Bitcoin Halving Not Equivalent to Stock Split; Apple Yields to China's Security Demands - Top Headlines Today While US Slept

Crypto

• Cathie Wood Sees Value In Tesla Wreckage As Ark Buys $13M Worth Of EV Giant’s Stock, Loads Up On Bitcoin And Ethereum ETFs
• Is Bitcoin Halving Like A Stock Split? Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Says ‘No’ — Offers Insights On Post-Event Dynamics
• Bitcoin Analyst Predicts ‘Significant Chance’ Of Price Bounce Amid Fading Hype: ‘Narratives Will Change’

US Markets

• Wall Street On Track For 6th Day Of Losses? Netflix, Geopolitical Tensions Drag Futures Down: Analyst Tells Why Next 2 Weeks Are Pivotal
• Investor Optimism Edges Lower; S&P 500 Settles Lower For Fifth Session
• Stock Market Futures Dip, Asian Markets Drop After Israel Hits Back At Iran — Oil, Gold Prices Surge

US Politics

• 15 Members Of Kennedy Family Rally Behind Joe Biden, Reject RFK Jr’s Independent Bid
• Not Too Late To Stop Trump From Manufacturing Jury He Wants In Hush-Money Criminal Case, Ex-DOJ Attorney Says; ‘Road To Hell In The Country Is Going To Be…’
• Kentucky Gov Beshear Announces Lottery To Award Medical Marijuana Licenses: ‘A Chance For Everyone’ Who Meet Criteria, Not Just Big Companies
• Hillary Clinton Says Trump Is On Your Side If You Are A Billionaire, ‘Otherwise, Good Luck’
• Marjorie Taylor Greene Says Mike Johnson Has Turned Into A ‘Mini Tyrant’: ‘We Need A New Speaker

World Politics

• Palestine President Slams US After Washington Vetoes Bid For Full UN Membership: ‘Unfair, Unethical And Unjustified’
• FBI Chief Warns Xi Jinping’s CCP-Linked Chinese Hackers Are Planning To ‘Physically Wreak Havoc’ On US Infrastructure
• Iran Says Nuclear Facilities Safe After Israeli Strike, US Confirms Escalation

Tech

• Meta’s AI Assistant Now Integrates Real-Time Google Search, Bing Results: Expert Calls It ‘The Smart Route’
• Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Says Llama 3 Beats Google’s Gemini, Mistral And Jeff Bezos-backed Anthropic’s Claude 3, But OpenAI’s GPT-4 Is Notably Missing From Its Comparison
• How Taiwan’s Dominance In AI And Semiconductor Industry Impacts The Global Market
• Apple Bows To China’s Security Concerns: Pulls 2 Meta Products From App Store
• Has Robinhood Halted 24-Hour Trading? Social Media Explodes With Screenshots And Theories: ‘Tomorrow Is Not Going To Be Pretty’
• TSMC Cautions Red-Hot Chip Industry Growth Could Cool Amid Declining Automotive Chip Demand

Electric Vehicle

• European EV Makers Say Climate Goals At Risk As Electric Car Market Is No Longer Growing: ‘People Just Don’t Earn Enough To Buy These…’
• Rivian’s Newest Dealership In Texas Will Be Just 14 Miles From Tesla’s Gigafactory, Google Data Shows
• Chinese EV Contender Xiaomi’s Budget ‘Tesla Killer’ Zooms Past Sales Expectations By 3-5 Times
• Tesla Recalls Over 3,800 Cybertrucks Citing Unintended Acceleration Risk

Communication

• Netflix Stock Tumbles: Analyst Says Streaming Giant ‘Doing Everything Right’ But Growth Factor Doesn’t Meet ‘Hurdle For True Tech Company’
• Netflix Won’t Reveal Quarterly Subscriber Numbers Anymore: Co-CEO Greg Peters Says This Is What Motivated The Change
• Elon Musk’s X Suffers Setback After Hyundai Halts Ads On Platform Over Anti-Semitic Content

Industrial

• Boeing Grapples With 32 Whistleblower Complaints In 3 Years Amid Mounting Safety Concerns: Report
• Boeing Wants To Make Flying Cars In Asia While Aircraft Unit Faces Severe Turbulence

Financial

• American Express Earnings Are Imminent; These Most Accurate Analysts Revise Forecasts Ahead Of Earnings Call

General

• Elon Musk Announces Intent To Finance ‘National Signature Campaign’ In Support Of First Amendment, Alleging ‘Relentless Attacks On Free Speech

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