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📰 Market Headlines

Stocks slumped in February as investors grappled with fears of a slowing US economy.
The Nasdaq fell 4% for the month, while the S&P 500 and Dow dropped 1.4%.
The February jobs report on Friday is expected to show modest hiring growth while unemployment remains steady at 4%.
The Atlanta Fed tracker showed the first quarter GDP is on track for a 1.5% contraction. Only nine days earlier it was pointing to growth of 2.3%.
President Trump announced the creation of a "strategic crypto reserve" that will include Bitcoin, ether, XRP, Solana's SOL token, and Cardano's ADA.
Microsoft announced it will be shutting down Skype in May after a 21-year run, encouraging users to migrate to Teams.
💥 Alternative investing news
Catastrophe Bonds offer ~10% yields but risk total loss in disasters.
Driven mainly by hurricanes, this market has had a banner past two years — and retail investors will soon get access.
📊 Ideas, trends, and analysis
Data Centers now make up a whopping 88.3% of Nvidia’s revenue.

🧠 Make yourself heard
It was an intense weekend of politics. Let’s keep it light today.
The Oscars were Sunday Night — but forget about the winners for a moment.
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📊 Winners and losers

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Upcoming earnings this week

Market movers
Firefly Aerospace landed its Blue Ghost spacecraft on the moon, becoming the second private company to do so.
SolarWinds went private in a $4.4 billion acquisition by Turn/River Capital.
CyberArk acquired Zilla Security for $175 million to enhance its identity security offerings.
Autodesk announced plans to cut 1,350 jobs, about 9% of its workforce, while pivoting toward AI.
HP expanded its restructuring plan to eliminate up to 2,000 additional positions.
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📊 Crypto
President Trump announced the creation of a "strategic crypto reserve" that will include Bitcoin, ether, XRP, Solana's SOL token, and Cardano's ADA.
BlackRock added Bitcoin to its $150 billion model portfolio.
🌍 Global Perspectives

🇬🇧 🇺🇦 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a £1.6bn missile deal for Ukraine.
🇪🇬 🇵🇸 Egypt says its Gaza reconstruction plan is ready and will be presented at an emergency Arab summit on March 4.
🇮🇱 🇵🇸 Israel halted aid into Gaza, citing Hamas's refusal to extend the first phase of the truce.
🇹🇷 🇮🇶 🇸🇾 The Kurdish militant group PKK declared a ceasefire after decades of conflict with Turkey.
🎤 What you said last time

“Agree this is positive for Coinbase and for unfairly maligned crypto markets but I worry that the new business model is to do what is illegal and ignore regulations until they change. It worked for Uber and now for crypto exchanges offering products that were regulated for the intention of consumer protection”
🧠 Miscellanea
A private lunar lander touched down on the moon Sunday, carrying a drill, vacuum, and other experiments for NASA.
Formula 1 testing at Bahrain International Circuit was red-flagged after a bus inexplicably appeared on the track.
Scientists have identified the mineral ferrihydrite as the source of Mars' distinctive red color. This implies Mars once had vast oceans.
📺 What to Watch Today
That’s all for today. Did I miss anything? Smash the reply button to let me know.
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Cheers,
Wyatt

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