Institutional Crypto Inflows Hit A Record $44.2B In 2024, Nearly Quadrupling The Previous High; Analysts Expect A Stronger Dollar As Trump's Tariff Plans Advance; ArcelorMittal South Africa To Cut 3,500 Jobs Amid Economic Challenges – Top Headlines While the U.S. Slept.

Crypto

• Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana Institutional Investment Inflows Hit Record $44.2B In 2024, Nearly Quadrupling Previous High
• Bitcoin To $200,000 As Crypto Enters ‘Infinity Age’ In 2025, Bernstein Predicts
• Dogecoin Leaps 20% In 7 Days: What Is Going On?
• Ripple CEO Celebrates Trump’s Crypto Influence, 75% Of New Hires In US
• Bitcoin Accumulation By ‘Diamond Hands’ Could Increase In Days Ahead, Says Analyst: ‘BTC Long-Term Holder Supply Has Bottomed Out’
• Bitcoin, Ethereum Made Rapid Strides Last Week But SPX6900, Fartcoin Stole The Limelight With Biggest Gains

US Markets­­­­­­­­

• US Stocks To Open Higher In Yet Another Truncated Week: Nvidia, Robotic Stocks In Focus Ahead Of CES 2025
• S&P 500 Snaps Five-Day Losing Streak, Nvidia Surges: Investor Fear Eases, Greed Index Remains In ‘Fear’ Zone

US Politics

• Janet Yellen’s Short-Term Debt Strategy Sparks Warnings For Trump Administration: ‘Your Costs Explode And Buyers Could Balk,’ Says Expert
• Former Elizabeth Warren Challenger Offers To Lead Federal Probe Into Government’s Attempt To Choke Crypto Banking Access
• Trump’s Universal Tariff Plans Take Shape, Analysts Expect ‘Stronger For Longer’ Greenback

World Politics

• Chinese Exchanges Reportedly Urge Fund Managers To Limit Stock Sales As Market Braces For Trump’s Return
• Justin Trudeau Set To Resign As Prime Minister Of Canada: Report

World Economy

• Goldman Sachs Delays $3,000 Gold Forecast, Sees Fewer Rate Cuts In 2025
• Natural Gas Jumps 8%, Dollar Cools, Asia And Europe Markets Mixed – Global Markets Today While US Slept

Tech

• Nvidia Stock Surges In Monday Pre-Market Ahead Of Jensen Huang’s CES Keynote
• Palantir Trades In The Red During Monday Premarket As Morgan Stanley Assigns ‘Underweight’ Rating To PLTR Stock After 379% Gain In A Year
• OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Says Company Losing Money On ChatGPT Pro Plan
• Why Is Smart Share Global Stock Surging Premarket On Monday?
• Progress Software Gears Up For Q4 Print; Here Are The Recent Forecast Changes From Wall Street’s Most Accurate Analysts
• Apple Supplier Foxconn Posts Record Revenue, Rides High On AI Server Demand And Nvidia Partnership
• Google TV Reportedly Struggles With Missing Movie Purchases: Disney Classics And New Releases Now Locked Behind Streaming Services
• Microsoft Pauses Construction On $3.3 Billion Data Center Expected To Be Used By ChatGPT-Parent OpenAI For Massive Super Computer
• New York City’s Historic Congestion Pricing Starts Sunday, Uber And Lyft Passengers To Pay For Entering Manhattan
• Uber CFO Says Stock Undervalued, Initiates $1.5 Billion Accelerated Stock Buyback
• Niu Technologies Zooms Ahead: Q4 Sales Volume Soar 65% As New Models Electrify The Market

Electric Vehicle

• Autonomous Delivery Provider Serve Robotics Shares Soar On $167M Funding In December
• Tesla Exec Pins Long Wait Lines At Superchargers In Sweden On IF Metall Strike: ‘Waiting In Line Like This Is Super Painful’
• Toyota Overtakes Ford, GM In EV Sales In US, Thanks To Its Hybrid Vehicle Lineup
• Waymo Robotaxi Circles Phoenix Airport Parking Lot, Passengers Get A Bonus Tour They Didn’t Ask For
• Rivian Reports 2nd Highest Quarterly EV Deliveries As 2024 Wraps Up
• XPeng, Volkswagen To Jointly Build Super-Fast EV Charging Network In China

Consumer

• Samsung CES 2025 Press Conference: From Cutting-Edge AI To Transparent Screens, Here’s What To Expect

Communication

• Getty Images Weighs Major Merger With Shutterstock That Could Potentially Reshape Visual Content Market

Industrial

• Top 2 Defensive Stocks That May Crash In Q1
• Delta, Southwest, American And Others Airlines Halt Over 1,300 Flights On Monday After Severe Winter Storm
• United Airlines Plans First Starlink-Equipped Commercial Flight This Spring

Healthcare

• Novo Nordisk Pushes FDA To Exclude Compounding For Its Early-Generation Diabetes Drug
• Wall Street’s Most Accurate Analysts Give Their Take On 3 Health Care Stocks Delivering High-Dividend Yields
• Pfizer Antiviral Paxlovid’s Extended Use Shows Mixed Results for Long COVID Relief: Study

Energy

• ArcelorMittal South Africa To Cut 3,500 Jobs Amid Economic Struggle
• Commercial Metals Delivers Mixed Q1 Results As Economic Uncertainty Weighs On Steel Demand: Details

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