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Take the AI revolution and layer geopolitical uncertainty all over it. There, that’s what 2026 looks like.
Trump wants to buy Greenland, and markets are in full risk-on mode. Minutes ago, the Dow hit another new record, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both added 0.6% yesterday. AI-linked tech stocks were the juice behind the rally as the “world's most powerful tech conference” turned into a high-stakes chip showdown.
In today’s news:
The White House wants to acquire Greenland for security (and resources)
The US may seize 600,000 BTC from Venezuela and lock it away
Venezuela will turn over 30-50 million barrels of oil for sale
Sandisk spiked 27.56%, Micron Tech rose 10% on memory demand
Clearly, there’s plenty of momentum heading into the rest of the week.
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📰 Market Headlines
Stocks rallied to record highs as the Dow crossed 49,000 for the first time.
The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% to a new record close, the Nasdaq rose 0.6%, and the Dow jumped 1% as tech stocks powered through.
The White House says the US military remains an option to acquire Greenland, although Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that the US wants to buy the autonomous territory. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Tuesday that President Trump views control of the Arctic territory as a national security priority. European leaders pushed back, saying only Denmark and Greenland can decide the island's future.
Why does Trump want Greenland so badly? The headlining reason is national security against Chinese and Russian spies, but the other reason is Greenlands vast amount of natural resources and metals; see the list here →
Venezuela will be giving the US 30-50 million barrels of oil to be sold at market price. The kicker is that this is only the first batch to be sold, and that sales will “continue indefinitely” as the US reduces sanctions.
Venezuela is also rumored to be sitting on 600,000 Bitcoin (~$60 billion), and if the US seizes it, that means about 3% of total global Bitcoin supply would be locked up in the US Treasury, potentially adding stability to the crypto’s price.
The argument for why Venezuela has a lot of Bitcoin? “It’s very fair to assume Venezuela had meaningful exposure to bitcoin… Given that they were excluded from the global financial system, probably they had gold, bitcoin and some dollars under their mattress” (founder and CEO of OranjeBTCGui Gomes, a Latin-America-based BTC firm).
Memory storage stocks melted up yesterday: Sandisk (SNDK) rose 27.56% and Micron Technology was up 10%. Investors speculate that the catalyst was CES (Consumer Electronics Show), the self-described “most powerful tech event in the world.” Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang told attendees yesterday that “the memory storage market was underserved,” according to Yahoo Finance.
Warner Bros. (WBD) has once again rejected Paramount’s takeover bid. WBD has now rejected David Ellison’s company at least 8 times. The board said that it still thinks Paramount’s deal is “inferior” to Netflix’s original $72 million bid.
😱 Fear & Greed Index
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🤖 AI/Future/Tech News
xAI announced a Series E funding round with a goal of raising $20 billion, which would put the company’s total valuation at $230 billion.
Hyundai Motor Group announced a $26 billion U.S. investment and unveiled plans to mass-produce humanoid robots at scale.
Nvidia introduced its Vera Rubin AI chip platform at CES, promising five times the efficiency of its Blackwell predecessor as AMD.
Moscow State University and Rosatom successfully tested a 72-qubit neutral-atom quantum computer prototype, achieving 94% accuracy on two-qubit operations and marking Russia's third system to cross the 70-qubit threshold.
🪙 Crypto
Morgan Stanley filed with the SEC to launch spot Bitcoin and Solana ETFs.
Bitcoin Depot, which operates over 25,000 crypto ATMs nationwide, agreed to pay Maine $1.9 million to compensate fraud victims who lost money through scams using their kiosks.
Kontigo, a Latin American crypto fintech, refunded $341,000 to 1,005 users after hackers drained USDC from customer accounts.
🚨 Trending on Reddit
SanDisk buzz exploded 2875% on Reddit over the past day, topping the charts as retail traders pile in.
MicroStrategy chatter heated up with folks swapping war stories on $MSTR calls, Bitcoin-backed stablecoin plays, and after-hours pumps.
Micron mentions spiked as users geek out over the steady climb, silver-in-chips trivia, and FOMO regrets.
SPY debates rage on with bets flying: doom dippers vs. endless climbers.
❓Market Trivia Corner
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🎤️ What you said last time
🧠 The Missing (Market) Links
Trump has frozen $10B in childcare funding over fraud concerns in 5 states after independent journalist Nick Shirley exposed daycare fraud in Minnesota.
Governor Tim Walz (of Minnesota) has announced he will not be running again for another term.
A man brought in a 1,000-pound brick of silver to a jeweler.
Berkshire Hathaway’s new CEO’s salary was just lifted to $25 million.
The $3 Trader Joe’s tote bag has become a status symbol. One was listed for resale at ~$50,000; here’s why.
The US plastics industry contracted through October before a modest December rebound, with production dropping 1.1% as tariff uncertainty crushed demand.
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