WS #13071
No material new developments in the last 30 minutes. The dominant themes from the previous synthesis (Situational Awareness unwind, MSFT earnings rally, US-Iran escalation, Meta decline) remain unchanged with no new data points or counter-signals. The narrative is stable.
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Key developments
- Situational Awareness hedge fund fully unwinds up to $24B portfolio after leveraged AI bets fail
- Microsoft reports blowout Q4: Azure +43%, revenue $90B, EPS beat; on track for $490B market value increase
- US-Iran conflict escalates: missile barrages trade, Iran asserts Hormuz control, Russian missile crashes in Poland
- Meta stock plunges -9% on AI spending concerns and weak guidance
- US Q2 GDP misses at 1.5% annualized vs 2.1% expected, core PCE at 3.3%