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White House Goes All-In: $9.5B Buys Equity, Who’s the Next 4x Moonshot?As of October 2025, the Trump White House has used “national security” and “critical industries” to take real cash stakes in five U.S.-listed giants—via discounted equity, zero-strike warrants and grant-for-share swaps.Trump turns stone to gold: US$400 million into rare-earth king $MP Materials Corp.(MP)$ → +240% peak.Government shout-out: $Lithium Americas Corp.(LAC)$ +95% overnight, +240% at top since the Sept 24 leak.$Trilogy Metals(TMQ)$ : US$36.5 m news → +211% intraday—“Trump leverage” on display.Intel rescue: 10% state stake lands, $Intel(INTC)$ li

Wall Street advanced on Thursday (Oct. 23) as investors mulled a mixed batch of corporate earnings and shifting geopolitical concerns. All three major U.S. stock indexes closed higher, with tech strength nudging the Nasdaq into the lead.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 57,833,935 contracts was traded on Thursday, call ratio accounted for 60%.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $TSLA(TSLA)$; $NVDA(NVDA)$; $BYND(BYND)$; $INTC(INTC)$; $AMD(AMD)$; $AMZN(AMZN)$; $SMCI(SMCI)$;

I. October Performance: A Historic Bull RunIndex: Korean stocks soared; the KOSPI broke 3,900, up 62 % YTD. October alone +8.4 %, beating MSCI Asia-Pac (+11 %).Exports: October semiconductor exports hit a record $13.4 bn, +51 % YoY. Memory +63 %; HBM QoQ +20 %.Leaders: Samsung (005930.KS) +12.6 %, SK hynix (000660.KS) +18.3 %, both at all-time highs. Combined market cap > ₩600 trn, 34 % of KOSPI—highest since 2000.Flows: Foreigners net-buyers for 10 straight days, $2.6 bn—longest streak since 2021. $Direxion Daily MSCI South Korea Bull 3x Shares(KORU)$ took $380 m in October, assets doubled.II. Valuation: Still Reasonable After Earnings RevisionsMetricCurrent2018 PeakHistorical AvgCommentKOSPI Semi 2025E P/E12.0×17.5×14×1σ below mean; mid-re-ra

Big-Tech’s PerformanceMacro Headlines This Week:The week's macroeconomic narrative was dominated by two prominent headwinds. First, the government shutdown has led to data blackouts and heightened risks around policy implementation. Second, external risks—particularly those tied to US-China trade tensions—have re-entered the market's line of sight. Declining employment confidence signals potential further softening in consumer spending. Overall, the path to a "soft landing" for the economy feels increasingly fragile, leaving policymakers and markets alike in a holding pattern, awaiting the next data release or policy move.The Fed finds itself caught in a tug-of-war between its "eagerness for monetary easing" and the "harsh reality of shaky data." While markets are pricing in more rate cuts