Gold Tops Bitcoin As Inflation Hedge; Metals Exempt From Trump Tariffs As White House Eyes Industry Boost; Chinese Tech Giants Order $16B In Nvidia Chips Amid AI Boom ? Top Headlines While The US Slept

US Markets???????

• Trump’s ‘Reign Of Tariffs’ Unleashes ‘D-Day On Wall Street,’ Analyst Warns Of Stagflation Risk
• US Stocks Likely To Open Lower Following Trump’s Tariffs: ‘Worse Than The Worst Case Scenario,’ Says Analyst
• Dow Jumps Over 200 Points As Tesla Surges Over 5%: Investor Sentiment Improves, But Greed Index Remains In ‘Extreme Fear’ Zone
• Wall Street Worries Mount As Bearish Sentiment Hits Highest Level Since 2009 Amid Trump’s Tariffs

Crypto

• FDUSD Issuer Assures Funds Are Backed 1:1, To Pursue Legal Action After Justin Sun’s Allegations Send Stablecoin Below $1
• Bitcoin Reeling From Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Shock But These Gold-Backed Coins Are Killing It This Year
• Dogecoin Dropped 16% In A Week, Time To Grab Some? Analyst Says Meme King At A ‘Make-Or-Break’ Level

US Politics

• Metals Avoid Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs, White House Expects Domestic Industry Tailwinds
• Ray Dalio Warns Of ‘Abrupt, Unconventional Changes’ In Markets: Here’s How The ‘Tariff Machine’ Affects Currency, Monetary And Fiscal Policies
• Elon Musk, White House Deny Reports Of Tesla CEO’s Early Exit From Trump Team

World Politics

• Trump Imposes Tariffs On Uninhabited Islands And Remote Locations: World Bank Data Raises Questions

US Economy

• Trump Tariffs Could Cost $30 Trillion Or About $300,000 Per Family, Says Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers: ‘Most Expensive And Masochistic
• Trump’s ‘Reciprocal Tariff’ Plan Hits Market Confidence As Dow Futures Drops Over 830 Points
• Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs Could Cost US $20 Trillion, Crash Markets Warn Economists: ‘Monstrously Destructive’
• Trump Tariffs To ‘Plug The Hole’ For Income Tax Cuts To Come: Economists Predict What More Could Be Expected
• Gold Overtaking Bitcoin In Inflation Hedge Strategy, JPMorgan Says

World Economy

• Global Markets Rattle With Trump’s Tariff, Dollar Weakens, Oil Tanks – Global Markets Today While US Slept
• Larry Summers Warns Trump’s Tariffs Will Deliver ‘Oil Crisis-Like Shock,’ Slash $30 Trillion From Economy As Markets Plunge
• Trump’s ‘Reciprocal Tariff’ Math: A Masterclass In Economic Absurdity
• Trump Unveils Massive Tariff Plan to Slash $1.2 Trillion Trade Deficit: ‘Access To The American Market Is A Privilege’
• Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs Roil Markets As China Slams ‘Typical Unilateral Bullying:’ Asian Markets Plunge

Tech

• Google In Talks To Rent Nvidia’s Blackwell Chips From CoreWeave: Report
• Meta, AMD, Apple, AT&T Among Biggest US Tech Giants That ‘May Suffer The Most’ As Tariffs Spark Trade Turmoil: Here’s Why
• UFC Picks Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta As Official Technology Partner, Joins Forces To Revolutionize Fan Engagement: ‘Smart Glasses Could Be The Next Computing Platform’
• ByteDance, Alibaba, And Tencent Order $16 Billion Worth Of Nvidia’s H20 Chips As Demand Surges For DeepSeek’s Low-Cost AI Models: Report     

• Mark Zuckerberg-Led Meta Set To Face ‘Truth’ At Senate Hearing Over China Operations And Communist Party Censorship Efforts
• RxSight Warns On FY25 Revenue As Premium Cataract Market Faces Headwinds, Stock Plunges
• ViaSat Lands Deal With Riyadh Air To Deliver In-Flight Wi-Fi And Entertainment
• Mozilla’s Thunderbird Evolves With Thundermail And Pro Features To Compete With Gmail, Microsoft 365 In The Email Wars
• JPMorgan Says Broadcom, Marvell Could Dominate AI’s Next Frontier ? Here’s Why
• Alibaba Steps Up AI Game With Qwen 3, Challenging DeepSeek’s Low-Cost AI Success
• Pony AI Teams Up With Luxembourg Transit Giant to Launch Level 4 Autonomous Vehicle Trials

Electric Vehicle

• Tesla Rival Lucid Raises $1 Billion Via Convertible Debt To Refinance 2026 Notes And Boost Financial Flexibility
• Tesla Brand Won’t Suffer From Elon Musk’s ‘Antics,’ Says Analyst Despite Delivery Miss, 8% Stock Drop In After-Hours Trading
• Lucid Stock Is Hitting The Brakes Thursday: What’s Driving The Action?

Consumer

• Act II Popcorn Maker Conagra Brands Q3 Profit Falls As Supply Constraints Bite

Communication

• OnlyFans Founder’s Startup And HBAR Foundation Enter Race To Acquire Tiktok To Maintain ‘American Ownership And Governance
• Netflix Rolls Out Enhanced Subtitle & Dubbing Options On TV

Industrial

• MSC Industrial Delivers Mixed Q2: Sales Slide, EPS Tops Estimates, Outlook Remains Cautious
• RPM Snaps Up The Pink Stuff Maker To Supercharge Global Cleaning Game
• Acuity Brands Q2 Earnings: Tops EPS Estimates, Intelligent Spaces Sales Surge Over 150%, Grows Margins, EBITDA Despite Cash Flow Decline And Sales Miss

Healthcare

• Biopharma: A ‘Safe Haven’ As Tariff Turmoil Rages On?
• FTC Pauses Lawsuit Against CVS, Cigna, UnitedHealth’s PBMs Amid Commissioner Shortage

Financial

• What’s Going On With Visa Stock?
• What’s Going On With Bank Of America (BAC) Shares
• BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Urges Investors To Move Over 60/40 Model To 50/30/20 Strategy: ‘…May No Longer Fully Represent True Diversification

General

• Vinod Khosla Was An Early Investor In OpenAI But He’s No Fan Of Founder-Friendly Venture Capitalism: ‘I Hate The Culture’

Space

• Jeff Bezos’ Amazon To Launch Kuiper Internet Satellites On April 9, Taking On Elon Musk’s Starlink

Energy

• BP’s Cypre Gas Project Goes Live, Boosting Upstream Growth Plans

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