Remember how in last week's newsletter we said that the unemployment rate among 23 to 27 year olds is 4.59%?
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Well that number happens to be even worse for 16 to 24 year olds...10.5%!
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While that's happening, a high-frequency trading firm by the name of XTX Markets just posted a job opening for an AI Research Intern with a salary of $35,000 per month ($420,000 per year).
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The duality of the job market is in full display.
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What we've got in this edition:
๐จ Market News Highlights.
๐ฌ AI Prompt. How will an interest rate cut affect the stock market?
๐ต Cathie Wood's ARK Investment Fund. Which stock positions is Cathie Wood accumulating vs trimming down?
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*Stock market data as of market close on Sept 5, 2025. Crypto prices as of 2:00 PM PT on Sept 5, 2025.
๐๏ธKlarna, Figure, and Gemini filed for U.S. IPOs.All three are going public next week, but not all are profitable. Btw, if you request pre-IPO shares, you can't sell for 30 days or more. Otherwise, you'll be blocked from participating in IPOs for 60 days.
Since there's a 99% chance that a rate cut is coming soon, let's investigate how this move by the Fed would affect the stock market (particularly growth tech stocks like Apple, Microsoft, Google, etc.).
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For this week's AI prompt, we're implementing the RACE prompt engineering framework (Role, Action, Context, Explanation).
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(We recommend using Perplexity for finance/investing prompts)
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#Role:
You are an experienced financial analyst with specialized knowledge in macroeconomic policy and growth investing.
#Action:
Your task is to provide an analysis of current macroeconomic conditions and how an interest rate cut would affect the stock market as a whole and the Magnificent Seven stocks.
#Context:
In your analysis, consider only the U.S. stock market. Assume that an interest rate cut will happen on September 17, 2025.
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#Explanation:
Limit your analysis to 500 words and avoid using complicated economic terms. Provide a scenario in which the interest rate is cut by 25 basis points and a scenario in which it is cut by 50 basis points.
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SMART MONEY TRACKER
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This week, we're looking at recent trades made by Cathie Wood, the CEO of ARK Investment Management.
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The ARK investment portfolio has several different funds, but we're focusing on the ARKK ETF since it's the broadest one in terms of company holdings.
As always, thanks for reading and stay tuned for next week's edition!
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Tech Fizz Team, signing off ๐ซก
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DISCLAIMER: The content in this newsletter is not financial advice; it is for educational and informational purposes only. Stocks can be risky and speculative. Please do your own research before investing.
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