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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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The Fast FiveNYSE 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

Calendar: (all times ET) - Full Calendar

  • Today:
    Producer price index, 8:30A
    Initial jobless claims, 8:30A

  • Tomorrow:
    US retail sales, 8:30A

Your 5-minute briefing for Thursday, February 13:

BEFORE THE OPEN

As of market close 2/12/2025.

Pre-Market:

US Investor % Bullish Sentiment:
↓ 33.33% for Week of February 06 2025

Previous week: 40.96%. Updates every Friday.

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Market Wrap:

  • Futures slightly higher as traders digest earnings, await inflation data

  • Reddit fell 13% post-earnings, Dutch Bros surged 25% on strong sales

  • CPI came in hot, sending Dow -200 pts, S&P 500 -0.3%, Nasdaq flat

  • PPI and jobless claims data due today

  • Airbnb, Coinbase, Palo Alto Networks report next

EARNINGS

Here’s what we’re watching this week:

  • Today: Airbnb (ABNB), Coinbase (COIN), DraftKings (DKNG)

    • Roku (ROKU) - analysts anticipate a per-share loss of $.41 vs its year-ago loss of $.55 per share

HEADLINES

The New York Stock Exchange is announcing plans to launch an equities exchange in Texas.

  • Here’s the inflation breakdown for January 2025 (more)

  • Consumer prices rise 0.5%, higher than expected as annual rate rises to 3% (more)

  • S&P 500 ends down as hot US inflation data hints at fewer rate cuts (more)

  • Dollar gains on yen as consumer prices rise more than expected (more)

  • Google says US is facing a power capacity crisis in AI race against China (more)

  • Ford CEO Jim Farley blasts Trump's tariff plans (more)

  • Musk lines up deep-pocketed loyalists for OpenAI bid (more)

  • Robinhood revenue doubles, fueled by surge in crypto trading (more)

  • Reddit shares plunge after Google algorithm change contributes to miss (more)

  • Apple brings its TV streaming service to rival Android platform (more)

  • Chevron to lay off up to 20% of global workforce (more)

  • JPMorgan reportedly starts first round of layoffs with more later this year (more)

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M+A | Investments

  • United Group sells Serbia Broadband to e& PPF Telecom Group (more)

  • Validus Energy to buy natural gas producer 89 Energy III for $850M (more)

  • OpenGov, an AI-enabled software provider for local and state governments, acquired Ignatius, a dynamic low-code platform (more)

  • Alarm.com, a platform for the connected property, acquired CHeKT, a cloud platform for remote video monitoring services (more)

  • Drata, a trust management platform, acquired SafeBase, a trust center solution provider for the enterprise (more)

  • SRA Watchtower, a risk management technology company, acquired Lumio Insight, a cloud-based data management and analytics provider (more)

  • Equals 5, an AdTech platform for pharmaceutical and healthcare marketing, received a strategic investment from Baleon Capital (more)

  • Sitemetric, a connected jobsite and workforce management platform, received a strategic investment from Gemspring Capital Mgmt (more)

  • Resolute Science, a preclinical-stage biotech company, received an investment from NuFund Venture Group (more)

VC

  • Olipop valued at $1.85 billion in $50M funding round (more)

  • Archer, an airspace technology company, raised $300M in funding (more)

  • QuEra Computing, a neutral-atom quantum computing company, raised $230M in funding (more)

  • IMB Partners, a private investment firm, closed its inaugural institutional fund, at $125.5M (more)

  • High Definition Vehicle Insurance, a tech-driven commercial auto insurance provider, raised $40M in growth capital (more)

  • Mast Reforestation, a post-wildfire reforestation company, raised $25M in Series B funding (more)

  • Pathify, a digital engagement hub for higher education, raised $25M in Growth Equity funding (more)

  • Andesite, a company developing a human-AI collaboration product empowering cyber defense teams, raised additional $23M in funding (more)

  • Lucidity, a multi-cloud storage management platform, raised $21M in Series A funding (more)

  • Suger, an API platform helping software companies transact on cloud marketplaces, raised $15M in Series A funding (more)

  • Lingopal.ai, a real-time speech-to-speech translation company, raised $14M in Serie A funding (more)

  • QuSecure, a company specializing in post-quantum cryptography, raised an addition Series A funding of an undisclosed amount (more)

  • Keragon, an AI-powered, HIPAA-compliant platform for healthcare, raised $7.5M in Seed funding (more)

CRYPTO

  • Bitcoin price sells off after hot CPI print, but $100K remains in sight' (more)

  • Goldman Sachs increases Bitcoin exposure by nearly 90%, filing shows (more)

  • Crypto custody firm BitGo said to weigh IPO as soon as this year (more)

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