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📰 Market Headlines
Markets sold off after President Trump unveiled his long-promised 'Liberation Day' tariffs, announcing sweeping import duties and elevated rates.
The S&P 500 was down 1.7%, the Dow fell 0.7%, and Nasdaq dropped 2.5%.
President Trump announced a baseline 10% tariff on all imports, with additional duties up to 34% for countries like China and 20% for the EU.
Democrats maintained control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court as Susan Crawford defeated President Trump and Musk-backed Brad Schimel.
The EU officially pushed back against US weapons sales.
Amazon made a last-minute bid to acquire TikTok ahead of the April 6 deadline.
🎬 Alternative investing news
Once a dominant co-financing partner behind blockbusters like The Matrix and Ocean’s Eleven, Village Roadshow filed for bankruptcy in April 2025
Wyatt explores the simultaneous demise of two Hollywood icons: Village Roadshow and Val Kilmer, and dissects the implications for film investing.
📊 Ideas, trends, and analysis
President Trump's approval rating dropped to 43%, with only 37% approving of his economic policies.
🧠 Make yourself heard
RH (formerly Restoration Hardware) CEO Gary Friedman expressed shock during an earnings call upon learning of a 26% drop in RH's stock, attributing it to the new tariffs.
With 72% of RH's products sourced from countries like China (34% tariff), Vietnam (46%), India (26%), and Indonesia (32%), the company faces substantial cost increases.
Friedman noted that these tariffs are prompting RH and others in the home furnishing industry to reconsider their supply chains.
Which company is most at risk after "liberation day?" |
😱 Fear and Greed Index
Take From the Rich, Give to the People, Big Data’s Robinhood
Big tech uses our data to pad their pockets. Facebook alone makes $42B a year. But modern-day Robinhood, $MODE, allows everyone to share in the profits. 45M+ users and $60M+ in revenue later, Mode prepares for an IPO.
📊 Earnings
RH missed consensus estimates; shares gained 4.3% during the day but plunged 25.8% after hours.
BlackBerry reported quarterly earnings that beat estimates, but its fiscal 2026 revenue forecast fell short, so shares dropped 9.1%.
Market movers
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg told a Senate hearing the company is working with the Justice Department on a revised plea agreement.
Meta's Zuckerberg is lobbying President Trump to settle the FTC antitrust case that could force Instagram and WhatsApp to be spun off.
The UFC signed a multimillion-dollar, multi-year partnership with Meta.
A former Rippling employee confessed to spying for rival HR firm Deel.
📊 Crypto
Grayscale launched two new Bitcoin-covered call ETFs (BTCC and BPI).
Former NY Governor Andrew Cuomo advised crypto exchange OKX on its response to a federal investigation.
Tron founder Justin Sun bailed out Techteryx's TUSD, injecting emergency liquidity after stablecoin reserves became illiquid.
🌍 Global Perspectives
🇲🇲 🇨🇳 Myanmar's military declared a 21-day ceasefire after firing on a Chinese Red Cross convoy.
🇹🇷 Anti-government protests in Turkey evolved into a nationwide shopping boycott after the arrest of Istanbul's opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu.
🇫🇮 🇳🇴 Finland quit the landmine treaty, drawing criticism from Norway, the last European country bordering Russia still committed to the ban.
🇦🇺 Massive 5.5-metre waves battered Sydney's coastline, forcing beach closures and evacuations as homes were inundated.
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🧠 Miscellanea
An American man reclaimed a Guinness World Record by completing 10,001 pull-ups in 24 hours.
Engineers developed a rice-sized pacemaker that dissolves in the body.
Scientists made the first-ever space miso on the ISS.
Hungary shipped 150 Przewalski's horses to Kazakhstan to boost their conservation efforts for the last wild equine species on Earth.
📺 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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