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📰 Market Headlines

Markets ended 2025 near record highs, but divisions at the Fed and widening economic inequality set the stage for a turbulent year ahead.

2025 was Google’s best year since 2009, rising a massive 65%. The way that a lot of people view the company in light of its TPU chip production: “Nvidia is great because it makes good chips, but wait till they realize that Google has an Nvidia inside of it already.”

Tesla shares are up 1.3% pre-market ahead of the release of its fourth-quarter car delivery stats. It’s expected to have delivered 440,900 vehicles, which is 11% less than this time last year. Any lower than that could bring the stock down, but any positive surprise might push TSLA higher.

Three mega IPOs are preparing to launch as early as this year. SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic represent the three most valuable private US tech companies, and their public debuts could provide massive liquidity tests for markets already stretched by record valuations. Traders are torn over wether these IPOs represent great opportunities for retail investors or just exit liquidity for private investors.

Baidu (BIDU) shares jumped 12% pre-market after the tech giant from China announced plans for a Hong Kong IPO for its semiconductor unit, Kunlunxin. This means Kunlunxin will move from only supplying Baidu with chips internally to being a fully functioning chip maker like Nvidia or AMD.

Here’s a clip of Warren Buffett teaching you how to calculate the intrinsic value of a stock, which is the true, underlying worth of a company based on its fundamentals (key for value investing).

Homegoods stocks rose on news that President Trump is pausing a 30% upholstered furniture tariff and a 50% kitchen cabinet tariff. Wayfair (W) is up 2.4%, RH (RH) rose 3.5%, Williams-Sonoma (WSM) shares are up 1.3%.

Britain’s FTSE 100 index passed 10,000 points for the first time ever today. Cheers, Brits!

Singapore’s economy just posted its fastest growth quarter since 2021 (+5.7%). It could be worth checking to see if your 401(K) or IRA have any exposure to foreign nations’ economies if you want to be diversified.

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🤖 AI/Future/Tech News

  • OpenAI consolidated teams to overhaul audio models for an audio-first device launching in 2026.

  • European banks planned to slash 200,000 jobs by 2030 as AI efficiency targets 30% gains in back-office operations.

🪙 Crypto

  • UK crypto users must now share account details with tax officials starting yesterday.

  • Bitcoin treasury companies face M&A wave in 2026 as consolidation looms. Over 200 new digital-asset treasuries launched in 2025.

🚨Trending on Reddit

  • Micron Technology chatter jumped as users regretted missing the 2018 buy-in at $37, while others flexed how MU quietly boosted their portfolios.

  • Ondas Holdings (ONDS) mentions spiked after the firm landed $10M in new orders and hit its $9.58 price target within a day. Redditors compare it to Rocket Lab and discuss call-option plays.

❓Market Trivia Corner

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🎤️ What you said last time

🚚 Market Movers

  • Apple scaled back Vision Pro production and marketing after weak early sales, signaling fading enthusiasm for its pricey headset.

  • Elon Musk said Neuralink would begin high-volume brain implant production by 2026 using fully automated surgery.

  • Sapphire Foods and Devyani International are merging in a $934 million deal to form India’s largest Yum Brands franchisee, running more than 3,000 outlets.

  • Coca-Cola will cut 75 jobs at its Atlanta headquarters in February as part of a broader reorganization.

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The company already has five enterprise pilots (one paid, two LOIs, two trials) and backing from investors, including Tim Draper, Om Capital, and MassChallenge. With a $4.5M valuation cap and 20% early-bird discount, Unsmudgeable is raising on Wefunder to bring its patent-pending coating to the $585B eyewear market.

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