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📰 Market Headlines

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq notched new record closes while the Dow retreated slightly as investors awaited further jobs data.

The S&P 500 gained 0.05%, and the Nasdaq advanced 0.40%, while the Dow dropped 0.17%.
US job openings jumped by 372,000 to 7.74 million in October.

A brief martial law declaration in South Korea rattled markets before being quickly lifted.

President-elect Trump's Pentagon pick, Pete Hegseth, faced new scrutiny.

A current Apple employee sued the company for allegedly spying on workers through their personal devices.

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📊 Ideas, trends, and analysis

The USD has hit a two-year high.

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Holiday shopping rose with 197 million Americans spending during Thanksgiving weekend.

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Earnings, upgrades, and acquisitions

Okta reported Q3 earnings and beat estimates, as shares rose 19%.
Salesforce beat Q3 revenue estimates and shares jumped 7%.
Box reported Q3 revenue with a record GAAP operating margin of 8.5%, with shares climbed 5%.
Marvell forecast Q4 revenue above estimates, citing strong demand for AI chips while shares advanced 3%.
Pure Storage beat Q3 expectations and announced a major hyperscaler cloud deal; shares rocketed 23%.

Market movers

Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky pleaded guilty to commodities fraud and market manipulation.
Microsoft accused the FTC of leaking details about its antitrust investigation into cloud computing and AI businesses.
BlackRock acquired private credit firm HPS Investment for $12 billion.
InSpaceX mulled a tender offer at a $350 billion valuation, up from $255 billion last month.

🌍 Global Perspectives

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 A Yale investigation found Putin directly authorized the forced adoption of 314 Ukrainian children since 2022.
🇨🇳 🇺🇸 China banned exports of gallium, germanium, and antimony to the US.
🇨🇩 An unknown disease killed 143 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Kwango province.
🇺🇸 🇫🇷 President-elect Trump scheduled his first foreign trip to attend the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

📊 Crypto

Bitcoin plunged on South Korea's Upbit after martial law declaration.
NYSE Arca filed to list Grayscale's spot Solana ETF.
Cambodia blocked 16 crypto exchange websites including Binance and Coinbase.

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🎤 What you said last time

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🧠 Errata

The FBI launched an investigation into car-sized mystery drones hovering over New Jersey.
NASA accidentally discovered a Cold War-era secret base under Greenland's ice.
Mattel recalled “Wicked” dolls after accidentally printing a porn website link on the packaging.