DAILY UPDATE: OpenAI & Microsoft as Stock Markets Surge

Posted on July 4, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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OpenAI is giving its employees a mandatory week long vacation to stave off a poaching spree launched by Meta.

Microsoft announced another round of layoffs—its largest in years—expected to impact thousands of workers across Xbox and other divisions, including 830 from its Redmond, Washington, HQ.

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The S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite tallied fresh record closing highs on Thursday, buoyed by a stronger-than-expected jobs report that helped dampen expectations for a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut in July. But after lagging their trendier rivals earlier in the year, the Russell 2000 and Dow Jones Industrial Average are finally starting to play catch up. On Thursday, the Russell 2000 turned positive for 2025 for the first time since February, as a rally that started in June has accelerated in July.

Many investors have been waiting patiently for small-cap stocks to break out. But aside from a few false starts over the past two years, they have mostly continued to lag their large-cap rivals. However, some investors believe things could finally be changing.

A team of strategists at Barclays pointed out on Wednesday that a proposed increase to interest-expense tax deductions in President Trump’s budget bill could boost small-cap companies’ earnings by double digits, due to their higher interest burdens. “This market broadening out is a heathy sign,” said Craig Johnson, chief market technician at Piper Sandler, during an interview with MarketWatch on Thursday. More small-cap participation inevitably means investors are developing more of a taste for stocks beyond information technology, which powered much of the market’s gains in 2023 and 2024.

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Friday, July 4, 2025

  • All U.S. markets will be closed in observance of Independence Day.
  • There will be no Pre-Market or After-Hours trading sessions.

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DAILY UPDATE: Merck and the Surging Stock Markets

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Merck rose 1.40% today after beating earnings expectations. The problem is that the pharma giant expects a $200 million hit to its bottom line due to tariffs. And that doesn’t count the potential additional pharmaceutical levies Trump has indicated he’s planning.

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🟢 What’s up

  • Alphabet warned some remote employees that they must return to the office three days a week or lose their jobs. Shareholders clearly approve: The stock gained 2.53%.
  • Amazon and Nvidia executives made it clear that contrary to popular belief, demand for AI data centers isn’t slowing down. Amazon rose 3.29%, while Nvidia climbed 3.62%.
  • Newmont gained 4.80% after the gold miner reported strong earnings thanks to gold’s incredible run.
  • ServiceNow soared 15.49% after the enterprise tech company posted a beat-and-raise earnings report.
  • Texas Instruments popped 6.56% thanks to a strong first quarter and healthy fiscal guidance from the domestic semiconductor company.
  • Chipotle eked out a 1.60% gain despite a mixed quarter that saw same-store sales fall for the first time since 2020.

What’s down

  • IBM topped analyst expectations on sales and profits, but the tech stock fell 6.58% thanks to a poor performance from its consulting and its mainframe businesses.
  • Nokia tumbled 8.65% following a big earnings miss last quarter, and warned that tariffs will take a serious toll on its business this quarter.
  • Fiserv plunged 18.52% after the software provider beat expectations for profits but missed on revenue.
  • Procter & Gamble outpaced Wall Street’s forecast for earnings but fell short on revenue and cut its fiscal guidance, pushing shares of the consumer goods giant down 3.74%.
  • Comcast also beat analyst estimates on both the top and bottom lines, but sank 3.71% after reporting it lost 199,000 broadband customers last quarter.

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  • Warren Buffett owns 5% of all Treasury bills—more than the Federal Reserve
  • A list of every company that’s announced it’s moving manufacturing to the US
  • Home sales fell 5.9% in March, their biggest drop since 2022
  • The $TRUMP crypto surged over 50% after President Trump invited the coin’s top 220 holders to a private dinner
  • Durable goods orders, AKA purchases of big-ticket items like autos and aircraft, popped 9.2% as people rushed to buy ahead of tariffs
  • Speaking of, US liquor exports surged 10% to a record $2.4 billion

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DAILY UPDATE: Vanguard, US Jobs and UnitedHealthcare as the Markets Tank

Posted on February 8, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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The U.S. added 143,000 jobs in January, fewer than economists expected, but the unemployment rate inched down to 4% from 4.1%, beating forecasts. Forecasters surveyed by Dow Jones had anticipated 169,000 payroll gains in January, after a surprisingly large 256,000 jump in December.

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Last month, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Vanguard would pay more than $100 million to settle charges for misleading statements related to capital gains distributions and tax consequences for retail investors who held Vanguard Investor Target Retirement Funds in taxable accounts.

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Major U.S. equities indexes moved lower to close out the trading week as the January jobs report showed slower-than-expected hiring but a down tick in the unemployment rate. Despite the slump in job additions, the overall resilience in the labor market could encourage the Federal Reserve to hold off on additional interest-rate cuts. The S&P 500 and the Dow ended Friday’s session with daily losses of roughly 1.0%. The tech-heavy NASDAQ fell 1.4%.

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Most notable this month is the appointment of Tim Noel as the new CEO of UnitedHealthcare after former CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in New York City in December.

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The Impact of Medical Identity Theft on Health Care

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Beware Automobile Identity Theft and Physician Focused Scams

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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DEM 2013

WARNING: Did you know that identity theft and physician targeted automobile scams are all the rage.

According to recent FBI reports, and the National Motor Vehicle License Organization [NMVLO], now you can see anyone’s driver’s license on the Internet, including your own! And, medical professionals are the targeted group of choice.

The FIA Culprit

The United States amendment to the Freedom of Information Act, enacted on September 3rd 2008, provides public access to motor vehicle driver’s information in an e-format. Under the Motor Vehicle Operator License Identification  Act (MOLIA), all US states are required  to adhere to the Driver’s statute and store an electronic copy of all valid drivers licenses in their state. And, they do their best to make all license photo’s searchable.

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I just searched for my driver’s license and there it was … picture and all. Thanks Homeland Security!

Go to the web site, and check it out. It’s unbelievable. Just enter your name, city and state to see if your license is on file. After your license comes on the screen, click the box marked “Please Remove.” This will remove it from public viewing, but not from law enforcement.

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As an auto [Jaguar] enthusiast, I am appalled at this situation. Please notify all your friends and ME-P colleagues so they can protect themselves, too.  Believe me – they will thank you for it. Here is the link.

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Doctors Preventing Medical Identity Theft

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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According to MedicalNews, Inc and Lynne Jeter, the Medicare “Red-Flag” rules are set to take affect on May 1, 2009.

Three Categories

And, according to David Williams, CPA, FHFMA, a healthcare partner for HORNE in Jackson, Mississippi, the Red Flag guidelines for hospitals, clinics and medical practices can be broken down into three categories.


1. Red Flags that definitely apply to healthcare:

  • Documents provided for identification appear altered or forged.
  • Photographs or a physical description on file are not consistent with the appearance of the patient.
  • Other inconsistent information identifies the patient.
  • Inconsistent signatures are on file.
  • Patient forms or applications appear forged, altered, or destroyed and re-assembled.

2. Red Flags that may apply to healthcare:

  • Statements sent to the patient – or guarantor – that is returned as un-deliverable despite ongoing transactions on active records.

3. Red Flags that most likely do not apply to healthcare:

  • A fraud alert is included with a consumer report.
  • A consumer reporting agency provides notice of a credit freeze in response to a request for a consumer report, a notice of address discrepancy, and/or unusual credit activity.
  • Financial institutions and creditors use challenge questions that the person opening the covered account cannot answer with readily available information.
  • A request is made for new, additional or replacement cards or the addition of authorized users on the account shortly after a change of address request.
  • A new revolving credit account is used in a manner commonly associated with known patterns of fraud patterns.
  • The use of a covered account is inconsistent with established patterns of activity on the account.
  • There is unexplained usage of a covered account that has been inactive for a reasonably lengthy period of time.

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