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Your 5-minute briefing for Friday, Apr 24:
BEFORE THE OPEN
As of market close 4/23/2026.
Pre-Market:
US Investor % Bullish Sentiment:
↓ 31.73% for Week of APR 16 2026
Previous week: 35.75%
Market Wrap:
Futures mixed Dow -47, S&P flat, Nasdaq +0.4%
Thursday reversed from highs S&P -0.4%, Nasdaq -0.9%, Dow -180
Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended three weeks
Intel +19% after strong earnings and outlook
Iran tensions persist with naval standoff in Hormuz
Leadership narrowing with semis driving gains
Earnings Friday P&G, Norfolk Southern, sentiment data
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HEADLINES
A US Army Special Forces master sergeant was arrested on an indictment accusing him of using classified information to make bets that won him $400,000 on the Polymarket prediction market.
The artificial-intelligence boom has hit a funding snag, compounding power constraints and a growing public backlash against data centers.
Stocks close lower, retreating from records as software shares slump (more)
Trump says Americans should expect higher gas prices for ‘a little while’ (more)
Supply chain cracks constrain AI boom (more)
Some experts dismiss ‘apocalyptic talk’ of Hormuz disruptions (more)
Brent oil tops $100 as US waits for Iran's peace talks response (more)
Intel’s stock soars 20% as results top estimates, shows signs of growth (more)
IBM stock tanks as quarterly results fail to calm AI concerns (more)
SpaceX refinanced debt with stopgap $20B loan before IPO filing (more)
Meta, Microsoft plan cuts, buyouts, that may affect 23,000 jobs (more)
Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders approve Paramount takeover (more)
Amazon-backed X-Energy raises over $1 billion in IPO (more)
Former Disney CEO Bob Iger returns to Thrive Capital (more)
DEALFLOW
M+A | Investments
Celerion receives investment from THL Partners
Vertical Bridge receives $1.5B strategic equity investment from KKR
IGCS International receives investment from Lacks Enterprises
VC
Omni, an AI Analytics platform, raised $120M in Series C funding
Orkes, an agents and durable workflow orchestration platform provider, raised $60M in Series B funding
Petual, an AI-powered platform for audit and compliance, raised $20M in funding
Rilian, an AI-native cybersecurity and defense systems integration capabilities, raised $17.5M in Seed funding
Band, a company providing a layer service for multi-agent systems, raised $17M in Seed funding
Zócalo Health, a tech-enabled, community-based primary care provider, raised $15M in Series A fundingg
Almanac Health, a research-validated clinical AI platform and an evidence-based clinical decision support company, raised $10M in Seed funding
Astor, an AI-native investment advisory platform registered with the SEC, raised $5M in Seed funding
Cloneable, an AI automation company focused on infrastructure operations, raised $4.6M in Seed funding
CRYPTO
BULLISH BITES
💰 The billionaire math geek who turned AI into a money-printing machine.
🤖 China accused of copying American AI models in ‘industrial-scale’ campaign.
📊 M&A has become unrecognizable.
🍸 Drinks are so expensive, grown-ups are pregaming like they did in college.
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