Just a few decades ago, programs like Star Wars, the Reagan-era missile defense system, seemed like a pipedream; today, lasers can shoot down missiles and much more.

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Anthropic is on track to generate annualized revenue of more than $65 billion based on its current performance, that’s up more than seven times from its pace at the end of last year, as Tom Mackenzie reports.
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SEC Chair Gary Gensler says there is still more work to be done when it comes to the crypto market during an interview with David Gura on “Bloomberg Markets.” Gensler will step down from the SEC on January 20, 2025.

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Dec.22 — Paul Allen in Sydney and Shery Ahn in New York drive to the Asia, Australia and New Zealand market opens while wrapping the biggest stories of the previous day on Wall Street.

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US equity futures drag as investors await Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium to look for clues on the central bank’s outlook and strategy on inflation. Shares of Nvidia drag in pre-market trading after adding $442 billion in value in a day, its second-biggest daily gain on record. Paypal extends its decline as Advent and Stripe are said to have pulled out their $50 billion buyout bid. Venezuela is reportedly weighing an exit from OPEC in discussions with US officials. Sitara Sundar of JPM Private Bank looks ahead to Chair Warsh’s remarks.

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00:00:53 – Global Market Check: Asian Markets & Bank of Korea Rate Hikes
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00:03:03 – US Markets Ahead of Jackson Hole
00:04:32 – Countdown to Kevin Warsh’s Speech
00:05:09 – What Markets Want From the Fed
00:06:24 – Could Venezuela Leave OPEC, Persian Gulf Oil Flows Recover
00:11:44 – Trending on the Terminal
00:13:10 – Nvidia Pauses AI Financing Deals, PIMCO Warns About AI Debt Boom, & Marvell Slides After Earnings
00:18:05 – Jackson Hole & Teton County’s Wealth Boom
00:19:56 – Front Page News
00:21:33 – Markets Brace for Kevin Warsh
00:22:41 – First Look Movers: PayPal Drops as $50 Billion Bid Is Abandoned
00:23:44 – What Kevin Warsh Needs to Tell Markets
00:26:59 – Sitara Sundar, JPMorgan Private Bank Head of Alternate Investment Strategy, on the Fed & Markets, Deficits, Bond Volatility & Portfolio Strategy
00:35:16 – Trending on the Terminal
00:36:49 – US Influence Over Venezuela & OPEC, US-Canada Trade Relations Deteriorate, Mail-In Ballots & the US Midterms
00:42:40 – What to Watch
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