RFK Jr. Plans Major Health Dept. Shakeup With 10,000 Job Cuts; Trump Open To Easing China Tariffs To Push TikTok Deal Forward As Deadline Looms; Walmart Loses $22B In Value In One Day As Consumer Confidence Slips – Top Headlines While The U.S. Slept

US Politics

• RFK Jr. To Cut 10,000 Jobs, Shut Regional Agencies In Major Health Department Overhaul: Report
• Trump Reacts To Selloff Following Auto Tariffs: ‘That Can Take Care Of Itself In One Day, Two Days, Or One Week’
• Elon Musk’s DOGE Service Team Member Tied To Cybercrime Group: Report

US Markets­­­­­­­

• US Stocks Likely To Open Mixed: ‘Expect Volatility. Buckle Up,’ Says Expert
• S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 Trackers SPY And QQQ Below 200-Day Average As Tariff Concerns Continue To Trouble Markets
• Nasdaq Tumbles 2% Amid Decline In Alphabet, Amazon: Investor Sentiment Declines, Greed Index Remains In ‘Fear’ Zone

Crypto

• Elon Musk Drops Dogecoin Studio Ghibli Meme As ‘Ghiblification’ Social Media Hype Incepts New Meme Coin
• Germany Sold Its Bitcoin In 2024—Now It May Be Considering To Hike Crypto Taxes
• Shiba Inu Burn Rate Skyrockets 57,069%, But Why Did This Whale Burn 1M SHIB?
• Pepe Jumps 5% Amid Market Drop, Whales Respond By Scooping Millions Worth Of Frog-Themed Coin
• Dogecoin Bucks Tariff-Fueled Market Lag With 3% Move—Analyst Says Memecoin Could Enter Bullish Phase Upon Breaking This Level
• GameStop-Themed Memecoin Takes Sharp U-Turn, Tanks 94% After Company’s New Debt Offering To Buy Bitcoin
• Bitcoin, Ethereum Drop, Dogecoin Gains As Stocks Flounder On Trump’s Auto Tariff Move: Analyst Sees Signs Of ‘Renewed Interest’ In BTC

World Politics

• Over 7 Million Vehicles Could Face The Brunt Of Trump’s Auto Tariffs: ‘This Could Drive…The Auto industry Into Recession
• Trump Says He May Give China ‘A Little Reduction In Tariffs Or Something’ To Get TikTok Deal Done — Clock Is Ticking For ByteDance

US Economy

• US GDP Growth Upwardly Revised In Q4, Trade Deficit Slightly Narrows As Auto Exports Soar In February
• Billionaire Investor Ray Dalio Warns Of Looming Debt Crisis And Shifting Global Order Amid Trump’s Hardline Trade Policies

World Economy

• Gold Nears $3,060 As Stocks, Bonds And Bitcoin Slide—Peter Schiff Says This ‘Record High’ Is Due To Eroding Dollar Confidence And Rising Inflation Fears
• Asia Markets Mixed, Europe Slips On Auto Tariff Worries, Gold Advances Toward Record High – Global Markets Today While US Slept
• Trump’s 25% Auto Tariff Raises Will Put Pressure On Interest Rates, Says Economist — Tesla Investor Gary Black Says President Found ‘Further Ways To Push The Economy Into Recession Today

Tech

• GameStop Stock Is Moving Lower Thursday: What’s Going On?
• SoftBank May Want To Outdo Microsoft With $40 Billion Investment in OpenAI’s Latest Funding Round
• This Roper Technologies Analyst Begins Coverage On A Bullish Note; Here Are Top 5 Initiations For Thursday
• This Check Point Software Analyst Turns Bullish; Here Are Top 3 Upgrades For Thursday
• Adecoagro Board Approves Tether’s Majority Stake Bid, Eyes Long-Term Growth
• GameStop Follows MSTR’s Footsteps: Why Will Investors Buy Convertible Notes With No Interest?
• AMD Stock Falls Over 3% In Thursday Pre-Market: What’s Going On
• Alibaba Strikes Back With New AI Model To Rival DeepSeek In China
• After Siri Leadership Change, Apple Makes Another Major Executive Move in Retail: Report
• Palantir CIO On Cutting IT Team By 60%: ‘Abolish The IT Organization’ To Drive Agility And Innovation
• Nvidia And Apple Supplier Foxconn To Present EV Plans At Japan Seminar Following Mitsubishi Deal: Report
• Tesla And Other US Robotics Giants Demand Federal Strategy To Compete With China’s $138 Billion Push — Warn America Will Lose The Race Without It
• Nvidia’s Reported Lepton AI Buyout A ‘Huge Red Flag,’ Says Short Seller Jim Chanos, Warns Of Inventory Risk
• Alibaba Chairman Questions Future Of Humanoid Robots After Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Predicts Factory Adoption Within 5 Years: ‘Don’t Need Machines To Replace Humans’

Electric Vehicle

• Why Is Tesla’s Chinese Rival NIO Stock Diving Today?
• GM, Ford, Tesla And Other Auto Stocks Slide In Thursday Pre-Market: What’s Going On?
• Elon Musk Warns Of ‘Significant’ Impact On Tesla Due To Trump’s Auto Tariffs: ‘The Cost Impact Is Not Trivial’

Consumer

• Fashion Retailer H&M Reports Modest Sales Growth In Q1, Faces Margin Pressures
• Nike Stock Hits 52-Week Lows – Is The Sneaker King Losing Its Step?
• Winnebago Stock Climbs On Q2 Earnings Beat, But FY25 Forecast Slashed On Market Headwinds
• Chevron Hits 52-Week High – Warren Buffett’s 5th Largest Holding Is on Fire, But Should You Buy?
• Top Wall Street Forecasters Revamp Lululemon Athletica Price Expectations Ahead Of Q4 Earnings
• Hyundai’s Metaplant Opens In Georgia, Expanding EV Production
• Walmart Suffers $22 Billion Valuation Drop On A Single Day Amid Declining Consumer Confidence

Industrial

• GE Aerospace Lands Major Korean Air Deal: GEnx And GE9X Engines To Power New Boeing Fleet
• Boeing-Lockheed’s Vulcan Rocket Aimed To Rival SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Cleared For US Security Missions

Healthcare

• Soleno Therapeutics Secures FDA Approval For Its First Commercial Drug For Rare Genetic Disorder

Financial

• BlackRock’s $19 Billion Port Deal With Li Ka-shing Sparks China Scrutiny, State Firms Told To Pause New Ties: Report
• Robinhood Expands Into Banking, Will Offer Customers 4% Savings APY And Cash Home Delivery

Space

• Rocket Lab Completes Mission For German Wildfire Detection Firm, Targets 20+ Launches In 2025

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