In Today's News Impacting The Markets: Elon Musk’s X.AI lands $200M in Pentagon contracts, launching “Grok for Government” while teasing major updates to Tesla’s Optimus and Cybercab lines. A possible merger with SpaceX or Tesla may be brewing. Apple under fire from investors after losing $630B in market value this year. Analysts call for an aggressive AI acquisition strategy as Apple lags behind Meta and others in innovation. CoreWeave announces a $6 billion AI data center in Pennsylvania, generating over 600 jobs. The project will be unveiled at Trump’s Energy & Innovation Summit, signaling a new wave of U.S. AI infrastructure. Dave Ramsey issues a financial warning for car buyers, highlighting record levels of negative equity and urging buyers to avoid new cars unless their net worth exceeds $1M. Palantir shares close at all-time highs, nearly doubling year-to-date. With 139 million-dollar deals in Q1 and bullish projections from Wedbush and Loop Capital, the stock could be on ...