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Dogness (International) Corp designs, manufactures pet products, including leashes and smart products, and lanyards. The company designs, processes, and manufactures fashionable and high-quality leashes, collars, and harnesses to complement cats' and dogs' appearances, as well as intelligent pet products. The company also provides dyeing services to external customers, as well as pet grooming services. The dyeing service is to utilize the existing production capacity and the pet grooming service is immaterial. Geographically, it generates maximum revenue from Mainland China and also has a presence in the United States, Europe, Australia, Canada, Central, and South America, Japan, and other Asian countries and regions.

General Motors Co. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GM#NYSE">GM</a>) has said that Chevrolet is the second-largest electric vehicle brand in the U.S., with Cadillac coming in at the fifth spot despite leading luxury EV sales.
Check out the current price of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/GM">GM Stock here</a>.
What Happened: "Chevrolet is now the number two EV brand thanks to the success of the Blazer EV and the Equinox EV," GM CEO Mary Barra said at the earnings call on Tuesday.
The CEO also shared that Cadillac had attained the number one spot in luxury EV brands with a conquest rate of 75% for the Lyric and 80% for the Optic EVs. GM also recorded over $4 billion in revenue through software products like OnStar and Super Cruise.
GM also says that the $4 billion investment into U.S. plants will add over 300,000 units of "U.S. capacity for high-margin light-duty pickups, full-size SUVs, and crossovers to help us greatly reduce our tariff exposure, satisfy unmet customer demand, and capture upside opportunities as we launch new models."
Regarding the tariff impacts, GM states that the company expects to offset over 30%-40% of the $4-$5 billion total additional costs resulting from President Donald Trump's 25% auto tariffs.
When asked about GM's profitability versus Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>), Barra said that she doesn't usually "comment on competitors," but added that GM EVs specifically are doing well because of the customer's perspective on the brand.&nbsp;
She maintained that GM EVs are "beautifully designed vehicles that have the range and the performance that customers are looking for, whether you&#8217;re talking about a truck or all the technology and safety."
Why It Matters: GM released its second quarter earnings report on Tuesday, which showcased that <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst-color/25/07/46549018/general-motors-delivers-q2-beat-braces-for-higher-tariff-pressures-ahead">the company beat</a> Wall Street expectations with $47.12 billion in revenue, but still down 2% YoY.
The automaker also recently <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/large-cap/25/07/46475391/tesla-cybertruck-bet-not-paying-off-ford-gm-outsell-ev-giant">outsold the Tesla Cybertruck</a> in the U.S., with the GMC Hummer EV selling over 4,508 units in the U.S. The company's Silverado EV also sold over 3,056 units.
However, with Trump's Big Beautiful Bill officially axing incentives on EVs, the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46270052/as-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-is-signed-into-law-these-evs-from-tesla-gm-and-ford-will-become-more-expensive">company expects prices</a> of the Blazer EV, as well as Cadillac models like the Lyriq, among other GM EVs, to go up.
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Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is urging Americans to treat their tax records as already compromised, blaming what he calls an "unprecedented" data grab engineered by President Donald Trump.
What Happened: "Consider this your warning. Your personal data may have been breached. And the culprit wasn't a hacker. It was Donald J. Trump," Schiff said in an X post which featured a 5-minute-long video address.
"The Department of Homeland Security is seeking to get access to millions and millions of records of Americans from the IRS," he said, calling taxpayer information "among the most secure records in the federal government."
He added that unauthorized disclosure is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison.
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&mdash; Adam Schiff (@SenAdamSchiff) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenAdamSchiff/status/1947849014377955661?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Schiff warned that the planned software system would allow DHS to "gain access to millions of records at a time, never having to justify it," thereby bypassing the longstanding rule that agencies must tie each request to a specific investigation.
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Using the data to hunt undocumented immigrants would "renege" on assurances that filing taxes is safe, he said: "We're supposed to be encouraging people … to pay their taxes, and now we're going to use their good-faith payment to go after them."
Aggregating so much information, Schiff added, heightens the chance of "one spectacular hack," citing past breaches.
Why It Matters: His warning follows a ProPublica investigation showing <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/legal/25/07/46439064/irs-engineers-build-secret-tool-so-ice-can-bypass-legal-review-and-pull-real-time-immigrant-address-data-report">IRS engineers are building software</a> to let ICE pull taxpayer addresses on demand, a system career officials said pushed the boundaries of the law. The report suggests that the tool would bypass legal review and feed ICE real-time data to meet a White House goal of 3,000 deportations a day.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and eight other members of Congress <a href="https://www.finance.senate.gov/ranking-members-news/wyden-ocasio-cortez-demand-answers-from-palantir-about-plans-to-build-irs-mega-database-of-american-citizens">called</a> the emerging IRS "mega-database" a "surveillance nightmare" that violates tax-privacy laws last month. Former IRS lawyers echoed that view, warning the plan erodes decades-old confidentiality protections.
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<li>Launch partners include Mercado Pago, NPCI International Payments Limited (UPI), PayPal, Tenpay Global, and Venmo.</li>
<li>Interoperability begins with partners connecting to PayPal and Venmo.</li>
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<li>More wallets to join in the coming months as the platform expands around the world.</li>
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Pudgy Penguins (PENGU), a coin related to the non-fungible token space, has been making waves in the cryptocurrency market, with its value soaring fivefold over the previous month.
What happened: The Solana (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/sol/usd">SOL</a>)-based coin has jumped 433% in the last 30 days, comprehensively outperforming market heavyweights like Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>), Ethereum (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/eth/usd">ETH</a>) and Dogecoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/doge/usd">DOGE</a>).
The gulf between PENGU and the rest of the market could be gauged by the fact that Bonk (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/">BONK</a>), the second-largest gainer, rose only 198% in the last month.
As of this writing, PENGU was the fifth-largest meme coin, with a market capitalization of nearly $2.8 billion.
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The <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/07/46212767/why-has-the-pudgy-penguins-token-shot-up-50-in-the-past-week">primary trigger</a> has been the Canary PENGU ETF filing, a first-of-its-kind investment vehicle that proposes holding PENGU tokens (80-95%) and Pudgy Penguins NFTs (5-15%). The filing was submitted by Canary Capital, a cryptocurrency-focused asset management firm.
The floor price of the associated NFT collection, Pudgy Penguins, has risen by over 80% in the last month and 12% in the last week, adding to PENGU's momentum, <a href="https://www.coingecko.com/en/nft/pudgy-penguins">according </a>to CoinGecko.
Price Action:  At the time of writing, PENGU was exchanging hands at $0.04541, up 23.93% in the last 24 hours, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard?_gl=1&#x2A;380nj0&#x2A;_ga&#x2A;MTEyOTAyOTcxMy4xNzEzMzY0NTYy&#x2A;_ga_V7ZK73W7N0&#x2A;MTcxNDk4MzIzMi42LjEuMTcxNDk4OTE0Ni4wLjAuMA..">data from Benzinga Pro</a>. It was 21.52% away from its all-time high.
Benzinga Note: Investing in meme coins is highly speculative and involves significant risk. Meme coins often lack intrinsic value and are driven by market sentiment, social media trends, and speculative trading.
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Guidance&nbsp;
Stora Enso anticipates that the adverse impact on adjusted EBIT for the full year of 2025, due to the ramp-up of the new consumer packaging board line at the Oulu site in Finland, will be around or somewhat above EUR 100 million. The Group's capital expenditure forecast for the full year of 2025 is EUR 730–790 million. In the third quarter of 2025, maintenance costs are expected to increase by approximately EUR 10 million from Q2/2025. See section Maintenance for more details. Fiber costs are expected to remain at high levels.

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Stora Enso Guides EUR 100M+ EBIT Hit From Oulu Ramp-Up, Sets 2025 Capex At EUR 730M–790M, Flags EUR 10M Q3 Maintenance Increase And Elevated Fiber Costs

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<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Production</td>
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<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">186 - 196</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">188 - 195</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Includes the Greater Angostura assets divestment.</td>
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<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">% of produced LNG</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">28 - 35</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">No change</td>
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<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">$/boe</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">8.5 - 9.2</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">8.0 - 8.5</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Strong production and cost performance in H1 2025.</td>
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<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">4,500 - 5,000</td>
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<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">200</td>
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<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">700 - 1,000</td>
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<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">4,500 - 5,000</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">4,000 - 4,500</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Beaumont New Ammonia Project completion payment is expected in 2026, first ammonia production is planned for late 2025.</td>
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Woodside Updates 2025 Guidance: Raises Production To 188–195 MMboe, Cuts Costs To $8.0–8.5/boe, Lowers Capex To $4.0–4.5B, And Lifts Depreciation To $4.7–5.0B

Stora Enso (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SEOAY#OTC">SEOAY</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $0.06 per share. This is a 24 percent decrease over earnings of $0.07 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.75 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $2.82 billion by 2.46 percent. This is a 11.05 percent increase over sales of $2.48 billion the same period last year.

Earnings Misses

Stora Enso Q2 Adj. EPS $0.06 Down From $0.07 YoY, Sales $2.75B Miss $2.82B Estimate

Operational highlights
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<li>Quarterly production of 50.1 MMboe (550 Mboe/d), up 2% from Q1 2025.</li>
<li>Maintained exceptional performance from Sangomar, with 101 Mbbl/d produced (100% basis, 81 Mbbl/d Woodside share), contributing $510 million revenue for the quarter.</li>
<li>Achieved a strong realised quarterly price of $62/boe for produced LNG, benefiting from diversified pricing and optimisation.</li>
<li>Sold 23.1% of produced LNG at prices linked to gas hub indices in the quarter (9.1% of total equity production).</li>
<li>Entered into two sale and purchase agreements with Uniper for the long-term supply of LNG.</li>
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Reported Earlier, Woodside Energy Group Q2 Revenue $3.275B Up From $3.043B YoY; Quarterly Production 50.1 MMboe (550 Mboe/d), Up 2% Sequentially

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Chamath Palihapitiya has endorsed William "Bill" Pulte as the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/07/46512871/trump-says-he-doesnt-need-scott-bessents-advice-to-fire-jerome-powell-i-know-better-than-anybody-whats-good-for-the-market">next chair of the Federal Reserve</a>, calling him an ideal candidate with deep expertise in housing and strong alignment with the Donald Trump administration.
What Happened: On Tuesday, venture capitalist and tech investor Palihapitiya took to X, formerly Twitter, to praise Pulte, the current director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), saying he would be an "exceptional pick" to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
"Bill Pulte would be an exceptional pick to run the Federal Reserve," Palihapitiya wrote. "He is crushing it at Fannie/Freddie and deeply understands rates."
Palihapitiya highlighted Pulte's background in bond markets and housing finance, adding, "An added benefit would be the ability to work seamlessly with the White House. Bill is all of these and would be excellent."
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Let me just add this to the water table… Bill Pulte would be an exceptional pick to run the Federal Reserve. He is crushing it at Fannie/Freddie and deeply understands rates. I think the next Fed Chair needs to be: someone who understands rates because they actively… <a href="https://t.co/Ekmm5du0EZ">https://t.co/Ekmm5du0EZ</a>
&mdash; Chamath Palihapitiya (@chamath) <a href="https://twitter.com/chamath/status/1947799087597625440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Why It's Important: Pulte, who was appointed by President Trump and serves as chairman of both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, has gained attention for his vocal criticism of Fed Chair Powell.
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Palihapitiya's endorsement adds weight to growing speculation that Trump may seek to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/macro-economic-events/25/07/46512725/peter-schiff-says-trump-wants-fed-chair-jerome-powell-to-do-exactly-what-he-accused-janet-yellen-of-doing-for-obama-a-dangerous-step">oust Powell "for cause"</a> over policy disagreements and controversy surrounding the Fed's $2.5 billion headquarters renovation.
The possibility of installing a loyalist like Pulte at the helm of the Fed has <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/macro-economic-events/25/07/46409385/trumps-ouster-of-fed-chair-powell-could-trigger-collapse-of-currency-and-bond-market-deutsche-bank-warns">alarmed some economists and financial analysts</a> who fear it could erode the central bank's independence.
Meanwhile, Fed Governor Christopher Waller has said he <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/macro-economic-events/25/07/46491573/waller-fed-chair-trump-rate-cut-july">would accept the role</a> "if the president asks," fueling further speculation about a shake-up at the top of the U.S. central bank ahead of major economic decisions.
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Bill Pulte Is 'Crushing It' And Would Be An 'Exceptional Pick,' Says Chamath Palihapitiya — Backs Trump Ally As Jerome Powell Replacement

Economist Mohamed El-Erian is shedding light on the dislocation in the financial markets, drawing sharp contrasts between a booming tech sector and a weakening sovereign backdrop.
What Happened: On Tuesday, in a post on X, El-Erian pointed out the &#8220;historically unusual combination&#8221; of the S&amp;P 500 hitting record highs, Gold trading at near record highs, while the U.S. Dollar continues to languish. 
He attributes this divergence to a range of factors, most notably the outperformance of U.S. tech companies despite policy volatility and macro uncertainty. &#8220;Well-funded, dynamic, and highly competitive, these companies are thriving despite an unusually high level of policy-induced uncertainty,&#8221; he says.
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He compares the prevailing sentiment to &#8220;being a great house in a transitioning neighborhood,&#8221; with the tech sector being the &#8220;great house,&#8221; and the rest of the American economy and policy environment being the &#8220;neighborhood,&#8221; but adds that &#8220;corporate America is not the sovereign.&#8221;
El-Erian concludes by saying that there is more analysis to come, on the &#8220;dispersion with other parts of the economy and three possible reconciliation factors.&#8221;
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Putting it all together (with prior posts): The historically unusual combination of a record S&amp;P 500, a languishing dollar, and gold near a new high highlights a notion that has taken hold in markets: Corporate America is not the sovereign. This differentiation is driven by… <a href="https://t.co/P3O83dWk93">pic.twitter.com/P3O83dWk93</a>
&mdash; Mohamed A. El-Erian (@elerianm) <a href="https://twitter.com/elerianm/status/1947759212823527900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Why It Matters: Despite the S&amp;P 500 hitting a record high last week, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst-color/25/07/46402633/sp500-record-highs-narrow-breadth-2025">underlying weakness</a> was hard to ignore, with the median stock still 11% below its 52-week high. The gains are being driven by a narrow group of megacap tech names, while most of the index continues to lag.
This is evidenced by the diverging performances of the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) which tracks the S&amp;P 500, and the Invesco S&amp;P 500 Equal Weight ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RSP#NYSE">RSP</a>), its equal weighted counterpart.
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<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">+7.56%</td>
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Economist Nouriel Roubini had made similar remarks a couple of months ago, saying that it doesn&#8217;t matter even if &#8220;Mickey Mouse is president, the economy <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/25/04/44754363/dr-doom-transforms-to-dr-boom-nouriel-roubini-says-mickey-mouse-could-be-us-president-and-economy-will-keep-growing">will keep growing</a>,&#8221; thanks to innovations and momentum driven by artificial intelligence.
Roubini said, &#8220;Artificial intelligence is set to transform a dozen major sectors, propelling economic growth,&#8221; which he says will lead to 4% growth in the U.S., before hitting 6% by the end of this decade.
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Equinor (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EQNR#NYSE">EQNR</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $0.64 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.66 by 2.74 percent. This is a 23.81 percent decrease over earnings of $0.84 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $25.11 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $23.15 billion by 8.48 percent. This is a 1.66 percent decrease over sales of $25.54 billion the same period last year.

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Equinor Q2 Adj. EPS $0.64 Misses $0.66 Estimate, Sales $25.11B Beat $23.15B Estimate

GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GEV#NYSE">GEV</a>) will release earnings results for the second quarter before the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/GEV/earnings">opening bell on Wednesday, July 23.</a>
Analysts expect the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company to report quarterly earnings at $1.50 per share, up from $1.02 per share in the year-ago period. GE Vernova is projected to report quarterly revenue of $8.8 billion, compared to $8.2 billion a year earlier, according to data from <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a>.
GE Vernova recently announced plans to invest up to $100m in Pennsylvania over the next two years, adding about 700 new jobs across multiple factories in the state.
GE Vernova shares fell 3% to close at $548.99 on Tuesday.
Benzinga readers can access the latest analyst ratings on the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/22/09/28888638/exclusive-study-finds-benzinga-analyst-ratings-data-yields-market-beating-strategie">Analyst Stock Ratings</a> page. Readers can sort by stock ticker, company name, analyst firm, rating change or other variables.
Let's have a look at how Benzinga's most-accurate <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/gev/analyst-ratings">analysts have rated the company</a> in the recent period.
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<li>B of A Securities analyst Andrew Obin maintained a Buy rating and raised the price target from $550 to $620 on July 17, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 74%.</li>
<li>JP Morgan analyst Mark Strouse maintained an Overweight rating and raised the price target from $460 to $620 on July 16, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.</li>
<li>Barclays analyst Julian Mitchell maintained an Overweight rating and increased the price target from $550 to $580 on July 9, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 75%.</li>
<li>UBS analyst Amit Mehrotra initiated coverage on the stock with a Buy rating and a price target of $614 on July 7, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 75%.</li>
<li>Morgan Stanley analyst Andrew Percoco maintained an Overweight rating and increased the price target from $422 to $511 on June 24, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 68%</li>
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Considering buying GEV stock? Here&#8217;s what analysts think: 
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Ethereum may have been muffled, but inexpensive alternatives to the second-largest cryptocurrency attracted investors' interest on Tuesday.
What happened: Ethereum Name Service rallied over 7% to become the cryptocurrency market's fourth-largest gainer over the last 24 hours. The coin's trading volume soared 85% to $420 million, indicating significant buying pressure.
Similarly, Ethereum Classic rose over 2% from the previous day, adding to its ongoing boom, which has returned more than 25% to holders over the last month.
On the other hand, ETH barely moved in the last 24 hours, as its <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/crypto/cryptocurrency/25/07/46563353/bitcoin-rises-amid-falling-dollar-ethereum-dogecoin-dip-analyst-warns-gold-movement-toward-all-time-high-not-a-great-sign-for-eth-altcoin-investors">heated rally cooled off</a>.
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Why It Matters: When compared to ETH, ENS and ETC have far lower market capitalizations, at $1.08 billion and $330 million, respectively, as well as lower per-unit costs, making them potentially cheaper alternatives to the $450 billion asset.
Ethereum Classic was created as a hard fork of the original Ethereum chain in 2016 due to disagreements within the community after a hack. The new chain inherited the name Ethereum, while the original one functions as Ethereum Classic.
ENS is a token associated with Ethereum Name Service, a decentralized naming system that converts complex, machine-readable names to ones easily understandable by humans.
"The deficit spending crisis is much worse than you think," The Kobeissi Letter said. "Position accordingly, or you will be left behind."
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang once admitted that he no longer separates life from work, stating that he thinks about the chipmaker, even during movies.
What Happened: "I work from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to sleep," Huang said to Stripe CEO Patrick Collison in an <a href="https://stripe.com/in/sessions/2024/a-conversation-with-nvidias-jensen-huang">interview</a> last year.
"I work seven days a week," Huang adds in a clip that&#8217;s resurfaced on social media and gone viral.
"When I'm not working, I'm thinking about working… I sit through movies, but I don't remember them because I'm thinking about work."
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&mdash; The AI Investor (@The_AI_Investor) <a href="https://twitter.com/The_AI_Investor/status/1871323247901642853?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 23, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The 62‑year‑old billionaire described those reveries as productive, noting, "Sometimes you're imagining the future and boy, if we did this and that. And it's working. You're fantasizing, you're dreaming.&#8221; His ambition, he added, is to "turn Nvidia into one giant AI," believing that might finally deliver downtime.
"How great would that be? And then I'll have work‑life balance," he quipped.
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Huang's intensity has steered Nvidia from graphics‑card upstart to the world's most valuable public company, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/07/46321541/nvidia-hits-4-trillion-market-cap-stock-surges-to-all-time-high">topping a $4 trillion valuation</a> on July 9 and currently at $4.08 trillion.
&#8220;The thing is, when you want to build something great it's not easy to do. And when you're doing something that's not easy to do, you're not always enjoying it,&#8221; Huang explains.
Why It Matters: Former workers say that culture means emails at 1 am and seven‑day workweeks, conditions some endure for stock grants. Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-26/what-s-it-like-working-at-nvidia-you-may-get-rich-but-work-remains-stressful">said</a> engineers stay until 2 am to meet deadlines.
Huang's marathon schedule echoes the grind embraced by Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk, who <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/personal-finance/management/25/07/46510590/elon-musk-returns-to-intense-work-schedule-back-to-working-7-days-a-week-and-sleeping-in-the-office">said this month</a> he is "back to working seven days a week and sleeping in the office." In May, Musk likewise told followers he was "<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/25/05/45602416/elon-musk-commits-to-intense-focus-on-x-xai-and-tesla-back-to-spending-24-7-at-work-sleeping-in-conference-server-factory-rooms">spending 24/7 at work</a>, sleeping in conference, server or factory rooms" to keep projects on track.
Both men's philosophies mirror earlier accounts in which <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/personal-finance/25/03/44461713/elon-musk-said-youll-need-to-work-at-least-80-hours-a-week-to-make-an-impact-nobody-ever-changed-the-world-on-40-hours-a-week">Musk urged founders</a> to "work like hell" because "nobody ever changed the world on 40 hours a week," a mantra Huang appears to embody.
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Once Said He Watches Movies But Doesn't Remember Them — And Then Explained Why That's Fine By Him

Republican Senators released a discussion draft for the cryptocurrency market structure legislation on Tuesday, building on the recent passage of the CLARITY Act in the House of Representatives.
What Happened:&nbsp;Cynthia Lummis&nbsp;(R-Wyo.), along with Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Sen.&nbsp;Bill Hagerty&nbsp;(R-Tenn.) and Sen. Bernie Moreno&nbsp;(R-Ohio) announced the release of a&nbsp;discussion draft for market structure&nbsp;legislation aimed at making the U.S.&nbsp;&#8220;the crypto capital of the world.&#8221;
As part of this initiative,&nbsp;the lawmakers&nbsp;have also issued a Request for Information, inviting stakeholders to provide feedback on the draft and relevant questions.
&#8220;We cannot allow regulatory confusion to continue driving American innovation overseas,&#8221; Lummis said. &#8220;This discussion draft represents a thoughtful, balanced approach that will provide the clarity our innovators need while providing robust consumer protections.&nbsp;
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&mdash; Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenLummis/status/1947649348054945885?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The discussion draft defines an "ancillary asset" to clarify which digital assets are not securities, establishes disclosure requirements and directs the SEC to issue new rules governing their offers and transactions.
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Why It Matters:&nbsp;The <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/crypto/25/07/46480331/the-us-just-took-a-big-step-toward-crypto-regulation-heres-what-the-clarity-act-actually-says">CLARITY Act</a>, passed by the House last week, is a legislative framework aimed at ending regulatory ambiguity in the cryptocurrency industry. The landmark bill splits authority between the SEC and the CFTC, offering clarity on the classification of digital assets and the treatment of decentralized protocols.
Apart from the CLARITY Act, the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/crypto/cryptocurrency/25/07/46508890/trump-signs-genius-act-ending-biden-era-crypto-probes-and-backing-industry-titans">GENIUS Act</a>, also known as the stablecoin bill, passed the House, after which President Donald Trump signed it into law. The bill establishes a regulatory framework for issuers of dollar-pegged stablecoins such as Tether (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/">USDT</a>) and USDC (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/">USDC</a>).
Concerns over&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/07/46459302/elizabeth-warren-says-trump-backed-genius-clarity-bills-dont-address-his-corruption-or-stop-terrorists-from-using-crypto-to-blow-up-our-entire-economy" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Trump-backed ventures and a potential conflict of interest</a>&nbsp;have heightened scrutiny of the bills, with senior Democrat Sen.&nbsp;Elizabeth Warren&nbsp;(D-Mass.) among the most vocal opponents.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is facing mounting calls to resign after a stinging election loss, just as U.S. President Donald Trump announced a landmark $550 billion <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/economic-data/25/07/46562556/trump-says-550-billion-trade-deal-with-japan-reached-that-will-create-thousands-of-jobs-there-has-never-been-anything-like-it">trade deal with Japan</a>.
What Happened: On Wednesday, senior executives of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party said that Ishiba's resignation is now seen as inevitable following the coalition's poor performance in Sunday's House of Councillors election, <a href="https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250723/p2g/00m/0na/019000c">reported </a>Japanese newspaper The Mainichi.
The prime minister is expected to make a final decision in August amid rising discontent within party ranks.
However, previously, the BBC <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8xvn90yr8go">reported</a> that Ishiba stated he has no plans to resign and will focus on trade negotiations. 
At the time of writing, markets were responding positively to the trade deal announcement, with the Nikkei 225 surging over 3% to a new 52-week high.
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Why It's Important: Japan's ruling coalition lost its majority in the upper house after a closely contested election. The coalition of the LDP and Komeito secured only 47 of the 50 seats needed to retain control.
The loss, following last year's lower house defeat, weakens the coalition's political influence.
Meanwhile, Trump revealed on Tuesday that the U.S. has reached a sweeping trade agreement with Japan. He said the deal will bring $550 billion in Japanese investment to the U.S., with America claiming 90% of the profits.
Trump said the agreement includes Japanese market access for U.S. cars, trucks, rice, and agricultural products, along with reciprocal 15% tariffs on imports.
The deal follows Trump's earlier threats to impose tariffs as high as 35% on Japanese goods if no deal was reached by August 1.
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Japan PM Ishiba Resignation Seen As Inevitable, Decision Expected In August: Report

Sentiment among corporate insiders has plunged to an unprecedented low, as evidenced by the substantial insider selling activity seen in recent months. 
What Happened: On Tuesday, a post on X by The Kobeissi Letter highlighted that across most public equities, insiders have been net sellers this year. &#8220;Insiders have rarely been this bearish before,&#8221; it says.
&#8220;Only 11.1% of companies with insider activity are seeing more buying than selling by corporate officers and directors,&#8221; the post says, noting that these figures mark &#8220;the lowest share on record.&#8221;
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&#8220;This means insiders were net sellers in almost 90% of companies with recent transactions,&#8221; which is seen as a key indicator for the markets, since insiders are often viewed as having the most informed outlook on their companies and respective sectors. 
Historically, it has held well above current levels, the post notes, never having fallen below 15% over the past decade, highlighting the growing pessimism among corporate insiders in recent months.
The post notes that &#8220;insiders were either neutral or negative in 10 of the 11 S&amp;P 500 sectors,&#8221; the only exception being &#8220;utilities,&#8221; which showed positive sentiment during this period.
&#8220;Selling was also broad-based across company sizes, from small to large-cap stocks,&#8221; it says, referring to it as &#8220;an interesting divergence.&#8221;
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&mdash; The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) <a href="https://twitter.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1947658225676861579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Why It Matters: Utilities have been <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/etfs/sector-etfs/25/07/46533223/utility-etfs-back-in-the-spotlight-as-vpu-hits-52-week-high">a bright spot</a> this past year, amid the volatility and macro uncertainties. The Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VPU#NYSE">VPU</a>) is up 20% from its one-year trough, hitting its 52-week high this week.
Investors have <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/economics/macro-economic-events/25/05/45236173/utilities-hit-highest-levels-since-2024-as-trade-jitters-drive-investors-to-safety">flocked to utilities</a> owing to trade and tariff-related uncertainties in recent months, leading the sector to hit fresh highs not seen since 2024.
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