Trump Criticizes Fed Chair Powell As 'Too Late And Wrong'; China Cuts US Oil Imports By 90%, Shifts To Canada Over Tariffs; Nvidia Follows US Rules On China Sales Amid Trade Tensions - Top Headlines While the US Slept

US Politics

• Donald Trump Blasts ‘Too Late And Wrong’ Fed Chair Powell, But Polymarket Traders Doubt His ‘Termination’ Will Come ‘Fast Enough’
• Trump Reportedly Brings Mar-A-Lago Style To Oval Office With Gilded Makeover: White House ‘Doesn’t Belong To Any One President,’ Says Expert
• Not Buying A New Car? You May Still Pay An Extra $300 Due To Trump’s Auto Tariffs: Here’s More
• Trump Administration Sees The Conflict Between US Chip Goals And Tariffs, Says Nvidia-Supplier ASML’s CFO
• California Becomes The First State To Sue Trump Over ‘Unlawful’ Tariff Regime Seeking To Declare It ‘Null And Void’: ‘Global Trade Policy Is Not Just A Game’

US Markets­­­­­­­

• US Stocks Likely To Open Higher Ahead Of Festive Weekend: ‘Current Equity Levels Offer An Attractive Entry Opportunity’
• Nasdaq Dips 3% Amid Plunge In Nvidia, AMD: Greed Index Remains In ‘Extreme Fear’ Zone

Crypto

• What Returns Could A 1% Dogecoin ETF Allocation Yield?
• Ex-SEC Chair Gary Gensler Says Bitcoin Driven By Sentiment, Not Fundamentals
• Millennium Management’s Bitcoin And Ethereum ETFs Purchased In Q4 Suffer $22.7 Million Loss Amid Crypto Slump
• Bhutan Flexes Hydropower For Bitcoin Mining, Explores Sale Of ‘Green’ Coins
• Solana Breaks Free From Bitcoin, Ethereum Lag After Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest Accumulates New SOL Staking ETF
• Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Steady Amid Stock Meltdown As Fed Chair Jerome Powell Signals Crypto Rules Relaxation: Popular Analyst Identifies Key Support Level For ETH

World Politics

• Nancy Pelosi Called US-China Trade ‘A Job Loser:’ Old Remarks Reemerge Amid Trump Tariff Push
• Trump Joins Japan Tariff Talks, Calls Progress ‘Big’ As $63 Billion Trade Surplus Looms

US Economy

• Trump Pressures Fed As ECB Delivers 7th Straight Rate Cut
• Trump’s Tariff Hikes On Clothing Won’t Clobber Shoppers Right Away: Here’s Why
• Policy Push vs. Market Pull: Dollar Under Pressure As ‘Reserve Currency May Be Called Into Question’ Amid Tariff Turmoil

World Economy

• China Slashes US Oil Imports By 90% Amid Trump Tariffs, Turns To Canada Instead
• Asia Markets Gain, Europe Slides, Crude Prices Up On Iranian Sanctions – Global Markets Today While US Slept
• Gold Nears $3,400 Mark, Experts Point To Likely ‘Correction’ Amid Bull Market: ‘Rates Will Drop Like Rock’
• China Dismisses Trump’s Tariff ‘Numbers Game,’ Files WTO Complaint: Talks Can Only Proceed Based On ‘Mutual Respect’

Tech

• Broadcom, Marvell, Synopsys: The Chips That Might Not Crumble In The Coming Storm
• Unusual Machines, Dominari Holdings Share Volume Spiked Ahead Of Trump Family Appointments: Here’s What Happened
• This Microsoft Analyst Is No Longer Bullish; Here Are Top 5 Downgrades For Thursday
• Linus Tech Tips Rips Into Nvidia Over RTX 5060 Launch: ‘The Game Has Gotten So Stupid That I’m Not Willing To Play It Anymore’
• Jensen Huang In China For Talks As US Tightens Nvidia Chip Restrictions: Report
• Taiwan Semiconductor CFO Anticipates Tariffs Impact But Has Not Seen Change In Customer Behavior Yet, Issues Strong Q2 Outlook
• Google Faces A Mammoth $6.6 Billion UK Class Action Lawsuit Over Reported Ad Price Inflation, Market Abuse
• Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt Predicts AI Sprint Toward Super Intelligence Could Put ‘Smartest Human’ In Every Pocket In 6 Years
• Nvidia Says It Follows US Government Instructions On What It Can Sell And Where Amid Trade War Escalation With China
• Intel Shares Have Dropped 47% In The Past Year, Now Chipmaker Faces China AI Chip Curbs Just Like Nvidia Amid Trade Tensions

Electric Vehicle

• Tesla Experiences 15% Decline In New Vehicle Registrations In California Despite A Surge In EV Sales

Consumer

• Ford Recalls Nearly 150,000 Vehicles Over Brake And Powertrain Issues: NHTSA
• Trump Tariffs Could Force Ford To Hike Prices Of Its Vehicles In US Days After It Extended Employee Pricing To All Customers        

Communication

• TikTok’s US Policy Chief Steps Down As Bidding War Heats Up After Trump Extends Deadline: Report
• Netflix’s $1 Trillion Goal ‘Very Realistic’, Says Former Cable Executive: ‘It’s Not That Hard To Get There’

Industrial

• Alcoa Warns Tariffs Could Cost $425 Million Annually: ‘This Is The Most Material Impact’ Says CEO

Healthcare

• Eli Lilly’s Oral GLP-1 Drug Orforglipron Hits Phase 3 Goals In Diabetes Trial, Stock Soars
• UnitedHealth Slashes 2025 Outlook On Medicare Funding Reductions, Stock Crashes
• Ligand Subsidiary Pelthos Therapeutics To Combine with Channel Therapeutics Creating Pain Medicines Focused Entity        

Financial

• Blackstone Beats Q1 Estimates, AUM Climbs to $1.17 Trillion, Inflows Hit 3-Year High
• Amex CEO Says Consumers Still Spending Freely: So Why Is the Stock Sliding?
• Markets Gripped By Pessimism As Bearish Sentiment Breaks 35-Year Record, Remains Above 50% For 8 Straight Weeks

General

• America First Is OK, But Not America Alone,’ Says Jamie Dimon As He Calls For US-China Engagement Amid Trade Tensions— ‘Start With A Phone Call’
• Bill Gates Says His Kids And Grandkids Will Live In A ‘Very Changed World’ As AI Puts An End To Shortage Of Teachers And Doctors

Space

• SpaceX, Palantir ‘Frontrunners’ In Bid To Build Donald Trump’s Golden Dome: Report
• Elon Musk’s Team Installs Starlink Satellite Equipment At Key Federal Agency: Report

Energy

• Newmont Completes A Year-Long Portfolio Optimization Process
• Alcoa Posts Weak Revenue, Joins QXO And Other Big Stocks Moving Lower In Thursday’s Pre-Market Session

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