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• 5 Things Elon Musk Accomplished With Trump - The New York Times

  1. 5 Things Elon Musk Accomplished With Trump  The New York Times
  2. Tesla Profit Sinks, Hurt by Backlash Over Elon Musk’s Political Role  WSJ
  3. Trump praises Elon Musk as ‘patriot, a brilliant guy, and a friend of mine’ amid DOGE exit  Fox News
  4. Tesla’s Remarkably Bad Quarter Is Even Worse Than It Looks  The Atlantic
  5. Even Republicans are falling out of love with Tesla  The Economist

• US stocks close higher after Trump signals thaw in trade war - ABC News

  1. US stocks close higher after Trump signals thaw in trade war  ABC News
  2. Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq rally as Trump softens stance on Powell, China tariffs  Yahoo Finance
  3. Dollar rebounds as Trump eases Fed tensions, signals trade thaw with China  Times of India
  4. Exclusive | Why Trump Decided Not to Try to Fire Jerome Powell  WSJ
  5. Markets close higher — but see bigger gains evaporate — as the Trump administration signals softer trade stance  NBC News

• China's fast-growing EV makers pursuing varied routes to global expansion - Yahoo Finance

  1. China's fast-growing EV makers pursuing varied routes to global expansion  Yahoo Finance
  2. China’s fast-growing EV makers pursuing varied routes to global expansion  AP News
  3. China’s Carmakers Roll Out Red Carpet for Reporters, Influencers  Bloomberg.com
  4. No-shows at Shanghai car expo reflect brutal mainland competition  South China Morning Post
  5. China's cutthroat EV revolution leaves little margin for profit  Reuters

• Southwest Airlines joins rivals Delta, United in cutting flights, scrapping forecasts - New York Post

  1. Southwest Airlines joins rivals Delta, United in cutting flights, scrapping forecasts  New York Post
  2. Southwest to cut flights this year, pulls guidance, citing 'macroeconomic uncertainty'  CNBC
  3. Southwest Pulls Financial Outlook Due to Economic Uncertainty  Bloomberg.com
  4. Here’s how Southwest is trying to stay one step ahead of weaker travel demand  MarketWatch
  5. Southwest (LUV) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates  Yahoo Finance

• Gold prices plunge in biggest one-day drop in years. Is the record rally over? - MarketWatch

  1. Gold prices plunge in biggest one-day drop in years. Is the record rally over?  MarketWatch
  2. Gold Rises After a More Conciliatory Trump Spurs Steep Decline  Bloomberg.com
  3. Gold price plunges by most in 12 years as Trump's softer stance on Fed, China eases fears  Seeking Alpha
  4. Gold falls 3% as Trump comments on Fed and China boost risk sentiment  CNBC
  5. Heavy price pressure on gold; profit taking featured  KITCO

• Eli Lilly sues companies selling alternative versions of its weight loss drug : Shots - Health News - NPR

  1. Eli Lilly sues companies selling alternative versions of its weight loss drug : Shots - Health News  NPR
  2. Eli Lilly Sues 4 GLP-1 Telehealth Startups, Escalating War on Knockoff Drugs  WIRED
  3. Lilly sues four compounders over copies of weight-loss drugs  Reuters
  4. Eli Lilly sues four telehealth sites selling compounded Zepbound, Mounjaro  CNBC
  5. Lilly Takes Four Compounders to Court for Allegedly Producing Knockoff Tirzepatide  BioSpace

• US Officials Mull Easing Tariffs Targeting the Auto Industry - Bloomberg.com

  1. US Officials Mull Easing Tariffs Targeting the Auto Industry  Bloomberg.com
  2. Trump Considers Reducing Chinese Car Part Tariffs, FT Says  Bloomberg.com
  3. Trump wants automakers to move vehicle production to the U.S. It's not that simple  CNBC
  4. Donald Trump to exempt carmakers from some US tariffs  Financial Times
  5. Trump considers pausing his auto tariffs as the world economy endures whiplash  AP News

• Relief rally stutters as markets take stock of Trump's U-turns - Reuters

  1. Relief rally stutters as markets take stock of Trump's U-turns  Reuters
  2. Exhausted by Trump Reversals, Traders Get No Relief From Rebound  Bloomberg.com
  3. Why Trump’s ‘Blame Jerome Powell’ Strategy Flopped So Hard  Time Magazine
  4. Trump Meets His Match: The Markets  WSJ
  5. Donald Trump vs Mr Market  Financial Times

• American consumers are still buying like crazy, but the largest credit card companies are stashing funds away for a rainy day - Fortune

  American consumers are still buying like crazy, but the largest credit card companies are stashing funds away for a rainy day  FortuneView Full Coverage on Google News

• What the science says about artificial food dyes - The Washington Post

  1. What the science says about artificial food dyes  The Washington Post
  2. RFK Jr. Announces Ban on Food Dyes and Says ‘Sugar Is Poison’  The New York Times
  3. FDA urges food manufacturers to halt use of controversial ingredients: 'Why are we taking a gamble?'  Yahoo
  4. FDA stops short of synthetic food dye ban, calls on industry to stop use  CBS News
  5. Some MN food companies support national standard on artificial dyes  FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul

• Trump says he might call Powell to press for interest rate cuts - Axios

  1. Trump says he might call Powell to press for interest rate cuts  Axios
  2. Trump goes after Federal Reserve’s Powell again  CNN
  3. President Trump’s attacks on the Fed are not over  The Economist
  4. Stock Market News, April 22, 2025: Stock Futures Jump After Trump Says He Has No Plans to Fire Fed Chair  WSJ
  5. White House Is Right to Back Off the Fed  Bloomberg.com

• Chipotle Stock Falls After Earnings Growth Slows, Sales Drop - Barron's

  1. Chipotle Stock Falls After Earnings Growth Slows, Sales Drop  Barron's
  2. Chipotle is seeing a 'slowdown' in consumer spending as 2025 gets off to a rough start  CNBC
  3. Chipotle’s Sales Miss Points to Weaker Consumer Sentiment  Bloomberg.com
  4. Tariffs Expected to Heat Up Chipotle’s Costs  WSJ
  5. Chipotle shares drop as it reports first same-store sales decline since the pandemic  Yahoo Finance

• Tether, SoftBank Group, and Jack Mallers Launch Twenty One, a Bitcoin-native Company, Through a Business Combination With Cantor Equity Partners - Business Wire

  1. Tether, SoftBank Group, and Jack Mallers Launch Twenty One, a Bitcoin-native Company, Through a Business Combination With Cantor Equity Partners  Business Wire
  2. Cantor teams up with Tether, Softbank for $3.6 billion crypto venture  Reuters
  3. Cantor Fitzgerald partners with Tether, Bitfinex and SoftBank to launch Bitcoin acquisition company  Fortune
  4. Strike’s Mallers to head firm seeking superior Bitcoin play to MSTR  Cointelegraph
  5. Cantor Prepares $3 Billion Crypto Firm With Tether  Yahoo Finance

• At Meta’s Antitrust Trial, a Bygone Internet Era Comes Back to Life - The New York Times

  1. At Meta’s Antitrust Trial, a Bygone Internet Era Comes Back to Life  The New York Times
  2. Instagram cofounder Kevin Systrom skewers Mark Zuckerberg, saying Meta starved his business after buying it for $1 billion over a decade ago  Fortune
  3. Instagram co-founder says Meta’s Zuckerberg underinvested in photo app  The Washington Post
  4. Mark Zuckerberg Says Social Media Is Over  The New Yorker
  5. FTC could be in trouble as Meta antitrust trial enters second week, expert says  Fox Business

• Treasury chief floats possible de-escalation with Beijing but says no talks yet - Politico

  1. Treasury chief floats possible de-escalation with Beijing but says no talks yet  Politico
  2. Trading partners play hardball as Trump administration digs in on tariffs  NBC News
  3. Stock market rallies after Treasury Secretary Bessent tells a closed-door investor summit that the tariff standoff with China is unsustainable  Yahoo Finance
  4. Treasury Sec. Bessent says China, U.S. have 'opportunity for a big deal' on trade  CNBC
  5. Bessent says China tariffs are not sustainable as US signals willingness to de-escalate  Reuters

• The EU isn’t happy with Apple’s tax on alternative app stores - The Verge

  1. The EU isn’t happy with Apple’s tax on alternative app stores  The Verge
  2. EU whacks Apple and Meta with $800 million in antitrust fines. Meta calls its penalty a ‘tariff’  CNN
  3. The EU fined Apple and Meta – but failed to really hold them to account. Was that to appease Trump?  The Guardian
  4. Meta’s Statement in Response to the European Commission’s Decision on the Digital Markets Act  Meta Platforms
  5. After EU fines, Big Tech wants Trump to swoop in  Politico

• President Trump to Host Dinner With Holders of His Memecoin - Bloomberg.com

  1. President Trump to Host Dinner With Holders of His Memecoin  Bloomberg.com
  2. Trump’s Biggest Meme-Coin Investors Get Invited to Dinner With the President  WSJ
  3. Trump crypto soars as president offers dinner to top holders  BBC
  4. Trump Offers a Private Dinner to Top 220 Investors in His Memecoin  The New York Times
  5. Trump Crypto Coin Buyers Offered VIP Tour of White House  Mother Jones

• Boeing's CEO is trying to find buyers for 50 planes after Chinese airlines cancelled their orders amid Trump’s trade war - Fortune

  1. Boeing's CEO is trying to find buyers for 50 planes after Chinese airlines cancelled their orders amid Trump’s trade war  Fortune
  2. China sends Boeing planes back to US over tariffs  BBC
  3. Chinese customers are rejecting new jets due to tariffs, Boeing confirms  Reuters
  4. Boeing Will Stop Making Jets for China if Airlines Won’t Accept Planes, CEO Says  WSJ
  5. Boeing CEO says China has stopped taking its aircraft amid trade war  CNBC

• Boeing Stock Surges on Earnings. There Is Still a Lot of Uncertainty Ahead. - Barron's

  1. Boeing Stock Surges on Earnings. There Is Still a Lot of Uncertainty Ahead.  Barron's
  2. Boeing to seek FAA approval this year to increase 737 Max production as losses narrow  CNBC
  3. Boeing tackles US-China trade threat, shares rise on smaller-than-expected loss  Yahoo Finance
  4. Boeing Narrows Loss as Backlog Grows, Shares Rise  WSJ
  5. Boeing’s Cash Burn Improves as Jet Production Stabilizes  Bloomberg.com

• Microsoft pivots toward Amazon's way of handling low performers — by paying them to leave - Business Insider

  1. Microsoft pivots toward Amazon's way of handling low performers — by paying them to leave  Business Insider
  2. Microsoft to target low-performing employees with harsh policies  TheStreet
  3. Microsoft’s chief HR writes to managers on cutting low performers: This isn’t about Microsoft’s success,  Times of India
  4. Why Microsoft Just Tightened Its Policies for Firing Low Performers  Inc.com
  5. Microsoft targets ‘low performers’ in a sensational new memo  The Financial Express

• Trump ‘eroding’ US brand, has made the country 20% poorer, Citadel chief says - Semafor

  1. Trump ‘eroding’ US brand, has made the country 20% poorer, Citadel chief says  Semafor
  2. Billionaire Ken Griffin warns that U.S. brand is ‘eroding’  Fortune
  3. Citadel's Ken Griffin warns Trump about tarnishing the 'brand' of U.S. Treasurys  CNBC
  4. Ken Griffin Says Trump’s Trade War Has Devolved Into a ‘Nonsensical Place’  Bloomberg.com
  5. Ken Griffin: Trump’s damage to US brand will take lifetime to fix  The Times

• IBM affected by DOGE cuts, downplays impact during Q1 earnings call - TechCrunch

  1. IBM affected by DOGE cuts, downplays impact during Q1 earnings call  TechCrunch
  2. IBM beats on earnings and revenue, maintains full-year guidance  CNBC
  3. IBM Results Fail to Meet Market Hopes on Concerns About Tariffs, DOGE Cuts  Bloomberg.com
  4. IBM Posts Earnings Beat With Stronger-Than-Expected Guidance, But Stock Falls  Investor's Business Daily
  5. IBM says 15 contracts impacted by DOGE cost cuts, shares drop  Reuters

• Nvidia, AMD, and Other Chip Stocks Rally. Tariffs Fears Are Lifting—but There Is Another Concern to Watch. - Barron's

  1. Nvidia, AMD, and Other Chip Stocks Rally. Tariffs Fears Are Lifting—but There Is Another Concern to Watch.  Barron's
  2. Nvidia's $5.5 Billion Charge Is The Downturn's Start (NASDAQ:NVDA)  Seeking Alpha
  3. Is NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) the Best Stock Under $100 to Buy According to Hedge Funds?  Yahoo Finance
  4. This Key Risk Could Trigger a Double-Digit Nvidia Stock Plunge  Business Insider
  5. Nvidia hasn’t been this cheap versus the S&P 500 in nearly a decade — and shares are still getting crushed  Sherwood News

• Airline Says Deportation Flights 'Too Valuable Not to Pursue' - Newser

  1. Airline Says Deportation Flights 'Too Valuable Not to Pursue'  Newser
  2. Designing for Avelo was a dream job. Then the airline partnered with ICE  Fast Company
  3. Struggling Avelo Airlines reveals the controversial scheme that has helped it rake in the cash  Daily Mail
  4. Connecticut seeks to penalize companies for complying with ICE  The Charger Bulletin
  5. Budget airline says it will keep running deportation flights  TheStreet

• Lexus’ redesigned ES sedan can be electric or hybrid - The Verge

  1. Lexus’ redesigned ES sedan can be electric or hybrid  The Verge
  2. View Exterior Photos of the 2026 Lexus ES EV  Car and Driver
  3. 2026 Lexus ES Sedan First Look: From Bread and Butter to Whoa, a Stunner  MotorTrend
  4. REIMAGINING THE LUXURY SEDAN: THE ALL-NEW 2026 LEXUS ES  Lexus USA Newsroom
  5. Watch out BMW 5 Series: this is the brand new Lexus ES  Top Gear

• Gold Is Having a Moment. How Long It Can Last. - Barron's

  1. Gold Is Having a Moment. How Long It Can Last.  Barron's
  2. Mining Stocks Still Have Room To Rise as Gold Hits Record High, Jefferies Says  Yahoo Finance
  3. The mystery behind gold’s bull market  MarketWatch
  4. Record-shattering gold is proving its worth as the ultimate safe haven for investors  Business Insider
  5. Next stop for gold is $4,000, says JPMorgan  CNBC

• ‘Don’t fight the Oval Office’: Investors are finally taking Trump seriously, and it’s causing a volatility spike - Fortune

  1. ‘Don’t fight the Oval Office’: Investors are finally taking Trump seriously, and it’s causing a volatility spike  Fortune
  2. ‘The Sell America Trade’: Who’s behind the sinking of the U.S. dollar  Fortune
  3. Despite Trump’s Apparent U-Turn, Drawn-Out Capital Flight Could Still Hit U.S. Markets  WSJ
  4. We’re suddenly talking about the Great Depression when discussing Trump’s stock market  CNN
  5. Sell USA? Why Trump's tariffs may be sparking a historic storm on Wall Street  NPR

• SK Hynix warns of demand volatility after quarterly profit soars 158% as chip demand surges on AI boom - CNBC

  1. SK Hynix warns of demand volatility after quarterly profit soars 158% as chip demand surges on AI boom  CNBC
  2. Nvidia supplier SK Hynix sees limited tariff impact on AI chips after bumper Q1  Reuters
  3. Nvidia supplier SK Hynix's Q1 profit jumps, beating expectations  Yahoo Finance
  4. SK Hynix Posts Strong First Quarter Earnings on AI Chip Demand  WSJ
  5. Short Selling of SK Hynix Surges to Record on Trade, AI Concerns  Bloomberg.com

• SAP Stock Soars After Company Reiterates Guidance. CFO Says Economic Backdrop Is ‘Anything But Easy.’ - Barron's

  1. SAP Stock Soars After Company Reiterates Guidance. CFO Says Economic Backdrop Is ‘Anything But Easy.’  Barron's
  2. Software giant SAP’s shares surge 10% after first-quarter profit beat  CNBC
  3. SAP Soars Most in Six Years After Profit Beats Estimates  Bloomberg.com
  4. SAP extends lead as Europe’s most valuable company after earnings beat  MarketWatch
  5. SAP Standout Brings Big Boost to 3 Holdings  TheStreet Pro

• Walmart, Target And Home Depot CEOs Meet With President Trump To Talk Tariffs - Forbes

  1. Walmart, Target And Home Depot CEOs Meet With President Trump To Talk Tariffs  Forbes
  2. Trump deploys abrupt tone shift amid market slump  Axios
  3. Walmart, Target CEOs privately warned Trump tariffs could lead to empty shelves soon  CBS News
  4. Trump Doesn’t Support A Millionaire Tax - The Source with Kaitlan Collins - Podcast on CNN Audio  CNN
  5. Terrified Trump Flees Tariffs War After CEOs’ ‘Empty Shelves’ Warning  The Daily Beast

• FBI says online scams raked in $16.6 billion last year - NBC News

  1. FBI says online scams raked in $16.6 billion last year  NBC News
  2. FBI Releases Annual Internet Crime Report  FBI.gov
  3. Elderly Americans Hit Hardest by $9.3B Crypto Scam Wave in 2024: FBI  Decrypt
  4. FBI says online scams raked in record $16.6 billion last year, up 33% from 2023  CBS News
  5. Seniors lost $4.8 billion to scammers in 2024: FBI  ABC News

• AT&T Adds More Subscribers, Sees Tariffs Spurring Phone Upgrades - WSJ

  1. AT&T Adds More Subscribers, Sees Tariffs Spurring Phone Upgrades  WSJ
  2. AT&T’s stock rises as the company hits a milestone that matters for investors  MarketWatch
  3. AT&T leans on bundled plans to beat estimates for subscriber additions  Reuters
  4. AT&T Stock Rises On Strong Wireless Subscriber Gains As Earnings Meet Estimates  Investor's Business Daily
  5. AT&T Delivers Strong First-Quarter Financial Performance  AT&T Newsroom

• Businesses are already trying to pass tariff costs onto customers, Fed report says - CNBC

  1. Businesses are already trying to pass tariff costs onto customers, Fed report says  CNBC
  2. Fed’s Beige Book Highlights Worsening Economic Outlook  Barron's
  3. Price hikes, a rush to buy autos, and uncertainty in wake of Trump tariffs -- Fed report  Reuters
  4. FED’S BEIGE BOOK: Analysts See ‘Pre-Downturn’ Assessment of Tepid Economy Coast to Coast  TradingView
  5. Tariff-induced price hikes, trade worries highlighted in Fed's Beige Book  Fox Business

• FDA milk quality testing program suspended after job cuts - NewsNation

  1. FDA milk quality testing program suspended after job cuts  NewsNation
  2. US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts  Reuters
  3. Tough to swallow: The Trump administration’s approach to food safety keeps getting worse  MSNBC News
  4. FDA hiring contractors to replace fired staff who supported safety inspections  AP News
  5. FDA’s milk testing program pause is not cause for alarm, experts say  The Washington Post

• Microsoft just launched powerful AI 'agents' that could completely transform your workday -- and challenge Google's workplace dominance - VentureBeat

  1. Microsoft just launched powerful AI 'agents' that could completely transform your workday -- and challenge Google's workplace dominance  VentureBeat
  2. The 2025 Annual Work Trend Index: The Frontier Firm is born  The Official Microsoft Blog
  3. Meet your new AI teammate: Microsoft sees humans as ‘agent bosses,’ upending the workplace  GeekWire
  4. Microsoft Just Rewrote Work—Here’s The New Language  Forbes
  5. You'll soon manage a team of AI agents, says Microsoft's Work Trend report  ZDNET

• Pastor calls for ‘full Target boycott’ over concerns about diversity, equity, inclusion - AP News

  1. Pastor calls for ‘full Target boycott’ over concerns about diversity, equity, inclusion  AP News
  2. Target rolled back DEI efforts. A boycott ensued – and traffic dropped  CNN
  3. Metro Atlanta town hall calls for full boycott of Target over DEI rollback  WSB-TV
  4. 'We ain't going back in there' | After 40-day 'Target Fast,' Pastor Jamal Bryant says boycott movement is ‘far from over’  11Alive.com
  5. Target foot traffic down for 11th straight week after caving on DEI  Retail Brew

• Investors relieved Musk will refocus on Tesla, but worry about brand damage - Reuters

  1. Investors relieved Musk will refocus on Tesla, but worry about brand damage  Reuters
  2. 'I Don't Like Elon. Nobody's Made Any Money In Tesla For A Long Time,' Says Ross Gerber, Claims He's 'Attacked Because Of Elon's Behavior'  Yahoo Finance
  3. Big-Time Tesla Investor: Musk’s ‘Abhorrent’ Views Damaged Company for Good  The Daily Beast
  4. Major Tesla Investor Rips 'Delusional' Elon Musk After Earnings Call  Newsweek
  5. ‘Musk knows’: Betting against Tesla is stupid  News.com.au

• Bitcoin Price: Why Is the Crypto Going Up Today? Trump, China, and the Dollar. - Barron's

  1. Bitcoin Price: Why Is the Crypto Going Up Today? Trump, China, and the Dollar.  Barron's
  2. Bitcoin Surges as US Seeks to Ease Trade, Fed Tensions  Bloomberg.com
  3. With Gold Stalling, Is It Bitcoin’s Turn? Traders Eye $95K as Key Breakout Level  CoinDesk
  4. Bitcoin Price Climbs Above $90,000  WSJ
  5. What’s Behind Bitcoin's Breakout: Strategist Sees $200K BTC as Realistic  Bitcoin.com News