Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Trade Mixed As ETH Finalizes 'Dencun' Upgrade; Potential Trump Vice Presidential Pick Kristi Noem Sued Over Social Media Post Promoting Texas Dentist - Top Headlines Today While US Slept

Crypto

• Dogecoin Technical Indicators Signal ‘Buy’ As Musk Suggests Tesla May Soon Accept DOGE Payments — Analyst Says ‘Extreme Resistance Breakout Soon’
• Blockchain Security-Focused HAI Volume Surges 12%, Market Cap Hits $57M As Hacken Unveils First-Of-Its-Kind Tokenized Share Offering
• Bitcoin Critic Peter Schiff Regrets Missing Out On BTC Investment In Early Days: ‘I Would Have Bought It Just Betting On Other People Being Dumb’
• Crypto Miners Rake In Record Profits As Bitcoin Rally Continues: Deutsche Bank
• Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Trade Mixed As ETH Finalizes ‘Dencun’ Upgrade: Analyst Warns Of Potential ‘Liquidity Crisis’ For King Crypto
• Peter Schiff Says Bitcoin Supply Will Not Be Cut In Half By Halving, Gets Schooled By Crypto Analyst: Gold’s Supply ‘Doubling’ Every 70 Years

US Markets

• Hello Group Posts Q4 Results, Joins SentinelOne, Futu Holdings And Other Big Stocks Moving Lower In Thursday’s Pre-Market Session
• Investor Sentiment Edges Higher, S&P 500 Falls From Record High

US Politics

• Trump’s Niece Says Republican Party Imploding After Ken Buck Announces Early Retirement: ‘One Person Who Will Experience The Most Fallout…Is Donald’
• Edward Snowden Mocks Janet Yellen After Treasury Secretary Says We Need To Bring Down The Deficit
• Bernie Sanders Is Back With His 4-Day Workweek Plan With No Pay Cut: ‘Not A Radical Idea’
• Potential Trump Vice Presidential Pick Kristi Noem Sued Over Social Media Post Promoting Texas Dentist
• Trump’s Lawyer Alina Habba Slams Georgia Prosecutors For ‘Sloppiness’ After Some Charges Dismissed: ‘Good Step In The Right Direction’

World Politics

• Rise Of Deepfake Videos In Asia Raises Alarms Over Election Misinformation: Report
• UK Defense Secretary Halts Aid Drops Over Gaza, Citing Civilian Risks: Report
• UAE Strikes $5.5B Deal With Hungary To Transform Budapest Neighborhood Into Dubai-Style Hub
• Kim Jong Un Takes Part In Military Drill Showcasing New Battle Tank In North Korea

World Economy

• Chinese Stocks Are ‘A Risk Worth Taking,’ Says Asset Manager Amid Economic Uncertainty: ‘…Trading At The Cheapest They’ve Ever Been’

Tech

• Oracle Expands Partnership With Microsoft – Oracle Database@Azure Set To Sizzle In 15 Regions Worldwide
• Ross Gerber Urges Investors To ‘Never’ Sell Nvidia Stock: ‘A Crucial Mistake That Could Cost You Greatly In Your Lifetime’
• Alibaba Invests $1.1B in South Korea to Boost Logistics
• Apple’s Tech Ally Foxconn Is Making A Play For The AI Server Market With Nvidia: Ming-Chi Kuo
• OpenAI’s Mira Murati Lists Out The Real ‘Issues’ Delaying Sora AI Release: ‘This Is The Reason Why We’re Not Actually Deploying’
• African Cocoa Plants Run Out Of Beans As Global Chocolate Crisis Deepens
• ‘Not Just Ours’: Palantir CEO Says Short Sellers ‘Love Pulling Down Great American Companies So They Can Pay For Their Coke’

Electric Vehicle

• Elon Musk Reportedly Teases Plans To Make Tesla Semi Trucks At Giga Berlin As Factory Jumps Back To Life After Arson Attack Interruption
• Tesla CEO Elon Musk Pins Cybertruck Accident At Iconic Beverly Hills Hotel To The Steel Behemoth’s Sports Car-Like Agility (UPDATED)
• Electric Vehicle Market Slows Down, Prompts Major Automakers To Shift Strategy
• Tesla Investor Shorts Stock, Saying ‘Don’t Think All Of The Bad Is Priced In Yet’ — Predicts Possible Fall To This Level
• Polestar Undercuts Tesla’s Model X, Rivian’s R1S With Lower Starting Price For Latest SUV: Here’s How Much It Costs
• Elon Musk Says It Will Be A Decade Before Most Cars Are Self-Driving — There Is A More ‘Immediate Concern’ At Hand

Consumer

• Kevin Plank Returns As CEO: Under Armour’s Original Visionary Takes Charge Again

Communication

• What’s Going On With Chinese Social Media Hello Group Stock Thursday?
• India’s Richest Man Buys Paramount’s Entire Stake In His Broadcasting Unit Viacom18 For $570M
• TikTok Ban Benefits Meta And Others But US Is ‘Playing A Little With Fire,’ Says Wedbush’s Dan Ives: ‘This Is A Slippery Slope’
• Chinese Social Media Stock Weibo Climbs On Thursday, What’s Going On?
• TikTok Ban Could Take Out ‘Billions Of Dollars’ Out Of Creators’ Pockets And Put Over 300K American Jobs ‘At Risk’, Says CEO

Healthcare

• First Wave BioPharma Completes Merger Deal With ImmunogenX Adding Phase 3-Ready Candidate For Celiac Disease

General

• African Cocoa Plants Run Out Of Beans As Global Chocolate Crisis Deepens

Space

• Elon Musk Says SpaceX Set To Launch Starship’s Third Test Flight After Regulator Gives Green Light: ‘Maybe Tomorrow’

Energy

• Shell Reimagines Climate Goals & Slows Pace – What’s Going On?

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