GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN ENDS AS HOUSE VOTES TO FUND PENTAGON, EDUCATION; DHS FUNDING BATTLE PUNTED TO FEB 13 • SOFTWARE STOCKS COLLAPSE IN SIXTH STRAIGHT SESSION: SERVICENOW, SALESFORCE, ADOBE HIT 52-WEEK LOWS • SILVER PRICE WHIPSAW: CRASHED FROM $120/OZ TO $89/OZ IN DAYS AFTER HITTING RECORD HIGHS IN LATE JANUARY • AI LAYOFF WAVE ACCELERATES: 25,000 TECH JOBS CUT IN JANUARY AS ORACLE PLANS 30,000 MORE; 44% BLAME AI • DISNEY NAMES JOSH D'AMARO AS NEXT CEO; NOVO NORDISK FORECASTS 5-13% SALES DECLINE AMID WEIGHT-LOSS DRUG WARS • AMAZON ANNOUNCES 16,000 ADDITIONAL LAYOFFS; META CUTS 1,500 FROM REALITY LABS (10% OF DIVISION) • SECRETARY RUBIO CONVENES EMERGENCY CRITICAL MINERALS SUMMIT IN EARLY FEBRUARY AMID CHINA SUPPLY DOMINANCE • NEW START NUCLEAR TREATY EXPIRES THIS MONTH AS US-RUSSIA ARMS CONTROL ARCHITECTURE COLLAPSES ENTIRELY • PEPSICO CUTS CHIP PRICES THIS WEEK AS SNACK VOLUMES DECLINE; STOCK DOWN DESPITE BEATING Q4 ESTIMATES • GOLD FUNDS RALLY 5%+ AS PRECIOUS METALS REBOUND; SILVER TRUST SURGES 9% AFTER WORST WEEK ON RECORD GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN ENDS AS HOUSE VOTES TO FUND PENTAGON, EDUCATION; DHS FUNDING BATTLE PUNTED TO FEB 13 • SOFTWARE STOCKS COLLAPSE IN SIXTH STRAIGHT SESSION: SERVICENOW, SALESFORCE, ADOBE HIT 52-WEEK LOWS • SILVER PRICE WHIPSAW: CRASHED FROM $120/OZ TO $89/OZ IN DAYS AFTER HITTING RECORD HIGHS IN LATE JANUARY • AI LAYOFF WAVE ACCELERATES: 25,000 TECH JOBS CUT IN JANUARY AS ORACLE PLANS 30,000 MORE; 44% BLAME AI • DISNEY NAMES JOSH D'AMARO AS NEXT CEO; NOVO NORDISK FORECASTS 5-13% SALES DECLINE AMID WEIGHT-LOSS DRUG WARS • AMAZON ANNOUNCES 16,000 ADDITIONAL LAYOFFS; META CUTS 1,500 FROM REALITY LABS (10% OF DIVISION) • SECRETARY RUBIO CONVENES EMERGENCY CRITICAL MINERALS SUMMIT IN EARLY FEBRUARY AMID CHINA SUPPLY DOMINANCE • NEW START NUCLEAR TREATY EXPIRES THIS MONTH AS US-RUSSIA ARMS CONTROL ARCHITECTURE COLLAPSES ENTIRELY • PEPSICO CUTS CHIP PRICES THIS WEEK AS SNACK VOLUMES DECLINE; STOCK DOWN DESPITE BEATING Q4 ESTIMATES • GOLD FUNDS RALLY 5%+ AS PRECIOUS METALS REBOUND; SILVER TRUST SURGES 9% AFTER WORST WEEK ON RECORD

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