Trump Treasury Nominee Vows To Preserve Dollar's Reserve Status; AI Chip Stocks Rally On Taiwan Semiconductor Results; GM, Vianode Finalize Multi-Billion Graphite Deal – Top Headlines While The U.S. Slept

US Politics

• Trump’s Nominee For DOT Reportedly Wants EVs To Pay For Using Roads
• Trump’s Transportation Pick Says He Will Continue Tesla FSD Probe, Sees Need For ‘Tough Love’ With Boeing
• Trump Treasury Nominee Pledges To Maintain Dollar’s Global Reserve Status, Outlines Vision For ‘New Economic Golden Age’
• Biden’s Farewell Address Targets Tech Oligarchy In Trump 2.0 Era: President Says Americans Face ‘Avalanche Of Misinformation’

US Markets­­­­­­­­

• US Stocks Could Open Higher After Big Banks Report Strong Earnings: Mag 7 Now Account For A Third Of S&P 500’s Market Capitalization, Raising Alarms
• Dow Jumps 700 Points Following Inflation Data: Greed Index Remains In ‘Fear’ Zone

Crypto

• Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood Says Belief In Bitcoin’s $1.5 Million Price Target By 2030 Has Grown
• The Trump Effect? Oklahoma Joins Growing List Of States Proposing Bitcoin As Strategic Reserve Asset
• Jack Dorsey’s Block Eyes Over 39% Upside: BofA Says US-Centric Re-Acceleration Story Will Drive The Stock
• Dogecoin, Shiba Inu Advance But Fartcoin, Pudgy Penguins Lead Memecoin Rally With Double-Digit Gains
• XRP Soars To 7-Year High, Becomes Third-Most Valued Crypto Even As SEC Challenges 2023 Verdict In Ripple Labs Case
• Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Rally On Positive Inflation Data, Trump’s Pro-Crypto Moves: Analyst Projects BTC Could Top $200K Range In 2025

US Economy

• Trump’s Treasury Pick Scott Bessent Urges Dollar Must Remain ‘World’s Reserve Currency’ As President-Elect Reportedly Pushes For Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

World Economy

• Asia Up, Europe Markets Mixed; Dollar Steadies – Global Markets Today While US Slept

Tech

• AI Chip Stocks Gain Momentum On Taiwan Semiconductor Performance; Biden’s Semiconductor Sanctions Kick In
• Stagwell Agrees To Acquire ADK GLOBAL, Expanding APAC Footprint
• Quantum Computing Stocks Continue Their Wild Surge In Thursday Premarket: QUBT Up 15%, QBTS Climbs 9%, RGTI Gains Over 3%
• Stellantis Projects 9% Shipment Decline For Q4 Amid US Inventory Cuts
• Jim Cramer Quips About Joe Biden’s TSMC Chips Sanction As Nvidia Supplier Beats Q4 Estimates
• Taiwan Semiconductor Q4 Earnings: 3nm and 5nm Nodes Lead Topline Growth, Expands Margins, Issues Strong Q1 Outlook
• Microsoft Launches 365 Copilot Chat For Business With Pay-As-You-Go Plan
• SMCI Stock Gains Over 3% In Thursday Pre-Market After Short Seller Who Alleged ‘Accounting Manipulation’ Shuts Shop: Nikola, Block And Carvana Also In Focus
• Apple Stock Has Moved Up 4.2% Since iPhone 16 Launched, Analyst Says It Has Another 8% Upside As Manufacturing Cost Decline Bolsters Cupertino’s Margins
• French AI Startup, Founded By Google And Meta Veterans, Signs Million-Dollar Content Moderation Deal With AFP To Counter Big Tech’s Pullback
• As Tesla Soars 8%, Gary Black Cites Trump Impact, Elon Musk Pay Package, And $30K Car As Key Catalysts For EV Maker In 2025

Electric Vehicle

• Tesla Rival Li Auto Says L6 SUV Deliveries Crossed 200,000 Units In Less Than 9 Months Of Launch
• GM, Vianode Strike Multi-Billion Anode Graphite Supply Deal: Details
• Tesla Offers Discounts Up To $2,000 On New Inventory Cybertrucks
• NHTSA Closes Safety Probe Into GM Cruise Robotaxis Weeks After It Ceased Operations

Communication

• Elon Musk Buying TikTok Could Hurt Tesla Stock, Warns Gary Black — But Wedbush’s Dan Ives Thinks It Makes Sense

Healthcare

• UnitedHealth Q4 Earnings: Revenue Falls Short, Medical Ratio Rises To 85.5%, Stock Falls

Financial

• PNC Financial Q4 Earnings: Credit Losses Provision Dips, Forecasts Sequential Fall In Q1 Revenue And Loans
• Apple Eyes Barclays And Synchrony To Replace Goldman Sachs As Credit Card Partner: Report

General

• OpenAI Whistleblower Suchir Balaji’s Mother Says Her Son Had Documents Against Sam Altman’s AI Startup: Elon Musk Calls It ‘Extremely Concerning’
• Palantir’s Shyam Sankar Says SpaceX And Tesla Are Models For Reviving American Manufacturing Amid Rising Concerns Over Military Readiness
• From Adani To Nikola: How Hindenburg Research Reshaped Short-Selling Before Its Final Bow

Space

• Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin’s New Glenn Reaches Orbit On First Try: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Applauds Rival’s Achievement
• Starship’s 7th Test Flight With Simulated Starlink Payload Delayed Until Thursday Due To Unfavorable Weather, Says SpaceX

Energy

• Wall Street’s Most Accurate Analysts’ Views On 3 Energy Stocks With Over 7% Dividend Yields
• Saudi Arabia Advances Lithium Plans, Looks Beyond Oil For Commodity Diversification

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