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BACK IN THE MUCK
8/6/2026 - Yesterday, even at the session's high point, the market lacked oomph. Four strong sessions in a row gave way to profit- taking, which rekindled doubts. It was an eclectic leaderboard, reflecting the big day in gold and individual earnings outside of big tech (XLK).... MORE

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The Dividend Report - August 2026

Last year, dividends were the market’s afterthought - only up 6%- while non-dividend payers, the “Mag Seven,” and unprofitable companies returned solid gains. This year, the story has quietly reversed. Read more.

Payne's Perspective: Huge IQ & Ego & Dangerous Arrogance

Leopold Aschenbrenner graduated from Columbia at 19 years old, got a job with Sam Bankman-Fried, and then at OpenAI, where he butted heads with the bosses and the board. Read more.

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Payne's Perspective: Jensen to the Rescue

7/27/2026 By Charles Payne, CEO & Principal Analyst
Everyone agrees that China's Moonshot stole from Anthropic to propel the rapid advancement of Kimi K3 (see below). But the debate has moved on to cybersecurity, frontier models versus open-source models, and the nature of competition. Jensen Huang made his first X post to back open-weight AI. Read more.

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