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Chip stocks continue to soar worldwide…
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Rise and shine—just like Scott Kirby. The United CEO caused a lot of chatter this weekend, after he was seen flying first class on a rival American Airlines flight from San Francisco to Dallas-Fort Worth on Friday. But the shade bounced right off him.

Kirby was formerly the president of American. Turns out, when he departed the company in 2016, he received lifetime personal travel benefits on American as part of his exit.

And to think we get excited if there’s still an Inflight Bites box left to purchase by the time the flight attendant gets to us in the main cabin…

Holly Van Leuven, Brendan Cosgrove

In today’s newsletter, we’ll get into:

  • AI chip stocks continuing a historic run
  • Iran’s response to the US peace plan
  • The Diet Coke shortage rocking India

MARKETS: YEAR-TO-DATE

Nasdaq

26,247.08

S&P

7,398.93

Dow

49,609.16

10-Year

4.364%

Bitcoin

$81,185.31

Rocket Lab

$105.47

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*Stock data as of market close, cryptocurrency data as of 11:00pm ET. Here's what these numbers mean.

  • Markets: Strong corporate results have helped buoy markets recently, but Wall Street will get a heavy dose of geopolitics this week, after Iran responded to the US’ peace plan, and with President Trump slated to visit China (more on those later).
  • Stock spotlight: Rocket Lab’s stock jumped more than 34% on Friday, fueled by an earnings beat and the announcement of its largest launch contract ever.

 

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