Belarus to hold tactical nuclear weapon drills with Russia, per Reuters.

The Biden administration is holding up shipments of two types of Boeing-made, $BA, precision bombs to send a political message to Israel, per Politico.

BREAKING: TikTok sues the US government over law forcing sale or ban

Fed's Kashkari: the US economy is in a good place.

The average millennial has $62,600 currently invested for retirement and plans to retire at about 64, according to a 2024 Northwestern Mutual study:

Apple, $AAPL, introduces new Apple Pencil Pro and Air tablets.

The percentage of companies that have defaulted on their debt more than once has reached its second highest level since 2008, according to a report from S&P Global Ratings.

Family offices have 46% of their total portfolio in alternative investments, according to the JPMorgan Private Bank Global Family Office Report.

Alternatives include private equity, real estate, venture capital, hedge funds and private credit, per CNBC.

Elon Musk has said:

'I have seen no evidence of aliens. If I did, I would 100% post about it on 𝕏 instantly! SpaceX has almost 6000 satellites in orbit and not once have we had to maneuver around aliens.'

Capital Economics has forecasted that between now and the end of 2033, US stocks will deliver average annual returns of just 4.3%, per BI.

'People think it's a good thing the Federal Reserve is dovish… but they're going to cut interest rates when it's clear the economy is turning into a recession, and they will be cutting interest rates in a panicked fashion when this market is crashing,' per Mark Spitznagel.

International student enrollment at Canadian universities rose from 62,223 in 2000 to 400,521 in 2021, increasing by 544%, according to the NFAP analysis.

International student enrollment in America increased by 45% between 2000 and 2021.

Nearly two of every five (38%) homeowners don’t believe they could afford to buy their own home if they were purchasing it today, per Redfin.

63% of new audits as of Summer 2023 targeted taxpayers with income of less than $200,000, per WSJ.

U.S. fertility rates have fallen to to 1.617 births per woman, the lowest level in a century, per CNN and the CDC.

Electricity prices have soared 29.4% — 50% more than overall inflation — rising 13 times faster than the previous seven years, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Americans are less likely to think they'll hit their retirement goals, per Bloomberg:

43% of small businesses were unable to pay their rent in full due to economic headwinds. That’s the highest rent delinquency rate since March 2021, per Bloomberg and Alignable:

Chip companies & supply chain partners have announced investments totalling $327 billion over the next 10 years in the US, per FT.

Commerce Secretary Raimondo notes that by 2030, the US will probably produce around 20% of the world’s most advanced chips, up from zero today.

Realtors spend record $14.7 million on first-quarter lobbying, per MW.