Weekly Recap #1
Nvidia beat by $2 billion and the stock fell, the Knicks are two wins from the Finals, Apple is previewing WWDC before it opens, and Japan just announced you'll need a government ID to buy Pokémon car
The internet had a week. We filtered it down to two minutes.
📈 Finance
Nvidia reported $81.6B in revenue, up 85% year-over-year, beat by $2.4B — stock fell anyway
Data Center revenue hit $75.2B, up 92% — Jensen Huang said “demand has gone parabolic”
Nvidia raised its dividend 2,400% and authorized $80B in buybacks
Walmart US comp sales +4.1%, online +26% — Q2 guidance missed, stock fell 7%
Target posted best comparable sales quarter since 2022 (+5.6%) — cautious on Q2, tax refund tailwind fading
Moody’s stripped the US of its final AAA credit rating, downgrading to Aa1
AMAT was our predicted gainer — delivered with record Q2 revenue of $7.91B
🏀 Sports
Knicks lead Cavaliers 2-0 after Josh Hart’s 26-point Game 2 — Game 3 Saturday in Cleveland
OKC evened the WCF 1-1 — Chet Holmgren contained Wemby in Game 2 after Wemby’s 41/24 Game 1 classic
Game 3 WCF: Spurs at Thunder tomorrow 8:30 PM ET
Rousey submitted Carano via armbar in 17 seconds on May 16 and retired immediately after
PGA Championship recap: Aaron Rai won at Aronimink at 9-under — first Englishman to win since 1919
NFL schedule breakdowns: Cowboys and Seahawks drew toughest slates, Chiefs have 6 primetime games
💻 Tech
Apple previewing iOS 27 before WWDC: AI Voice Control hints at major Siri upgrade, automatic personal video captions confirmed
Kansas City Public Schools voted to replace 30,000 Windows PCs and Chromebooks with MacBook Neos
Google smart glasses confirmed for fall — screen-free design — Warby Parker stock fell 11% on the news
Sony raised PS Plus prices across all tiers — Essential, Extra, and Premium all increased
New Linux kernel flaw “PinTheft” (CVE-2026-46333) has a public exploit released — patch now
WWDC is June 9 — the Google vs Apple comparison narrative is already being written
🃏 TCG
Chaos Rising hit retail shelves today — Greninja SIR pull data and secondary market pricing sets the floor over the weekend
1998 Bronze Trophy Pikachu sold at Goldin for $1,769,000 — only PSA 10 GEM MT copy in existence, one of five graded by PSA total
Japan announced government ID verification required for select Pokémon Center purchases and tournaments starting August 2026 — overseas collectors effectively locked out of Japanese lottery systems
Policy lands before the 30th Anniversary set — the timing is pointed
Chaos Rising Pokémon Center ETB already at $215+ on secondary market before noon today
Stay sharp. Signal over noise.
— The Bandicoots 🔥