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Bitcoin plummets as investors brace for more volatility, BofA: it’s time to add crypto to portfolio, Cyber Monday online sales hit $9.1 billion, OpenAI just made another circular deal, Burry says Tesla is 'ridiculously overvalued'...

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Your 5-minute briefing for Tuesday, Dec 2:

BEFORE THE OPEN

As of market close 12/1/2025

Pre-Market:

US Investor % Bullish Sentiment:
↑32.58% for Week of NOV 20 2025

Previous week: 31.62%

Market Wrap:

  • Futures flat after a weak start to December.

  • Monday snapped 5-day win streaks as risk-off tone returned.

  • Crypto hit hard: bitcoin -6%, Coinbase/HOOD down; gold +, yields +.

  • Tech slipped: Alphabet -1.7%, Palantir and Broadcom lower.

  • Fed cut odds for Dec. 10 now ~88%, sharply higher vs mid-Nov.

  • Nationwide: tailwinds intact; risks are AI buildout + valuations.

  • December seasonality strong historically for the S&P.

EARNINGS

Here’s what we’re watching this week:

The Hidden Winners Behind Gold’s Recent Surge

Gold blasted past $4,300 recently. It's up almost 50% in the past year. But why settle for 50% like most coin buyers… when past gold cycles have thrown off gains of 2,300%, 7,746%, even 9,850%?

Weiss Ratings' gold expert Sean Broderick reveals what he believes is a more profitable way to play this surge. No futures, no options, no vault required.

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HEADLINES

The firm is endorsing a 1%-4% allocation to digital assets for its wealth management clients.

Burry's latest missive comes after the noted short seller took bearish bets against Nvidia and Palantir.

  • Wall Street ends lower as yields climb; crypto stocks drop (more)

  • US Cyber Monday online sales hit $9.1 billion (more)

  • Treasuries lead global bond selloff amid corporate supply surge (more)

  • US manufacturing stuck in doldrums as tariff headwinds persist (more)

  • Dollar on the defensive as PMI data boosts case for rate cut (more)

  • Oil climbs over $1 a barrel on OPEC action, Ukraine attack (more)

  • Bitcoin plummets as analyst warns to brace for 'more volatility' (more)

  • Nvidia takes $2 bln stake in Synopsys as AI deal spree accelerates (more)

  • Goldman Sachs bets on active ETFs (more)

  • Costco joins companies suing for refunds if Trump’s tariffs fall (more)

  • OpenAI just made another circular deal (more)

  • Netflix offers mostly cash for Warner Bros. in new bid round (more)

  • NYC getting three casinos in major gambling expansion (more)

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DEALFLOW

M+A | Investments

  • Goldman Sachs agreed to acquire Innovator Capital Management

  • Unilever is selling the snack brand Graze to Katjes International

  • SAI360 acquired Plural Policy

  • Mamava acquired TalkBox

  • PayRange acquired KioSoft Technologies

VC

  • Omni Fiber, a provider of fiber optic Internet services in the Midwest, raised $210M in funding

  • Protego Biopharma, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company, closed a $130M Series B financing

  • Nevis, an AI platform for wealth management, raised $35M in Series A funding

  • Tutor Intelligence, an AI-powered fleet of warehouse robot workers, raised $34M in Series A funding

  • Mixx Technologies, an optical connectivity company for AI infrastructure, raised $33M in Series funding

  • Circular Genomics, a developer of circular RNA-based precision medicine tools, raised $15M in Series A funding

  • Raindrop, a monitoring platform for AI agents, raised $15M in Seed funding

  • Jeeva AI, an AI platform that enahnces productivity for sales teams, raised $9M in funding

  • Numerata, an AI-powered software development tools, raised an undisclosed amount in Seed funding

CRYPTO

  • Bitcoin, Ethereum fall sharply as crypto sell-off resumes (more)

  • Vanguard reverses position, will now allow crypto ETFs (more)

  • Strategy establishes $1.44B cash reserve, slashes 2025 profit, BTC yield targets (more)

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