The Rundown

In today's deep dive, Zaid breaks down how Taiwan became the epicenter of AI. We cover the founding of TSMC, why AI made Taiwan borderline irreplaceable, the economic boom that has Taiwan growing faster than almost every country on Earth, why Nvidia is spending $150 billion a year there, and the geopolitical risk that has Washington warning of an "economic apocalypse" if something goes wrong.

Market update for Friday, June 5, 2026. 
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In today’s episode, Zaid covers:
May jobs report comes in way hotter than expected 172,000 jobs added vs 80,000 expected
SpaceX denied early entry into the S&P 500 ahead of biggest IPO in history
Lululemon slashes full-year forecast
ServiceTitan surges after blowout earnings
Docusign beats expectations but stock still drops
Fun fact: AI bots now generate more web traffic than humans

Market update for Thursday June 4, 2026
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In today’s episode, Zaid covers:
Why the stock market is finally take a breather (hint: tariffs)

Bitcoin keeps sliding as ETF outflows pile up

Broadcom tanks despite a record quarter and huge AI chip growth

Amazon signs a $4 billion AWS deal with Pinterest to power AI discovery

UnitedHealth rises after a Bank of America upgrade

CrowdStrike falls after earnings as guidance disappoints investors

Fun Fact: companies are starting to ration AI usage as token costs explode

Market update for Wednesday June 3, 2026
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Market update for Tuesday June 2, 2026
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In today’s episode, Zaid covers:
Anthropic filing to go public, kicking off what could be the biggest IPO wave ever alongside SpaceX and OpenAI

Google raising $80 billion by selling stock to fund its AI buildout

Marvell surging after Jensen Huang calls it a potential trillion-dollar company

Shake Shack tumbling after cutting guidance

Fun Fact: SoftBank overtakes Toyota as Japan’s most valuable company for the first time since the dot-com bubble