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The Fast Five → Nvidia overtakes Microsoft as world's most valuable company, Fisker files for bankruptcy, OpenAI co-founder announces new AI startup, Boeing CEO blasted in US Senate hearing, and Netflix to launch mega experience stores…

Calendar: (all times ET)

  • Today: Initial jobless claims, 8:30a

  • FRI, 6/21: Existing home sales, 10:00a

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BEFORE THE OPEN

As of market close 6/18/2024. Bitcoin as of 6/19/2024

PRE-MARKET

MARKETS

  • US stock and bond markets were closed yesterday in observance of Juneteenth

  • US stocks continue to push ATHs on Tuesday as investors digested a soft consumer spending report and comments from Fed officials

  • Nasdaq notched a seventh-straight ATH

  • Nvidia overtook Microsoft to become the world's most valuable public company

  • UK overtook France to again become Europe's biggest stock market

  • Asian stocks leaped to their highest since April 2022

  • MSCI World index hit an ATH

EARNINGS

  • What we're watching this week:

    • Today: Accenture, Kroger

    • Friday: CarMax

  • Full calendar here

NEWS BRIEFING

Fisker, a US electric vehicle startup, said Tuesday it had filed for bankruptcy.

  • US retail sales tepid in May; manufacturing production surges (link)

  • Most stocks hyped as AI boom winners have fallen this year (link)

  • Mortgage demand flattens even as interest rates hit the lowest level since March (link)

  • Oil dips after seven-week highs on demand hopes, war jitters (link)

  • OpenAI co-founder announces his new AI startup, Safe Superintelligence (link)

  • GE Aerospace developing hybrid engines for single-aisle jets (link)

  • A supermarket trip may soon look different, thanks to electronic shelf labels (link)

  • Boeing CEO blasted in US Senate hearing while apologizing for safety woes (link)

  • Dell, Super Micro providing server racks for xAI's supercomputer (link)

  • Rite Aid to close over two dozen stores amid bankruptcy proceedings (link)

  • Wex is laying off 375 employees worldwide, including around 45 in Maine (link)

  • Netflix to launch mega experience stores in two US malls (link)

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CRYPTO

  • Crypto firm Consensys says US regulator has closed inquiry into Ethereum 2.0 (link)

  • Bitcoin Whales Sold Over $1B BTC in Past Two Weeks: CryptoQuant (link)

  • Hashdex aims for first dual Bitcoin-Ethereum ETF in the U.S. (link)

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