↔️ Bitcoin bounced off its ATH

πŸ† But gold set a new record

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πŸ“° Market Headlines

*past 24-hour performance

  • BTC and gold both ripped yesterday. Equities snoozed.

    • Bitcoin surged to $67,608.30, nearing its 2021 all-time high.

    • Gold rose to its highest level ever, settling at $2,126.30 per ounce as traders anticipate Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.

    • Major equity indexes were stable, waiting on the Fed.

  • The EU fined Apple $2 billion for squashing music streaming competition. Apple will appeal.

  • The JetBlue-Spirit merger has officially crashed and/or burned.

  • The Supreme Court ruled former President Donald Trump could not be removed from any state ballot under the 14th Amendment.

πŸ•ΆοΈ Market Vibes

A big call by Apollo saying the Fed will cut rates zero times this year.

🎰 Market Forecasts and Futures

😱 Fear and Greed Index

🧠 What do you think?

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🎀 What you said last time

A whopping 238 of you fear the warthog.

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πŸ“ˆ Trends you need to know

Why in the world is search volume for WW2 seasonal?

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Winners and losers

Earnings, upgrades, and acquisitions

  • GitLab announced a 33% year-over-year revenue increase to $163.8 million in Q4, but tumbled 22% on weak guidance.

  • Stitch Fix reported a fiscal Q2 loss of $35.5 million with sales dropping 17.5%; shares fell 17%.

  • ThredUp posted a 14% year-over-year revenue increase to $81.4 million in Q4. The stock dropped post-earnings and then steadied to within 1% of its opening price.

Market movers

  • Macy's rose nearly 15% after a new $6.6 billion dollar buyout offer.

  • Their failed merger pushed JetBlue up 5% and Spirit down 11%.

  • Tesla shares fell 7.2% after China's February sales decreased by 19% from the previous year.

  • Apple will appeal Spotify's $2 billion EU antitrust fine. In other bad news for Apple, iPhone sales were down 24% in China YoY.

  • The FAA reported Boeing 737 MAX did not meet quality control standards.

  • Elon is being sued for $128 million by former Twitter execs for unpaid severance.

  • Altria shares dropped after a lawsuit claimed Zyn pouches were more addictive and harmful than other nicotine products.

Ideas, trends, and analysis

🌍 Global Perspectives

  • πŸ‡¬πŸ‡· Greece plans for a central role in EU defense after its Red Sea mission and will boost defense spending.

  • πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Europe and the US might compete for Middle Eastern aluminum if the EU bans Russian metal.

  • πŸ‡²πŸ‡Ύ Malaysia may reopen the search for MH370, pending new evidence from Ocean Infinity.

  • πŸ‡»πŸ‡³ Hanoi became the world's most polluted city.

  • πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ China raised its defence budget 7.2%.

  • πŸ‡­πŸ‡Ή Haiti declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew after mass prison breaks.

πŸ“Š Income

πŸ“Š Crypto

  • Major banks are jumping on the Bitcoin wave.

  • The SEC postponed its decision on BlackRock's spot Ethereum ETF to "seek public input".

  • A recent court ruling bolstered the SEC's Coincase lawsuit by classifying cryptocurrencies as securities.

  • JPMorgan warned that Bitcoin could fall to $42K post-halving.

🧠 Errata

πŸ“Ί What to Watch Today

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