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Greetings. Did you know that today is the real Independence Day? The Continental Congress formally declared freedom from Great Britain on July 2, 1776, but approved the Declaration of Independence two days later. John Adams was so sure that July 2 would be the date of the holiday that he wrote, “It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires, and Illuminations.”

However, it’s difficult for historians to know how legit this is, because Adams was always trying to get shews added to everything.

Matty Merritt, Dave Lozo, Molly Liebergall, Holly Van Leuven, Abby Rubenstein

In today’s newsletter, we’ll get into:

  • Meta’s potential new business
  • Trump’s crypto windfall
  • A café capitalizing on its owner’s reality TV fame

MARKETS

Nasdaq

26,040.03

S&P

7,483.23

Dow

52,305.24

10-Year

4.475%

Bitcoin

$60,759.99

Meta

$612.91

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*Stock data as of market close, cryptocurrency data as of 6:00pm ET. Here's what these numbers mean.

  • Markets: The third quarter has arrived, and so far it’s…not great. Stocks dipped yesterday, as investors shied away from chipmakers after they surged in Q2. One bright spot: Meta rose on reports that Zuck plans to get it into the cloud business (more on that below).
 
         
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