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Apple became the second company to hit $5 trillion market cap intraday, supported by new device leasing program with Klarna. Magnitude-7.1 earthquake in Kumamoto, Japan, caused casualties at Aeon Mall and forced evacuations at TSMC's chip plant, escalating supply-chain risks. Large bearish options activity in NVDA ($588M in puts) and INTC ($10.5M in bearish calls) confirms institutional positioning against AI/semiconductor names. Citadel Securities expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by 25 bps at Wednesday's FOMC meeting, a surprise move that would bolster Chairman Warsh's inflation-fighting credibility.
Apple $5 Trillion Milestone
Apple became the second company to hit $5 trillion market cap intraday, supported by new device leasing program with Klarna.
Magnitude-7.1 earthquake in Kumamoto, Japan, caused casualties at Aeon Mall and forced evacuations at TSMC's chip plant, escalating supply-chain risks.
Large bearish options activity in NVDA ($588M in puts) and INTC ($10.5M in bearish calls) confirms institutional positioning against AI/semiconductor names.
Citadel Securities expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by 25 bps at Wednesday's FOMC meeting, a surprise move that would bolster Chairman Warsh's inflation-fighting credibility.