Bitcoin, Ethereum, And Dogecoin Fall As Stocks Rally And Sentiment Cools; Samsung And Google Join AR Glasses Race; Tesla Faces A Turbulent First Half – Top Headlines While The U.S. Slept

Crypto

• Bets Favoring Dogecoin ETF Approval In 2025 Jump After Bitwise’s Delaware Filing—Top Trader Paints Over 4000% Upside For Memecoin
• Trump Memecoin Achieved This Valuation Milestone Inside Two Days That Took Jeff Bezos’ Amazon Over 13 Years
• Sam Altman-Founded Worldcoin Network Rallies, Defying Bitcoin and Ethereum Decline, Amid OpenAI’s Role in Project Stargate
• Blackrock CEO Larry Fink Says Bitcoin Could Rise To $700,000 On Fiat Fears: ‘If You’re Frightened Of The Debasement…’
• Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Drop Amid Stock Rally, Cooling Investor Sentiment On Trump: Analyst Projects BTC At $150K If History
• Bitcoin At $102,000 But Why Does The Market Feel So Bearish?
• Solana Jumps 20% In 7 Days: Why Is SOL Going Up?
• EVAA Protocol Secures $2.5M In Private Token Sale To Expand TON DeFi

US Markets­­­­­­­­

• S&P 500 Hits New Record As Netflix Reports Strong Results: Investor Sentiment Improves But Greed Index Remains In ‘Fear’ Zone

US Politics

• Elon Musk’s DOGE Takes Aim At The US Penny Citing Soaring Production Costs                  
• Billionaire Richard Branson Criticizes Trump’s Decision To Withdraw From Paris Climate Deal: ‘Powering The World With Clean Energy Is Common Sense’

World Politics

• WTO Chief Says ‘Everyone Will Pay’ If ‘Tit-For-Tat’ Trade War Breaks Out Amid Trump’s Tariff Threat, Leading To Double-Digit Global GDP Losses

World Economy

• Asia And Europe Markets Mixed; Dollar Index Ticks Lower – Global Markets Today While US Slept

Tech

• Samsung Teases Galaxy S25 Edge, To Take On Apple’s Rumored iPhone 17 Air
• TikTok-Parent ByteDance Plans $12 Billion AI Chip Investment In 2025 To Bolster Global AI Ambitions Amid US Export Controls: Report
• Microsoft’s LinkedIn Hit With Lawsuit For Violating User Privacy, Allegedly Sharing Private Data For AI Model Training
• Samsung, Google Team Up On AR Glasses Development, Duo To Enter Race Against Meta And Apple
• Nvidia Supplier SK Hynix Soars 102% In Revenue, But Stock Drops Despite AI Memory Boom
• Meta’s Pay-Or-Consent Policy Faces Fresh Criticism From EU Consumer Group
• TAL Education Posts 62% Jump In Q3 Sales Driven By AI Learning Devices; Stock Surges
• What’s Going On With D-Wave Quantum Stock Today?
• SES Secures ~$10M In AI-Powered Battery Contracts; Stock Jumps
• These Analysts Cut Their Forecasts On Electronic Arts After Preliminary Q3 Results

Electric Vehicle

• GM Recalls Nearly 3,000 Chevrolet Equinox EVs Over Adaptive Cruise Control Glitch
• Polestar CEO Looks To Attract Tesla Customers Disenchanted By Elon Musk’s Politics: ‘Somebody Outside Of Germany Endorsing Right-Wing Politicial Parties… Totally Unacceptable’
• Tesla Set For A ‘Choppy’ First Half Amid New EV Policies, But This Analyst Sees 20% Upside For Elon Musk’s EV Company With A $500 Price Target
• Tesla To Raise Prices In Canada: Model 3 Sees Up To $6,200 Hike
• Dan Ives Raises Tesla Price Target To $550, Sees ‘Golden Era’ For Elon Musk Under Trump, Sees Bull Case Upside Of Over 56% If Optimus Robot Counted In Valuation
• Tesla Rivals Rivian, Lucid Fall Sharply After Donald Trump Revokes Biden’s EV Targets, Freezes Infra Funding: Here’s What Technical Analysis Says

Consumer

• McCormick Posts 3% Sales Growth In Q4 As Consumer Demand Rise
• PUMA Sees Growth In Q4 Sales, Warns Of Cost Cut In 2025

Communication

• CNN Prepares To Lay Off Hundreds Amid Warner Bros. Discovery’s Digital Overhaul And Industry-Wide Shift: Report
• BMW UK Stops Posting On X, Will Use It Only For Customer Support: To Continue Posting On Instagram, Facebook
• Netflix Crushed Q4 Thanks To Sports, Squid Game, Says Gary Black: Analyst Highlights Low Attrition Despite Price Hikes, Predicts Stock Upside
• Why AST SpaceMobile Shares Are Falling Thursday

Industrial

• GE Aerospace, American Airlines And 3 Stocks To Watch Heading Into Thursday
• Alaska Air Credits Q4 Revenue Jump To Strong Travel Demand, Confirms $1 Billion Share Buyback Plan
• American Airlines Q4: Earnings Beat, Debt Milestone, Lackluster Guidance And More
• GE Vernova Analysts Boost Their Forecasts After Strong Q4 Results
• GE Aerospace Q4 Earnings: EPS Beat, Dividend And Stock Buyback Hike, Strong FY25 Outlook And More
• Textron Analysts Slash Their Forecasts After Weak Revenue

Healthcare

• McCormick Gears Up For Q4 Print; Here Are The Recent Forecast Changes From Wall Street’s Most Accurate Analysts
• Elevance Health Posts Q4 Profit Despite Medicaid Drop, Rising Costs; Hikes Dividend 5%

Financial

• Cathie Wood Sees Trump’s Second Term Reviving IPO Market, Unlocking Opportunities In Biotech And AI Sectors
• Tesla, Nvidia ETFs In The Works To Tap Rising Interest In Same-Day Stock Options

General

• OpenAI’s Sam Altman Flip Flops On Trump After $500 Billion Stargate AI Project, Says ‘I Wish I Had Done More Of My Own Thinking’
• Satya Nadella Stands Firm After Elon Musk Questions Stargate’s $100 Billion Funding Potential: ‘All I Know Is, I’m Good For My $80 Billion’

Space

• Elon Musk’s SpaceX Plans Gigabay Facility In Florida For Starship Assembly

Energy

• Tamboran Resources And Santos Forge Partnership To Explore Darwin LNG Expansion

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