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Imagine a future where most of your friends are AI.

Nope, we’re not spitballing new Black Mirror plots. We’re talking about Mark Zuckerberg’s latest sales pitch.

Meta Platforms $META ( ▼ 0.92% ) is leaning heavily into AI-powered personalities on its platforms. Zuck believes AI friends, therapists, and business advisors could replace the real deal.

Good thing the most powerful men in our country aren’t actively trying to create a dystopia! Then we might really be in trouble…

— Brooks & Cas

Sponsored by BOXABL

BOXABL’S VISION: FACTORY-BUILT HOMES AT SCALE

Most car factories — like Ford or Tesla — can build a car every minute. Isn’t it time we applied that same efficiency to homebuilding?

BOXABL aims to bring assembly-line automation to residential construction, modernizing an industry that hasn’t changed much in decades.

After delivering its first prototype to SpaceX and fulfilling a government order for 156 homes, BOXABL has continued to scale its manufacturing operations. The company is now shipping homes to both developers and individual buyers — and has reserved the ticker symbol BXBL on Nasdaq.*

Since 2020, BOXABL has welcomed tens of thousands of individual investors and recently passed a key milestone: over half of its current Regulation A+ raise has been filled. The offering remains open to new investors directly on their website — until the maximum raise is reached.

Explore the offering while there’s still room to participate.

Disclosure: This is a paid advertisement for BOXABL’s Regulation A offering. Please read the offering circular here. This is a message from BOXABL

*Reserving a Nasdaq ticker does not guarantee a future listing on Nasdaq or indicate that BOXABL meets any of Nasdaq's listing criteria to do so.

MARKET REVIEW

Womp womp. Pumpin’ Powell won’t bail out the economy just yet.

The Federal Reserve decided to keep rates unchanged at 4.25%-4.5%, despite pressure from the Trump administration to lower them. The central bank cut rates three times last year, but since December, they haven’t budged.

When speaking on his decision, Fed Chair Jerome Powell maintained that “the economy itself is still in solid shape”. However, he warned of uncertainty amid a changing US international trade environment. That’s one way to put it.

For now, it feels like the economy is just playing the waiting game. But the holding pattern wasn’t shocking to investors, so in a welcome change of pace, markets stayed largely flat all week.

Over the past 5 days, the S&P 500 ticked down 0.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.2% and 0.3%, respectively.

MARKET PREVIEW

On Monday, the monthly budget statement will be released.

Tuesday will feature the NFIB Business Optimism Index, as well as a much-anticipated inflation update in the form of April’s CPI. Investors will be curious to see if the Trump administration’s tariffs are driving price rises, as many economists have predicted.

On Wednesday, we’ll get an update to the 30-year fixed mortgage rate and a speech from San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly.

Thursday will bring a handful of economic reports, including core PPI, retail sales, business inventories, production, and the NAHB Housing Market Index.

And on Friday, the busy week will come to an end with updates on building permits, housing starts, and import/export prices.

New post-tariff trade deal dropped!

The US and UK officially agreed to a trade deal this week, the first since Liberation Day. The anticipation was high. The results? Meh.

The announcement was scant on details, but it did reveal an exemption for UK steel and aluminum exports from the blanket 25% levy.

However, the baseline 10% tariff on UK imports will remain in place for now — until it inevitably gets reversed via Truth Social post.

Charging $35 for self-parking and Mickey Ears must be paying off.

Disney $DIS ( ▲ 0.78% ) reported strong earnings this week, fueled by growth in both Disney+ and its experience division. This news surprised investors, who thought Disney ticket sales might falter as consumers grow more cost-conscious.

Guess Disney Adults are good at budgeting.

The House of Mouse also announced a new park in Abu Dhabi, its seventh globally. No word yet on whether Donald Duck will be required to wear pants in the UAE.

A little #MotivationSaturday for you.

Don’t be afraid to set big, outlandish goals for yourself. We once read that the easiest way to make $1 million is to try to make $10 million. Even if you only reach 10% of your goal, you’ll still be a millionaire.

Sponsored by BOXABL

COULD THIS COMPANY DO FOR HOUSING WHAT TESLA DID FOR CARS?

Most car factories like Ford or Tesla reportedly build one car per minute. Isn’t it time we do that for houses?

BOXABL believes they have the potential to disrupt a massive and outdated trillion dollar building construction market by bringing assembly line automation to the home industry.

Since securing their initial prototype order from SpaceX and a subsequent project order of 156 homes from the Department of Defense, BOXABL has made substantial strides in streamlining their manufacturing and order process. BOXABL is now delivering to developers and consumers. And they just reserved the ticker symbol BXBL on Nasdaq*

BOXABL has raised over $170M from over 40,000 investors since 2020. They recently achieved a significant milestone: raising over 50% of their Reg A+ funding limit! BOXABL is now only accepting investment on their website until the Reg A+ is full.

Invest now before it’s too late

Disclosure: This is a paid advertisement for BOXABL’s Regulation A offering. Please read the offering circular here. This is a message from BOXABL

*Reserving a Nasdaq ticker does not guarantee a future listing on Nasdaq or indicate that BOXABL meets any of Nasdaq's listing criteria to do so.

End of the line for the homeowner standoff?

Today’s housing market is singularly sucky. Both interest rates and home prices are significantly higher than they were last year — for now.

What have you seen in your neighborhood? Are home prices rising or falling?

Here’s some Warren Wisdom to end an historic week.

The Oracle of Omaha is closing up shop. Warren Buffett finally announced his retirement as Berkshire Hathaway’s $BRK.A ( ▲ 0.26% ) CEO this week. He’ll step down at the end of 2025, at the low, low age of 95.

This decision marked the end of one of the greatest investor runs of all time. CNBC found Buffett steered $BRK.A to an overall return of more than 5,500,000% during his time at the helm, from 1965 to 2024. The S&P rose just over 39,000% in the same period. Bravo.

The above quote only cracks the surface. We recommend reading Buffett’s annual letters, statements, or books to learn as much as possible from one of the greatest investing minds of all time.

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