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Today, the United States and Israel launched military strikes on targets inside Iran, sharply escalating tensions in the Middle East. Geopolitical risk premiums are set to return rapidly to the forefront of market pricing. Next week, capital inflows into the precious metals sector, led by gold and silver, appear almost certain. In the gold ETF space, the largest physically backed gold ETF, $SPDR Gold ETF(GLD)$ , is up 22.06% year to date, while $Gold Trust Ishares(IAU)$ has gained 22.05%. Among gold mining ETFs, $VanEck Gold Miners ETF(GDX)$ is up 35.06% this year and $VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF(GDXJ)$ has risen 37.27%.

Post SCOTUS’s annulment of Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs on Fri, 20 Feb 2026 and Trump's subsequent move to impose a temporary 15% global tariff across the board, have thrown world trade into a new bout of confusion. US stock market was not spared either. On Mon 23 Feb 2026, 2nd trading day post SCOTUS’s verdict, US equities tumbled as investors grappled with fears and uncertainty over Trump’s new tariffs. By the time market called it a day: DJIA: -1.66% (-821.91 to 48,804.06). S&P 500: -1.04% (-71.76 to 6,837.75). Nasdaq: -1.13% (-258.79 to 22,627.27). There were 67 52-weeks new highs and 264 new lows. Monday’s trading volume on US exchanges was 18.39 billion shares, slightly below the 20-day average of 20.62 billion. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) saw a heavy skew toward negative

BREAKING: Nvidia stock, $NVDA, extends gains to +4% after posting a record quarter, adding +$190 BILLION in market cap. Earnings results include: 1. Record quarterly revenue of $68.1 billion 2. Q1 2026 revenue guidance of $79.6 billion 3. Data Center revenue up ~+1,200% since ChatGPT 4. Gross margin of ~75% 5. Free cash flow of $34.9 billion, up nearly +$20B YoY Absolutely massive quarter by Nvidia.

Bloomberg reported that Stripe is considering an acquisition of all or parts of PayPal, according to people familiar with the matter. Stripe has expressed preliminary interest in a potential acquisition, sources told Bloomberg $PayPal(PYPL)$ $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ $Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing(TSM)$ $Coinbase Global, Inc.(COIN)$ $Alphabet(GOOG)$ @Tiger V @TigerObserver

Post SCOTUS’s annulment of Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs on Fri, 20 Feb 2026 and Trump's subsequent move to impose a temporary 15% global tariff across the board, have thrown world trade into a new bout of confusion. US stock market was not spared either. On Mon 23 Feb 2026, 2nd trading day post SCOTUS’s verdict, US equities tumbled as investors grappled with fears and uncertainty over Trump’s new tariffs. By the time market called it a day: DJIA: -1.66% (-821.91 to 48,804.06). S&P 500: -1.04% (-71.76 to 6,837.75). Nasdaq: -1.13% (-258.79 to 22,627.27). There were 67 52-weeks new highs and 264 new lows. Monday’s trading volume on US exchanges was 18.39 billion shares, slightly below the 20-day average of 20.62 billion. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) saw a heavy skew toward negative