Bitcoin Drops 10%, Ethereum 18%, And Dogecoin 28% Amid Market Turmoil; Analyst Predicts Challenges For Elon Musk's Government Ambitions; DJT Stock Falls 5% After Trump's Stake Transfer - Top Headlines Today While US Slept

Crypto

• Bitcoin Crashes 10%, Ethereum, XRP Down 18%, Dogecoin Craters 28%: What Is Going On?
• Bitcoin’s 2025 Outlook Suddenly Looks Uncertain: Here’s Why
• Gordon Johnson Revives Charlie Munger’s Criticism Of Bitcoin As ‘Rat Poison,’ Calls It ‘Worthless’ With BTC Falling Below $100,000: ‘Purely Speculative Tulip That’s In A Bubble’
• El Salvador Buys Bitcoin Dip, Scoops $1 Million Worth Of BTC A Day After IMF Urges Scaling Back
• Shytoshi Kusama Shares ‘Huge News’ As Shiba Inu Partners With Chainlink To Boost Shibarium, Ecosystem Tokens
• Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Inventor Craig Wright Awarded Prison Sentence For Defying Court Order
• Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Retreat Further As Crypto Liquidations Top $1 Billion: Analyst Lays Out Scenario For BTC Losing $96K Support

US Markets­­­­­­­­

• US Stocks ‘Likely’ Heading for Correction Amid Recent Volatility, Analyst Says: ‘But There Are Still A Couple Of Years Left…’
• US Stocks To Open Lower As Traders Brace For ‘Triple Witching’ Hour: Analyst Says End Of The Year Recovery ‘Would Not Surprise Anyone’
• S&P 500, Nasdaq End In Red As Investor Sentiment Declines, Micron Tumbles After Sales Miss: Greed Index In ‘Extreme Fear’ Zone
• Nike, Fedex, Blackberry, Rigetti, And Tesla: Why These 5 Stocks Are On Investors’ Radars Today

US Politics

• Elon Musk’s DOGE Role In Government Set For ‘Fascinating Tough Fight,’ Says Analyst — Walter Isaacson Sees Challenges For Tesla CEO’s Federal Path

World Politics

• US-Listed Chinese Stocks Fall As China’s Central Bank Keeps Key Rates Steady
• Kim Jong Un’s North Korea-Linked Hackers Steal $1.3B In Bitcoin And Other Cryptocurrencies In 2024: Report

US Economy

• The $6.6 Trillion Question: Can Markets Weather Triple Witching And Hawkish Fed Signals? Here’s What This Analyst Says
• Hawkish Powell Aside, This Analyst Expects 4 Fed Rate Cuts In 2025: Here’s Why

World Economy

• US Dollar Hits New Higher While Asia And Europe Markets Slide, Oil Drops On China Demand Fears – Global Markets Today While US Slept
• China Keeps Benchmark Lending Rates Steady As Fed Signals Fewer Cuts Ahead

Tech

• Broadcom Expects Decade-Long AI Chip Boom as Big Tech Invest Billions
• Samsung One UI 6.1.1 Update Is Turning This Galaxy Series Phones Into Paperweights: Bricking, Random Reboots And Overheating Reported

Electric Vehicle

• Tesla Stock Falls Over 5% During Pre-Market After Elon Musk-Led EV Giant Recalls Nearly 700,000 Vehicles
• From Self-Drive To Chauffeur Delight: Zoomcar Cabs Tests The Waters In Bengaluru
• Elon Musk’s Robotaxi Ambitions Are Sending TSLA Stock Soaring: Could Tesla Have More Cybercab Models Planned For 2025?

Consumer

• Kroger Launches $5 Billion Accelerated Share Repurchase: Details
• Walmart Founder Gives Voting Power To 8 Grandchildren As Walton Family Strengthens Control Over $345 Billion Retail Empire
• Nike’s New CEO Blames Promotions For Declining Profits, Says Turnaround Efforts May Hurt As Company Moves To Clear Excess Inventory: ‘We Lost Our Obsession With Sport’
• Brian Niccol-Led Starbucks Stares At Possible Strike In LA, Chicago, Seattle On Christmas Eve Amid Holiday Rush

Communication

• DJT Stock Plummets Over 5% Following Trump’s Stake Transfer: Here’s More
• Trump Transfers Entire DJT Stake To Revocable Trust Ahead Of Inauguration
• Instagram Boss Shows How You Can Turn Yourself Into A Puppet — And That’s Just The Beginning

Industrial

• Why FedEx Shares Are Trading Higher By Around 9%; Here Are 20 Stocks Moving Premarket
• Carnival Gears Up For Q4 Print; Here Are The Recent Forecast Changes From Wall Street’s Most Accurate Analysts

Healthcare

• FDA Approves Ionis Pharmaceuticals’ Rare Genetic Disease Therapy to Lower High-Level Of Fat In Blood
• Novo Nordisk’s Hybrid Weight Loss Drug Falls Short On Expectations, Stock Plunges

Financial

• Is Wall Street Really Buying 44% Of Homes? Report Says Not Even Close
• BlackRock’s Explainer Sparks FUD On Bitcoin’s 21 Million Supply Cap: Changes Theoretically Possible But ‘Unlikely,’ Says Analyst
• Cathie Wood Says Bitcoin Is ‘More Scarce Than Gold’ — Predicts M&A Surge Under Trump 2.0

General

• Elon Musk A Legendary Entrepreneur But Also A Bully, Says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: ‘Now It’s Me, It’s Been Bezos, Gates, Zuckerberg, Lots Of Other People’

Space

• Sidus Space Closes $14.1 Million Capital Raise: Details
• SpaceX To Launch 2 More Private Astronaut Missions To ISS

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