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On April 23, White House National Economic Council Director Hassett expressed support for Federal Reserve Chairman Powells plan—to remain as Fed chairman temporarily if his successor is not confirmed by the Senate by the end of his term in May. Hassett stated on Wednesday, "I think this is the proper legal understanding." Trump has nominated Warsh to succeed Powell, but Republicans currently do not have enough votes to move the nomination from the Senate Banking Committee to the Senate for confirmation. Republican Senator Thom Tillis indicated he would postpone the vote until the Justice Department ceases its alleged "sham" investigation into cost overruns in the Fed building renovation project. Speaking about Warsh, Hassett said, "We are very confident that he will become chairman in the appropriate time. I believe there will be discussions about how to proceed."1. WeChat Pay integrates QR codes from five countries. 2. TSMC showcases next-generation chip technology to bypass ASMLs expensive new equipment. 3. Li Auto denies involvement in smuggling: has never participated and will assist police investigation. 4. Tencent and Alibaba reportedly in talks to invest in DeepSeek, potentially valuing the company at over $20 billion. 5. Google Cloud AI usage reaches 16 billion tokens per minute. 6. Strong demand for memory chips drives SK Hynixs quarterly profit up 406%. 7. Nvidia participates in Vast Datas latest funding round, raising its valuation to $30 billion. 8. Teslas Q1 revenue slightly missed expectations, but free cash flow and gross margin exceeded expectations. 9. SK Hynix will invest 19 trillion won to build a new chip factory. The advanced packaging plant will begin construction in April. 1. All three major U.S. stock indexes closed higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.69% to 49,490.03 points, the S&P 500 rose 1.05% to 7,137.9 points, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.64% to 24,657.57 points, a record high. Boeing rose more than 5%, and Apple rose more than 2%, leading the Dow. The Wind U.S. Tech Big Seven Index rose 1.81%, with Amazon and Google rising more than 2%. 2. All three major European stock indexes closed lower. The German DAX fell 0.31% to 24,194.9 points, the French CAC40 fell 0.96% to 8,156.43 points, and the UK FTSE 100 fell 0.21% to 10,476.46 points. 3. International precious metals futures generally closed higher. COMEX gold futures rose 0.82% to $4,758.30 per ounce, and COMEX silver futures rose 1.56% to $77.69 per ounce. 4. The WTI crude oil futures contract closed up 3.57% at $92.87 per barrel; the Brent crude oil futures contract rose 3.12% to $101.55 per barrel.Tesla CEO Elon Musk: The new Roadster may be launched in about a month.Tesla CEO Elon Musk: In the long run, the only human-driven car will be the new Roadster.
