Bull Market Turns 4: Market Cap Soars, Earnings and Geopolitics in Focus


Bull market hits four years as market cap swells from $30T to $70T; earnings season, AI concentration, bank reports, CPI and geopolitical risks debated β€” plus Starbucks denies buying Chipotle.

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The hosts mark the bull market’s fourth anniversary by pointing out a striking jump in U.S. market capitalization from about $30T to $70T and asking whether that rally is narrow, driven mainly by AI winners, or ready to broaden as earnings season arrives. The discussion contrasts big-picture market breadth with specific headlines: Salesforce and Adobe diverging on AI optimism, looming bank reports, and Starbucks explicitly denying it is buying Chipotle, a claim that would have shifted attention and valuation talk for two large consumer names.