💼 Why Americans Are Obsessed With Big Cruise Ships

US extends lead over China in race for world’s biggest economy... your pre-market briefing inside →                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 January 26, 2024 | [Read Online]( ☕️ Good morning. The Fast Five → Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta close at [all-time highs](, GDP surprises with [3.3% growth]( last quarter, [US extends lead]( over China in economic race, tech companies [slash thousands of jobs]( pivoting toward AI, and [Southwest Airlines]( removes Boeing Max 7 from 2024 plans… Your 5-minute briefing for Friday, January 26: BEFORE THE OPEN As of market close 1/25/2024. PRE-MARKET: MARKETS: - Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.5% after Intel's weak outlook. - S&P 500 futures drop 0.2%; Dow futures slip 0.2%. - Intel stock falls 10% in after-hours trading on disappointing guidance. - S&P 500 and Nasdaq extend winning streak to six days. - Encouraging GDP data boosts investor optimism. - Focus today: upcoming inflation data and earnings reports from Norfolk Southern, Colgate-Palmolive, and American Express. EARNINGS What we’re watching: - Today: American Express (AXP) Full earnings calendar [here]( HEADLINES [US Extends Lead Over China in Race for World’s Biggest Economy]( US ends 2023 with a bang while China struggles with a bust. Ex-IMF official calls it ‘a striking turn of fortunes’. [Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta Close at All-Time Highs Ahead of Earnings Next Week]( Alphabet shares closed at $151.87, surpassing prior high set in 2021. Microsoft and Meta also reached fresh highs this month. They all report quarterly results next week. - US GDP grew 3.3% last quarter, capping unexpectedly strong year ([more]() - FTC investigating Microsoft, Amazon, and Google investments into OpenAI and Anthropic ([more]([)]( - Yellen touts GDP numbers as a boon to the middle class ([more]() - Biden admin's tightening of natural gas exports raises national security concerns ([more]() - Mortgage rates climb, adding to affordability woes ([more]() - KKR-backed BrightSpring raises $693 Million in IPO priced below range ([more]() - Apple becomes China's top smartphone as shipments dip ([more]() - Southwest Airlines removes MAX 7 from 2024 plans, cuts delivery forecast from Boeing ([more]() - Apple overhauls App Store, iPhone features in EU to appease regulators ([more]() - Tesla stock falls 12% as EV maker warns production growth will be 'notably lower' than 2023 ([more]() - Tech companies are slashing thousands of jobs as they pivot toward AI ([more]() - Microsoft lays off 1,900 workers, nearly 9% of gaming division, after Activision Blizzard acquisition ([more]() - Paramount CEO announces layoffs as cost pressures, take-private talks build ([more]() - Levi Strauss plans to cut at least 10% of its global corporate workforce in restructuring ([more]() - Private equity faces pressures of growing old ([more]() DEALFLOW M & A | INVESTMENTS - BPCE sounds out rivals for asset management tie-up ([more]() - VidIQ, a provider of analytics suite for content creators, acquired Creator Now, a creator education platform ([more]() - Voltron Data, a company accelerating modular and composable data analytics systems, acquired Claypot AI, a real-time AI platform startup ([more]() - Taqtile, a maker of Manifest®, a spatially-enabled work-instruction platform serving the industrial and defense sectors, received an investment from Scout Ventures ([more]() - NPI, a provider of data-driven IT procurement solutions for large enterprises, received an investment from Falfurrias Growth Partners ([more]() - Woolpert acquires Bermello Ajamil & Partners ([more]() - Roper Technologies agrees to buy Procare for $1.86B ([more]() - Halifax Group’s Case FMS merges with LFX ([more]() - Kain Capital makes follow-on investment in MY DR NOW ([more]() VC - Bastille, a supplier of wireless threat intelligence technology to high-tech, banking, and the intelligence community, raised $44M in Series C funding ([more]() - Captura, a direct ocean capture company, raised $21.5M in Series A funding ([more]() - Elo Life Systems, a food and ingredient company providing a molecular farming platform, raised $20.5M in Series A2 funding ([more]() - Doppel, an AI-native digital risk protection company, raised $14M in Series A funding ([more]() - ZWI Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on the development of protein therapeutics using proprietary new polymers, announced the close of a $10M Series A financing ([more]() - Circular Genomics, a company specializing in advancing circular RNA biomarkers for precision psychiatry and neurology, raised $8.3M in Series A funding ([more]() - Dupr, a provider of a pickleball’s international rating system, raised $8M in funding ([more]() - Marstone, a digital investment and wealth planning firm, raised $8M in Series B funding ([more]() - Isaac Health, a digital health company, raised $5.7M in Seed funding ([more]() - Being Health, a psychiatrist-founded modern mental health practice provider, raised $5.4M in funding ([more]() - AiCure, an AI and advanced data analytics company focused on clinical trials, raised $12M loan refinancing and has also raised an additional $4M+ from its existing investors ([more]() - Krepling, an e-commerce channel management platform, raised $3.3M in seed funding ([more]() - Birdwatch, a home maintenance tech and services company, secured $3.2M in seed funding ([more]() - Attune, provider of an engagement banking platform, closed a seed funding round, raising $2.25M ([more]() - ViralMoment, a provider of AI-powered social video insights and analytics solutions, raised $2.5M in Seed funding ([more]() FUNDRAISING - Wynnchurch closes Fund VI at $3.5B ([more]() - Arlington Capital Partners raises record $3.8B fund ([more]() Was this briefing forwarded to you? [Sign Up Here]( CRYPTO - Bitcoin ETF flows show negative trend for first time since launch ([more]() - SEC pushes back BlackRock’s spot ether ETF decision ([more]() - Crypto fans got what they wanted. So why is bitcoin falling? ([more]() - Spot Ether ETF applications decisions delayed by SEC ([more]() BULLISH BITES 👀 Eye opening: Read the explosive [resignation letter]( sent by the chairman of Sports Illustrated's publisher. 💥 Game-changer: How a [lucky break]( fueled Eli Lilly’s $600 Billion weight-loss empire. 🔎 In the spotlight: The sleepy copyright office in the middle of a [high-stakes clash]( over A.I. 👜 Palm Beach: What the ultrarich wear to the [grocery store](. 🛳 Icon of the sea: Here’s why Americans are obsessed with big cruise ships. 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