Bitcoin's Rally Fuels Coinbase Exec's Optimism For Quick Crypto Laws, Backed By Trump And A 'Pro-Crypto Congress'; Baidu Steps Up, Secures Hong Kong License To Rival Tesla In Self-Driving Tech - Top Headlines Today While US Slept

Crypto

• Ethereum ETF With Integrated Staking To Be Approved In The Future: Bernstein
• BRETT Hits All-Time High, Touches $2B Market Cap Amid Binance, Coinbase Listing Buzz
• As Bitcoin Surges, Coinbase Exec Expects Swift Legislation Thanks To Trump And The ‘Most Pro-Crypto Congress Ever’
• XRP Beats Solana To Become 4th Largest Crypto By Market Cap On Ripple’s RLUSD Stablecoin Approval Buzz
• Michael Saylor Says Bitcoin Could Boost Microsoft’s Valuation By Nearly $5 Trillion And Add $584 To The Stock By 2034
• Dogecoin Bounces 9% After Bernie Sanders’ Views Align With Elon Musk’s ‘DOGE’ Department
• Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Shuts Down Amid $320M Fraud, Plans To Transfer Assets To SBI Group
• Bitcoin, Dogecoin Move Up, Ethereum Steadies As Traders Prepare For Crypto’s Final 2024 Flourish — Will BTC Hit $100K In December? Analyst Explains

US Markets­­­­­­­­

• US Stocks To Edge Lower After Thanksgiving As Investors Await Data: Analyst Expects A Santa Rally Thanks To ‘Goldilocks Foundation’ For Big Tech And Tesla Going Into 2025
• Dow, S&P Record Best Month Of Year: Investor Sentiment Improves, Fear Index Remains In ‘Greed’ Zone

US Politics

• Biden Grants ‘Full and Unconditional’ Pardon To Hunter: ‘I Hope Americans Will Understand’
• Bernie Sanders: ‘Elon Musk Is Right’ On Wasteful Defense Spending

US Economy

• Mortgage Rates Near 7% Are Here To Stay? How Trump’s Tariffs Could Hit Homebuyers Hard
• Economist Warns Trump That BRICS Will ‘Act Collectively’ And Spark A Trade War With US Over 100% Tariff Threats

World Economy

• Asia And Europe Markets Up, Oil Gains On China Activity, Dollar Strengthens – Global Markets Today While US Slept

Tech

• Salesforce Gears Up For Q3 Print; Here Are The Recent Forecast Changes From Wall Street’s Most Accurate Analysts
• Alibaba’s $71M Bet On Ably Corp Turns It Into South Korea’s First Unicorn of 2024
• Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank Of Montreal Cut Positions In Marvell Technology — Invesco, T. Rowe Price Doubled Down
• Apple Partnership, AI Agents, And Major Infrastructure Investments: OpenAI Executives Outline Strategy To Attract 1B Users By 2025

Electric Vehicle

• Baidu Takes on Tesla, Secures License To Test Self-Driving Tech in Hong Kong
• Tesla Registrations Tumble 64% In UK In October Even As Overall EV Registrations Rise
• A Year After Tesla’s First Cybertruck Deliveries, The Truck Has A Long Way To Go To Meet Elon Musk’s Goals
• Tesla Launches FSD V13 But Vehicle Autonomy Is Still Further Away
• BYD Surpassed Tesla In Quarterly Revenue For The First Time In Q3. It Assembles Over 30% Of iPads For Apple, And Is Now Planning To Build AI Robots For Nvidia
• Li Auto, XPeng, Nio: Here’s How November Deliveries Of Chinese EV Startups Stack Up
• Tesla Rival BYD Marks 68% Growth In November Sales Driven By Popularity Of Plug-In Hybrid EVs
• Tesla Investor Gary Black Says Price Cuts Alone Won’t Do It For Tesla, Emphasizes The Need For New Models To Drive 2025 Growth
• Jeep Marker Stellantis’ CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns Amid Falling US Sales And Trade Pressures: Board Cites ‘Different Views’

Communication

• Trump Media (DJT) Stock Surges In Premarket As Trump Taps Board Member Kash Patel For FBI Leadership
• Ross Gerber Says ‘Disney Is Back’ After ‘Moana 2’ Crushes With $221M Box Office Success Over Thanksgiving

Financial

• Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood Says Stock Market Will ‘Broaden Out’ Under Trump, But Growth Won’t Be Linear: ‘Nothing Goes Up In A Straight Line
• How A Potential Fallout Between Elon Musk And Trump Could Impact Tesla And SpaceX: Cathie Wood Weighs In

Energy

• Top 3 Energy Stocks That Could Blast Off In December
• Northern Star Acquires De Grey For $3.3 Billion, Secures Promising Tier 1 Asset

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