China-US Military Talks Resume Amid De-Escalation Hopes; Litecoin, Avalanche Defy Crypto Slump; Nvidia Stock Sees Modest Pre-Market Gain Despite Strong Earnings – Top Headlines While The U.S. Slept

US Markets­­­­­­­­

• US Stocks Likely To Open Higher After Nvidia’s Blowout Earnings: ‘This Is Still A Bull Market,’ Says Expert

Crypto

• Bitcoin Steadies Around $86,500 As Spot ETF See Another $750 Million Outflows On Wednesday
• Bitcoin Spin-Off Litecoin, ‘Ethereum Killer’ Avalanche Weather Crypto Meltdown, Here’s Why LTC, AVAX Are Spiking
• MARA Holdings Stock Spikes Over 7% In After-Hours Trading As CEO Assures Commitment To ‘Made In USA’ Bitcoin Mining
• Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Plunge Deeper On Trump’s Tariff Threats: Analyst Hopeful BTC Will Touch $93,500 In Relief Rally

World Politics

• China, US To Begin Military Talks, Signaling Possible De-escalation—Beijing Urges ‘America First’ In Nuclear Disarmament
• Trump Shuts Down Chevron’s Venezuela Oil Permit, Tightening Pressure On Maduro Regime: Crude Oil Prices Rise On Supply Concerns

World Economy

• Asia Market Mixed, Europe Slides On Tariff Plans; Crude Oil Climbs As Trump Reverses Chevron’s Venezuela License – Global Markets Today While US Slept

Tech

• How To Earn $500 A Month From NetApp Stock Ahead Of Q3 Earnings
• Nvidia Stock Climbs Only 1% In Thursday Pre-Market Despite Blockbuster Earnings: Jim Cramer Thinks It Is A ‘Sign’ Of This
• Stellantis Executive Chairman Speaks Out Against Tariffs On Vehicles Made In Mexico, Canada: ‘Real Opportunity Is… 4M Cars That Are Sold In America That Don’t Have Any US Content’
• Synopsys Q1 Profit Tops Estimates, Sees Strong AI-Fueled Chip Design Demand
• Salesforce Looks Beyond CRM, Bets Big On ‘Digital Labor Revolution:’ CEO Marc Benioff Predicts A $12 Trillion Market, Says It Is ‘Much Bigger Than Software
• Snowflake Expands Microsoft, OpenAI Partnership: Will Include Other Prominent Models Like Anthropic’s Claude, Meta’s Llama, And DeepSeek
• Nvidia’s Q4 Revenue Surges Over 78%, Nearly 8x Higher Than 5 Years Ago: Analysts Debate Stock’s Next Move As Jensen Huang Says Blackwell Production Has Been Ramped Up
• YouTube Beats Out Spotify As Top Podcast Platform With 1 Billion Users, CEO Promises Bigger Paydays For Creators
• Jensen Huang’s Nvidia Fuels ‘AI Factory’ Boom: Revenue Growth In Data Center Business Dominates Peers With A Staggering 3460% Growth Over 5 Years
• Nvidia’s Q4 Revenue, Earnings Beat Drives AI-Based Cryptos Higher Even As Major Coins Bleed
• Google-Parent Alphabet Gets Slapped With New Fee By Canada To Fund Online News Act — Tech Policy Tensions Escalate
• Tulsi Gabbard Slams UK’s Apple Encryption Demand As ‘Egregious Violation’ Of Americans’ Privacy, Warns Of Cyber Threats

Electric Vehicle

• Elon Musk’s Tesla Upgrades Giga Texas: Driverless Cars, Cybercab Preparations, GPU Training Cluster And More

Consumer

• Hormel Foods Q1 Earnings: Organic Sales Edge Higher, EPS Misses, FY25 Outlook Intact And More
• Airbnb Is Nearly 40% More Expensive Than Its Rivals: Here’s What Key Indicators For ABNB Stock Reveal
• Beyond Meat Slashes Jobs And Suspends China Operations Amid Mixed Q4 Results; Stock Falls
• Toyota Records First Worldwide Production Increase In A Year, But Sales Remain Stagnant In January

Communication

• Paramount+ Subscriber Growth To Slow In Q1 2025—Here’s Why The Super Bowl Boost Won’t Carry Over

Healthcare

• Trump’s Officials To Re-Consider Moderna’s $590 Million Bird Flu Vaccine Funding: RFK Jr-Led HHS Slams ‘Biden Administration’s Failed Oversight’
• Trump Team Commits $1 Billion To Combat Bird Flu, Lower Egg Prices: ‘Hopefully By Summer’, Says USDA

Financial

• Nasdaq Secures Deal To Upgrade Austria’s Regulatory Reporting Infrastructure

Space

• SpaceX Starship’s 8th Test Flight Delayed: Now Slated For As Soon As Monday

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