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NetWorth Radio Advance Report - August 18, 2025

In this NetWorth Radio Advance Report, Spencer McGowan, President of McGowanGroup Asset Management, delivers financial news and intelligence with insights you can act on for August 18, 2025.

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Headline Round Up!

*Stock Buybacks! Buybacks in 2025 Expected to Top $1.1 Trillion Making It a Record Year!
*Texas! Chili’s Eating Everybody’s Lunch Leading Brinker International’s Better Than Expected Revenue & Profit for Q4 That Ended June 25th!
*Research and Development Tax Deduction Driving Hiring in The U.S.?
*Chinese Owned GE Appliances Investing $3 Billion to Expand and Modernize Its U.S. Factories Over The Next Five Years.
*Left Behind? Citigroup Raises Its Year End S&P 500 Index Forecast to 6,600 from 6,300, About 3% Away from Current Levels.
*Trump Administration Issues New Guidance on EV (Electric Vehicle) Charger Funding After Federal Court Blocked The Administration’s Earlier Attempt to Freeze The Program Circumventing Congress’s Authority. Once The Money is Allocated You Have To Go Spend That Money?
*U.S. July Tariff Revenue Hits $28 Billion, But July’s Monthly Budget Deficit Was 10% More Than Last Year at $291 Billion Highlighting The Federal Government’s Fiscal Challenges!
*Trump Administration Prepares IPOs (Initial Public Offering) for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Later This Year Which Could Raise $30 Billion on $500 Billion Valuations for Both Entities?
*AI (Artificial Intelligence) Startup Perplexity Makes a $34 .5 Billion Unsolicited Bid For Google Chrome!
*Apple’s AI Push Hinges on Robots, Lifelike Version of Siri, Smart Speakers With Displays & Home Security Cameras.
*Oklo Inc., an Advanced Nuclear Tech Company & Its Subsidiary, Atomic Alchemy Inc., Have Been Selected for Three Projects By The U.S. Department of Energy’s Reactor Pilot Program.
*Energy Traders Bet on Batteries to Harvest Negative Energy Prices!
*U.S. Energy Exports Top 30% of Production in 2024!
*Global Oil Markets Faces Record Supply Gut in 2026?
*Former Goldman Sachs/JPMorgan Exec Gambled Away About $4 Million in Investor Funds for His Online Casino Start Up!
*Is it a Bad Idea? Trump to Sign Order Easing Path for Private Assets in 401k’s
*Cryptomania! Stock Shares of Bullish IPO (BLSH) Spike 84% on Wednesday in Latest Test of IPO Market!
*CoreWeave, Inc.’s Shares Tumble This Week on Disappointing Earnings Outlook While Costs Soaring.

 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) Trust – Daily (12/31/2024 – 08/15/2025)

– Courtesy of Bloomberg LP

U.S. Consumer Price Index – Urban Consumers Month over Month, Seasonally Adjusted (02/28/2025 – 07/31/2025)

– Courtesy of Bloomberg LP

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. – 13F Holdings Analysis, Equity Filing Summary (06/30/2025)

– Courtesy of Bloomberg LP

Citadel Advisors, LLC – 13F Holdings Analysis, Equity Filing Summary (06/30/2025)

– Courtesy of Bloomberg LP

Pershing Square Capital Management, LP – 13F Holdings Analysis, Equity Filing Summary (06/30/2025)

– Courtesy of Bloomberg LP

 

Preston’s Lane

*Texas! Arch Manning’s NIL (Name, Image & Likeness) Valuation Near $7 Million!
*The NIL’s Highest Valued College Athletes and How Much They’re Worth!

 

Research Round Up!

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*Tortoise Capital: AI, Energy Infrastructure, Natural Gas & Nuclear
*Cohen & Steers: Nuclear Energy’s Renaissance
*AllianceBernstein: AI Driven Spending Boom and Supercycle

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