Quick Update & Russian Strikes

📊 Market Snapshot

  • DOW: 🔽 0.079% (39,344.79)

  • S&P 500: 🔼 0.10% (5,572.85)

  • NASDAQ: 🔼 0.28% (18,403.74)

  • BTC: 🔼 1.79% (56,856.00)

  • ETH: 🔼 3.65% (3,037.87)

*Stock numbers as of market close, cryptocurrency as of 6:25pm EST yesterday

First Report 🔎 

✈️ Boeing Agrees to Plea Deal Over 737 Max Crashes

In a major development, Boeing has accepted a plea deal with the Justice Department to avoid a criminal trial over the 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people. The aerospace giant will plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge, pay an additional $243.6 million fine, and be monitored for compliance and safety for three years. This deal follows accusations that Boeing misled regulators about the flight-control system implicated in the crashes. The plea agreement still needs a judge’s approval and does not grant immunity for other incidents.

TL;DR ⏳: Boeing pleads guilty, pays $243.6 million, and agrees to three years of oversight for its role in 737 Max crashes.

Second Report 🔍️ 

🏥 Russian Missile Strikes Ukrainian Children’s Hospital

A Russian missile strike partially destroyed Kyiv’s largest children’s hospital on Monday, forcing terrified patients and their families to flee. The attack was part of a wider daytime bombardment across multiple Ukrainian cities, killing at least 36 people and injuring 137 others. The hospital, crucial for treating some of Ukraine’s sickest children, saw its intensive care, oncology, and surgery units damaged, and over 600 patients evacuated. Volunteers and emergency services are still working to rescue people trapped under the rubble.

TL;DR ⏳: Russian missile strike hits Kyiv’s largest children’s hospital, killing 36 and injuring 137.

⚡ Quick Hits

  1. 🔄 Several top House Democrats say Biden should step aside during leadership call

  2. 📅 Biden to campaign in Michigan as he vows to stay in presidential race

  3. ✈️ The plane is ready, the fundraisers are booked: Trump’s VP search comes down to its final days

  4. 🌐 Biden hosts NATO summit with dual tasks: Unite the alliance behind Ukraine and his party behind his candidacy

  5. 💰 Eli Lilly to buy Morphic Holding for $3.2 billion

  6. 🌡️ ‘Stark warning’ as global temperatures hit record levels for 13th month

  7. 🔥 California airport engulfed by wildfires

  8. 🛒 Ammunition vending machines appear in grocery stores

  9. ⚡ NASCAR unveils its first electric racecar

  10. 🚫 Zyn imitators rush in as online sales halt worsens US shortage