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## Bearish Crosscurrents: AI Talent Drain & PMI Weakness
The Radiant stocks pulse leans bearish today. Investors face concerns over AI talent departures and key economic data releases. Watch today's PMI figures closely.
## Macro calendar
### Yesterday — what already moved
- 🔴 High · **CAD** · 12:30pm — CPI m/m
- 🔴 High · **CAD** · 12:30pm — Median CPI y/y
- 🔴 High · **CAD** · 12:30pm — Trimmed CPI y/y
- 🟡 Med · **CAD** · 12:30pm — Common CPI y/y
- 🟡 Med · **EUR** · 1:00pm — ECB President Lagarde Speaks
- 🟡 Med · **EUR** · 3:25pm — ECB President Lagarde Speaks
### Today — watch list (times in ET)
- 🟡 Med · **EUR** · 7:15am — French Flash Manufacturing PMI
- 🟡 Med · **EUR** · 7:15am — French Flash Services PMI
- 🟡 Med · **EUR** · 7:30am — German Flash Manufacturing PMI
- 🟡 Med · **EUR** · 7:30am — German Flash Services PMI
- 🟡 Med · **GBP** · 8:30am — Flash Manufacturing PMI
- 🟡 Med · **GBP** · 8:30am — Flash Services PMI
- 🟡 Med · **CAD** · 1:25pm — BOC Gov Macklem Speaks
- 🟡 Med · **USD** · 1:45pm — Flash Manufacturing PMI
## Top closed stocks trades (24h)
| Asset | Side | PnL | ROI on $1400 |
|---|---|---|---|
| [NBIS](/coins/nbis) | SHORT | +$86.70 | +6.19% |
| [MSTR](/coins/mstr) | SHORT | +$71.30 | +5.09% |
| [MRVL](/coins/mrvl) | SHORT | +$28.30 | +2.02% |
## Open stocks positions leading right now
| Asset | Side | Unrealized PnL | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| [NVDA](/coins/nvda) | SHORT | +$23.63 | +1.67% |
| [AMD](/coins/amd) | SHORT | +$17.88 | +1.76% |
| [GOOGL](/coins/googl) | SHORT | +$10.92 | +1.14% |
| [MSTR](/coins/mstr) | SHORT | +$2.07 | +0.41% |
| [ASTS](/coins/asts) | LONG | −$0.68 | -0.13% |
The departure of AI talent from [Alphabet](/coins/googl), as reported by Investing.com, presents a significant overhang for the tech giant. This outflow could suggest underlying issues with compensation, strategic direction, or competitive pressures, potentially impacting future innovation and market share. Jefferies' view of a buying opportunity highlights potential divergence, but the immediate reaction underscores investor concern.
Furthermore, weak PMI data from Europe, particularly Germany and France, is casting a shadow over the FTSE 100, as noted by Investing.com. This suggests a slowdown in manufacturing and services sectors, amplifying broader macro concerns. The lack of a clear Fed 'put' (MarketWatch, headline 1) reinforces this cautious sentiment, **suggesting a risk-off environment** where economic underperformance weighs heavily on equities.
The overall market sentiment is bearish, driven by macro data and specific tech sector news. Our internal pulse strongly reflects this, with a net increase in short positions. While crypto is also leaning bearish, today's focus remains on the equity market's reaction to PMI releases and AI talent shifts. [Explore Radiant algorithms](/algorithms).
## Sources tracked
Headlines from the last 24h were aggregated and analysed from MarketWatch, CNBC, Investing.com and WSJ. We summarise market-moving facts in our own words; we do not republish third-party content.
- **MarketWatch** — Stock investors expect the Fed to save them. But no ‘Warsh put’ is coming.
- **MarketWatch** — My houseguest left heat marks all over my table. I didn’t notice them until she was gone. Do I ask her to pay to remove them?
- **Investing.com** — Finland may approve Tesla’s supervised self-driving software before EU vote
- **Investing.com** — Boundless Bio stock surges on Serapha Bio merger agreement
- **Investing.com** — Platinum Equity sole bidder for Nestle water business stake - Bloomberg
- **Investing.com** — Alphabet slides on AI talent departures, Jefferies sees buying opportunity ahead
- **Investing.com** — Energy Fuels stock falls after $1.9B VAC acquisition deal
- **Investing.com** — FTSE 100 today: Stocks slip as weak PMI data overshadows Iran talks
- **Investing.com** — Factbox-Airlines resume some Middle East flights but disruption continues
- **Investing.com** — Finland may approve Tesla self-driving system before EU decision