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—— Disney Beats Q1 Estimates with Record $10B Parks Revenue; Oracle Plans $50B Fundraising to Fuel AI Infrastructure; Bitcoin Slumps Below $80,000 as Declining Volumes Squeeze Crypto Exchanges; US and India Secure Major Trade Deal: Tariffs Slashed to 18%; Elon Musk in Advanced Talks to Merge SpaceX with xAI to Fund AI Ambitions; Princeton Shifts …

Continue reading “Market Beats | Disney Beats Q1 Estimates with Record $10B Parks Revenue; Oracle Plans $50B Fundraising to Fuel AI Infrastructure; Bitcoin Slumps Below $80,000 as Declining Volumes Squeeze Crypto Exchanges; US and India Secure Major Trade Deal: Tariffs Slashed to 18%; Elon Musk in Advanced Talks to Merge SpaceX with xAI to Fund AI Ambitions; Princeton Shifts from “Growth” to “Focus” Amid Deepening Fiscal; Palantir Issues Explosive 2026 Outlook”

—— Trump Nominates Kevin Warsh as Next Fed Chair; Gold and Silver Plummet as Warsh Nomination Boosts Dollar; Apple Delivers Record Q1 Revenue as iPhone 17 Drives Surprise China Rebound; American Express Boosts Dividend 16% as Transaction Volume Beats Estimates; US Investigates Claims of Unfettered Meta Access to Encrypted WhatsApp Messages; AstraZeneca Signs $4.7B Deal …

Continue reading “Market Beats | Trump Nominates Kevin Warsh as Next Fed Chair; Gold and Silver Plummet as Warsh Nomination Boosts Dollar; Apple Delivers Record Q1 Revenue as iPhone 17 Drives Surprise China Rebound; American Express Boosts Dividend 16% as Transaction Volume Beats Estimates; US Investigates Claims of Unfettered Meta Access to Encrypted WhatsApp Messages; AstraZeneca Signs $4.7B Deal with China’s CSPC to Bolster Weight-Loss Pipeline; Judge Bars Federal Death Penalty for Luigi Mangione as Murder Charge is Dismissed”

—— Microsoft’s AI Spending Surge to Record High Sparks ROI Concerns; Tesla to Spend $20B on AI Pivot; White House and Senate Move Toward Deal to Avert Shutdown; SAP Shares Plunge in Biggest One-Day Drop Since 2020; US Trade Deficit Nearly Doubles in November; Super Bowl Ad Prices Hit $10 Million Ceiling; Palantir and Deloitte …

Continue reading “Market Beats | Microsoft’s AI Spending Surge to Record High Sparks ROI Concerns; Tesla to Spend $20B on AI Pivot; White House and Senate Move Toward Deal to Avert Shutdown; SAP Shares Plunge in Biggest One-Day Drop Since 2020; US Trade Deficit Nearly Doubles in November; Super Bowl Ad Prices Hit $10 Million Ceiling; Palantir and Deloitte Among Firms Reaping $22B from Trump’s Immigration Crackdown”

—— Amazon to Cut 16,000 Corporate Jobs; Apple CEO Tim Cook Calls for “De-escalation” After Minneapolis Killing; Prediction Markets Show 99% Chance of Fed Hold; Birkenstock Unveils 2028 Growth Strategy Targeting €1B Revenue Uplift; Yen Sinks After Treasury Secretary Bessent Rules Out Currency Intervention; IRS Faces Funding Lapse at Height of Tax Season; Fed Holds …

Continue reading “Market Beats | Amazon to Cut 16,000 Corporate Jobs; Apple CEO Tim Cook Calls for De-escalation After Minneapolis Killing; Prediction Markets Show 99% Chance of Fed Hold; Birkenstock Unveils 2028 Growth Strategy Targeting €1B Revenue Uplift; Yen Sinks After Treasury Secretary Bessent Rules Out Currency Intervention; IRS Faces Funding Lapse at Height of Tax Season; Fed Holds Rate Steady as Expected”

—— Major Winter Storm Snarls New York Monday Morning Commute; Nvidia Launches Open-Source Earth-2 AI Models; Growing Number of Republicans Call for Investigation into Minneapolis Shooting; US Durable Goods Orders Surge in November on Aircraft and Equipment Demand; Fed Expected to Hold Rates Steady This Week; Dollar Sinks to Four-Month Low as Gold Tops $5,100; …

Continue reading “Market Beats | Major Winter Storm Snarls New York Monday Morning Commute; Nvidia Launches Open-Source Earth-2 AI Models; Growing Number of Republicans Call for Investigation into Minneapolis Shooting; US Durable Goods Orders Surge in November on Aircraft and Equipment Demand; Fed Expected to Hold Rates Steady This Week; Dollar Sinks to Four-Month Low as Gold Tops $5,100; Microsoft Unveils Second-Gen Maia 200 AI Chip to Drive Efficiency and Rival Nvidia”

—— Target Confronts Political Turmoil Amid Minneapolis Immigration Crackdown; US Q3 GDP Growth Revised Up to 4.4%; Javier Milei Defends Argentina’s Economic Ties with China in Davos; New York City Braces for a Foot of Snow in First Major Test for Mayor Mamdani; Trump Sues JPMorgan and CEO Jamie Dimon for $5 Billion Over Alleged …

Continue reading “Market Beats | Target Confronts Political Turmoil Amid Minneapolis Immigration Crackdown; US Q3 GDP Growth Revised Up to 4.4%; Javier Milei Defends Argentina’s Economic Ties with China in Davos; New York City Braces for a Foot of Snow in First Major Test for Mayor Mamdani; Trump Sues JPMorgan and CEO Jamie Dimon for $5 Billion Over Alleged Political “Debanking”; Ex-Goldman Banker Tim Leissner Seeks Presidential Pardon; Tesla to Launch Optimus Robot Sales Next Year”