🌅 Today's Morning Call
S&P Futures
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Nasdaq Futures
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Dow Futures
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10Y Treasury
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US Dollar
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Bitcoin
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Data as of 8:08 AM ET
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Good morning! Happy Thursday. Futures are sending mixed signals this morning, with the Dow pointing higher while the Nasdaq leans slightly red, so the tape wants to pick a direction but hasn't committed yet. TSMC just delivered another blowout quarter that could set the tone for the entire chip complex. Here's your morning rundown.
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👀 What to Watch Today TSMC is the headline act today after posting record profit for a sixth straight quarter, with net profit up 68.7% from a year ago and both revenue and earnings topping estimates. As the foundry behind the AI boom, TSM results ripple straight into NVDA, AMD, and the broader semiconductor space, so watch how chip names digest the print once the opening bell rings.
There's also a regulatory undercurrent worth tracking. The FTC has reportedly subpoenaed OpenAI and Anthropic over consumer harms, and NVDA's Jensen Huang is publicly saying the company absolutely must work with Chinese AI firms on safety. The AI trade isn't just about earnings anymore, it's about who watches the watchers.
Keep one eye on Treasury yields too. The 10-year is easing to 5.19% and the 30-year to 5.53%, a modest move that gives rate-sensitive sectors a little breathing room to start the session.
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🌏 Overnight Recap Asia got the TSMC news first, and the record quarter landed as a confidence boost for the region's tech-heavy indexes given how central the foundry is to global AI supply chains. The 68.7% profit jump reinforced that demand for advanced chips remains firmly intact heading into year-end.
In China, ByteDance formed an AI safety team and kicked off a global hiring drive, a sign that the safety-and-governance theme is going worldwide rather than staying a Silicon Valley conversation. That dovetails with Huang's comments about ongoing dialogs with Chinese AI companies.
Commodities drew attention overnight as oil prices slipped. Traders are weighing a significant recovery in Gulf crude exports against lingering risk from Hormuz-area attacks, with the IEA warning that flows remain vulnerable to strikes on energy infrastructure and shipping.
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📊 Pre-Market Movers Penske Automotive Group (PAG) is the pre-market story in M&A land, agreeing to go private in a deal with its largest investors that values the transportation-services company at roughly $16.3 billion. Deals like this typically pin the stock near the agreed price, so expect PAG to trade on deal mechanics rather than fundamentals.
Semiconductors are the group to watch after TSMC's record quarter. TSM's beat on both revenue and profit tends to pull sentiment across NVDA, AMD, and equipment names, so watch whether the strength holds into the open or fades on the AI-safety headlines.
Tesla (TSLA) is in focus after unveiling its 2026 Roadster, priced from $200,000, pushing further into the ultra-premium EV lane alongside the likes of Jaguar and Bentley. Headline-driven moves here can be sharp in either direction.
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🔍 Today's Watchlist
- TSM and the chip complex: record sixth straight quarter of profit could lift or drag NVDA and AMD
- NVDA headline risk as Huang frames AI as potentially dangerous and pushes China safety cooperation
- AI regulation: FTC subpoenas of OpenAI and Anthropic signal a tougher oversight climate
- Oil and energy names as Gulf supply recovers but Hormuz attack risk keeps prices jumpy
- PAG trading around the $16.3B take-private deal with Penske and Mitsui
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🎯 The Morning Playbook The play today is to let the chip reaction set the tone. TSMC's sixth straight record quarter is a clean fundamental data point, but it's colliding with a louder AI-governance narrative from the FTC subpoenas to Huang's safety warnings. Watch whether semis trade the earnings or trade the headlines.
With futures mixed and yields easing slightly, this looks like a session for selectivity rather than broad bets. Energy traders should respect the two-sided oil story, where recovering Gulf supply and Hormuz risk are tugging in opposite directions.
Stay patient, keep your watchlist tight, and let the market reveal its hand before chasing. A mixed open is an opportunity to be deliberate.
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