Bitcoin's Big Leap? Research Points To $87K Price Target On This Year's Halving; Tech Titans Microsoft, Apple Lead 'Magnificent Seven' Earnings Wave This Week: Can Mega-Caps Ignite Market Optimism? - Top Headlines Today While US Was Sleeping

Crypto

• ‘DOGE Is Gonna Pop:’ Crypto Analyst Predicts Dogecoin On The Verge Of A Price Jump
• Veteran Trader Peter Brandt Waves Red Flag For Newbie Crypto Investors: ‘Hump With A Slump, Then A Pump And Dump’ Cycle Returns To Bitcoin
• Bitcoin’s Big Leap? Research Points To $87K Price Target On This Year’s Halving
• Can Dogecoin Flip Avalanche And Retake The No. 9 Marketcap Spot Again? Here’s What The Technical Indicators Say
• Charles Schwab May Enter Bitcoin ETF Market, Analyst Predicts: ‘They Could Have Something Up Their Sleeve’
• Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Trade Mixed As Speculation Builds Around BTC ETF Ads On Google: Analyst Says ‘Real Impact’ Of ETFs Will Propel King Crypto To $500K

US Markets

• American Airlines To Rally Around 32%? Here Are 10 Top Analyst Forecasts For Monday
• US Stocks Set For Mixed Open As Traders Await Tech Earnings Deluge, Central Bank Meeting: Analyst Says Fed Will Talk Tough For While Longer
• Philips Reports Q4 Results, Joins Ryanair And Other Big Stocks Moving Lower In Monday’s Pre-Market Session
• Investor Sentiment Decreases Slightly Following PCE Inflation Data; S&P 500 Snaps Six-Session Win Streak

US Politics

• Bezos, Musk, Buffett Entwined In Unforeseen Twist In Trump’s Tax Leak Probe
• UAW President Says ‘Can’t Fathom’ Teamsters Backing Trump, Who ‘Cycled Through White House Staff Like Toilet Paper’
• Joe Biden Under Pressure To Address Iran Challenge Following Death Of US Soldiers: ‘He Left Our Troops As Sitting Ducks’
• Trump’s $450M Cash Pile At Risk As Legal Verdicts Loom, Could Wipe Out Most Of His Wealth
• Robert Kennedy Jr. May Seek Libertarian Nomination, Joins Trump In Rejecting CBDCs
• Team Biden Mulls Slowing Weapon Deliveries To Israel To Pressure Netanyahu: Report

World Politics

• Experts Believe US Military Intervention In Taiwan Could Be Triggered By Lesser Actions Than Full Invasion: Report
• China Sends 33 Military Aircraft, 6 Naval Ships Toward Taiwan Amid US-China Talks
• Trump’s Return To White House Could Spell Disaster For Taipei, Warns War Game Simulation: ‘Taiwan Was Toast
• US Government Seeks AI Client List From Amazon, Alphabet And Microsoft Amid Escalating Tech Tensions With China
• Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Warns Of World War If Russia Attacks A NATO Country: ‘It Concerns European Leaders And The US’
• Kim Jong Un Conducts Second Test Of New Strategic Cruise Missiles Within A Week: ‘Nuclear Weaponization Of The Navy Is An Urgent Task’

World Economy

• China Plans Merger Of State-Owned Bad Debt Managers With Sovereign Wealth Fund Amid Stock Market Turbulence
• China’s Evergrande Shares Halted As Hong Kong Court Orders Liquidation Of World’s Most Indebted Developer With Over $300B In Liabilities

Tech

• Alibaba and Tencent Expand in China with Strategic Land Purchases, Bet on Tech Sector’s Recovery
• Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Reportedly Gearing Up For India Visit With Focus On AI Opportunities
• TSMC Reportedly Expands In Japan With A Second Plant, Investing Billions And Shaping The Future Of Chips
• Apple Card Rewards Just Raised APY For Third Time To Hit 4.50%
• Tech Titans Microsoft, Apple Lead ‘Magnificent Seven’ Earnings Wave This Week: Can Mega-Caps Ignite Market Optimism?
• Why iOS 18 Could Be Apple’s ‘Biggest’ Software Update In iPhone’s History: Analyst Explains
• Nikki Haley Accuses RNC Of Bias For Proposing To Make Trump Presumptive Nominee: ‘This Is A Democracy’
• PayPal’s Phoenix Moment? What’s Fueling The Stock Surge Ahead Of Q4 Results

Electric Vehicle

• Tesla’s Fremont Factory, Once Left For Dead By GM And Toyota During Great Recession, Tops North American Production For 3rd Straight Year
• Cybertruck Tour Kicks Off In China — 8 Major Cities Will Reportedly Marvel At Tesla’s Steel Truck Simultaneously

Consumer

• Double Trouble For Toyota? 10 Models Grounded In New Suspension Shock After Daihatsu Debacle

Communication

• Elon Musk Minimizes Mob Trolling On X As Paul Graham Says It Has ‘Improved A Lot:’ ‘Water Off A Duck’s Back’
• Amazon MGM Is Reportedly Making A Film On $4B Bitfinex Bitcoin Heist By ‘Razzlekhan’

Industrial

• Swiss Giant Holcim Prepares For US Debut Eyeing $30B Valuation With North American Spin-Off
• Top 3 Industrial Stocks That May Rocket Higher This Quarter
• Boeing Blues? United Airlines May Ditch 737 Max For Airbus A321Neo Jets Due To Delays
• Boeing 737 MAX 9 Safety Crisis Echoes Across Dublin Global Aviation Meet

Healthcare

• Bristol Myers’ Lead Cancer Drug Opdivo Formulated As Under Skin Injection At Par With Intravenous Infusion In Kidney Cancer Patients

Space

• Could Starlink Put Mars On Speed Dial? SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Tells Why It’s ‘Tremendously’ Difficult, Gives ‘Best Option’
• Elon Musk’s SpaceX Eyeing ‘Doubleheader Of Starlink Launches’ On Sunday

Energy

• Equinor And National Grid Compete For Offshore Wind Dominance In NY’s Clean Energy Drive: Report

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