2026-10-22：The AI Capex Trap Is Sprung: Meta's Free Cash Flow Turns Negative Just as $112 Oil Forces the Fed's Hand

What happens when the tech sector's infinite-spending machine hits a financial wall? Meta just posted blowout revenues, yet its free cash flow flipped violently to negative two billion dollars as massive computing bills come due. Meanwhile, Brent crude spikes past one hundred twelve dollars following tanker strikes in the Strait of Hormuz, boxing the Federal Reserve into a policy trap just as European sovereign debt flashes systemic stress. While semiconductor darlings face an impending order cliff, a quiet rotation is funneling billions into orbital infrastructure and defense balance sheets boasting nearly three hundred billion dollars in guaranteed backlog. We unpack the capex trap, expose why algorithmic traders misread Spotify's earnings miss, and break down the options market fragility threatening broader equities. Read the full investigation and charts at https://deepmarket.report/en/report/us_stocks/2026-10-22?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=podcast-us_stocks-en&utm_content=2026-10-22-en&utm_term=report_link

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