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Stock market’s fate rests on $10 trillion in Big Tech earnings... your pre-market briefing inside →                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 January 29, 2024 | [Read Online]( Sponsored by Good morning. The Fast Five → Market’s fate rests on [Big Tech earnings](, HK court orders China [Evergrande to liquidate](, [Fed rate decision]( could signal March cut, [United Airlines]( resumes Boeing 737 MAX 9 flights, and world's [largest cruise ship]( sets sail from Miami… Calendar: - Wednesday, 1/31: Fed interest-rate decision, 2:00p ET - Friday, 2/2: US unemployment rate, 8:30a ET MarketBriefing has a new design thanks to the talented [Li Zeng](. We think it offers a more readable experience - we hope you agree. Enjoy. Your 5-minute briefing for Monday, January 29: BEFORE THE OPEN As of market close 1/26/2024. Bitcoin as of 1/28/2024 Pre-Market: Markets: - Mixed U.S. stock futures ahead of tech earnings and Fed meeting. - Dow futures down 0.15%, S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 futures stable. - Last week saw strong economic growth and lower-than-expected inflation. - Market cautious after Intel and Tesla's disappointing earnings. - Busiest earnings week with tech giants like Microsoft, Apple, and Amazon. - Also watching Dow components like Boeing and Merck. - Fed's two-day policy meeting expected to keep rates steady. - Nearly 97% probability of no rate cut, per fed funds futures market. EARNINGS What we’re watching this week: - Today: SoFi Technologies (SOFI) - Tuesday: JetBlue Airways (JBLU), Pfizer (PFE), Starbucks (SBUX), UPS (UPS) - [Alphabet (GOOG)]( - expected: $1.59 per share (+51.4% YoY) on $85.3B revenue (+12.2% YoY) - [Microsoft (MSFT)]( - expected: $2.78 per share (+20.3% YoY) on $61.1B revenue (+15.9% YoY) - Wednesday: Boeing (BA) - Thursday: Atlassian (TEAM), Honeywell (HON), Meta Platforms (META) - [Amazon (AMZN)]( - expected: $.80 per share. Revenue expected to rise 11.4% to $166.2B - [Apple (AAPL)]( - expected: $2.10 per share for Apple’s fiscal Q1 (+11.7%) on $117.9B revenue (+0.06% YoY - Friday: Chevron (CVX), Exxon (XOM) Full earnings calendar [here]( HEADLINES [This Week: Stock Market’s Fate Rests on $10 Trillion in Big Tech Earnings]( Microsoft among five big tech companies reporting this week. Tech behemoths are again powering the S&P 500 higher this year. [Evergrande Shares Halted After Hong Kong Court Orders Liquidation]( Evergrande unable to offer concrete restructuring plan. Ruling likely to further jolt already fragile Chinese markets. - Fed rate decision could be the prelude to a March cut ([more]() - Traders line up for ‘once-in-a-generation’ emerging markets bet ([more]([)]( - US to announce billions of dollars in subsidies for advanced chips ([more]() - Oil prices higher after Iran-linked drone strikes kill U.S. troops; Biden vows retaliation ([more]() - First-of-its-kind campaign fundraiser in the works with Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Biden ([more]() - China plans to merge 3 bad debt asset managers with sovereign wealth fund, state media reports ([more]() - United Airlines resumes Boeing 737 MAX 9 flights after inspections ([more]() - Big pharma at a crossroads, as Merck, J&J, others prepare to lose revenue from blockbuster drugs ([more]() - Chevron says California plays a risky game with climate and gasoline ([more]() - Elon Musk plans to build a new content moderation center for X in Austin ([more]() - LVMH founder Bernard Arnault overtakes Elon Musk as richest person in the world ([more]() - Spotify CEO says Apple's app store changes are a 'new low' ([more]() - Tesla to spend $500M to bring its Dojo supercomputer project to Buffalo factory ([more]() - World's largest cruise ship sets sail from Miami ([more]() TOGETHER WITH RAD AI [Time to Add AI to Your Portfolio]( [Marketing is an art, not a science — or, at least it was.Â]( RAD AI is an essential AI technology that tells brands who their customer is, and how to best create content that significantly boosts ROI. 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Please read the offering circular at [invest.radintel.ai]( - please support our sponsors - DEALFLOW M+A | Investments - Carlyle mulls a $1B sale of tech services firm HSO ([more]() - Kain Capital, a private equity firm focused on the technology enablement of healthcare services companies, has exercised a follow-on investment in MY DR NOW ([more]() - ObjectiveHealth, an integrated specialty research network and technology company, received a strategic growth investment from Vitruvian Partners ([more]() - TraceGains, a company which specializes in compliance and networked product development software, acquired NutriCalc, a provider of nutritional calculation software ([more]() - DFW Capital Partners closes investment in Harris CPAs ([more]() - HGGC invests in True North Advisors ([more]() VC - Thentia, a company specializing in regulatory technology, raised $38M in Series B extension ([more]() - Proof Technology, Inc., a service of process and e-filing technology platform company, closed a $30.4M Series B funding ([more]() - Axiom, a startup that uses advanced cryptographic proofs to give smart contract developers access to more data on-chain, raised $20M in Series A funding ([more]() - Granata Bio, a biopharma company, announced the close of a $14M Series A funding round led by GV ([more]() - GreenSpark, a provider of a software platform for the metal recycling industry, raised $9.4M in funding ([more]() - Chunk Foods, a plant-based space company, raised additional $7.5M in Seed funding ([more]() - Digs, a provider of an AI collaboration platform for home builders and homeowners, raised $7M in Seed funding ([more]() - RagaAI, a technology company specializing in AI testing, raised $4.7M in funding ([more]() - TextQL, a startup building an AI data analyst that connects clients to business intelligence tools, semantic layers, and existing documentation, raised $4.1M in Pre-Seed funding ([more]() - C16 Biosciences, a maker of Palmless™, a platform for sustainable palm oil alternatives, raised $3.5M in Grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as well as a $1M investment from Elemental Excelerator ([more]() - Legalyze.ai, an AI startup for lawyers, raised $100K in funding ([more]() - OnPoint Healthcare Partners, an AI-enabled technology services provider that offers a suite of solutions to hospitals and medical groups, received growth funding ([more]() IPO - Reddit advised to target at least $5 Billion valuation in IPO ([more]() Was this briefing forwarded to you? [Sign Up Here]( CRYPTO - BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF first to Reach $2B in AUM ([more]() - Bitcoin range consolidation sets the stage for SOL, AVAX RNDR and SUI ([more]() - FTX Is unloading crypto to raise cash and pay back customers ([more]() BULLISH BITES 🤝 Powershift:  The [introverts]( have taken over the US economy. 👀 Watching: Federal judges will soon decide [whether crypto can be regulated]( like stocks and bonds. 🙌 Game-changer: Google’s Lumiere brings AI video [closer to real]( than unreal. 🔎 In the spotlight: [Unhappy workers]( cost US firms $1.9 Trillion. ✈️ Storied travel: This is what a [$10 Million vacation]( looks like. 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