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$MSOS — $MSOS — Cannabis Policy Wins and Sales Boost - Feb 16

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$WMT — A cooler-than-expected inflation reading pushed 2- and 10-year yields down ~5 bps and left stocks flat into a long weekend, but a handful of megacaps and explosive microcap moves are hiding mixed breadth and elevated risk. Investors must weigh the prospect of priced-in rate cuts against concentrated equity leadership, retail earnings (Walmart) and acute microcap volatility.

$XOM — Retail attention to inflation surged over the long weekend even as a wave of extreme moves hit microcap stocks — from BRAI’s 322% leap to QNCX’s 63% crash. In bigger-picture news, a judge cleared a path for Exxon (XOM) to sue California’s attorney general, underscoring rising legal friction between corporations and regulators.

$BABA — $BABA: AI Push and Retail Strength