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The AI boom is continuing to move markets according to Tom and Ryan, with anticipation mounting for Nvidea's earnings report due tomorrow. Across the board, US stocks showed mixed outcomes with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 down slightly while tech stocks like the Nasdaq and Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose. European markets saw moderate gains, led by aerospace and defense sectors amid geopolitical tensions, with miners benefiting from rising copper and gold prices. The Reserve Bank of Australia's meeting minutes highlighted inflation risks and a high bar for rate hikes, while the Australian dollar fell despite higher iron ore prices.

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Laura is back alongside Stevie today on a day where the market is in the positive.  The ASX was today within half of a percent of a record high.  They unpack the catalysts for this including US inflation data and look at the performance of each of the sectors.  Star entertainment has skyrocketed around 20% today, they discuss this and some of the other big movers while looking at what could be on the way for the day ahead.

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The Aussie market is opening to mixed signals from Wall Street, where the Dow closed above 40,000 for the first time. Excitement surged as Reddit's stock jumped 10% following a new AI partnership with OpenAI, and Nvidia's sky-high earnings expectations underscored the booming AI sector. European markets softened amid stable inflation but anticipated rate cuts, while the Australian market edges towards record highs driven by positive Chinese industrial production and massive government intervention in its property sector. Amid rising oil and gold prices and a slightly stronger Aussie dollar, all eyes are on the earnings reports from Elders and Xero, set to steer the tech sector's course.

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The market has ended the week with a pause.  Craig joins us solo to look at the international data that likely drove this stall, and to reflect on a week which saw impressive highs yesterday.  Craig looks at the big movers from today, the company reports which influenced these moves, and what could be on the horizon before next week.

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Despite starting strong, markets wilted towards the session's end, with the Dow Jones, the S&P 500, and the NASDAQ down. The ASX 200 is expected to follow suit with a 0.5% decline. Notable market movements include Walmart's historic day, Chubb's stock rise after Berkshire Hathaway's stake revelation, and John Deere's profit forecast trim affecting machinery sector stocks. Looking ahead, attention shifts to Chinese economic data, with indicators suggesting a pullout from a lull as the economy heads into the second quarter. 

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Craig joins us solo today on a day when the market is at record highs.  He unpacks the data overnight that catapulted local markets deep diving into interest rate cuts, higher than expected jobs figures, and what to watch in the day ahead.

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