The Brutalist Report

MarketWatch

• Alphabet hits a milestone as it closes in on Nvidia [30d]
• The memory trade is faltering as Western Digital’s stock slides in the face of earnings beat [30d]
• SpaceX may face an easier path to S&P 500 entry if these newly proposed rules take hold [30d]
• Saving for retirement when you make less than $35,000 won’t be much easier with Trump’s new executive order [30d]
• Gold posts its biggest 2-month drop ever. How its price could still double over the next 5 years. [30d]
• LIV Golf has lost its Saudi funding. Golfers who rejoin the PGA Tour may face financial fallout. [30d]
• Could Powell’s decision to stay worsen relations between the Fed and the White House? [30d]
• Rivian’s latest earnings may have been the ‘low point.’ Here’s what comes next. [30d]
• Sandisk’s eye-popping earnings beat fails to extend the stock’s big rally [30d]
• Stocks clock their best month since 2020 as Wall Street shakes off Iran oil shock [30d]
• Nvidia used to benefit from AI spending increases. So why did the stock just slide? [30d]
• How a screw-up by Social Security cost widows and widowers over $50 million [30d]
• America’s protein obsession rages on. Chipotle, Hershey and others are capitalizing. [30d]
• I use a wheelchair and my apartment elevator has been broken for 16 days. I haven’t been reimbursed for my hotel. Do I have a legal case? [30d]
• Why betting on rising oil prices is now ‘like picking up nickels in front of a bulldozer’ [30d]
• Social Security credit for being a mom? It’s a new idea before Congress. [30d]
• S&P 500 pushes to new highs. Here is the ‘line in the sand’ for this bull run. [31d]
• Palantir’s stock could rise from this ‘underpenetrated’ sector core to its DNA [31d]
• Amazon’s move toward reboot of Trump’s ‘The Apprentice’ comes with reality TV in decline [31d]
• Oil supplies may hit a breaking point if the Iran war lasts into June [31d]
• Is Hertz a meme stock again? Shares soar 20% on Uber partnership. [31d]
• Microsoft just can’t win Wall Street’s trust. The stock is falling as spending fears linger. [31d]
• Is one bad week enough to ruin your retirement savings? How about 3 years? [31d]
• Mortgage rates increase to 6.3%, but that’s not stopping home buyers [31d]
• Meta embodies everything Wall Street hates about AI right now [31d]
• Target-date retirement funds are more popular than ever. Critics say you can do better. [31d]
• Big Tech’s $700 billion spending on AI this year is called the ‘greatest capital misallocation in history’ [31d]
• These stocks have been the biggest winners during the S&P 500’s best month since 2020 [31d]
• U.S. jobless claims sink to a 57-year low. Jobs aren’t easy to find — or lose. [31d]
• Here’s what’s worth streaming in May 2026 on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max and more [31d]
• Trump to sign order creating retirement plans for workers who lack them [31d]
• U.S. economy rebounded in first quarter, driven by sizzling-hot business investment [31d]
• ‘The numbers don’t lie’: If I had invested my Social Security in the S&P 500 I’d have $4 million. Is the system broken? [31d]
• Caterpillar handily beat Wall Street estimates — not for the first time [31d]
• Inflation rate leaps to nearly 3-year high due to Iran war. Now the Fed’s hands are tied. [31d]
• Scammers are targeting student-loan borrowers trying to make payments. Do this to protect yourself. [31d]
• South Korean stocks just enjoyed their second-best month ever — and now the market is bigger than the U.K. [31d]
• Why the 60/40 portfolio is crushing it — despite market chaos and inflation fears [31d]
• Will I get my deposit back on my rental if I make minor renovations — and paint the walls a different color? [31d]