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Alibaba is back

Alibaba surges and Amazon beats Walmart, Trump says new China trade deal ‘possible’, layoffs begin at the IRS, Walmart sees slower growth ahead, and Ryan Cohen hikes his personal stake in Alibaba to $1 billion...

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Feb 20, 2025

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DOGE stimulus checks?

Microsoft reveals its first quantum computing chip, MAGA adviser proposing a ‘DOGE dividend’, Trump backs $4.5 trillion tax cut, Trump enthusiasm matches GameStop mania, and Apple reveals its budget AI iPhone...

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Feb 19, 2025

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New tariffs?

Trump floats 25% tariffs on US auto, drug, chips, DOGE effort has saved $50 Billion so far, judge denies bid to halt Musk access to US agencies, Intel pops 16% for best day in 5 years, and Lutnick confirmed as Commerce Secretary...

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Feb 18, 2025

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A Fort Knox audit

DOGE to audit gold reserves at Fort Knox, Xi holds rare meet with top Chinese CEO's, DeepSeek drives $1.3 trillion China stock rally, Musk says Grok 3 will outperform all others, and Goldman raises year-end gold price forecast to $3,100...

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Feb 14, 2025

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Gold revaluation grips Wall St

Trump signs sweeping reciprocal tariffs, talk of revaluing US Gold is drawing Wall St. attention, Nissan and Honda ditch $60 bln merger talks, Arm is launching its own chip with Meta as a customer, and Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia to join Musk’s DOGE...

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Feb 13, 2025

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NYSE <> TXSE

NYSE to launch exchange in Texas, inflation surges ahead rising to 3%, Google says US is facing a power capacity crisis, Robinhood revenue doubles fueled by crypto, and Musk lines up deep-pockets for OpenAI bid...

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Feb 12, 2025

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24-hour trading

Powell tells Congress Fed’s in no rush to lower rates, Trump plans ‘large scale’ work force cuts, China's BYD links up with DeepSeek in AI threat to Tesla, Trump’s sons back penny stock causing 84% price jump, Schwab expands 24-hour trading to all its retail clients...

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Feb 11, 2025

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All-time high

Powell heads for ‘hyper-charged’ hearings, Gold punches through historic high toward $3k, steel and aluminum tariffs are official, Grayscale files for a Cardano ETF, and US Treasury will stop minting pennies...

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Feb 10, 2025

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New tariff in town

Trump to announce 25% steel tariffs, execs trying to navigate Trump’s tariffs on earnings calls, inflation proving sticky as Powell heads to the Hill, CFPB to close office, and Trump says Nippon Steel will invest in U.S. Steel, not buy it...

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Feb 7, 2025

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End to hedge fund loophole

Trump will seek to end carried interest, Bessent calms markets, Amazon set to pass Walmart in revenue for first time, bank stocks pop after Fed releases ‘easier’ stress test, and Trump meets U.S. Steel CEO to discuss Nippon Steel deal...

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Feb 6, 2025

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2025's market movers

Bessent, Trump focus on 10-year yields, traders see tariffs and inflation as 2025's market movers, MicroStrategy rebrands to: Strategy, Trump to help spark a nuclear energy ‘renaissance’, and US Crypto Czar, David Sacks, calls Bitcoin an ‘excellent store of value’...

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Feb 5, 2025

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Crypto czar makes moves

China shows it has more to lose in tariff war, crypto czar makes moves toward 'Golden Age' in crypto, Alphabet drops 9%, MicroStrategy’s financial gambit hits a bump, and all the IPOs reported to be in the works in 2025...

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