π Consumer price inflation ticks higher. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in July was up 2.7% from a year ago. Adjusted for food and energy prices, core CPI was up 3.1%, up from the prior monthβs 2.9% rate. β
Market Impact: βοΈ Bearish
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π Wholesaler price inflation jumps. The Producer Price Index (PPI) in July was up 3.3% from a year ago. Adjusted for food and energy prices, core PPI was up 3.7%, up from the prior monthβs 2.6% rate.β β
Market Impact: βοΈ Bearish
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ποΈShopping ticks higher. Retail sales increased 0.5% in July to a record $726.3 billion. β
Market Impact: βοΈ Bullish
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π’ Stock in the Headlines: SoundHound AI ($SOUN)
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Reason for attention: Better-than-expected Q2 earnings report (revenue increase of 217% YoY).
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Profile: Voice AI company. IPO'd in April 2022. Market cap of $6.74B. Last closed at $16.54/share.
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Source: TradingView
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Strengths:
Explosive Revenue Growth
Diversified Customer Base
Investor Momentum
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Weaknesses:
Persistent net losses
Negative free cash flow
Weakening margins
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The Verdict: Path to sustainable profitability remains challenging. Investor momentum is propping up stock price but its sensitive to sentiment shifts. This is a speculative play.
Background: AST SpaceMobile confirmed it has a fully funded plan to deploy between 45 and 60 satellites into orbit by 2026 to support service in key global markets (US, Europe, Japan).
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Long-term outlook: $ASTS stock has a lot of room to grow if the company delivers on its launch schedule, secures service contracts, and begins generating meaningful revenue. Successful deployment of satellites would validate Tuesday's rally; failure could trigger a sharp correction.
As always, thanks for reading and stay tuned for next week's edition!
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Tech Fizz Team, signing off π«‘
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