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📰 Market Headlines

Markets closed mixed yesterday as President Trump's renewed tariff threats rattled investors.

• The S&P tumbled 0.4% while the Dow managed to climb 0.4%.

• Consumer confidence plunged to 98.3 in February, marking its largest monthly drop since August 2021.

The White House identified Amy Gleason as the acting administrator of President Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency.

Denny's became the latest restaurant to add egg surcharges during ongoing shortages.

Tesla’s stock sinks lower with European sales dropping a precipitous 45% in January.

President Trump announces 'gold card' green card alternative for $5m

🗺️ Alternative investing news

Ever ahead of the bal, we recently explored this topic of Golden Visas: i.e., residency and citizenship programs offered by countries in exchange for substantial investments.

Before this announcement, the US had two programs for “buying your way in” to the United States. Learn more 👇

 📊 Ideas, trends, and analysis

TSLA stock is down a whopping 37% from its all-time highs in December.

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📊 Winners and losers

Earnings, upgrades, and acquisitions

• Workday beat Q4 estimates with 15% revenue growth; shares jumped over 7%.

• Home Depot's solid Q4 earnings bode well for Lowe's upcoming report as shares climbed 2.8%.

• AMC Entertainment exceeded Q4 revenue estimates by 1.6%, however, shares dipped 0.58%.

• Cava Group reported a surprise Q4 profit and beat revenue estimates, but shares slumped 7%.

• Instacart stock is under pressure after missing Q4 sales estimates while shares dropped 1.2%.

Market movers

• Lucid's CEO Peter Rawlinson stepped down as the company forecasts doubling production to 20,000 vehicles this year.

• Dassault Systèmes partnered with Apple to bring industrial 3D software to Vision Pro, launching this summer.

• OpenAI expanded deep research access to all paying ChatGPT users, offering 10 queries per month.

• President Trump ordered a copper tariff investigation, targeting imports from Chile, Canada, and Mexico in the latest trade move.

Top Investors Are Buying This “Unlisted” Stock

When the team that grew Zillow to a $16B valuation starts a new company, investors notice. No wonder top firms like SoftBank invested in Pacaso.

Taking the industry by storm all over again, Pacaso’s platform offers co-ownership of premier properties – completely revamping a $1.3T market.

And by handing keys to 1,500+ happy homeowners, Pacaso has made $100M+ in gross profits.

Now, with aggressive global expansion underway, their current share price won’t last long.

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What you had to say:

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