The S&P 500 ( $SPX ( ▲ 0.66% ) ) opens up green again today, up another 0.60%+ in the last 24 hours and more than 3.5% on the week, hitting new record highs.

In Crypto $BTC ( ▼ 0.36% ) continues up to start the day and is up over 3% on the week thanks to positive sentiment and news around deregulation as well as impending government/banking reserves and transactions.

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The S&P 500 gained 0.8%, with the Nasdaq and Dow each gaining about 1%.

Reports that President Trump was preparing to name a Fed Chair successor stoked rate cut bets.

Fed Chair Powell implied that rate cuts in July are unlikely to happen.

Meta hired Trapit Bansal from OpenAI to lead the development of its AI reasoning models.

Microsoft replaced the Blue Screen of Death in Windows 11 with a black version that lists stop codes and faulty drivers.

Oculus co-founder Nate Mitchell joined Sesame, the smart glasses startup led by Brendan Iribe, as Chief Product Officer.

AI-generated images are flooding plant communities, scamming buyers with impossible colors and fake seeds.

China booked its first bulk soymeal cargo from Argentina since 2019, purchasing 30,000 metric tons at $360 per ton to guard against US tariff disruptions.

India resisted US pressure to cut tariffs without reciprocal commitments, holding firm on its 26% retaliatory duties.

The US and Mexico are fine-tuning a quota-based deal to ease 50% steel tariffs.

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Tesla's vice president of manufacturing and operations was sacked by Elon Musk following car sales declines in key markets.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said AI now handles 30-50% of work, putting its 76,000+ staff at risk after 1,000 layoffs in February.

Nike's Q4 sales sank 12% to $11.1 billion, but still beat analyst expectations. Profit collapsed to $211 million from $1.5 billion a year earlier.

Trump Mobile quietly scrubbed "Made in the USA" claims from its $499 smartphone listing, replacing it with "brought to life right here in the USA."

Rivian slashed 140 roles (1% of workforce) from its manufacturing team as it prepares for its more affordable R2 SUV launch in 2026.

Waymo rolled out its robotaxis to Atlanta through an Uber tie-up, allowing riders to travel across 65 square miles of the city.

McCormick & Company beat Q2 estimates with net sales of 1.66 billion and adjusted EPS of 69 cents; shares soared over 5%.

Nike Q4 sales dropped 12% to $11.1 billion, topping forecasts, but profit collapsed to $211 million; shares still climbed 2.8%

Walgreens Boots Alliance posted a $175 million net loss for Q3 after being acquired by Sycamore; shares climbed 0.6%.