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GameStop Corp. engages in offering games and entertainment products through its ecommerce properties and stores. The firm’s stores and ecommerce sites operate primarily under the names GameStop, EB Games, and Micromania. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe. The company was founded by Daniel A. DeMatteo in 1996 and is headquartered in Grapevine, TX.

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GameStop is trending as the community eagerly anticipates a potentially "transformational" acquisition, fueled by CEO Ryan Cohen's public hints and reports of key investor Michael Burry adding shares, intensifying long-standing sentiment against alleged short-seller manipulation.

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Crow with knife ($CAW) is seeing strong community-driven engagement, with supporters highlighting its unique multichain capabilities across Solana, Cronos, BSC, and ETH via LayerZero, alongside a deflationary burn mechanism. Enthusiasts are actively positioning this meme coin as an organic, decentralized project with significant future potential.

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. engages in the provision of shipping and logistics services. It offers shipping solutions, including the transportation of out-of-gauge cargo, refrigerated cargo, and dangerous and hazardous cargo. The company was founded on June 7, 1945 and is headquartered in Haifa, Israel.

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ZIM is trending on confirmed reports of multiple takeover bids from major players like Hapag-Lloyd and MSC, with its board rejecting the CEO's offer as "significantly undervalued," which is fueling community speculation of a bidding war and special dividends, though the deal faces hurdles from Israeli union and governmental concerns over foreign ownership.

ASP Isotopes, Inc. is a pre-commercial stage advanced materials company, which engages in the development of technology and processes that will allow for the enrichment of natural isotopes into higher concentration products. Its products include medical, green energy, and Industrial isotopes. The company was founded by Paul E. Mann and Robert Ainscow on September 13, 2021 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

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ASP Isotopes is trending amidst high anticipation for a Quantum Leap Energy (QLE) spin-off update in February and recent institutional buying, with the community actively discussing the impact of its Renergen acquisition on future revenues and the long-awaited commercialization of its critical isotope products like Silicon-28.

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The VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($SMH) is heavily trending, propelled by strong AI chip demand and positive outlooks from key sector components like TSMC and Applied Materials, driving widespread bullish sentiment. However, a significant portion of the community views the rapid ascent as a "parabolic" rally and potential "AI bubble," debating an imminent correction or market rotation given its extended valuation.

The Stellar network is an open source, distributed, and community owned network used to facilitate cross-asset transfers of value. Stellar aims to help facilitate cross-asset transfer of value at a fraction of a penny while aiming to be an open financial system that gives people of all income levels access to low-cost financial services. Stellar can handle exchanges between fiat-based currencies and between cryptocurrencies. Stellar.org, the organization that supports Stellar, is centralized like XRP and meant to handle cross platform transactions and micro transactions like XRP. However, unlike Ripple, Stellar.org is non-profit and their platform itself is open source and decentralized.   Stellar was founded by Jed McCaleb in 2014. Jed McCaleb is also the founder of Mt. Gox and co-founder of Ripple, launched the network system Stellar with former lawyer Joyce Kim. Stellar is also a payment technology that aims to connect financial institutions and drastically reduce the cost and time required for cross-border transfers. In fact, both payment networks used the same protocol initially.  Distributed Exchange Through the use of its intermediary currency Lumens (XLM), a user can send any currency that they own to anyone else in a different currency.  For instance, if Joe wanted to send USD to Mary using her EUR, an offer is submitted to the distributed exchange selling USD for EUR. This submitted offer forms is known as an order book. The network will use the order book to find the best exchange rate for the transaction in-order to minimize the fee paid by a user.  This multi-currency transaction is possible because of "Anchors". Anchors are trusted entities that hold people’s deposits and can issue credit. In essence, Anchors serves as the bridge between different currencies and the Stellar network.  Lumens (XLM) Lumens are the native asset (digital currency) that exist on the Stellar network that helps to facilitate multi-currency transactions and prevent spams. For multi-currency transactions, XLM is the digital intermediary that allows for such a transaction to occur at a low cost.  In-order to prevent DoS attacks (aka spams) that would inevitably occur on the Stellar network, a small fee of 0.00001 XLM is associated with every transaction that occurs on the network. This fee is small enough so it does not significantly affect the cost of transaction, but large enough so it dissuades bad actors from spamming the network.   Prior to Protocol 12, Stellar had a built-in inflation mechanism conceived to allow account holders to collectively direct inflation-generated lumens toward projects built on Stellar.  As the network evolved and grew, it became increasingly clear that inflation wasn’t working as intended — account holders either didn’t set their inflation destination or joined inflation pools to claim the inflation themselves, and the operational costs associated with inflation payments continued to rise — and so a protocol change to disable inflation was proposed, implemented, voted on by validators, and ultimately adopted as part of a network upgrade.  The inflation operation is now deprecated. https://developers.stellar.org/docs/glossary/inflation/

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Stellar Lumens (XLM) is trending as its X-Ray privacy protocol upgrade goes live, enhancing secure and compliant private payments, alongside increasing community discussion around its Real World Asset (RWA) tokenization and institutional partnerships. Investors are actively debating XLM's long-term utility and its potential for a "Dawn of Utility" amidst recent price performance frustrations.

RTX Corp. is an aerospace and defense company, which engages in the provision of aerospace and defense systems and services for commercial, military, and government customers. It operates through the following segments: Collins Aerospace Systems (Collins), Pratt and Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence and Space (RIS), and Raytheon Missiles and Defense (RMD). The Collins segment manufactures and sells aero structures, avionics, interiors, mechanical systems, mission systems, and power controls. The Pratt and Whitney segment includes the design and manufacture of aircraft engines and auxiliary power systems for commercial, military, and business aircraft. The RIS segment is involved in the development of sensors, training, and cyber and software solutions. The RMD segment offers end-to-end solutions to detect, track, and engage threats. The company was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

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Raytheon Technologies Corporation

RTX is trending following strong Q4 earnings and significant new defense contracts for missile production and F135 engines, driving community discussion around its breakout potential and benefits from increasing global defense spending, despite lingering concerns over Pratt & Whitney engine issues.

Bitcoin Cash is a hard fork of Bitcoin with a protocol upgrade to fix on-chain capacity. Bitcoin Cash intends to be a Bitcoin without Segregated Witness (SegWit) as soft fork, where upgrades of the protocol are done mainly through hard forks and without changing the original economic rules of the Bitcoin.  Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is released on 1st August 2017 as an upgraded version of the original Bitcoin Core software. The main upgrade is the increase in the block size limit from 1MB to 8MB. This effectively allows miners on the BCH chain to process up to 8 times more payments per second in comparison to Bitcoin. This makes for faster, cheaper transactions and a much smoother user experience.  Why was Bitcoin Cash Created?  The main objective of Bitcoin Cash is to to bring back the essential qualities of money inherent in the original Bitcoin software. Over the years, these qualities were filtered out of Bitcoin Core and progress was stifled by various people, organizations, and companies involved in Bitcoin protocol development. The result is that Bitcoin Core is currently unusable as money due to increasingly high fees per transactions and transfer times taking hours to complete. This is all because of the 1MB limitation of Bitcoin Core’s block size, causing it unable to accommodate to large number of transactions.  Essentially Bitcoin Cash is a community-activated upgrade (otherwise known as a hard fork) of Bitcoin that increased the block size to 8MB, solving the scaling issues that plague Bitcoin Core today.  Nov 16th 2018: A hashwar resulted in a split between Bitcoin SV and Bitcoin ABC

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Bitcoin Cash is gaining significant community attention due to its upcoming May 2026 CashVM upgrade and recent news of a firm developing self-mining capabilities, driving intense discussion around its potential to decouple from Bitcoin as the "original vision" of peer-to-peer electronic cash.

The Walt Disney Co. engages in the business of international family entertainment and media enterprise. It owns and operates television and radio production, distribution and broadcasting stations, direct-to-consumer services, amusement parks, and hotels. It operates through the following business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products. The company was founded by Walter Elias Disney on October 16, 1923 and is headquartered in Burbank, CA.

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Disney trends with the announcement of Josh D'Amaro as the new CEO, coinciding with a Q1 earnings report that showed strong park performance but ongoing challenges in its entertainment division. The community is also actively discussing Disney's recent moves to protect its intellectual property from AI infringement.

Lockheed Martin Corp. is a global security and aerospace company, which engages in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of technology systems, products, and services. It operates through the following business segments: Aeronautics, Missiles and Fire Control (MFC), Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS), and Space. The Aeronautics segment researches, designs, develops, manufactures, integrates, sustains, supports, and upgrades advanced military aircraft, including combat and air mobility aircraft, unmanned air vehicles, and related technologies. The MFC segment is involved in air and missile defense systems, tactical missiles and air-to-ground precision strike weapon systems, logistics, fire control systems, mission operations support, readiness, engineering support and integration services, manned and unmanned ground vehicles, and energy management solutions. The RMS segment designs, manufactures, services, and supports various military and commercial helicopters, surface ships, sea and land-based missile defense systems, radar systems, sea and air-based mission and combat systems, command and control mission solutions, cyber solutions, and simulation and training solutions. The Space segment includes the production of satellites, space transportation systems, and strategic, advanced strike, and defensive systems. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

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Lockheed Martin is trending as the community reacts to a whiplash of news; an initial dip on calls for defense contractors to curb shareholder payouts quickly reversed into a surge on proposals for a substantial increase in the defense budget. This renewed bullish sentiment is further amplified by strong earnings, major missile production agreements, and heightened geopolitical tensions driving demand for defense assets.

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Solomon said that the only solution to the deficit problem right now is for the U.S. economy to run at a higher rate of growth than it has been running at until now.</li><li>He added that there is now a chance, over the next couple of years, for the U.S. economy to run at a higher base growth rate.</li><li>The Goldman CEO listed the deregulation drive, a surge in capital expenditure, and the fiscal stimulus as the factors driving growth going forward.</li></ul>Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) CEO David Solomon reportedly warned on Friday that the U.S. economy could face “shocks” if the deficit is not brought under control and growth does not pick up.During an interview with CNBC, Solomon said that, given the United States' and the U.S. dollar's importance to the global economic ecosystem, the country has more latitude than others to run deficits. However, he said it still needs to ensure deficits are eventually brought under control.“I do believe if we don’t get it [deficit] under control and don’t get our growth rate up, there will be a moment of time when we have speed bumps or shocks or things that force us to readjust our behavior,” Solomon added in the interview.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Solomon Points To The Only Way To Beat The Deficit Problem</h2>The Goldman Sachs CEO said that the only solution to the deficit problem right now is for the U.S. economy to run at a higher rate of growth than it has been running at until now.“I think we’re in a position now where we have a chance for the next couple of years to run at a higher base growth rate,” he added. Solomon listed the deregulation drive, a surge in capital expenditure, and the fiscal stimulus as the factors driving growth going forward.When asked why the bond markets are not “agitated,” Solomon said they’ve been benign because there aren't many great alternatives to the U.S. economy and the dollar.The Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday projected the deficit to be $1.9 trillion for fiscal year 2026, equal to 5.8% of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). The CBO expects the deficit to soar to $3.1 trillion by 2036, accounting for 6.7% of the GDP. This is higher than the 50-year average of 3.8%, the CBO stated in its report.However, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said during a separate interview with CNBC that he does not know what the CBO is thinking, following the release of its latest deficit projections.“The CBO missed what went on in the last year, so if they can’t do the near year, how can they do 10 years out?” he said in the interview.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Bessent Optimistic About Economy In 2026</h2>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressed optimism about the U.S. economy this year, saying that while “2025 was about setting the table, 2026 is going to be a banquet for the American people.”Bessent added that, unlike in financial markets, there is a lead time required to set up infrastructure, such as factories. Citing the rise in construction jobs and commitments to build factories, the Treasury Secretary stated in the interview that he expects a “lot of factory completions” in 2026.Bessent also said that the bond markets have been tame because the U.S. government is getting its fiscal house in order.Meanwhile, U.S. equities gained in Friday’s opening trade. At the time of writing, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF</a> (SPY), which tracks the S&amp;P 500 index, was up by 0.19%, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/QQQ">Invesco QQQ Trust ETF</a> (QQQ) rose 0.18%, while the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/DIA">SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust</a> (DIA) gained 0.2%. Retail sentiment around the S&amp;P 500 ETF on Stocktwits was in the ‘bearish’ territory.The&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/IEF">iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF</a> (IEF) was up by 0.37% at the time of writing.Also See:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/cpi-january-2026-could-come-in-hotter-than-expected-warn-experts/cZR5qr6R4ss">CPI Could Come In Hotter Than Expected, Warn Experts: 'The Devil Will Be In The Details'</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs, testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing at the Hart Senate Office Building on December 06, 2023, in Washington, DC.

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon Warns Of 'Shocks' If Deficit Is Not Brought Under Control And Growth Rate Is Not Brought Up: Report

During an interview with CNBC, Solomon said that while the U.S. has more latitude than others to run deficits, it still needs to bring them under control.

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Core CPI, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.3% in January, up from the 0.2% rise in December.</li><li>On an annual basis, core CPI stood at 2.5%, in line with expectations.</li><li>Food costs rose 0.2% in January, according to the BLS report, with five of the six major grocery store food group indexes registering increases during the month.</li></ul>U.S. consumer prices rose lower than expected in January, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Friday.According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), on a seasonally adjusted basis, CPI rose 0.2% in January, after rising 0.3% in December.This puts the annual rate at 2.4% before the seasonal adjustment.Core CPI, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.3% in January, up from the 0.2% increase in December. This was in line with a Dow Jones estimate, according to&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.marketwatch.com/economy-politics/calendar">MarketWatch</a> data.On an annual basis, core CPI stood at 2.5%, in line with expectations. The headline and core inflation are still above the Federal Reserve’s long-term target of 2%.Following the release of the CPI report, the benchmark 10-Year Treasury yield fell four basis points to 4.062%, while the 30-year yield declined three basis points to 4.699%. The 2-year Treasury yield declined five basis points to hover at 3.416% at the time of writing.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Food, Shelter Costs Rise, Energy Costs Decline</h2>Food costs rose 0.2% in January, according to the BLS report, with five of the six major grocery store food group indexes registering increases during the month. The shelter index and the index for rent rose 0.2% in January, according to the BLS.The report stated that the index for energy decreased 1.5% in January, while the gasoline index fell 3.2%.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Recreation Costs, Airfares Jump</h2>Recreation costs rose 0.5% in January, while airfare costs soared 6.5% over the month.The index for communication rose 0.5% during the month, and the index for apparel increased 0.3%. The new vehicles index rose 0.1% in January.Following the release of the CPI report, the odds of a 25-basis-point rate cut in June edged up slightly to 49.7%, according to the CME FedWatch&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/interest-rates/cme-fedwatch-tool.html">tool</a>, up from 48.9% a day ago.&nbsp;However, the odds of a 25 bps cut in March remain low, at 9.8%.Meanwhile, U.S. equities were mixed in Friday’s opening trade. At the time of writing, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF</a> (SPY), which tracks the S&amp;P 500 index, was up by 0.04%, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/QQQ">Invesco QQQ Trust ETF</a> (QQQ) fell 0.06%, while the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/DIA">SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust</a> (DIA) declined 0.09%. Retail sentiment around the S&amp;P 500 ETF on Stocktwits was in the ‘bearish’ territory.The&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/IEF">iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF</a> (IEF) was up 0.3% at the time of writing.Also See:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/pinterest-fundamentals-clearly-deteriorating-pins-stock-tumbles-pre-market/cZR5st4R4sD">Pinterest's Fundamentals Are ‘Clearly Deteriorating,’ Say Analysts: PINS Stock Tumbles 21% Pre-Market Following Q4 Revenue Miss</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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CPI Report: Annual Inflation Rate Comes In At 2.4% In January, Below Wall Street Expectations

Consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.2% in January on a seasonally adjusted basis, after rising 0.3% in December.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Bessent expressed optimism about the U.S. economy this year, saying that while “2025 was about setting the table, 2026 is going to be a banquet for the American people.”</li><li>Regarding the infrastructure buildout, the Treasury Secretary noted that, unlike in financial markets, there is a lead time for setting up factories.</li><li>Citing the rise in construction jobs and commitments to build factories, Bessent stated there will be a “lot of factory completions” in 2026.</li></ul>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly said on Friday that the Trump administration wants to de-risk rather than decouple from China.“For President Trump, it’s a dual strategy here. We want to engage with the Chinese, we want fair trade,” said Bessent during an interview with CNBC.The Treasury Secretary added that free trade with China was unfair and that American workers were wiped out in the process.<h2 class="st-heading-2">2026 Is Going To Be A Banquet For Americans, Says Bessent</h2>The Treasury Secretary expressed optimism about the U.S. economy this year, saying that while “2025 was about setting the table, 2026 is going to be a banquet for the American people.”As for the infrastructure buildout, Bessent said that, unlike in financial markets, there is a lead time for setting up factories. Citing the rise in construction jobs and commitments to build factories, the Treasury Secretary stated in the interview that he expects a “lot of factory completions” in 2026.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Bessent Questions CBO’s Deficit Projections</h2>The Treasury Secretary also questioned the Congressional Budget Office’s projections about the fiscal deficit, stating that he does not know what the CBO is thinking.“The CBO missed what went on in the last year, so if they can’t do the near year, how can they do 10 years out?” he said in the interview.The CBO on Wednesday projected the deficit at $1.9 trillion for fiscal year 2026, expecting it to soar to $3.1 trillion by 2036.The Treasury Secretary expressed optimism about the U.S. economy this year, saying that while “2025 was about setting the table, 2026 is going to be a banquet for the American people.”Meanwhile, U.S. equities gained in Friday’s opening trade. At the time of writing, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF</a> (SPY), which tracks the S&amp;P 500 index, was up by 0.44%, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/QQQ">Invesco QQQ Trust ETF</a> (QQQ) rose 0.46%, while the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/DIA">SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust</a> (DIA) gained 0.37%. Retail sentiment around the S&amp;P 500 ETF on Stocktwits was in the ‘bearish’ territory.The&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/IEF">iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF</a> (IEF) was up by 0.39% at the time of writing.Also See:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/cpi-january-2026-could-come-in-hotter-than-expected-warn-experts/cZR5qr6R4ss">CPI Could Come In Hotter Than Expected, Warn Experts: 'The Devil Will Be In The Details'</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks alongside President Donald Trump during a press availability in the Oval Office of the White House on September 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. 

Bessent Says Trump Administration Wants To De-Risk, Not Decouple From China: Report

The Treasury Secretary added that free trade with China was unfair and that American workers were wiped out in the process.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>January inflation has a history of running hotter, a pattern the Boston Fed says markets and policymakers are closely monitoring.</li><li>The Boston Fed noted that residual seasonality and more frequent price resets in January can distort inflation data, potentially pushing readings higher.</li><li>Sectors that typically reprice at the start of the year tend to show elevated inflation, amplifying the January effect, it added.</li></ul>U.S. consumer prices could spring a surprise, and the headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) for January could come in hotter than expected, warned market experts ahead of the release of the inflation report later on Friday.Wall Street analysts expect both the headline and the core CPI to rise 0.3% in January, according to&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.marketwatch.com/economy-politics/calendar">MarketWatch</a> data. On an annual basis, both core and headline growth are forecast at 2.5%.“There's a chance CPI could be hotter than expected, a trend in recent Januarys. This could be a seasonal effect that statisticians need to iron out, but investors should be aware of the possibility,” stated analysts at Schwab Center for Financial Research (SCFR), in their latest note.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Devil In The Details</h2>The firm noted that the possibility of a surprisingly strong inflation might be discounted to some extent. Cooper Howard, director of fixed income research and strategy at SCFR, noted that there are two extreme narratives in the market currently – one that inflation is too hot, and the other that it is too cold.“While the headline is important, the devil will be in the details,” Howard said.The CPI report comes amid a broader market sell-off, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing nearly 670 points lower on Thursday. The S&amp;P 500 index closed 1.6% lower, while the Nasdaq Composite declined more than 2%.Mohamed El-Erian, Chief Economic Advisor at Allianz, pointed out in a&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/elerianm/status/2021991943429849391">post</a> on X that inflation will enter its sixth year of being persistently above the Federal Reserve’s long-term target of 2%.“What is virtually guaranteed is that these first 2026 inflation numbers will be part of a bigger set of data confirming that the US is in its sixth consecutive year of inflation running above the Federal Reserve’s target. That’s the bad news,” he said.<figure class="image"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/El_Erian_post_jpg_366d8f05df.webp" alt="Mohamed El-Erian's post on X" width="584" height="278"><figcaption>Mohamed El-Erian's post on X | @elerianm/X</figcaption></figure><h2 class="st-heading-2">The January Effect</h2>The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston noted that inflation came in higher in January.The Boston Fed highlighted three reasons that could be behind this trend. This includes residual seasonality, more often a price change in January, and higher inflation in sectors that see price changes at the start of the year.“The behavior of January inflation is especially relevant now as markets and policymakers remain watchful for changes to underlying inflation,” the Boston Fed said in its latest note.However, analysts at ING Think note that Friday’s U.S. CPI report is likely to have a smaller market impact than Wednesday’s payrolls.“The Federal Reserve has been signalling little urgency to cut again, and it’s mostly the jobs market that can move the needle,” the firm said.ING Think analysts don’t expect a surprise in the CPI report, which they say aligns with the recent hawkish reprisal in Fed expectations.Meanwhile, U.S. equities declined in Friday’s pre-market trade. At the time of writing, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF</a> (SPY), which tracks the S&amp;P 500 index, was down by 0.27%, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/QQQ">Invesco QQQ Trust ETF</a> (QQQ) fell 0.33%, while the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/DIA">SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust</a> (DIA) declined 0.29%. Retail sentiment around the S&amp;P 500 ETF on Stocktwits was in the ‘bearish’ territory.The&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/IEF">iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF</a> (IEF) was down by 0.09% at the time of writing.Also See:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/peter-schiff-trump-incorrect-to-credit-tariffs-for-us-wealth-in-1880s/cZRTpSBR4rV">Peter Schiff Says Trump Is Incorrect To Attribute US Wealth In 1880s And 1890s To Tariffs – Suggests Ways On How To Be Rich Again</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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CPI Could Come In Hotter Than Expected, Warn Experts: 'The Devil Will Be In The Details'

U.S. consumer prices could spring a surprise, and the headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) for January could come in hotter than expected, warned market experts ahead of the release of the inflation report later on Friday.

Wall Street analysts expect the headline and core CPI to rise 0.3% in January.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>The vote failed 52 to 47, short of the 60 votes needed to pass the bill.&nbsp;</li><li>Without funding, the DHS will go into a shutdown on Saturday.</li><li>According to a report from Reuters, a prolonged delay of the funding bill and subsequent partial shutdown would impact workers such as the Transportation Security Administration employees at airports.</li></ul>The U.S. Senate failed to advance a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security after Democrats voted to block the deal on immigration enforcement.Democratic lawmakers on Thursday insisted on sweeping changes to immigration enforcement, blocking a Republican-backed measure to secure votes to fund the DHS beyond the Feb. 13 midnight deadline. The vote failed 52 to 47, short of the 60 votes needed to pass the bill.Without funding, the DHS will go into a shutdown on Saturday.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Shutdown Impact</h2>While the impact of the shutdown is expected to be minimal, since the DHS has classified about 258,000 of its 272,000 employees as essential workers last year and kept them working through the record 43-day shutdown, workers are likely to be required to continue without pay.While the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection are unlikely to be impacted because of the budget increases last year, other departments are likely to feel the burden.According to a <a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senate-blocks-homeland-security-funding-raising-likelihood-shutdown-2026-02-12/">report</a> from Reuters, a prolonged delay of the funding bill and subsequent partial shutdown would impact workers such as the Transportation Security Administration employees at airports.The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which supports disaster management across the country, is also likely to be impacted by worker furloughs.Moreover, the Senate is also breaking for about 10 days on Saturday, although it must return if an agreement is reached.Senate Republican leader John Thune said that the offer sent to Democrats was a “good-faith counteroffer” and hoped it would be passed to allow more time for negotiation.“It is an extremely serious offer,” Thune reportedly said. “It increasingly looks like Democrats are not.”<h2 class="st-heading-2">Market Reactions</h2>Meanwhile, U.S. equities declined on Thursday. At the time of writing, the <a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF </a>(SPY), which tracks the S&amp;P 500 index, was down by 0.96%, the <a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">Invesco QQQ Trust ETF</a> (QQQ) fell 1.53%, while the <a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/DIA">SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust</a> (DIA) declined 0.67%.Retail sentiment around the S&amp;P 500 ETF on Stocktwits was in the ‘bearish’ territory.The <a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/TLT">iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF</a> (TLT) was up by 1.29% at the time of writing, while the <a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/IEF">iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF</a> (IEF) rose 0.53%.For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.Also Read: <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/americans-bear-the-brunt-of-trump-tariffs-as-per-ny-fed-report/cZRTtkCR4rt">Americans Bear The Brunt Of Trump’s Tariffs, As Per NY Fed Report</a>

FEBRUARY 11: A security guard is seen next to the logo of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Is A Partial Government Shutdown On The Cards This Weekend?

Democrats on Thursday blocked a Republican-backed measure to secure votes to fund the Department of Homeland Security beyond the Feb. 13 midnight deadline. 

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>The report noted that in 2025, the average tariff rate on U.S. imports rose from 2.6% to 13% through the year.&nbsp;</li><li>The report drew on evidence from Trump’s first term, noting that foreign exporters did not cut prices in response to tariffs.&nbsp;</li><li>The higher costs also pushed companies to adjust and reorganize their supply chains.</li></ul>U.S. businesses and consumers bear the majority of the burden of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.In a <a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/02/who-is-paying-for-the-2025-u-s-tariffs/">report</a> published on Thursday, the New York Fed said that almost 90% of the economic weight of the import tax was shouldered by Americans.The report noted that in 2025, the average tariff rate on U.S. imports rose from 2.6% to 13% through the year.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Tariff Impact</h2>As per the report, the average tariff rate increased over the year. While it was low at the beginning of 2025, coming in at 2.6%, the rate jumped in April and May by 125 percentage points, when Trump imposed tariffs on Chinese goods to 125% before lowering them back to 113%. By the end of the year, the average tariff rate was 13%, the report noted.Illustrating through an example, the report said that if a foreign seller charges $100 for a product and a 25% tariff is imposed, the tax adds $25, raising the total cost to $125 if the exporter doesn’t lower the price.“In this case, the tariff incidence falls entirely on the importer; in other words, there is 100 percent pass-through from tariffs to import prices, and therefore on U.S. consumers and firms,” the report said.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Analysis Rationale</h2>The report drew on evidence from Trump’s first term, noting that foreign exporters did not cut prices in response to tariffs. As a result, the full burden fell on the U.S., with tariffs fully passed through to import prices.It estimated that for 2025, Americans absorbed 94% of tariff costs from January to August, easing to 92% in September and October, and 86% in November.With the average tariff at 13% in December, the report suggested that import prices on affected goods rose about 11%. The higher costs also pushed companies to adjust and reorganize their supply chains.<figure class="image"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Screenshot_2026_02_12_at_11_32_58_PM_png_948946386b.webp" alt="Screenshot 2026-02-12 at 11.32.58 PM.png" width="946" height="434"><figcaption>Source: Federal Reserve Bank Of New York</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;“In sum, U.S. firms and consumers continue to bear the bulk of the economic burden of the high tariffs imposed in 2025,” the report concluded.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Market Status</h2>Meanwhile, U.S. equities declined on Thursday. At the time of writing, the <a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF</a> (SPY), which tracks the S&amp;P 500 index, was down by 1.28%, the <a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/qqq">Invesco QQQ Trust ETF</a> (QQQ) fell 1.79%, while the <a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/dia">SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust</a> (DIA) declined 1.27%.Retail sentiment around the S&amp;P 500 ETF on Stocktwits was in the ‘bearish’ territory.The <a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/tlt">iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF</a> (TLT) was up by 0.65% at the time of writing, while the <a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/ief">iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF</a> (IEF) rose 0.45%.For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.Also Read: <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/lunr-stock-is-reportedly-a-buy-at-deutsche-bank-despite-retail-doubt/cZRTrE5R4rq">LUNR Stock Is Reportedly A ‘Buy’ At Deutsche Bank Despite Retail Doubt — Here’s Why</a>

Americans Bear The Brunt Of Trump’s Tariffs, As Per NY Fed Report

In a report published on Thursday, the New York Fed said that almost 90% of the economic weight of the import tax was shouldered by U.S. businesses and consumers.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>The economist also laid out a roadmap to make the U.S. rich again, as in the 1880s, starting with eliminating 90% of the federal government.</li><li>Schiff also stated that government agencies such as the SEC, FBI, CIA, and FCC, among others, should be eliminated, except for programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.</li><li>In another post on X, the economist also called out President Trump’s comments about other countries ripping off the U.S.</li></ul>Economist Peter Schiff on Thursday&nbsp;opined that President Donald Trump is correct in pointing out that the United States was at its richest in the 1880s and 1890s, but is wrong to attribute that wealth to tariffs.“The reason we were so rich back then is that government was so tiny that we could afford to pay for it with tariffs. Back then, total federal spending was only about 2% of GDP. Today it’s over 23%,” he said in a&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/PeterSchiff/status/2021945187052740738">post</a> on X.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Eliminating Federal Government Departments</h2>The economist also laid out a roadmap to make the U.S. rich again, as in the 1880s, starting with eliminating 90% of the federal government, which would make it possible to pay for the remaining 10% with tariffs.He also called for the elimination of the Federal Reserve and a return to the gold standard.“Let's get rid of income and Social Security taxes. Let's eliminate all the government departments created since 1890, like Commerce, Labor, Health, Education, Housing, Transportation, Energy, and Education,” the economist said.Schiff also stated that government agencies such as the SEC, FBI, CIA, and FCC, among others, should be eliminated, except for programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.“We should also repeal almost every federal law that has been passed since 1900. If we do all of that, then we can have tariffs and be rich again like we were in the 1880s and 1890s,” he added.In another&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/PeterSchiff/status/2021967593775747490">post</a> on X, the economist called out President Trump’s comments about other countries ripping off the U.S. “They rip us off by selling us consumer goods at low prices and loaning us money at low interest rates. If they stop ripping us off, and the result is that goods prices and interest rates double or triple, is that a win for us?” he said.<figure class="image"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Schiff_post_jpg_9aa21d7f97.webp" alt="Peter Schiff's post on X" width="718" height="247"><figcaption>Peter Schiff's post on X | @PeterSchiff/X</figcaption></figure><h2 class="st-heading-2">What Did Trump Say?</h2>Back in January 2025, President Trump promised that more tariffs would be coming after he announced levies on China, Canada, and Mexico.“We were at our richest from 1870 to 1913. That’s when we were a tariff country, and then they went to an income-tax concept. And, you know, how did that work out? It’s fine, it’s OK, but it would have been very much better,” stated Trump.During his inaugural address, the U.S. President praised former President William McKinley, saying that he “made our country very rich through tariffs and through talent.”A little over two months later, the Trump administration&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/trump-says-ready-to-talk-9.6t-market-cap-inauguration/chf1A69Rb7S">announced</a> “Liberation Day” tariffs.Meanwhile, U.S. equities declined in Thursday morning’s trade. At the time of writing, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF</a> (SPY), which tracks the S&amp;P 500 index, was down by 0.76%, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/QQQ">Invesco QQQ Trust ETF</a> (QQQ) fell 1.3%, while the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/DIA">SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust</a> (DIA) declined 0.51%. Retail sentiment around the S&amp;P 500 ETF on Stocktwits was in the ‘bearish’ territory.The&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/TLT">iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF</a> (TLT) was up by 0.71% at the time of writing, while the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/IEF">iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF</a> (IEF) rose 0.37%.Also See:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/smr-stock-rises-as-nuscale-partners-with-ornl-for-ai-nuclear-fuel-management/cZRTnSWR4rk">SMR Stock Rises As NuScale Announces Partnership To Explore AI-Guided Nuclear Fuel Management: Retail Calls It A ‘Real Player In Nuclear Energy’</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

Peter Schiff is interviewed during the London Blockchain Conference at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre on June 02, 2023 in London, England. 

Peter Schiff Says Trump Is Incorrect To Attribute US Wealth In 1880s And 1890s To Tariffs – Suggests Ways On How To Be Rich Again

Schiff noted that total federal spending was only about 2% of GDP back then, while today it’s over 23%.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>The four-week moving average for jobless claims, which smooths weekly volatility, rose by 7,000 to 219,500.</li><li>Continuing claims hovered in the 1.86 million range for the week ended January 31, increasing by 21,000 over the previous week.</li><li>The largest increase in claims came from Pennsylvania at 5,268, followed by New York at 3,141, whereas the largest decrease in claims was from Nebraska at 2,146 and Virginia at 980.</li></ul>Weekly jobless claims came in slightly higher than expected, according to data released a day early by the U.S. Department of Labor due to Christmas.Jobless claims fell by 5,000 to 227,000 in the week ended February 7. This was higher than a Dow Jones estimate of 225,000, as&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.marketwatch.com/economy-politics/calendar">cited</a> by MarketWatch. The previous week’s jobless claims level was revised up by 1,000 to 232,000, according to the Labor Department data.The four-week moving average for jobless claims, which smooths weekly volatility, rose by 7,000 to 219,500.Overall, jobless claims have been rangebound since the Sept. 13, 2025, week to date, hovering between 192,000 and 237,000. During the Sept. 6, 2025 week, jobless claims came in at 264,000.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Continuing Claims Rise</h2>Continuing claims, which refer to the number of people claiming unemployment benefits beyond the first week, hovered in the 1.86 million range for the week ended January 31, increasing by 21,000 over the previous week.The largest increase in claims came from Pennsylvania at 5,268, followed by New York at 3,141, whereas the largest decrease in claims was from Nebraska at 2,146 and Virginia at 980.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Job Gains Blow Past Expectations</h2>Nonfarm payrolls&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/us-jobs-report-january-2026/cZb6WHER4qD">rose by 130,000</a> in January, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Wednesday, blowing past Wall Street estimates of an addition of 55,000 roles.The January unemployment rate came in lower than expected at 4.3%, below the 4.4% estimate. The unemployment rate in December stood at 4.4%, up from 4.5% in November.The better-than-expected jobs report prompted President Donald Trump to say that the U.S. should be paying the lowest interest rates on its borrowings since it is the strongest country in the world.However, Mohamed El-Erian, Chief Economic Advisor at Allianz, pointed out in a&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/elerianm/status/2021602102288531959">post</a> on X that following the jobs report, “traders have sharply dialed back expectations for a June rate cut.”He said that traders have now reduced the probability of a Fed cut in June from roughly 70% to just under 50%.<figure class="image"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/El_Erian_post_jpg_c3bb12d15f.webp" alt="Mohamed El-Erian's post on X" width="727" height="416"><figcaption>Mohamed El-Erian's post on X | @elerianm/X</figcaption></figure>Meanwhile, U.S. equities were mixed in Wednesday’s opening trade. At the time of writing, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF</a> (SPY), which tracks the S&amp;P 500 index, was up by 0.11%, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/QQQ">Invesco QQQ Trust ETF</a> (QQQ) declined 0.3%, while the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/DIA">SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust</a> (DIA) rose 0.38%. Retail sentiment around the S&amp;P 500 ETF on Stocktwits was in the ‘bearish’ territory.The&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/IEF">iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF</a> (IEF) was up by 0.26% at the time of writing.Also See:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/samsung-ships-world-first-commercial-hbm4-memory-module-ai-computing/cZRTlXNR4ra">Samsung Ships First Commercial HBM4 Memory Module, Nvidia’s Vera Rubin Expected To Use It: SSNLF Stock Soars 55%</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

Construction workers remove the mural at Black Lives Matter Plaza. (Photo by Caroline Gutman for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Jobless Claims Come In Slightly Higher Than Expectations, Continuing Claims Rise

According to data released by the U.S. Department of Labor on Wednesday, jobless claims fell by 5,000 to 227,000 in the week ended February 7.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>According to the report, GOP lawmakers see this as a compromise and an attempt to placate Tillis.</li><li>Another lawmaker stated that the proposal would serve to investigate Powell, according to the report, which is what President Trump wants.</li><li>Earlier, Sen. Tillis stated that protecting the Fed's independence from political interference or legal intimidation is non-negotiable.</li></ul>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly agreed with lawmakers that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell could be investigated by the Senate Banking Committee instead of the U.S. Department of Justice.According to a Semafor&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.semafor.com/article/02/12/2026/republicans-suggest-senate-not-justice-department-investigate-powell">report</a> citing sources from a closed-door meeting of Senate Republicans, the discussion was an attempt at “testing the waters” to see if this could get Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) to withdraw his opposition to the nomination of President Donald Trump’s Federal Reserve Chair pick, Kevin Warsh.Last month, Sen. Tillis said&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/senator-tillis-oppose-trump-fed-chair-pick-kevin-warsh-doj-powell-probe/cmySmu5R4SB">he would oppose</a> the nomination until an investigation into outgoing Fed Chair Jerome Powell is resolved.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Attempt To Placate Tillis</h2>According to the report, GOP lawmakers see this as a compromise and an attempt to placate Tillis.“They’re trying to dangle this in front of Thom to see if he’ll accept it. Thom, he was poker-face,” an unnamed GOP lawmaker stated, adding that they would be shocked if Tillis accepted the proposal.Another lawmaker stated that the proposal would serve the purpose of investigating Powell, according to the report, which is what President Trump wants.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Tillis Explains His Opposition</h2>Explaining his opposition to the DOJ probe into Powell, the North Carolina Senator added that protecting the independence of the Fed from political interference or legal intimidation is non-negotiable.“My position has not changed: I will oppose the confirmation of any Federal Reserve nominee, including for the position of Chairman, until the DOJ’s inquiry into Chairman Powell is fully and transparently resolved,” Tillis said in a&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/SenThomTillis/status/2017221633287590355">post</a> on X.<figure class="image"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Tillis_post_jpg_b4349fe9a6.webp" alt="Senator Thom Tillis' post on X" width="732" height="497"><figcaption>Senator Thom Tillis' post on X | @SenThomTillis/X</figcaption></figure>Tillis is a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. His refusal to vote could lead to a potential stalemate, as the committee has 13 Republicans and 11 Democrats.<h2 class="st-heading-2">What Is The Powell Probe About?</h2>At the heart of the investigation into Fed Chair Powell is a $2.5 billion renovation of the Fed’s Eccles Building.In July 2025, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna announced that she had referred Powell to the DOJ for potential perjury related to his testimony about the Federal Reserve headquarters renovation project.Reacting to the probe, Powell warned that its outcome would determine whether the central bank could set monetary policy going forward, or whether it would instead be directed by political pressure or intimidation.“The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President,” he said.Meanwhile, U.S. equities gained in Thursday’s pre-market trade. At the time of writing, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF</a> (SPY), which tracks the S&amp;P 500 index, was up by 0.29%, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/QQQ">Invesco QQQ Trust ETF</a> (QQQ) rose 0.26%, and the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/DIA">SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust</a> (DIA) gained 0.32%. Retail sentiment around the S&amp;P 500 ETF on Stocktwits was in the ‘bearish’ territory.The&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/TLT">iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF</a> (TLT) was up by 0.23% at the time of writing, while the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/IEF">iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF</a> (IEF) rose 0.08%.Also See:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/why-is-aiio-stock-soaring-pre-market-today/cZRT0nqR4rT">Why Is AIIO Stock Soaring Pre-Market Today?</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is seen walking in Grand Teton National Park on August 22, 2025, near Jackson Hole, Wyoming. 

Bessent Backs Possible Senate Probe Of Powell Instead Of DOJ As Republicans Look To Break Senator Tillis’ Opposition: Report

Last month, Senator Thom Tillis said that he would oppose the nomination of Fed Chair until an investigation into Powell is resolved.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Without an agreement on ICE reforms, Democrats in the Senate say they will not vote for another stopgap funding measure to keep the Department of Homeland Security open beyond Friday.</li><li>In a letter sent last week, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wrote to GOP leadership, formally outlining 10 demands for ICE reforms.</li><li>Schumer and Jeffries said the ICE had “terrorized” communities across the country for months, adding that two U.S. citizens were killed in the streets of Minneapolis.</li></ul>The U.S. government is staring at another partial shutdown on Saturday, coinciding with Valentine’s Day.This comes amid an impasse between the Democrats and the White House over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reforms, according to a&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5732420-senate-democrats-ice-reform-demands/">report</a> by The Hill.Without an agreement on ICE reforms, Democrats in the Senate say they will not vote for another stopgap funding measure to keep the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) open beyond Friday, the report said.“I am not going to support a CR [continuing resolution] if my Republican colleagues can’t come to the table and work with us right now and get this done,” said Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, according to the report.However, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) stated that it is possible to get the two sides to agree on ICE reforms in time, the report added. “There’s no reason we can’t get this done by Thursday. We have sent them legislative language,” he told reporters on Tuesday.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Why Are Democrats Demanding ICE Reforms?</h2>In a letter sent last week, Senate Minority Leader Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wrote to GOP leadership, formally outlining 10 demands for ICE reforms.Schumer and Jeffries said the ICE had “terrorized” communities across the country for months, adding that two U.S. citizens were killed in the streets of Minneapolis. “Federal immigration agents cannot continue to cause chaos in our cities while using taxpayer money that should be used to make life more affordable for working families,” the Democrat leaders said in the letter.Two U.S. citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, succumbed to fatal shootings by federal immigration agents in January.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Here’s What Prediction Markets Are Indicating</h2>Bettors on popular prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket overwhelmingly expect the U.S. government to shut down on Saturday.At the time of writing, odds on Kalshi and Polymarket indicated an 84% likelihood of a U.S. government shutdown.<figure class="image"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Kalshi_shutdown_jpg_825b8ab727.webp" alt="Kalshi prediction market bets on US government shutdown, as on Feb. 11" width="1180" height="702"><figcaption>Kalshi prediction market bets on US government shutdown, as on Feb. 11 | Kalshi</figcaption></figure>The total betting volumes on Kalshi and Polymarket stood at over $2.7 million at the time of writing, linked to wagers on whether the U.S. government will shut down on Saturday. The odds in favor of a shutdown surged by 16 and 11 percentage points, respectively, over the past day on the two platforms.<figure class="image"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Polymarket_shutdown_jpg_d8c5491628.webp" alt="Polymarket prediction market bets on US government shutdown, as on Feb. 11" width="1310" height="745"><figcaption>Polymarket prediction market bets on US government shutdown, as on Feb. 11 | Polymarket</figcaption></figure>Meanwhile, U.S. equities declined in Wednesday morning’s trade. At the time of writing, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF</a> (SPY), which tracks the S&amp;P 500 index, edged lower by 0.02%, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/QQQ">Invesco QQQ Trust ETF</a> (QQQ) fell 0.1%, while the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/DIA">SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust</a> (DIA) declined 0.06%. Retail sentiment around the S&amp;P 500 ETF on Stocktwits was in the ‘bearish’ territory.The&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/TLT">iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF</a> (TLT) was down by 0.15% at the time of writing, while the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/IEF">iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF</a> (IEF) fell 0.11%.Also See:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/sndk-stock-soars-premarket-sandisk-blowout-q2-demand-exceptionally-strong/cmyShiBR41U">SNDK Stock Soars Pre-Market Following Sandisk’s Blowout Q2 Report, Analyst Says Demand Is 'Exceptionally' Strong</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters and members of the media at Mar-a-Lago.

Will The US Government Shutdown On Valentine’s Day? Here's What Prediction Markets Indicate

This comes amid an impasse between the Democrats and the White House over Immigration and Customs Enforcement reforms, according to a report by The Hill.

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