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April 15th, 2026

What happened today 🇺🇸,

• Allbirds has sold its shoe business and is rebranding as NewBird AI, pivoting from shoes to become a GPU‑as‑a‑Service and AI‑native cloud infrastructure provider

• The U.S. and Iran are considering a two‑week extension of the current ceasefire, with regional mediators working hard and claiming the sides have given an “in principle” nod to keep talking, but both the U.S. and Iran stop short of confirming a formal extension has been agreed upon

• House Democrats have filed impeachment articles against Defense/War Secretary Hegseth, accusing him of war crimes and violating his oath through allegedly unlawful and disproportionate strikes in Iran

• Tax Day for 2025 federal returns is today, which is the last day for most individual taxpayers to file their returns or request an extension…you must file (or e‑file) by midnight in your time zone or have a properly addressed, postmarked paper return by today

• The Senate voted 52-47 to block a war powers resolution that would have required congressional approval for further U.S. military actions against Iran

• A federal jury in Manhattan found Live Nation and Ticketmaster illegally monopolized key parts of the live-events ticketing market, agreeing with the Justice Department and 34 states that the company used its dominance to block rivals and harm consumers

• Starbucks has launched a beta app inside ChatGPT that lets customers chat with “@Starbucks” for drink inspiration, customize your beverage, and pick a store, then finish the order in the Starbucks app or on the website

• Snapchat is laying off around 1,000 employees, or 16% of its workforce, as they say rapid advances in AI will let smaller teams automate repetitive work and move faster

• S&P up .80% / Nasdaq up 1.58% / DOW down .15%

• S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at new all-time highs today

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