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The Fast Five → Draftkings challenger Flutter lists on the NYSE, Blackrock upgrades US stocks, popular ‘Smartless’ podcast leaves Amazon for $100M SiriusXM deal, Sen. Warren pushes Powell to cut ‘astronomical’ rates, and Musk says first human has received brain implant…

Calendar:

• Wednesday, 1/31: Fed interest-rate decision, 2:00p ET

• Friday, 2/2: US unemployment rate, 8:30a ET

Your 5-minute briefing for Tuesday, January 30:

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BEFORE THE OPEN

PRE-MARKET

MARKETS

• US stocks rose and the S&P closed at a fresh high ahead of this week’s big tech earnings and the Fed’s rate decision

• The Nasdaq led indices with a 1.12% gain

EARNINGS

• What we're watching this week:

• Today: Microsoft, Alphabet, AMD, Starbucks, GM, UPS, JetBlue

• Wednesday: Qualcomm, Boeing, Novo Nordisk

• Thursday: Apple, Amazon, Meta, Royal Caribbean, Altria

• Friday: Exxon, Chevron, Bristol Myers Squibb, AbbVie, Cigna

• Full calendar here

NEWS BRIEFING

FanDuel Parent Flutter Lists on the NYSE, Challenging DraftKings

Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes Take Podcast to SiriusXM for $100 Million

• Sen. Elizabeth Warren pushes Fed Chair Powell to cut ‘astronomical’ rates, ease housing pressure (link)

• BlackRock upgrades US stocks, says AI-driven rally could broaden this year (link)

• Oil steady as market waits for US response to deadly attack (link)

• Bank mergers face tougher, slower process under OCC proposal (link)

• Amazon is now charging prime members extra for ad-free streaming (link)

• Elon Musk’s Neuralink implants brain tech in human patient for the first time (link)

• Top Goldman Sachs executive to depart (link)

• JPMorgan’s Kolanovic sees tech earnings testing rich valuations (link)

• NASCAR president talks new streaming deal, says Amazon is ‘here to stay’ in sports (link)

• Cathie Wood buys Tesla stock as stock tumbles 25% this year (link)

• Treasury cuts quarterly borrowing estimate to $760B (link)

• Netflix co-founder gives $1.1B in shares to Silicon Valley Charity favored by billionaires (link)

• Alaska Airlines plane appears to have left Boeing factory without critical bolts (link)

CRYPTO

Invesco and Galaxy Asset Management cut their spot Bitcoin ETF expense ratio from 0.39% to 0.25% (link)

Global crypto funds saw ~$500M in outflows last week (link)

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BULLISH BITES

😎 Good vibes: The 3 big reasons Americans are suddenly psyched about the economy.

☕️ Today: Starbucks to launch olive oil-infused Oleato drinks across the US - the same day as fourth-quarter earining.

📊 FYI: High-yield savings account vs. a CD: What’s the difference?

💰 Who knew: Walmart store managers can make up to $400,000 with stock grants.

FEATURED TRADES

Before-Merger Arbitrage ($PARA)

Paramount Global, formerly known as ViacomCBS, is an American multinational media conglomerate that focuses on television, film production and distribution, and interactive media, with well-known brands such as Paramount Pictures, CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, and Showtime.

Ticker: PARA | Price: $13.75 | Price Target: $40.43 (+194%)

Market Cap: $9B | Timeframe: N/A

🎥 Entertainment/Media | 🚨 Event Driven | 💰 1.5% Dividend | 📈 Bullish Idea

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