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Trump: No intention of firing Powell, Bessent expects tariff standoff with China to de-escalate, Dow snaps four-day string of losses, Bitcoin rises above $93,000, and Elon is taking a step back from DOGE...
Good morning.
The Fast Five → Trump: No intention of firing Powell, Bessent expects tariff standoff with China to de-escalate, Dow snaps four-day string of losses, Bitcoin rises above $93,000, and Elon is taking a step back from DOGE…
📌 Wall Street Pioneer's AI Warning: "I thought we had more time…"
A radical new AI development is about to blindside millions of Americans. This early pioneer just issued a warning explaining everything → *
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Your 5-minute briefing for Wednesday, April 23:
US Investor % Bullish Sentiment:
↓ 25.44% for Week of April 17 2025

Previous week: 28.52%. Updates every Friday.
Market Wrap:
Futures rally: Dow +611 pts (+1.6%), S&P +1.8%, Nasdaq +2%.
Trump says he won’t fire Powell, reversing Monday’s attacks.
Tuesday: Dow +1,000 pts, S&P/Nasdaq +2%+ on easing trade fears.
Treasury Sec hints at China de-escalation; 145%/125% tariffs still in place.
Gold up 8% in April as investors seek safety.
EARNINGS
Here’s what we’re watching this week:
Today: AT&T $T ( ▲ 0.48% ), Boeing $BA ( ▲ 3.47% )
Chipotle $CMG ( ▲ 0.19% ) - earnings of $.28 per share on same-store sales growth of 2.2%
Thursday: American Airlines $AAL ( ▲ 0.43% ), Intel $INTC ( ▼ 1.56% ), PepsiCo $PEP ( ▲ 1.96% ), Procter & Gamble $PG ( ▲ 2.55% ), Southwest $LUV ( ▼ 0.48% )
Alphabet $GOOGL ( ▼ 1.42% ) - earnings of $2.01 per share (+6.3% YoY) on $89.2B revenue (+10.7% YoY)
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY | MODE MOBILE
This tech company grew 32,481%..
No, it's not Nvidia. It's Mode Mobile, 2023’s fastest-growing software company according to Deloitte.
Nasdaq ticker $MODE secured—invest at $0.26/share before their share price changes on 5/1.
*An intent to IPO is no guarantee that an actual IPO will occur. Please read the offering circular and related risks at invest.modemobile.com.
*The Deloitte rankings are based on submitted applications and public company database research.
HEADLINES
Dow jumps 1,000 points Tuesday to snap four-day string of losses (more)
IMF slashes global outlook as WH says trade talks pick up pace (more)
Oil prices settle up nearly 2% on new Iran sanctions (more)
Elon is taking a step back from DOGE after Tesla "blowback" (more)
Tesla salvages first-quarter profit margins as car sales skid (more)
Summers says Trump ‘attack’ on IRS risks $1 trillion revenue hit (more)
Auto groups lobby Trump admin against parts tariffs in rare unified message (more)
Capital One's first-quarter profit rises on higher interest income (more)
OpenAI would buy Google’s Chrome browser, ChatGPT chief says (more)
Meta could take $7B hit this year due to China tariffs (more)
Chobani to invest $1.2 billion in New NY factory (more)
Rite Aid prepares to sell itself in pieces for second bankruptcy (more)
Yale considers private equity stake sales amid funding turmoil (more)
DEALFLOW
M+A | Investments
Thoma Bravo nears acquisition of Boeing's Jeppesen unit
Macquarie sells US and European asset management units to Nomura
Tonic.ai, a platform for privacy-preserving data synthesis, acquired Fabricate, a synthetic data generation product built by Mockaroo
Earned Wealth, a tech-enabled financial services firm created for doctors, acquired Chahal & Associates, an accounting and tax firm
VC
Altruist, a modern custodian for RIAs, raised $152M in Series F funding
Luma Financial Technologies, a structured products and insurance solutions provider, raised $63M in Series C funding
Sentra, a cloud-native data security company, raised $50M in Series B funding
Field Medical, a PFA technology company, raised $40M in Series A funding
Reco, a dynamic SaaS security company, raised $25M in additional funding
UbiQD, a quantum dot tech company, raised $20M in Series B funding
Uniqus Consultech, a provider of tech-enabled consulting solutions, raised $20M in Series C funding
AuthMind, an identity protection company, raised $19.3M in seed funding
Irrigreen, a robotic irrigation systems company, raised $19M in Series A funding
GreenFi, a climate-friendly banking and investing brand, raised $17M in funding
Ascertain, a healthcare tech company empowering care teams with AI, raised $10M in Series A funding
Arch Labs, a core contributor to Arch Network, raised $13M in Series A funding
Tally, a software platform for on-chain organizations, raised $8M in Series A funding
Hopper, a cybersecurity startup, emerged from stealth with $7.6M in Seed funding
Adaptive, a startup enabling non-coders to create software that personalizes computing with AI, raised $7M in Seed funding
Sesh, a fan engagement platform connecting people with their favorite artists, raised $7M in funding
OnePlanet Solar Recycling, a materials recovery company, raised $7M in Seed funding
Trust & Will, a digital estate planning company, received a $4.5M investment from Curql
Recce, a provider of data-native code review tools for data transformation projects and AI systems, raised $4M in funding
Ocient, a data analytics software solutions company, raised an undisclosed amount in Series B extension funding
CRYPTO
BULLISH BITES
🚨 “I've seen what comes next for AI. And frankly… It terrifies me.” *
😎 Flash Boys emerge from shadows to reorder stock trading.
✊ Crypto knocks on the door of a banking world that shut it out.
🏃🏻♂️ New PR? Humanoid robots in China competed in their first half-marathon.
👑 A chess set engineered by Rolls Royce.
DAILY SHARES
I’M NOT LEAVING. THE SHOW GOES ON
— Not Jerome Powell (@alifarhat79)
9:40 PM • Apr 22, 2025
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