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๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ Are US TikTok users stupid?

๐Ÿ“• Because they're downloading a new bit of spyware

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๐Ÿ“ฐ Market Headlines

Markets were mixed yesterday as a strong jobs report dashed hopes for aggressive rate cuts.

  • The S&P 500 rose 0.2%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.9%, while the Nasdaq composite took a loss of 0.4%.

President Biden announced $183 billion in student debt relief for 150,000 more borrowers.

RedNote topped Appleโ€™s App Store as TikTok alternatives surged ahead of its potential January 19 ban. Its name, ๅฐ็บขไนฆ, translates literally to Little Red Book, directly referencing Maoโ€™s manifesto.

Robinhood agreed to pay $45 million to settle SEC charges over recordkeeping violations.

Edison International shares fell 12% as investigations and lawsuits linked its utility to Los Angeles wildfires.

๐ŸŽฐ Alts this week

๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ Kalshi appointed Donald Trump Jr. as an advisor

๐Ÿซ Emma Watson raises $6.2m for her premium gin brand

๐Ÿ’Ž Synthetic diamonds are growing at ~20%

๐ŸŽจ Frida Kahlo and Henri Matisse Enter the Public Domain

๐ŸŽต UMG acquires Downtown Music in mega $775m deal

โ›ท๏ธ How Vail's business model led to a strike in Park City

๐Ÿ“‰ 2024 was pretty awful for VC, actually

๐Ÿง  Make yourself heard

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 ๐Ÿ“Š Ideas, trends, and analysis

  • Japanโ€™s household spending fell 0.4% in November as real income rose 0.7%.

  • US services activity hit its fastest pace since April 2022, though manufacturing remained weak.

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๐Ÿ“Š Winners and losers

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Earnings, upgrades, and acquisitions

  • KB Home reported Q4 revenues up 19%; shares climbed on strong earnings and 41% surge in new orders.

Market movers

  • Johnson & Johnson is set to buy Intra-Cellular Therapies for $14.6 billion.

  • Amazon announced the discontinuation of its "Try Before You Buy" service for Prime members, ending on January 31, 2025.

  • Cleveland-Cliffs and Nucor bid for US Steel, offering high $30s per share in cash.

  • Netflix, Comcast, Disney, and others pledged millions to aid Los Angeles wildfire relief, supporting victims and first responders.

  • New York City's congestion pricing plan reduced traffic in Manhattanโ€™s Central Business District by 7.5% in its first week.

  • IACโ€™s board approved the spinoff of Angi, set for Q2, with CEO Joey Levin becoming executive chairman.

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๐ŸŒ Global Perspectives

  1. ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ NATO allies fast-tracked new military capability targets ahead of schedule.

  2. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ The US restricted AI chip exports to China while granting allies unlimited access.

  3. ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Suspected Boko Haram militants killed 40 farmers in Nigeriaโ€™s Borno State.

  4. ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Landslides killed 10 in Brazilโ€™s Minas Gerais after 204mm of rain fell in one morning.

  5. South Africa launched an operation to rescue miners trapped in an illegal gold mine, with reports of 109 fatalities.

๐Ÿ“Š Crypto

  • Bitcoin fell below $91,000, shaking confidence at the $3.2 trillion market support.

  • BlackRock launched a Bitcoin ETF on Cboe Canada under IBIT and IBIT.U.

  • Capital Group took a 5% stake in Metaplanet, whose shares surged 1,700%.

  • Coinbase won a partial court victory as the SEC's denial was deemed "arbitrary."

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๐ŸŽค What you said last time

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๐Ÿง  Errata

  • NASA spotted a ghost island in the Caspian Sea that vanished in two years.

  • Scientists found a 33-foot dinosaur skull in China, a new species.

  • A rare comet passed Earth today, coming within 8.7 million miles.

  • DNA linked Jack the Ripper to Aaron Kosminski, sparking calls for a new inquest.

๐Ÿ“บ What to Watch Today

Thatโ€™s all for today. Did I miss anything? Smash the reply button to let me know.

Cheers,

Wyatt

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