⚡ MARKET RECAP → The S&P 500 (VOO) fell on Monday as investors grappled with persistent fears of AI disruptions in various industries like software.

STORM GROUNDS NORTHEAST TRAVEL → A historic Nor’easter’s heavy snow, fierce winds and blizzard conditions are disrupting flights and shutting down travel across the Northeast, hitting major U.S. airports and prompting emergency declarations in several states.

🔻 BITCOIN’S $64K PIVOT → Bitcoin’s drop toward ~$64,000 is a snapshot of persistent crypto market stress, driven by macro uncertainty and technical selling that reminds traders how quickly risk assets can give back gains when sentiment turns.

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🌨️ Historic Nor’easter slams the Eastern Seaboard. A powerful winter storm — bringing heavy snow, high winds, and blizzard conditions — hammered the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, triggering widespread travel chaos and forcing a massive spike in flight cancellations as airports struggle to operate amid whiteout conditions.

✈️ Air travel and local transport hit hard. Major hubs at JFK, LaGuardia, Newark, Boston and Philadelphia saw cancellations affecting most of their schedules, with airlines cutting flights by large percentages and travelers urged to rebook or delay plans as conditions remain dangerous.

🚗 Road travel and local services also crippled. With blizzard warnings, high winds and heavy snow accumulation, multiple states declared emergencies and restricted non-essential travel — leaving roads treacherous, transit systems curtailed, and millions advised to stay home.

📉 Bitcoin slipped below key support near $64,000 amid renewed market fragility. The world’s largest cryptocurrency fell back under the psychologically important $65K level and touched the low $64K range as risk appetite softened and macro uncertainty weighed on crypto sentiment.

🌍 Tariff and policy ambiguity is one of several headwinds. Traders cited ongoing uncertainty around U.S. trade policy and broader geopolitical risks as key contributors to the sell-off, adding to volatility already present from rate-sensitive markets and shifting investor positioning.

📊 This move underlines how fragile the crypto rally remains. With Bitcoin down significantly from prior peaks and altcoins also sliding, the break below $65K reinforces near-term downside risk and technical vulnerability in a market still searching for a sustained catalyst to reignite broad buying.

Blizzard cripples East Coast airports, canceling thousands of flights (CNBC)

Bitcoin falls to nearly $64,000 as 2026 crypto woes continue (CNBC)

EU postpones vote on U.S. trade deal after Trump’s latest tariff threat (CNBC)

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