fickle retail sentiment shifts in risk-hungry markets.

• November’s Steep Value Erosion: With more than a quarter of its gains wiped out this month after a strong yearly start, Robinhood edged up slightly in Friday premarket, hinting at potential stabilization.

Bitcoin’s Bloody November Plunge Shocks Crypto!

Bitcoin is barreling toward its worst monthly drop since the 2022 crypto implosion, erasing a quarter of its value in November amid $2 billion in fresh liquidations and a mysterious whale’s $1.3 billion sell-off.

• Liquidations Wipe Billions Away: October’s $19 billion in leveraged bet wipeouts erased $1.5 trillion from crypto’s total market value, fueling ongoing panic.

• Mystery Wallet Dumps Holdings: A long-dormant wallet - dormant since 2011 - and labeled “Owen Gunden,” sold its final $1.3 billion in Bitcoin this week, intensifying to the fall in confidence and adding to the downward pressure .

• Ether and Tokens Tumble Too: Ether plunged to 7.6% ending below $2,800, while smaller coins suffered similar hits, dragging total crypto market cap under $3 trillion total value for the first time since April.

• Fear Index Signals Meltdown: Investor sentiment hit “extreme fear” lows reminiscent of 2022’s TerraUSD collapse.

Mercedes F1 team sells a stake in the team to Cyber Security CEO

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff has sold a stake in his team ownership to CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz, who grabs a 5% share and tech advisor role amid surging U.S. interest in the sport—valuing the team at $6 billion.

• Tech Partnership Deepens Ties: The deal xxpands Mercedes’ 2019 CrowdStrike alliance, with Kurtz advising on AI, data analytics, and cybersecurity to fuel simulation-driven race strategies.

• Investor Boasts Racing Pedigree: Kurtz, a proven endurance racer with Le Mans wins and 2023 series titles, brings insider passion to boost team’s competitive edge.

• Governance Stays Rock Solid: Kurtz joins the oversight committee alongside Wolff, Mercedes CEO Källenius, and INEOS’ Ratcliffe, ensuring seamless decision-making continuity.

• Eyes 2026 Regulation Overhaul: The investment bolsters Mercedes’ comeback bid with electric engines and sustainable fuels, capitalizing on F1’s U.S. boom via Netflix and new races being added to the calendar.

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