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Palantir Technologies hit a fresh record Monday, shares climbing more than five percent to new all-time highs as the artificial intelligence trade takes on a different character. Unlike previous AI rallies driven by pure enthusiasm, Palantir's reach into government contracts, hospitals, and public institutions means its growth is increasingly baked into civic infrastructure — whether investors choose it or not.
Shifting to crypto, a trader on the new Papertrade exchange pulled in one point two eight million dollars by moving Ethereum prices on Hyperliquid, exploiting the platform's one-thousand-times leverage mechanics. The same wallet then gave back four hundred fifty thousand dollars when thirty short positions were liquidated Saturday night after sitting exposed for more than three hours — a sharp reminder that leverage cuts both ways.
And on the consumer side, Conagra is pulling the plug on Celeste frozen pizza after sixty years on American freezer shelves. The company is redirecting resources toward faster-growing brands like Slim Jim and Healthy Choice, a clear signal that legacy comfort food labels without strong margin profiles are losing shelf space in a leaner portfolio strategy.
That's the tape. Markets Desk, signing off the floor.
