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'Investigate the Fed'

Trump tax law to add $3.4T to US deficits, Bessent calls for probe into 'the entire Federal Reserve’, Figma aims at $16.4 billion valuation, Trump Media buys $2 billion in Bitcoin for crypto treasury plan, and Polymarket returns to US after deal...

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Jul 21, 2025

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Powell hedge

Threats send Wall St hunting for perfect Powell hedge, tariffs loom over richly valued stocks, the economy is more fragile than it appears, Nvidia’s Huang sells an additional $12.94 million worth of shares, and Astronomer CEO resigns after viral Coldplay 'kiss cam' controversy...

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Jul 18, 2025

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Major win

Stablecoin bill passes in major win for crypto, Jensen Huang meets with China’s Commerce Minister in Beijing, Meta hires two key Apple AI experts, Uber inks 6-year robotaxi deal with Lucid, and Perplexity valued at $18 billion with new funding...

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Jul 17, 2025

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Change of plans

Trump ‘not planning’ to fire Powell, Wall St CEOs seeing tariff impact on buyer behavior, crypto bills stumble for a second day, Jensen Huang sells another $37M worth of Nvidia stock, and Zuck is pouring billions into 'personal superintelligence'...

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Jul 16, 2025

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Titans pivot

Crypto bills fail to clear Congress, Wall Street titans consider a crypto pivot, drug tariffs probable by Aug. 1, Apple inks $500M deal to bring supply back to US, and traders stick to Sept. rate cut bets after latest inflation report...

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Jul 15, 2025

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Chips go east

Nvidia wins OK to resume chip sales to China, economists see lower risk of recession, Trump to launch $70B in AI and energy investments, Big Tech granted Defense Dept AI contracts, and Bitcoin hits new record above $123K...

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Jul 14, 2025

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Bulls hard to scare

Investors react to Trump's 30% tariffs on EU and Mexico, battle-hardened Wall St bulls are proving hard to scare, Tim Cook spared by board—likely to be Chairman soon, Bitcoin tops $120K for the first time, and Nvidia CEO to hold media briefing in Beijing on July 16...

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Jul 11, 2025

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Breaking records

Trump announces 35% tariffs on Canada, Bitcoin sets another record high for a second straight day, Jensen Huang meets with Trump, Media moguls land in Sun Valley, and Xi signals China may finally tackle price wars...

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Jul 10, 2025

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Nvidia crowned

Trump: 50% tariff on copper will begin Aug. 1, Trump sends more letters dictating high tariff rates, Nvidia becomes first company to hit $4 trillion market cap, Linda Yaccarino steps down as CEO of X, and what happened to Tesla’s annual shareholders meeting?

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Jul 9, 2025

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Trump saves Christmas

Trump saves Christmas, Apple loses its COO, copper prices hit record high, Bezos unloads millions in Amazon stock, and the latest MAGA index fund is here...

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Jul 8, 2025

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Meta picks off Apple

Trump announces steep tariffs on 14 countries, China threatens supply chain retaliation, Apple loses top AI exec to Meta’s hiring spree, family offices bet on biotech, and Strategy posts $14 billion unrealized gain in second quarter...

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Jul 7, 2025

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Deals on deck

Trump plays three-card trick on trade, Bessent: several trade deals to be announced next few days, tax changes under the ‘big beautiful bill’ in one chart, the dollar is on track for its worst year in modern history, and Musk declares ‘America Party’ formed after Trump’s bill passes...

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