Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Rebound On Reserve Bill; Trump's 25% Metal Tariffs Begin, EU Strikes Back; February Inflation Slows More Than Expected – Top Headlines While The U.S. Slept

Crypto

• Bitwise Launches ETF Tracking Firms With Over 1,000 Bitcoin
• Melania Trump’s Official Memecoin, Worth Over $13 Billion Barely Two Months Ago, Is Now Valued At $367 Million
• Dogecoin, XRP ETF Filings Delayed By SEC But Influential Analyst Says ‘Relatively High’ Odds Of Approval
• Pepe Leads Memecoin Rebound WIth 11% Rally, But Dogecoin, Shiba Inu Not That Far Behind
• House Committee Favors Stablecoin Regulation To ‘Strengthen’ Dollar: Majority Whip Says CBDCs Against ‘American Values
• Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Recover On Strategic Reserve Bill In Congress: Top Analyst Foresees BTC’s ‘Swift Move’ To $88,000-$92,000 If This Happens
• US Crypto Users Missed Receiving Over $2.5 Billion In Airdrops Due To Geoblocking: Report
• Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin ‘Superpower Strategy’: Could It Generate $106 Trillion For The US?

US Markets­­­­­­­­

• US Stocks Likely To Open Higher Ahead Of February’s Inflation Print: Expert Says Odds Of A Full-Blown Bear Market Remain ‘Quite Slim’         

US Politics

• Ronald Reagan Warned That Tariffs Destroy Prosperity — Trump Is Doubling Them Anyway, And Now US Tech Giants Like Apple And Nvidia Are Bracing For Impact
• Trump’s 25% Tariffs On Steel And Aluminum Imports Take Effect, EU Retaliates: US Steel, Nucor, Century Aluminum And Other Domestic Stocks Cheer
• Trump Scraps 50% Tariff Hike On Canadian Steel, Aluminum After Lutnick Talks With Ontario Premier
• US Department Of Education To Slash Nearly 2000 Jobs As Trump Moves Closer To Shutting It Down

World Politics

• Trump Restores Ukraine Aid After Threatening ‘Large-Scale’ Sanctions On Moscow, But Russian Lawmaker Rejects Ceasefire Terms: Defense Stocks Fall

US Economy

• US Recession Risk Surges To 35%, Pimco Cautions On Economic Fallout From Trump’s Tariffs
• Ray Dalio Warns US Debt Crisis Could Trigger ‘Shocking Developments’ Calls To Reduce Deficit At 3% Of GDP
• Inflation Cools More Than Expected In February, Strengthens The Case For Fed Rate Cuts

World Economy

• Asia Markets Down, Europe Advances, Gold Holds Steady – Global Markets Today While US Slept

Tech

• Salesforce Doubles Down On AI With $1 Billion Investment In Singapore Over Next 5 Years
• Microsoft Weighs Natural Gas With Carbon Capture For AI Data Centers, But Cost Is Key
• Supermicro Taps Intel Chips To Power Real-Time AI At The Edge, Eyes Growth In IoT And Healthcare
• Hello Group Q4 Earnings: Stock Drops On Q4 Miss, $486 Million Buyback
• What’s Going On With D-Wave Quantum Stock Today?
• Alibaba Chair Says AI Total Addressable Market Is $10 Trillion, Expects Benefits Via Its Cloud Business
• AMD Gears Up For Breakout Year In Artificial Intelligence GPUs Business: Analyst
• Why Is Consumer Robot Maker iRobot Stock Plunging Today?
• Palantir’s Stock Takes A Hit: Will AIPCon And Defense Deals Be The Comeback Catalyst?
• Apple Doubles Down On Vision Pro With Metallica Concert Experience: But Can Rock Legends Save A $3,499 Headset That’s Already Being Scaled Back?
• Michael Dell Joins Trump, Elon Musk For High-Stakes AI Talks As Dell Eyes $15 Billion In Server Business
• Samsung Says S-Pen Isn’t Going Anywhere — But If That’s True, Why Did It Disappear From The Galaxy S25 Ultra Launch
• Chinese Investors ‘Rushing To Find The Next DeepSeek,’ Says VC, As AI Boom Fuels Investment Surge After Nvidia Selloff
• Uber Axes Foodpanda Takeover Deal In Taiwan: Here’s What Benzinga’s Edge Rankings Show
• Mark Zuckerberg Trolled By Bluesky CEO’s Subtle Jab? ‘World Without Caesars’ Shirt At SXSW Raises Eyebrows
• Palantir Calls For ‘Software-First Approach’ As Pentagon Spends Under 1% On Modern Warfare
• China’s Viral AI Agent Manus Taps Alibaba’s Qwen For Local Expansion: What You Need To Know
• Apple’s AR Glasses Approach Aside, Google Makes Its Move On Eye-Tracking Tech With $115 Million AdHawk Acquisition: Report
• Supermicro Taps Intel Chips To Power Real-Time AI At The Edge, Eyes Growth In IoT And Healthcare
• BlackBerry QNX Introduces All-in-One Functional Safety Platform for Smarter, Safer Robotics

Electric Vehicle

• Tesla Still Has Momentum Following Sell Off: How Does It Compare To Other OEMs?
• Elon Musk Challenges Judge’s Decision, Seeks Reinstatement Of Record $56 Billion Tesla Payout   
• Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Double US Production in 2 Years After Trump Backs EV Giant Amid Stock Slump
• Elon Musk’s ‘Current Leadership Situation Is Not Sustainable For…Shareholders,’ Says Tesla Bull: ‘Needs To Strike A Balance With DOGE’

Consumer

• Casey’s General Stores Hits Record Highs In Q3 FY24 With Impressive Inside And Fuel Sales Performance
• Porsche AG To Cut 3,900 Jobs, Warns Of Challenging Market Conditions

Communication

• Trump’s Net Worth Plummets By Nearly $300M As DJT Stock Drops To Its Lowest Since October
• Spotify Distributed $10 Billion In Music Royalties In 2024: Details

Industrial

• AI Takes Flight: Singapore Airlines Taps Salesforce For Next-Gen Customer Service Tech
• Why Is JetBlue Airways Stock Gaining Today
• ABM Q1 Earnings: Sales And EPS Beat, Cash Flow Challenges, Outlook Boost And More

Healthcare

• Vivani Medical To Spin Off Cortigent Neurostimulation Business To Create Better Focus On Individual Entities And Shareholder Value

Financial

• Billionaire Howard Marks Prefers Credit Over Equity Amid Falling Market: ‘Yields Implies Higher Returns From Credit Than The S&P 500’

General

• Trump Buys Tesla Model S Plaid, Gary Black Calls Endorsement ‘Potentially Huge,’ Says It Could Drive 1.7 Million Sales

Space

• Rocket Lab Expands Its Space Arsenal: Eyes Laser Tech Boost With Mynaric Buyout
• Elon Musk’s SpaceX Inks Agreements With India’s Top Telecom Providers For Starlink, Expanding Access To 850 Million Users

Energy

• Goldman Sachs Sees Copper Imports Frontrunning Tariffs As FCX Positions To Benefit
• TotalEnergies Teams Up With RWE For Largest Green Hydrogen Deal In Germany, Set To Cut CO2 By 300K Tons

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