📈 Stocks / Finance

Dow tops 48,000 as shutdown resolution nears

CNBC

The Dow closed at 48,254.82, up 0.68%, its first finish above 48,000 as investors anticipated an end to the record 43-day U.S. government shutdown. Financials led gains, with Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and AmEx hitting records, while tech shares were mixed amid AI volatility.

Cisco beats Q1 estimates on $1.3B AI orders

Investor’s Business Daily

Cisco posted adjusted EPS of $1 on $14.9B revenue, both above views. AI network orders hit $1.3B, up from $800M prior quarter. January quarter sales forecast midpoint $15.1B vs $14.62B expected. Shares rose 7% to $79.16 in extended trading.

Palantir slides amid valuation and rotation pressures

Yahoo Finance

Palantir (PLTR) fell 4.3% as investors weighed lofty valuations and rotated toward defense AI names like BigBear.ai. Despite Q3 sales up 63% y/y and EPS of $0.21 beating forecasts, shares trade at 292x earnings, fueling volatility concerns.

🪙 Crypto

Bitcoin slips below $102,000 as traders unwind leverage

Benzinga

Bitcoin fell 1.8% to $101,110 while Ethereum, XRP, and Dogecoin each dropped over 2%. Coinglass reported $638M in liquidations across 163,800 traders. Analysts cited leverage flushes and thinning liquidity, warning a break under $100K could trigger deeper losses.

🌎 Global Economy

Geopolitical volatility weighs on global growth and markets

WRAL News

Persistent inflation, cautious monetary policy, and conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East are straining markets. The World Bank forecasts 2.3% global growth for 2025, the weakest since 2008. Risk aversion rises as investors shift to defensive assets amid policy and trade uncertainty.

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