Bitcoin Drops 5% to $95K Amid Market Uncertainty; Nippon Steel Defends $15B US Merger, Criticizes Tariffs as Weak Policy; Micron Invests $7B In Singapore AI Memory Facility – Top Headlines While the U.S. Slept

Crypto

• Bitcoin Slides 5%, Touches $95,000 Mark: Why Is BTC Going Down?
• What MicroStrategy’s (Declining) Net Asset Value Premium Really Means For Bitcoin
• Bitcoin RSI Plunges To ‘Oversold’ Level Not Seen Since $60K, Signaling Potential Short-Term Recovery
• US Bitcoin Miners Hoard Apex Crypto To Shield Against Rising Expenses — MARA, Riot Replicate MicroStrategy’s Playbook
• Dogecoin To Drop Further? Top Analyst Foresees Possible Dump For Memecoin If Bitcoin Doesn’t Bounce
• Trump Meets Top Ripple Executives — CEO Says ‘Strong Start To 2025’ As Technicals Favor XRP Bulls
• Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Join Equities In Sell-Offs As Economic Data Pours Cold Water On Rate Cut Hopes: $97K Holds Significance For BTC — Here’s Why

US Markets­­­­­­­­

• US Stocks To Open Higher As Futures Advance: Christopher Wood Expects Trump’s Inflationary Policies To Hurt Market
• S&P 500 Down Over 1% As Nvidia, Tesla Tumble: Greed Index Remains In ‘Fear’ Zone

US Politics

• Tesla Supplier CATL, Riot Games Owner Tencent Plan Legal Action Over Pentagon Blacklist, Deny Military Ties

World Politics

• Lithium Woes Spillover Into 2025, But US And China Quietly Build Reserves

US Economy

• US Private Businesses Add 122,000 Jobs In December: ‘Slowdown In Both Hiring And Pay Gains’

World Economy

• Natural Gas Jumps 4%, Oil Hits $75; Europe Markets Advance – Global Markets Today While Us Slept

Tech

• Micron’s $7 Billion Bet on AI-Driven Memory In Singapore Facility Set to Boost Innovation
• Serve Robotics Stock Tumbles In Pre-Market As CEO Sells Shares: Here’s What Technical Analysis Shows
• Why Is Quantum Computing Stock Falling Today?
• Dell Simplifies PC Lineup With Apple-Like Branding: XPS, Inspiron Brands Are Gone For Good
• Amazon Web Services Expands In Asia Pacific With $5 Billion Investment In Thailand Region
• Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Draws Attention To AI-Powered Agriculture For ‘Healthier, More Sustainable Harvests’ Amid $80 Billion Investment Push
• Nvidia 5000 Series: RTX 5090 Version For China Costs $250 More But Its AI Power Cut 29% — Here’s Why
• Amazon Set To Benefit From Mexico’s Import Tariffs Affecting Temu, Shein — Analysts See Window Of Opportunity For Established Players
• Amazon AWS To Invest $11 Billion In Georgia To Boost AI And Cloud Infrastructure: ‘Expect To Create More Than 550 Well-Paying Jobs’

Electric Vehicle

• BYD Reportedly Brought Chinese Workers With Irregular Visas To Work At Factory, Says Brazilian Labor Inspector
• MKBHD Ranks Tesla’s FSD Best Among Assisted Driving Systems, Adds ‘It’s Not Perfect
• xAI’s Grok Chatbot To Be Integrated Into Tesla Vehicles ‘Soon,’ Says Elon Musk

Consumer

• Dunlop Brand Changes Hands: Goodyear Strikes $701 Million Deal with Sumitomo To Power Forward Plan
• Franchise Fallout: Yum! Terminates Turkey Deal Over Standards Issues, Expects Pre-Tax Special Charge
• Helen Of Troy Sales Decline As Beauty Products Demand Softens; Shares Plunge
• Acuity Brands Q1 Earnings: Revenue Miss, Smart Spaces Revenue Soars 14.5%, Expands Into Cloud Tech With $1.2 Billion Deal
• This Levi Strauss Analyst Begins Coverage On A Bullish Note; Here Are Top 5 Initiations For Wednesday

Communication

• Elon Musk-Owned X’s Rival Bluesky Valued At $700 Million After Explosive Growth Post Trump Victory: Report

Industrial

• Nippon Steel CEO Slams Tariffs, Defends $15 Billion US Steel Merger Amid National Security Concerns: ‘We Never Think That Industry Can Become Stronger Through Tariffs Alone’

Healthcare

• Alpha Cognition Inks $44 Million Licensing Pact For Its Alzheimer’s Drug In China

Financial

• La Rosa Snaps La Rosa Realty Beaches Franchisee
• Regional Banks Can Thrive Despite Big Bank Dominance: Truist Securities Highlights Three Key Paths For Thriving Regional Banks
• Citigroup Gears Up For Q4 Print; Here Are The Recent Forecast Changes From Wall Street’s Most Accurate Analysts
• Yield Curve Normalization, Cheap Valuation, EPS Growth To Boost Banks In 2025: Truist Initiates Coverage On These 14 Regional Names

General

• DOGE Co-lead Elon Musk And Vivek Ramaswamy Reportedly On A Hiring Spree For Full Timers
• Jeff Bezos-Backed Anthropic Set To Become One Of The Top 5 US Startups As It Reportedly Eyes $60 Billion Valuation With $2 Billion Funding Round
• OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Predicts AGI Will Arrive During The Trump Presidency, Says CHIPS Act Not Effective Enough
• Sam Altman’s Sister Files Lawsuit Against OpenAI CEO Alleging Sexual Abuse — Family Respond: ‘Deeply Hurtful And Entirely Untrue’

Space

• Starship’s Raptor Engine Needs ‘Few Final Touches’ Before Reaching Perfection, Says SpaceX CEO Elon Musk
• SpaceX’s Starship 7th Test Flight Delayed, Says Elon Musk: Now Expected Next Week

Energy

• Shell Lowers Integrated Gas Production Outlook; Shares Slide
• Exxon Mobil Sues California AG Over Defamation Of Recycling Efforts, Citing Ties To Competitors

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