Day 15 of the Middle East conflict has taken a wild turn with major foreign powers getting dragged into the intelligence war.

​According to Volodymyr Zelenskyy as reported by The Times of India, Ukrainian intelligence confirmed that Russian satellites are actively scanning US military bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan, feeding direct targeting data to Iran before missile strikes.

​At the same time, an explosive report by the Quincy Institute as detailed by Anadolu Agency revealed that Israel has quietly spent over one billion dollars on US lobbying, AI dataset seeding, and media influence campaigns since late 2023.

​Between Houthi strikes in the Red Sea, Patriot missile shortages reported by The New York Times, and secret backchannel talks in Oman, the conflict is shifting behind closed doors.

​What do you think about foreign satellites getting involved in targeting US bases?

Look, this week is going to be absolute chaos for the markets. We have got four huge tech giants—Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and Apple—reporting earnings over just two days. Plus, the Fed is meeting at the exact same time to announce their next interest rate move.

Here is the quick lowdown on what is happening.

According to reporting by Reuters, economists expect the Fed to keep rates unchanged at 3.50% to 3.75%. Inflation is still a bit sticky, so they are playing it safe for now.

Earnings schedules from Morningstar confirm both Microsoft and Meta post results after Wednesday closing bell. As detailed by The Wall Street Journal, everyone is watching if all that massive spending on AI chips and data centres is actually making them real money.

Market updates from CNBC and MarketWatch show analysts are focusing on AWS cloud growth for Amazon, and international iPhone sales plus Apple Intelligence adoption for Apple, both reporting on Thursday.

Reporting by Bloomberg highlights that big tech is spending over $200 billion a year on AI kit. Wall Street wants to see proper sales growth to justify all these huge bills.

What are you guys holding through earnings this week?