Bitcoin’s creator, Intel and TSMC, cruise stocks sink, and Dogecoin mania: Markets news roundup

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Who created Bitcoin? The million-dollar question is back in the spotlight — and this time with a surprising new suspect: Jack Dorsey, the bearded tech sage behind Twitter.

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Cruise operators have historically benefitted from loopholes that allowed them to avoid paying corporate taxes.

Cruise operators have historically benefitted from loopholes that allowed them to avoid paying corporate taxes.
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Cruise operator stocks are sinking Thursday after a top U.S. official pledged to force them to pay taxes.

While speaking with Fox News on Wednesday evening, newly-confirmed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick suggested the federal government would order a crackdown on taxes paid by cruise operators.

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Shares of Palantir (PLTR) dropped nearly 13% on Thursday morning amidst news that its CEO is planning a new share sales initiative and a media report indicating that the Trump administration has instructed the Pentagon to reduce the U.S. defense budget.

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The Trump administration’s push to have TSMC buy Intel’s chipmaking operations faces a major barrier: The Taiwanese firm isn’t actually interested, and even the threat of tariffs probably won’t be enough to force a deal. – Josh Fellman Read More

Extreme tariffs and immigration policies could slow growth and fuel stagflation, strategist warns

Kevin Gordon, Director and Senior Investment Strategist at Charles Schwab, breaks down how Donald Trump’s tariff war could impact investors

Fear is rising, but stock bets are bigger than ever. Here’s why

Investors haven’t been this bearish since 2023, but are they acting like it? Charles Schwab’s Kevin Gordon explains

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