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Money Market Review (11/10/2025-11/14/2025)
Back to continuing this blog post series due to popular demand! This week started strong yet ended weakly.
After one week off, we're back continuing this series due to high demand! Interesting, as the week prior saw a market that's been on the low-end; but this week fared better. However, government shutdown ended on Thursday after 43 days of closure. Stocks were fine until the shutdown ended...so in effect that was a bad thing? Plenty of traders sold their shares, despite the buying spree last week (yes, even after taking a one-week break from reporting, we still kept track). Now that government is set to re-open, traders couldn't "bear" what's to happen from here on out; and as we approach Thanksgiving and Christmas, it's been a weird market. Also, sadly, Warren Buffet stated this week he's "going quiet." That doesn't sound like a good thing...
Market on Close[1] |
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|---|---|
| S&P 500 | +1.54% |
| NASDAQ-100 | +2.27% |
| Dow Jones | +0.81% |
| Russell 2000 | +0.94% |
Stock(s) That Stood Out on Monday |
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| Rumble Inc. | +11.38% |
| Sandisk Corporation | +11.89% |
| XPeng, Inc. | +16.15% |
| Navitas Semiconductor Corporation | +22.45% |
| Cogent Biosciences, Inc. | +119.03% |
| Universal Display Corporation | -4.26% |
| Ball Corporation | -5.25% |
| Crocs, Inc. | -6.04% |
| monday.com Ltd. | -12.33% |
| Surgery Partners Inc. | -25.42% |
Great start of the week as government shutdown headed into Day 41. Not sure if it was the market status or what, but Schwab Network reported that 57% of traders feel bullish on their trades (could be due to current market; it was never elaborated). In fact, Schwab Network says that traders have cited the political landscape as their top concern (about 19% of them), followed by fears of a market correction or increased volatility (a combined 21%) Schwab also held a client survey in October (we never participated): Gen X traders were the most aggressively positioned, while Gen Z were more conservative.
As for the moves involving companies, Metsera and Pfizer reach a deal worth up to $10 billion. Plenty of airlines sought 2,000 cancellations on that very Monday alone. However, things were looking up as President Trump ordered air traffic controllers "must get back to work." CNBC host Jim Cramer says of DraftKings saying, "I think that this is the best company in gambling." Apple reports that they will delay the next version of their iPhone Air. Verizon sold $11B of bonds tied to their deal with Frontier—a move before Veteran's/Victory Day where Bond markets are closed. President Trump is closing in on a trade deal with India to lower tariffs, while Senate approves bill to end shutdown which then is passed to the House. Speaking of tariffs, Sony raises profit forecast by 8% thanks to lower tariff impact. And lastly, Wendy's plans to close hundreds of their restaurants due to falling profits. Closing out this Monday is a tip from Bill Gates who said in regard to saving money, "Save like a pessimist, invest like an optimist." It was a very busy Monday.
Market on Close[1] |
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|---|---|
| S&P 500 | +0.21% |
| NASDAQ-100 | -0.31% |
| Dow Jones | +1.18% |
| Russell 2000 | +0.11% |
Stock(s) That Stood Out on Tuesday |
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| Sunrun Inc. | +7.63% |
| ADMA Biologies, Inc. | +8.97% |
| Paramount Skydance Corporation | +9.77% |
| Apogee Therapeutics, Inc. | +10.89% |
| Edgewise Therapeutics, Inc. | +17.51% |
| SoundHound AI, Inc. | -6.73% |
| Sea Limited | -8.22% |
| Applied Digital Corporation | -9.13% |
| TeraWulf, Inc. | -13.50% |
| Life360, Inc. | -21.98% |
One of the companies that stood out this day was XPeng, who unveiled their own humanoid robot named "Iron." It's been reported that XPeng will continually manufacture large-scale humanoids by 2026. Also, CEO of AMD is looking at $1 trillion for the development of AI data center chips. Company TotalEnergies makes a deal with Google for data centers in Ohio. Paypal then re-launches in the UK after nearly two years. That's very much it on this Tuesday.
Market on Close[1] |
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|---|---|
| S&P 500 | +0.06% |
| NASDAQ-100 | -0.06% |
| Dow Jones | +0.68% |
| Russell 2000 | -0.30% |
Stock(s) That Stood Out on Wednesday |
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| Playboy, Inc. | +19.10% |
| Cellebrite DI Ltd. | +20.70% |
| Magnitude International Ltd. | +24.20% |
| Intellicheck, Inc. | +33.50% |
| Mersana Therapeutics, Inc. | +212.70% |
| Gambling.com Group Limited | -27.70% |
| Motorsport Games, Inc. | -30.40% |
| PetMed Express, Inc. | -32.20% |
| Caring Brands, Inc. | -63.00% |
| Korro Bio, Inc. | -80.00% |
This was where the House voted in to end government shutdown. For companies, Appian launched new AI capabilities to their platform, as IBM hits record high after unveiling their new quantum processor. Looks like despite the bear-ish outlook on quantum, it's still gaining steam, so that's something to look out for. Otherwise, this day saw a very mixed result with stocks—some gained and others lost.
Market on Close[1] |
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|---|---|
| S&P 500 | -1.66% |
| NASDAQ-100 | -2.05% |
| Dow Jones | -1.65% |
| Russell 2000 | -2.77% |
Stock(s) That Stood Out on Thursday |
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| Planet Fitness, Inc. | +3.22% |
| McGraw Hill, Inc. | +6.25% |
| Dillard's, Inc. | +9.59% |
| Tetra Tech, Inc. | +15.29% |
| Cellebrite DI Ltd. | +20.73% |
| BillionToOne, Inc. | -12.03% |
| Sandisk Corporation | -13.96% |
| Cipher Mining, Inc. | -14.10% |
| Via Transportation, Inc. | -14.57% |
| Bitdeer Technologies Group | -20.30% |
Interesting because the last we reported on Thursday stocks was October 30, 2025; where markets were down as well. See the pattern? This day was Day 43 that government finally ended shutdown, but that didn't mean much in the markets. Companies like Lucid and Walt Disney saw lows this day. The company Sealed Air is in talks for going private, Cisco went up beating earnings as demand for AI keeps up, and Gold and its future are looking solid. One of the correspondents on Schwab Network stated that, "Gold's current high price is fundamentally driven by a lack of discipline in the system by both monetary and fiscal policy." Other than that, plenty of sell-offs on this day.
Market on Close[1] |
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|---|---|
| S&P 500 | -0.07% |
| NASDAQ-100 | +0.05% |
| Dow Jones | -0.65% |
| Russell 2000 | +0.23% |
Stock(s) That Stood Out on Friday |
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| Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. | +6.52% |
| Whirlpool Corporation | +13.43% |
| Ondas Holdings, Inc. | +9.45% |
| Scholar Rock Holding Corporation | +24.41% |
| Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. | +105.41% |
| XPeng Inc. | -5.19% |
| MARA Holdings, Inc. | -6.18% |
| Rivian Automotive, Inc. | -7.81% |
| StubHub Holdings, Inc. | -20.99% |
| Diginex Limited | -22.00% |
The biggest takeaway from this day is the bidding war in place to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery, namely from Netflix, Paramount Skydance and Comcast. As for Topgolf, they're currently in talks selling over to a private equity firm (not to be confused with going private). For tech, even though there's been a huge sell-off the day government reopened, Micron stocks went up after Samsung raises prices of memory chips by 60%. On the consumer side, Amazon Prime Video reached 315 million monthly users; President Trump is set to cut tariffs for beef, coffee, tomatoes and bananas. To close out this day, Google will be investing $40 billion for new data centers in Texas through 2027. Isn't Texas crowded already?
The funny thing about this was I took a week off and stocks were down mostly; having comeback to continue this series due to popular demand, stocks were steady yet mixed. Not to say there's a correlation between my reporting and the markets, but I thought that was amusing. As for the stocks, yes, government reopened, but markets felt very bear-ish going into the close. While tech stocks were well off as usual, there's been plenty of selling among investors heading into Friday, to where Oracle's bonds sell off due to investors' concerns in the AI space (not enough usage?). And seeing that Warren Buffet is "going quiet," Berkshire buys shares of Alphabet, the owner of Google, and sells its shares of Apple.
Not only am I glad to be back and reporting all this for you, but markets showed an interesting trend after government shutdown. It was a strange week, especially due to the tech sell-offs, but one thing's for sure is that I've been eyeing the deal about to come through with Warner Bros. Discovery; that is something to watch. As we're heading into Thanksgiving, I know honey ham, mashed potatoes and other dinner treats will be on the menu, though how will this fare with consumer spending? My guess is that it won't be as impressive, and while there are talks about mailing a $2,000 check for Americans, it may, or may not, be enough to stimulate the consumer economy. I will say that in part of the government shutdown, there may be an uptick in spending, and stocking up, on groceries. While Walmart CEO Doug McMillon announced his retirement after operating the "big box" store for more than ten years, shoppers will be shopping and stocking up in response to those that were held off on SNAP EBT benefits. All I'll say is be safe and be wary of your surroundings, especially with the increase in theft, but shop smart, save money, and invest well. Whew!
How did you do this week compared to last week? Did you think markets would rally after the shutdown ended? Any winning or losing stocks that caught your eye? Let's talk about it in the comments section below!
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3. Source by Wall Street Journal
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