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- Key markets and headlines for today. Walt Disney is under fire as President Donald Trump calls for the firing of Jimmy Kimmel over comments he deemed violent. Meanwhile, FanDuel is racing to catch up in the prediction market space, struggling against established players like Kalshi and Polymarket, despite leading in online sports betting. In a significant move for AI, Hut 8 Corp. raised $3.25 billion for a data center project linked to Google, while hundreds of Google employees are urging CEO Sundar Pichai to halt AI systems for classified U.S. defense projects. On the investment front, Intel's bond sale attracted $50 billion in orders, indicating strong investor interest as the chipmaker aims to regain full ownership of an Irish plant. Thanks for listening.