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April 9, 2025
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Good morning. If you should ever meet Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, never compare him to Elon Musk. Huang’s biographer learned this the hard way.
In today’s big story, US President Donald Trump’s tariffs have gone into effect — we’re looking at when you can expect prices to rise, and how severe they may be.
What’s on deck
Markets: Why “The Big Short” investor Steve Eisman thinks the US would prevail in a global trade war.
Tech: How grassroots rage at Elon Musk snowballed into global protests.
Business: Zillow might not be the place to look for your dream home anymore, thanks to new rules.
Top headlines:
- Read the ex-Meta executive’s draft opening statement to Congress accusing the company of aiding China’s AI advancements.
- The New York Times’ publisher worried that Trump would crackdown on the press. He was right.
- Elon Musk’s xAI is hiring workers to rein in Grok as the chatbot spits out NSFW content and racial slurs.
- The IRS offered employees three routes to leave their jobs — or risk being fired.
- David Rosenberg started his career on Black Monday in 1987. Here’s his advice to investors during this sell-off.
- MrBeast says it’ll be ‘way cheaper’ to make his Feastables chocolates outside the US because of Trump’s tariffs.
- OpenAI’s former chief research officer joins Mira Murati’s AI startup.
- Dire wolves have been extinct for over 10,000 years. Now a startup says it genetically engineered three.
- 20 high-paying occupations with fast job growth in the US.
- A BI reporter visited Hooters and saw why the chain is facing bankruptcy.
Curated by Dan DeFrancesco (on parental leave), Hallam Bullock, Lisa Ryan, Ella Hopkins, Grace Lett, Amanda Yen, and Elizabeth Casolo.
This is a shorter version of our flagship newsletter, which brings you in-depth analysis and summaries of the top stories from Wall Street to Silicon Valley.
