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Trump’s accounts hold stocks in sectors his administration directly shapes: chips ($NVDA, $AMD, $MU), defense and surveillance ($PLTR, $AXON), detention ($GEO, $CXW), plus his own Trump Media ($DJT).
Read the full breakdown from Benzinga and @unusual_whales here: benzinga.com/news/politics/2…
Meta Platforms ($META) will create a new class of non-voting shares, giving the company another way to raise capital while allowing CEO Mark Zuckerberg to maintain voting control.
Meta’s board declared a dividend of one Class C share for every outstanding Class A and Class B share, with the recapitalization taking effect Jan. 19, 2027.
The Class C shares will carry no voting rights. Entities tied to Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, which control 56.1% of Meta’s voting power, already approved the change, meaning shareholders will not vote on it.
Meta said the new shares could be used to raise capital, compensate employees and fund acquisitions without diluting existing voting control. The company expects to sell Class C shares periodically.
World Trade Securities CEO Nicholas Mugalli said the structure could signal “more capex coming,” particularly as Meta already expects 2026 capital expenditures of $135 billion to $145 billion amid its aggressive AI infrastructure buildout.
Others highlighted the trade-off for investors. Future Class C issuance could dilute shareholders economically while leaving Zuckerberg’s control largely unchanged.
The structure resembles Alphabet’s 2014 creation of non-voting shares and initially functions economically much like a 2-for-1 stock split, with shareholders receiving an additional share without changing the total underlying value.
The move comes alongside strong third-quarter results. Meta reported revenue of $64.6 billion versus $63.37 billion expected and adjusted earnings of $7.40 per share versus $5.74 expected. Fourth-quarter revenue guidance of $73 billion to $76 billion also came in around or above Wall Street expectations.
Unitree unveiled its H2-X humanoid performing martial arts, taking a car impact and demonstrating staged rescues.
It claims up to 8 hours of standing endurance, but autonomous operation is unconfirmed.
(Original source: @UnitreeRobotics)
Palantir ($PLTR) is making “sovereignty” a key selling point as Europe questions its reliance on U.S. defense tech.
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Tesla ($TSLA) kept its Bitcoin ($BTC) holdings unchanged through the third quarter while the value of its crypto stash jumped sharply.
Tesla reported $962 million in digital assets on its balance sheet, up 42% from the previous quarter.
The company also recorded $288 million in unrealized gains on its cryptocurrency holdings, ending a three-quarter streak of paper losses.
Tesla does not provide a detailed breakdown of its digital assets, but Arkham Intelligence estimates the company continues to hold 11,509 Bitcoin, unchanged from recent quarters.
At Bitcoin’s Sept. 30 closing price of roughly $83,554, that position closely matched the value Tesla reported on its balance sheet.
Tesla is now ranked as the 11th-largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, ahead of companies including Block and Riot Platforms.
SpaceX ($SPCX) also maintained its Bitcoin holdings during the third quarter, keeping both of Elon Musk’s major companies exposed to the cryptocurrency.
Tesla separately reported third-quarter revenue of $28.05 billion, roughly flat year over year, while adjusted earnings of 48 cents per share beat the 43-cent consensus estimate.
Tesla shares fell 3.7% in after-hours trading after closing the regular session 3.4% higher at $386.47.
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Rep. Cleo Fields could be down about $461K on Netflix ($NFLX), based on the maximum disclosed purchase amounts.
That’s roughly 2.65x the $174K annual congressional salary.
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‘That's Actually the Biggest Reason Why Gas Prices Are So High’ — JD Vance Says 20% of U.S. Refining Capacity Went Offline Under Biden.
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Nvidia ($NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang says Vera Rubin is in full production, featuring a cable-free, 100% liquid-cooled design that cuts node assembly time from two hours to under five minutes.
(Via @wallstengine, Original source: @NVIDIA)
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Apollo ($APO) is pitching its $2.6B Yankees financing deal as an “AI-resilient” investment.
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Citadel CEO Ken Griffin says AI can now complete weeks of PhD-level financial research in just hours.
He warns that companies are seeing their competitive moats “filled in by bulldozers,” while startups gain new opportunities.
(Via @carm1nee, Original source: @BloombergTV)
M/I Homes ($MHO) CEO Robert Schottenstein says housing conditions are becoming “increasingly difficult.”
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Kevin O’Leary Warns Americans to Think Twice Before Buying a Home, Says ‘You’re Screwed’ If Rates Rise: ‘Don’t Fall in Love With Being in Debt’
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Trump Administration Offers Farmers $8 Billion In Diesel Relief, Credits This GOP Senator as Midterms Approach: ‘When Republicans Win, We Will Pass Even More Funding…’
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'Don’t Yet Have a Satisfying Explanation:’ OpenAI Says AI Agents Weakened Their Own Monitoring Systems, Then One Denied Removing Safeguards.
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Ro Khanna Condemns Riots but Warns of ‘Fundamental Hopelessness’ Among Youth: Says Young People Can’t Afford a House, Job, or Gas While Billionaires Grow Richer.
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Elon Musk Says SpaceX's Starlink Is Rewriting Telecom With ‘Entirely New Pieces’ as T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon Downplay the Threat: ‘They Don't Understand’
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