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MARKET RECAP → Stocks rallied Tuesday after President Trump announced a holiday weekend truce—delaying 50% tariffs on the European Union.

CONFIDENCE BOUNCES BACK → 📊 Consumer confidence jumped to 98 in May—well above expectations—thanks to cooling trade tensions, stronger market optimism, and a brighter job outlook.

SALESFORCE SNAPS UP INFORMATICA →  💼 Salesforce dropped $8B to buy Informatica and bulk up its AI game—because even autonomous agents need squeaky clean data to do their thing.

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TODAY’S TOP NEWS

Consumer Confidence

📈 Consumer Confidence Soared: The Conference Board’s index jumped to 98.0 in May, crushing expectations of 86.0 and snapping a five-month losing streak. Optimism surged on news that the U.S. paused severe tariffs against China.

🧠 Expectations Rebounded Hard: The expectations index surged 17.4 points to 72.8, while the present situation index also rose, signaling renewed faith in economic conditions and markets. Investor outlook improved, with 44% expecting stocks to rise in the next year.

💼 Labor Market Outlook Improved: More Americans expected job growth (19.2% vs. 13.9% in April), while fewer anticipated job losses. The mood lift was broad, but Republicans showed the sharpest sentiment gains.

TODAY’S TOP NEWS

Salesforce Snaps Up Informatica

📊 Salesforce dropped $8B to acquire Informatica, aiming to supercharge its AI platform Agentforce with better data cataloging, governance, and metadata tools. Informatica shareholders will receive $25 per share in cash, sending its stock up 5%.

🧠 The logic behind the move? Salesforce wants cleaner, better-managed data to feed its AI. The acquisition is set to deepen the company’s Data Cloud offerings and pairs well with past buys like MuleSoft and Tableau.

💸 The deal will be funded through a mix of cash and new debt. It marks another bold step in Marc Benioff’s mission to create a full-stack AI-driven enterprise suite with autonomous capabilities baked in.

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