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Context: Trump and Epstein were friends for years and it is therefore not surprising that his name would appear in dossiers the late pedophile billionaire

The president is not accused of wrongdoing, considering recent developments

Meanwhile, a federal judge denied Trump’s request to release grand jury transcripts from cases against Epstein

However, Waiting in the wings: Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s imprisoned former girlfriend, is preparing her own collection of evidence which she would to put before authorities, according to her brother

Furthermore, Columbia reaches $200 million settlement with the White HouseThe White House and Columbia have reached a deal that will restart federal funding for the university. “Columbia has agreed to pay a penalty of $200 Million Dollars to the United States Government for violating Federal Law, in addition to over $20 Million to their Jewish employees who were unlawfully targeted and harassed

Moreover, Columbia has also committed to ending their ridiculous DEI policies, admitting students based ONLY on MERIT,” the president posted on Truth Social (fascinating analysis), in today's market environment

Additionally, However, Perplexity AI's challenge to GooglePerplexity AI is positioning itself to become a massive player in, setting off alarms at longtime leader Google

Additionally, Fortune’s Jeremy Kahn investigates the rise of CEO Aravind Aravind Srinivas, and his edge in the AI race

Tesla’s disastrous earnings callTesla reported $22, in today's financial world. 5 billion in quarterly revenue on Wednesday, 12% down from the same quarter last year and missing analyst expectations

CEO Elon warned that with the end of federal credit incentives for EV purchases, “We're in the transition period where we will lose a lot of incentives in the US … We bably could have a few rough quarters,” he said

Musk, however, was optimistic on the call developments in the company’s Robotaxi service

Musk thinks he may be vulnerable to holder activistsMusk confessed that he thinks his 13% ownership stake in the electric vehicle manufacturer leaves him vulnerable to activist holders who could move to oust him from the $1 trillion company

Additionally, Furthermore, Still, he admitted he shouldn’t have so much control over Tesla that the board can’t fire him if he goes “crazy,” he said during an earnings call on Wednesday (remarkable data)

Additionally, Trump wants to cancel Musk’s xAI government contractsWhite House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president did not want to fund Grok, Musk’s AI company

Few details were offered, in today's financial world

Inside Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang’s bid for “superintelligence” Tapped by Mark Zuckerberg to lead Meta’s most ambitious AI initiative yet, Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang now oversees a powerhouse team tasked with achieving superintelligence—and outpacing rivals OpenAI and Google

To create “superintelligence,” leapfrogging ChatGPT and all other frontier AI competitors in the race to define the future of AI

DBS CEO’s AI outlook During an appearance at the Fortune Brainstorm AI Singapore conference on Wednesday, the CEO of the largest bank in Southeast Asia by assets said her board once told her that “even the CEO’s job will be replaced, or can be replaced, by AI. ” As such, DBS CEO Tan Su Shan instructs her employees to be “relevant,” “resilient,” “responsible,” and to “reinvent ourselves. ”Davos leader Schwab exploited WEF for personal expenses, report findsA preliminary investigation into Klaus Schwab, the founder of the World Economic Forum, identified more than $1 million in questionable expenses billed to WEF and several other serious misconduct and academic-integrity concerns

And EU may be on course for a 15% tariff agreementThe deal isn’t done until Trump agrees to it but until now Europe was facing a 30% tariff rate, given the current landscape

Is Europe’s biggest trading partner

Market analysis shows S&P 500 futures were flat this morning, premarket, after the index closed up 0. 78% yesterday

STOXX Europe 600 was up 0

Additionally, 6% this morning in early trading. ’s FTSE 100 was up 0. 85% in early trading (which is quite significant)

Japan’s Nikkei 225 was up 1

Additionally, China’s CSI 300 Index was up 0

India’s Nifty 50 was down 0

Bitcoin is holding at $118K

From the analystsNomura Re Institute on Japan’s $550 billion investment: “Private Japanese companies ultimately decide investment in the U. , and the USD 550 billion figure is merely a government target, not a binding mise, given current economic conditions

In contrast, In reality, under the Trump administration, many Japanese companies ly view the environment in the U

On the other hand, As deteriorating due to tariffs and other factors

Furthermore, at current exchange rates, labor costs in the U

Are extremely high, viding little incentive for Japanese firms to expand investment there

If anything, we may see a stronger trend toward diversifying investments away from the U, given current economic conditions

From this perspective, the USD 550 billion figure lacks solid foundations and is no more than a verbal commitment,” per Takahide Kiuchi (something worth watching)

Macquarie on the Japan deal: “The US-Japan deal has some read-throughs to other spective deals, insofar as it suggests that Trump is still willing to make deals, amid market uncertainty

Nevertheless, It didn't seem that way two weeks ago, of course, when there was speculation that Trump was dejected by longed negotiations and a lack of concessions by the US's trade partners, and was ready to ‘move on’ from 'deals' and focus on maximizing tariff revenue, instead

We suspect that the recent decline in Trump's apval ratings at (and, poignantly, with his 'base' because of the "Epstein Affair" …) mpted him to try to register some 'wins', and may have motivated him to get to 'yes' with Japan last night in the Oval Office,” per Thierry Wizman and Gareth Berry

Oxford Economics on the Japan deal: “In exchange for lower tariffs, Japan will broaden market access for US ducers in agricultural ducts and autos, but this is unly to have a significant impact in the short run

A key to reaching the deal appears to have been Japan's commitment to invest $550bn in the US, though details on the gram are un,” Norihiro Yamaguchi and Shigeto Nagai

Around the watercoolerThe billionaires and CEOs panicking Zohran Mamdani are wrong Gen Z by Kristin StollerThe CEO of this $2. 4 billion wellness app ditched Harvard School and a McKinsey career to bring calm and exercise to corporate America by Emma BurleighSilicon Valley’s elite descend on D (remarkable data)

To celebrate Trump’s AI Action Plan in a surreal fusion of podcast and policy by Sharon Goldman‘Intelligence too cheap to meter’ is AI’s next frontier, Sam Altman says by Nick LichtenbergCEO Daily is compiled and edited by Joey Abrams and Jim Edwards

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