—— Big Tech Projects $650 Billion Capex Surge for 2026; Westbrook Sells Ritz-Carlton Hotels in NY and DC; Bitcoin’s Drop Below $65,000 Triggers $12.4 Billion Loss for Strategy Inc.; KPMG Demands Lower Audit Fees Citing AI Efficiency Gains; Trump Administration Weighs Antitrust Probe into US Homebuilders; Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Defends AI Spending; US Tech …
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Market Beats | Bitcoin Tumbles Below $70,000 to 15-Month Low; US Jobless Claims Jump to 231,000 as Severe Winter Weather Disrupts Labor Market; Hims & Hers Launches $49 Compounded Weight-Loss Pill; Anthropic Debuts Claude Opus 4.6 for Financial Research; Winklevoss-Led Gemini Cuts 25% of Workforce; Ares Management Hits Record $622 Billion AUM; KKR Shares Fall 7% on Profit Slide as CEO Defends AI Strategy and 7% Software Exposure
—— Bitcoin Tumbles Below $70,000 to 15-Month Low; US Jobless Claims Jump to 231,000 as Severe Winter Weather Disrupts Labor Market; Hims & Hers Launches $49 Compounded Weight-Loss Pill; Anthropic Debuts Claude Opus 4.6 for Financial Research; Winklevoss-Led Gemini Cuts 25% of Workforce; Ares Management Hits Record $622 Billion AUM; KKR Shares Fall 7% on …
Market Beats | Eli Lilly Issues Bullish 2026 Sales Forecast; US Private Payrolls Growth Slows to 22,000 in January; Uber Names Driverless-Bull Balaji Krishnamurthy as CFO; Anthropic Plans Staff Share Sale at $350 Billion Valuation; Chinese Firm Zhongcai Futures Reaps $500 Million Profit from Aggressive Silver Shorts; Blue Owl Sells Pennsylvania Warehouse to DHS; AMD Shares Plunge Most Since 2018
—— Eli Lilly Issues Bullish 2026 Sales Forecast; US Private Payrolls Growth Slows to 22,000 in January; Uber Names Driverless-Bull Balaji Krishnamurthy as CFO; Anthropic Plans Staff Share Sale at $350 Billion Valuation; Chinese Firm Zhongcai Futures Reaps $500 Million Profit from Aggressive Silver Shorts; Blue Owl Sells Pennsylvania Warehouse to DHS; AMD Shares Plunge …
Market Beats | PayPal Names HP Chief Enrique Lores as CEO as Shares Plunge 17%; PepsiCo Slashes Prices by 15% Ahead of Super Bowl; Disney Names Josh D’Amaro to Succeed Bob Iger as CEO; Walmart Market Cap Hits $1 Trillion Milestone; Trump Seeks $1 Billion in “Damages” from Harvard; Clintons Agree to Testify in Epstein Probe to Avoid Potential Criminal Contempt Charges; X Offices in Paris Raided by European Investigators
—— PayPal Names HP Chief Enrique Lores as CEO as Shares Plunge 17%; PepsiCo Slashes Prices by 15% Ahead of Super Bowl; Disney Names Josh D’Amaro to Succeed Bob Iger as CEO; Walmart Market Cap Hits $1 Trillion Milestone; Trump Seeks $1 Billion in “Damages” from Harvard; Clintons Agree to Testify in Epstein Probe to …
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
—— 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 …
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
—— 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 …
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
—— 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 …
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
—— 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 …
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
—— 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; …
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
—— 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 …