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Ali Merchant, CMT
Markets writerAli Merchant is a seasoned financial markets professional specializing in technical analysis, treasury & capital markets, trading, research, and fund management. He is Strategic Advisor at Musaffa and Founder of TWT Learning, which provides education, research, and advisory services to fund and hedge managers and family offices. Ali has traded FX, FX options, US stocks & options, indices, commodities, oil and metals futures, and holds a CMT charter with memberships in AAPTA and CMT, US & Canada. He has worked with ABN AMRO, Thomson Reuters/Refinitiv, MAK Allen & Day Capital, and Bridge Information Systems, produced TA reports for Bloomberg and Reuters, and trained 2,000+ market participants across North America, the GCC and Asia.
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OpenAI Calls on Washington to Set Worldwide AI Standards
U.S. Should Drive Global AI-Safety Rules
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AI Boom Sends AMD Past the $1 Trillion Market Cap Mark
AMD Becomes Fourth U.S. Chipmaker Worth $1 Trillion
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New Week, New Risks: Fed Policy, AI’s Next Act and Trump-Xi in Focus
US stock investors will focus the week on the path of interest rates, escalating tensions in the Middle East, and renewed calls to slow AI development as they assess whether major equity indexes can reach new record highs.
Week ahead
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The Barakah Brief #91: Stocks, AI & Tech, & Economic Brief
The Barakah Brief #91 covers key stock developments, AI & tech trends, the latest Fed rate hike, and economic market developments
Barakah Brief
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OpenAI Eyes $1.2 Trillion Valuation in Fresh Funding Talks, FT report
OpenAI Explores Fresh Capital Raise Before Going Public
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Nvidia’s Huang Takes a Different Line on AI Risk At Dreamforce Conference
AI Leaders Diverge Over Speed and Safety
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A Pivotal Week Ahead: Fed Rates, Retail Trends, and Corporate Signals
Investors are heading into this week’s Federal Reserve meeting expecting a possible interest-rate hike, which could put further pressure on a U.S. stock market rally already showing signs of strain as bond yields rise
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Adobe (ADBE) Q3 Earnings Preview 2026
Can Adobe’s AI Strategy Reverse Its Earnings Slump?
Quarterly results
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Google to Fund Massive AI Buildout and Secure Nuclear Power in Finland
Europe’s Biggest AI Infrastructure Deal: Google Bets €13 Billion on Finland
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Inflation Data, Apple’s Fall Event and Oracle Earnings Set to Drive Markets This Week
U.S. inflation data, the European Central Bank’s monetary policy decision and developments in the Iran war are expected to drive global markets this week.
Week ahead
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