Wall Street futures slip as higher oil prices fuel inflation worries ahead of Fed meeting

🪙 Bitcoin surprises as oasis of calm while Iran war jolts markets

Cryptocurrencies have stood out as winners among asset classes since the outbreak of the war with Iran, though the resilience of digital assets may be a matter of timing.

Bitcoin, the largest token, and a cohort of smaller digital assets have been an oasis of calm relative to the volatility in equities, gold and oil.

As crude oil has surged more than 40%, bullion is down roughly 5% for the month and the MSCI World Index is down 4%.

Meanwhile, Bitcoin pushed through a key psychological mark of $75,000 on Tuesday in Asia, taking its gains since the war started at the end of February to nearly 14%.

The token was trading at around $73,700 in early morning trading in New York. Yahoo Finance reports.


⛽ Goldman Sachs warns oil’s biggest shock will hurt fuels most

The largest oil market shock on record triggered by the war in the Middle East is set to have a greater impact on products such as jet fuel and diesel than on crude, according to Goldman Sachs.

“Prices have rallied much more for many refined products than for crude,” analysts Yulia Zhestkova Grigsby and Daan Struyven said in a note.

The severe disruptions seen in supplies of medium heavy crude pose the risk of lower production of diesel, jet fuel and fuel oil, they said. Yahoo Finance reports.


🥩 Beyond Meat to delay annual report as preliminary Q4 revenue misses expectations

Beyond Meat reported preliminary fourth quarter revenue below Wall Street expectations and said it will delay filing its 2025 annual report, as it needs more time to review its inventory balances, including provisions for excess and obsolete inventory.

Shares of the company fell 4.1% in extended trading. The stock fell 78% in 2025.

The faux meat producer has been grappling with softening demand, as inflation hit consumers pull back from its higher priced products and shift toward less processed food. Reuters reports.


⚖️ Senators tell ByteDance to immediately shut down Seedance AI video app

Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Peter Welch are calling for a halt to the new version of ByteDance’s artificial intelligence app, Seedance, which generates videos of real people and licensed characters, raising copyright and intellectual property concerns.

Seedance 2.0 “is the most glaring example of copyright infringement from a ByteDance product to date, and you must immediately shut down Seedance and implement meaningful safeguards to prevent further infringing outputs,” the senators wrote in a letter to ByteDance CEO Liang Rubo.

Their letter signals growing concerns on Capitol Hill about how AI companies are developing and using their models, and whether proper protections are in place for those whose content is used to train them. CNBC reports.


🏦 Upstart stock rises as analyst says investors are ignoring a key catalyst

Upstart Holdings’ plan to become a bank is a big deal, even if the stock market has not given the company credit, according to an analyst.

BTIG analyst Vincent Caintic upgraded shares of Upstart to buy from neutral on Monday, saying the company, which uses artificial intelligence to inform lending decisions, could face lower costs and reduced regulatory risks upon obtaining an official bank charter. MarketWatch reports.


🤖 Alibaba launches agentic AI tool for businesses with Slack, Teams integration plans

Chinese technology giant Alibaba on Tuesday released a new agentic artificial intelligence tool, Wukong, for enterprise customers, as the company restructures and faces rising competition.

The company told CNBC in a statement that Wukong allows businesses to manage multiple agents through a single interface, while offering “enterprise grade security infrastructure.”

The platform, which is still in its invitation only testing phase, will be able to manage agents handling tasks such as document editing, approvals, meeting transcription, and research.

Unlike chatbots that respond to prompts, AI agents can take proactive actions, often requiring broader access to company data and systems, raising privacy and security concerns. CNBC reports.


📦 Amazon launches 1 hour shipping in US cities to challenge Walmart

Amazon is ramping up its speedy delivery service by offering 1 hour and 3 hour shipping in markets across the U.S., including Los Angeles and Chicago, in its latest efforts to stave off e commerce competition from its biggest rival Walmart.

Fast delivery has been a significant part of Amazon's push to increase basket sizes and shopping frequency.

The company in December announced a separate service called Amazon Now to deliver grocery items and everyday essentials in 30 minutes or less in select locations including Seattle and Philadelphia. Yahoo Finance reports.

*Estimate and Actual numbers represent Earnings Per Share in US Dollars


SAMG: Silvercrest Asset Mgmt Gr
Q4 2025
Before Market Open
Estimate: 0.220
Actual: N/A

LULU: Lululemon Athletica
Q4 2025
After Market Close
Estimate: 4.770
Actual: N/A

ABEO: Abeona Therapeutics
Q4 2025
Before Market Open
Estimate: -0.360
Actual: N/A

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