Episode Details

MRKT Matrix - Friday, April 17th

• Dow rallies 800 points, S&P 500 tops 7,100 for the first time after Iran declares Strait of Hormuz open (CNBC)
• It’s Getting Harder to Tell Investing From Gambling, and It’s Not Your Fault (WSJ)
• Wall Street banks start trading derivatives to bet on pain in private credit (FT)
• Bank of America’s Michael Hartnett backs these two trades to play lower rates, ‘AI war’ (CNBC)
• Intel Shares Soar to Highest Since 2000 on Turnaround Optimism (Bloomberg)
• Scoop: Anthropic's peace talks (Axios)
• S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: April 17, 2026 (FactSet)

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