Bitcoin’s coming boom, Trump’s stock and meme coin sink, and Netflix hits $1,000: Markets news roundup

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Bitcoin will hit $130,000 this year, wealth advisor says

Christopher McMahon, CEO of Aquinas Wealth Advisors and author of “Faithful Finances”, spoke with Quartz for the latest installment of our “Smart Investing” video series.

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Just days before Donald Trump’s inauguration as 47th president of the United States, the businessman-turned-politican launched his latest venture: a new cryptocurrency token.

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President Donald Trump was joined by leaders at Oracle, OpenAI, and SoftBank to announce the Stargate Project, a planned $500 billion venture to invest in artificial intelligence infrastructure.

President Donald Trump was joined by leaders at Oracle, OpenAI, and SoftBank to announce the Stargate Project, a planned $500 billion venture to invest in artificial intelligence infrastructure.
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MGX stock is soaring Wednesday on the heels of the company’s involvement with OpenAI and SoftBank’s (SFTBY) new Stargate project. There’s just one minor problem — it’s the stock ticker for the wrong MGX.

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President Donald Trump’s name isn’t selling like it used to.

Shares of Trump Media and Technology Group, the company behind the president’s social media platform Truth Social, fell more than 7% in pre-market trading Tuesday. Trump Media’s shares last closed at $40.03.  

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Electric truck maker Rivian, like other electric vehicle companies, benefitted from President Joe Biden’s policies.

Electric truck maker Rivian, like other electric vehicle companies, benefitted from President Joe Biden’s policies.
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The Detroit automakers’ shares are rising Tuesday while their fully-electric rivals saw their stocks fall as President Donald Trump began tearing into his predecessor’s pro-EV moves.

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Stocks surged Tuesday afternoon, fueled at least in part by tempered expectations around the severity of President Donald Trump’s potential tariffs.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 448 points, or about 1%, the S&P 500 index climbed about 0.8%, and the Nasdaq index ticked up 0.65%.

While Trump signed a swath of executive orders on his first day in office, ranging from return-to-office mandates for federal workers to moving to end birthright citizenship, his tariff talk was much softer than analysts had expected.

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The brawl between boxing legend Mike Tyson and influencer Jake Paul was Netflix’s “most-streamed sporting event ever.”

The brawl between boxing legend Mike Tyson and influencer Jake Paul was Netflix’s “most-streamed sporting event ever.”
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Netflix (NFLX) stock is booming on Wednesday, a day after the company reported blockbuster earnings bolstered by its largest increase of new paid subscribers ever.

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Bitcoin will hit $130,000 this year, wealth advisor says

Christopher McMahon, CEO of Aquinas Wealth Advisors and author of “Faithful Finances”, breaks down why institutional adoption of crypto will drive prices higher

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during an event in Taipei, Taiwan on June 2, 2024.
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Nvidia (NVDA) reclaimed its title as the world’s most valuable public company on Tuesday as Apple’s (AAPL) shares slid.

The chipmaker’s stock was up about 2.4% during mid-day trading Tuesday, pushing its market cap to $3.45 trillion. Meanwhile, Apple saw its shares fall by almost 4%, landing its market cap at $3.33 trillion. The iPhone maker’s shares are down by more than 9% so far this year, while Nvidia’s shares are up 2%.

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