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Biden signs Israel, Ukraine, TikTok bill into law... your pre-market briefing inside →                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 April 25, 2024 | [Read Online]( First time here? [Sign up]([»]( Good morning. The Fast Five → [Biden signs]( Israel, Ukraine, TikTok bill into law - [what happens now](, US Chamber of Commerce [sues FTC]( over noncompete ban, Meta loses $200 billion in value as company [bleeds cash](, and TikTok CEO expects to defeat ban: '[We aren't going anywhere]('… Calendar: (all times ET) Today: GDP - Q1, 8:30a Jobless claims, 8:30a FRI, 4/26: PCE index, 8:30a Consumer Sentiment, 10:00a Your 5-minute briefing for Thursday, April 25: BEFORE THE OPEN As of market close 4/24/2024. Pre-Market: US Investor % Bullish Sentiment: 38.27% for Wk of Apr 18 2024 (Last week: 43.44%) Market Recap: - US stock futures down post-Meta Platforms earnings - Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures drop - Meta plunges 15%, IBM falls 8% after earnings miss - Today: Q1 GDP data, jobless claims watched Thursday - Fed rate path influenced by data, futures suggest cut in Sept - Earnings reports due from Caterpillar, Honeywell, Northrop Grumman, American Airlines, Comcast, Merck, Bristol-Myers Squibb EARNINGS What we’re watching this week: - Today: American Airlines ([AAL](), Caterpillar ([CAT](), Hertz Global ([HTZ](), Roku ([ROKU](), Teladoc ([TDOC]() - [Alphabet (GOOGL)]( - $1.89 EPS expected on $69.78B revenue - [Microsoft (MSFT)]( - $2.82 EPS (+15.1% YoY) on $60.8B revenue (+14.9% YoY) - Friday: AbbVie ([ABBV](), Chevron ([CVX](), Exxon Mobil ([XOM]() Full earnings calendar [here]( A MESSAGE FROM WISERADVISOR Compare top advisors in your area, Free. 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[US Chamber of Commerce, Business Groups Due FTC Over Noncompete Ban]( The Chamber alleges that a universal ban is too wide reaching and that the FTC is overstepping its legal authority, which the Commission denied. - Wall St edges lower as rising yields overshadow upbeat corporate results ([more]() - Tepid core capital goods orders point to weak business equipment spending ([more]() - Caterpillar, Deere inventories in focus as machinery demand plateaus ([more]() - Gold trades steady after a two-day decline ([more]() - What happens now that Biden has signed the TikTok bill ([more]() - TikTok CEO expects to defeat US ban: 'We aren't going anywhere' ([more]() - Non-competes: For traders, the FTC ban comes with big catches ([more]() - Meta extends rout after revenue forecast disappoints ([more]() - Ford tops first-quarter earnings estimates as commercial unit offsets EV losses ([more]() - Boeing lost less revenue than expected amid safety crisis ([more]() - Citi’s Fraser is wary of insurance giants’ role in private credit ([more]() - Cisco says hackers subverted its security devices to spy on governments ([more]() - Foot Locker debuts ‘store of the future’ as it looks to win back Wall Street’s confidence ([more]() - NYCB faces tough choices on CRE loans, balance sheet diversification ([more]() - KKR Raises $11B for its newest Global Infrastructure Fund ([more]() DEALFLOW M+A | Investments - IBM to acquire HashiCorp in $6.4 Billion deal ([more]() - Blackstone to buy Tropical Smoothie Cafe in $2B deal ([more]() - Nvidia acquires AI workload management startup Run:ai for $700M ([more]() - KKR considers $1 Billion acquisition of Healthium Medtech ([more]() - KKR shelves $10B Upfield sale after ADQ talks fall apart ([more]() - BDT & MSD near sale of Marquette to Redwood Capital ([more]() - Black Bay-backed Merichem Technologies buys CPI ([more]() - Godspeed Capital acquires IDCUS ([more]() - MassMutual invests in Apollo’s Atlas SP ([more]() - Granite Creek invests in DCG ([more]() - The Stephens Group invests in VisionSafe ([more]() - KnowBe4, a provider of security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, acquires Egress Software Technologies, a company specializing in cloud email security ([more]() - VisionSafe, a provider of an aircraft cockpit smoke displacement systems, received an investment from Stephens Group ([more]() - IANS Research, a provider of independent research and advisory services for the information security industry, received a strategic investment from Apax Digital Funds ([more]() VC - Xaira Therapeutics, an integrated AI biotech company, launched with more than $1 Billion of committed capital ([more]() - Endeavor BioMedicines, Inc., a clinical-stage biotech company, closed a $132.5M Series C financing ([more]() - ThreatLocker, a global cybersecurity company that offers a Zero Trust endpoint security solution, raised $115M in Series D funding ([more]() - Lumeris, a value-based care managed services operator for health systems and providers, raised $100M in equity growth funding ([more]() - Midi Health, a virtual care clinic for women navigating menopause, raised additional $60M in Series B funding ([more]() - Tines, a company specializing in smart and secure workflows, raised $50M in new funding, as an extension to its Series B ([more]() - Nagomi Security, a proactive security and threat exposure management company, raised $30M in funding ([more]() - FinQuery, a provider of AI-powered solutions to manage companies’ largest areas of spend, received a $25M minority investment ([more]() - Nooks, an AI dialing & prospecting platform, raised $22M in Series A funding ([more]() - Sublime Security, a provider of an AI-powered, programmable email security platform, raised $20M in Series A funding ([more]() - BforeAI, a predictive security company, raised $15M in Series A funding ([more]() - Dripos, a comprehensive software platform built specifically for coffee shops, raised $11M in Series A funding ([more]() - Alaffia Health, a company specializing in generative AI for health plan claim operations, raised $10M in funding ([more]() - RWX, a provider of a Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) platform, raised $7M in Seed funding ([more]() - Amplifier Security, a provider of an automation and security copilot, raised $3.3M in funding ([more]() - Aropha, a lab focused on advancing biodegradable material discovery through automation and AI predictive modeling, raised $1M in Seed funding round ([more]() - Medical Informatics Engineering, a provider of health IT software and systems for the occupational health market, received an investment from Serent Capital ([more]() First time reading? 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DAILY SHARES [tw profile: Autism Capital 🧩] Autism Capital 🧩 @AutismCapital [tw] “Yes I love paying 44.6% capital gains tax and a 25% unrealized capital gains tax to support Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine. No, I love renting, we don’t need to own a home.” Apr 24, 2024 9.06K Likes 1.17K Retweets 138 Replies [tw profile: sophie] sophie @netcapgirl [tw] zuck, my boy. what’s happening. idk if you saw the response to the capex guide but long story short, it’s not great. they’re saying uh, uh, there’s no cost discipline & the ROI from AI is unknown. have you seen the pic of you w the mustache? yeah i’m thinking that’s our strategy Apr 24, 2024 1.93K Likes 119 Retweets 31 Replies [tw profile: Monica Lewinsky (she/her)] Monica Lewinsky (she/her) @MonicaLewinsky [tw] you wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me. 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