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Wall Street cheers Microsoft’s ‘coup’ as stock hits all-time high… your pre-market briefing inside →                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 November 21, 2023 | [Read Online]( ☕️ Good Morning. The Fast Five → Wall Street cheers Microsoft’s ‘coup’ as stock hits [all-time high](, Nearly all of OpenAI [staff threaten]( to follow Altman to Microsoft, [Benioff woos]( disaffected OpenAI staff to Salesforce, Citigroup employees brace for layoffs in management [overhaul](, and Senate committee [subpoenas]( Live Nation and Ticketmaster in months-long probe… Your 5-minute briefing for Tuesday: BEFORE THE OPEN As of market close 11/20/2023. MARKETS: - Stock futures hover near the flat line on Monday evening. - Dow futures add 6 points (+0.02%), S&P 500 futures gain 0.02%, Nasdaq 100 futures tick up 0.07%. - Dow gains over 200 points in regular trading; S&P 500 up 0.7%, Nasdaq rises 1.1%. - Microsoft climbs 2% on news of former OpenAI CEO leading its AI research team; Nvidia adds 2.3%, reaching an all-time high. - S&P 500's tech sector gains 1.5%. - Investors await Fed meeting minutes for rate decision; near certainty of rate hold in December. - Quarterly results expected from Lowe’s, Best Buy, and HP today. - Shortened trading week due to Thanksgiving holiday with an early Friday close. EARNINGS What we’re watching this week: - Tuesday: Baidu (BIDU) - [Abercrombie & Fitch]( (ANF) - earnings expected: $1.18 per share (vs. 1 cent YoY), revenue: $980.9 million (+11.5% YoY) - [Nvidia]( (NVDA) - earnings expected: $3.10 per share (vs. 58 cents YoY), revenue: $14.9 billion (+152.5% YoY) - Thursday / Friday: Happy Thanksgiving - Full earnings calendar [here]( NEWS BRIEFING [Wall Street Cheers Microsoft's 'Coup' Hiring Altman After OpenAI Ouster, Stock Hits All-Time High]( Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told CNBC on Monday that the company remains committed to OpenAI and Sam Altman. [Nearly All of OpenAI Staff Threaten to Go to Microsoft If Board Doesn’t Quit [Letter]]( Majority of OpenAI employees sign letter seeking new board. Board member Ilya Sutskever is among the signatories. - OpenAI Latest: - Sam Altman is still may return as OpenAI CEO ([more]() - Satya Nadella speaks [[video](] - Benioff woos disaffected OpenAI staff to Salesforce with offer to match pay ([more]() - Microsoft emerges as big winner from OpenAI turmoil ([more]() - Yellen says high food and rent prices are key factors in voters’ negative economic outlook ([more]() - Senate committee subpoenas Live Nation, Ticketmaster after months-long probe ([more]() - As US Dollar weakens, emerging-market currencies are back up after wild year ([more]() - Treasuries climb to erase 2023 losses as Fed cut bets blossom ([more]() - Argentina’s Milei to face ‘painful recession’ next year, IIF says ([more]() - Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch meets Zelenskiy in Kyiv in 'very important signal’ ([more]() - UAW workers ratify contracts with Big 3 automakers ([more]() - American Airlines flight attendants ask for permission to strike. Southwest pilots could be next ([more]() - Citigroup employees brace for layoffs, management overhaul ([more]() - Uber is said to boost convertible bond issue to $1.5 billion ([more]() - Barry Silbert’s crypto empire continues to spiral as ex-NYSE president buys news site CoinDesk ([more]() - Musk defends himself on X after antisemitic furor deepens ([more]() TOGETHER WITH COINSMART Buy Bitcoin in minutes [Buying Bitcoin is quick and easy]( with CoinSmart- The world's most accessible crypto exchange. - Designed for beginners, built for experts - Instant verification, 24/7 support - Fully registered, safe and secure [Buy Crypto in Minutes]( Please support our sponsors DEALFLOW - BlackRock backs Capital Power in $1.1 billion US gas plant deal ([more]() - McDonald's increases its minority stake in China business with Carlyle deal ([more]() - Riverwood Capital raises $1.8 billion for Global Technology Fund ([more]() - Billionaire Birla’s Carbon Black Unit to raise $1.5 billion loan ([more]() - Seva, a newly-launched growth equity firm investing in customer-centric founders and companies based in New York, closed an $85M debut fund ([more]() - Dwellsy, a rental marketplace with comprehensive data and listings, raised $11.5M in funding ([more]() - Medmo, a medical imaging technology company, raised $9M in funding ([more]() - Saga announces Seed extension raise of $5M for Accelerated ([more]() - Grubbly Farms, a pet food company, raised an undisclosed amount in Series A funding ([more]() - Kind Designs, a climate-tech startup, raised further funding in its seed round ([more]() - Cantai Therapeutics, a company that develops drugs to treat autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, raised a seed funding round of undisclosed amount ([more]() - The National Kidney Foundation (NKF)’s NKF Innovation Fund invested in ZeitLife Transplant Innovations, Inc., a global medical device company specializing in advancing technologies to modernize kidney preservation and logistics ([more]() - Happy Money, a platform for unsecured lending in partnership with credit unions, received an investment of undisclosed amount ([more]() M & A: - Bullish purchases CoinDesk for Digital Currency Group ([more]() - 3E, a provider of compliance solutions for chemical and workplace safety, and sustainable supply chains, acquired Chemycal, a provider of news, intelligence and regulatory insights for product safety professionals managing chemicals ([more]() - Aya Healthcare, a healthcare talent software and staffing company, acquired Winnow AI, a provider of a data science-driven solution that gives access to predictive physician insights to bolster an organization’s provider recruitment/retention strategies ([more]() - SK Capital Partners completes deal for J&K Ingredients ([more]() - Vista Equity Partners-backed Acquia acquires Monsido from CivicPlus ([more]() - Labcorp buys Legacy Health ([more]() Was this briefing forwarded to you? ([Sign up here](.) CRYPTO - US is seeking more than $4 billion from Binance to end case ([more]() - US SEC sues Kraken crypto exchange over failure to register ([more]() - Tether freezes $225M linked to human trafficking syndicate amid DOJ investigation ([more]() - Bitcoin ETF hype has Wall Street eyeing $100 billion Crypto potential ([more]() BULLISH BITES 🩸 It’s messy: Venture Capital’s 2023 [bloodbath](, by the numbers 🎮 Not just kid play: Toy companies aim more products at [older adults]( %. 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