MSFT Microsoft leads the mega-cap parade Tuesday at 4pm ET. The $3.1T cloud leader reports Q3 results alongside GOOGL Alphabet in a 90-minute earnings rush hour. META Meta and AMZN Amazon join the simultaneous drop creating unprecedented market focus on four names worth $10T combined.
AAPL Apple closes the week Thursday at 5pm. The $4T iPhone maker delivers results after LLY Eli Lilly reports morning numbers. Payment processors bookend the calendar with V Visa Monday and MA Mastercard Thursday.
European stocks closed higher today despite lingering Iran war volatility. Nokia and L'Oreal shares soared on earnings beats driving regional indexes up. Germany halved its growth forecast earlier this week citing war disruption yet sentiment improved on peace talk hopes.
Asia-Pacific markets fell as investors assessed hardened rhetoric on the Iran conflict. China export data missed estimates adding pressure. The dollar held firm ahead of Trump's Iran deadline.
CAR Avis Budget hit 92.7% short interest this week. FT reported investors nursing losses after the stock soared 400% echoing 2021 meme mania. Availability collapsed to 0.07% showing virtually no shares left to borrow despite mild 8.4% cost.
Treasury Secretary Bessent confirmed the US won't renew Iranian and Russian oil waivers maintaining sanctions pressure. Goldman led record renminbi borrowing by US banks as China's low rates drew foreign issuers. Crypto billionaire Justin Sun sued Trump's World Liberty Financial amid escalating fraud claims.
Asian executives cashed out systematically with LEVI Levi CFO dumping $5.4M and Ping An grabbing $39M in Chinese agricultural bank shares.
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