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Futures tumble indicating even more volatility, China to US: 'Market has spoken', S&P′s 10% 2-day collapse ranks among the deepest in history, Musk wants a 'zero tariff situation' for Europe, and Ackman warns of "economic nuclear winter"...
Market Briefing
April 07, 2025
Good morning.
The Fast Five → Futures tumble indicating even more volatility, China to US: 'Market has spoken', S&P′s 10% 2-day collapse ranks among the deepest in history, Musk wants a 'zero tariff situation' for Europe, and Ackman warns of "economic nuclear winter"…
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Your 5-minute briefing for Monday, April 7:
BEFORE THE OPEN
As of market close 4/4/2025. Bitcoin as of 4/6/2025.
Pre-Market:
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US Investor % Bullish Sentiment:
↓ 21.76% for Week of April 03 2025
Previous week: 27.42%. Updates every Friday.
Market Wrap:
Dow -2,231 pts (-5.5%), worst since June 2020; S&P -6%, Nasdaq -5.8% (now in bear market).
China hits US goods with 34% tariffs; trade war fears spike.
Apple -7%, Nvidia -7%, Tesla -10%, DuPont -13% on China probe.
VIX surges past 40; 10-year yield falls below 4% as safety trade returns.
S&P -9% on the week — worst since early 2020.
EARNINGS
Here’s what we’re watching this week:
Today: Levi Strauss $LEVI ( ▼ 3.81% )
Tuesday: Tilray $TLRY ( ▼ 4.16% )
WD-40 $WDFC ( ▼ 1.54% ) - earnings of $1.27 per share, up from $1.14 a year ago, on $154.4M revenue, up from $139.1M
Wednesday: Constellation Brands $STZ ( ▼ 4.2% )
Delta $DAL ( ▼ 3.77% ) - earnings expected between $.30 to $.50, on YoY revenue growth of 3% to 4%
Friday: BlackRock $BLK ( ▼ 7.33% ) , Morgan Stanley $MS ( ▼ 7.51% ) , Wells Fargo $WFC ( ▼ 7.14% )
JPMorgan Chase $JPM ( ▼ 7.48% ) - earnings of $4.61 per share on $43.8B revenue
One of Trump’s closest insiders reveals why
he believes this is happening:
The reason the economy isn’t matching what Trump promised us…
Why the next few months could make or break your portfolio…
And the six plays he believes you need to make over the next few months in order to survive the coming economic crash.
Trust me, you’re not going to want to miss this video.
Porter
HEADLINES
US stock futures opened sharply lower late on Sunday, suggesting a continuation of the two-day selloff that wiped trillions from equity values after the tariffs announcement last week.
China said on Saturday "the market has spoken" in rejecting Trump's tariffs, and called on Washington for "equal-footed consultation" after global markets plunged.
Global markets brace for turbulence (more)
S&P′s 10% 2-day collapse from tariff shock ranks among deepest in history (more)
The Fed isn’t rushing to save the markets this time (more)
Bessent seeks tax cut as big summer win (more)
Musk wants a 'zero tariff situation', 'free trade zone' for Europe (more)
Ackman warns of "economic nuclear winter" from Trump's tariffs (more)
China stocks plunge, yen gains as tariff fallout spreads (more)
Gold and copper slump further as selloff intensifies (more)
Oil plummets as trade risks increase and Saudis slash prices (more)
BofA gives eye-popping Nvidia stock forecast amid tariffs (more)
DEALFLOW
M+A | Investments
Tariff turmoil puts a freeze on global M&A dealmaking (more)
Star Entertainment agrees to take-control offer from Bally's (more)
Banco BPM secures 89.9% stake in Anima Holding after tender offer (more)
AlertMedia, risk intelligence and critical event management solutions, acquired Pyrra Technologies, an AI-enabled social media monitoring company (more)
SpinLaunch, a space solutions company, received a $12M investment from Kongsberg (more)
VC
Atsena Therapeutics, a clinical-stage gene therapy company, raised $150M in Series C funding (more)
Adaptive Security, a provider of AI-powered social engineering prevention solutions, raised $43M in funding (more)
Deacon Health, a specialty care management provider, raised $7M in Seed funding (more)
Vallor, an AI-agent platform that puts procurement contracts on autopilot, raised $4M in Seed funding (more)
CRYPTO
BULLISH BITES
🔥 200 days of economic hell to come. *
🤖 Trump’s new tariff math looks a lot like ChatGPT.
👎 According to a study by the Pew Research Center, the average American has a fairly negative view of AI.
💰 Mark Zuckerberg finally revealed as mystery cash buyer of a $23 million D.C. mansion.
🤔 Fans discover an inconvenient truth about ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’.
DAILY SHARES
The plan? We destroy $10T of market capitalization to fix a $1T trade deficit
— Inverse Cramer (@CramerTracker)
6:43 PM • Apr 6, 2025
Uber has no cars
Airbnb has no real estate
The stock market has no valueThis is the new economy
— Trung Phan (@TrungTPhan)
1:34 AM • Apr 7, 2025
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