• Pope Francis has died, according to the Vatican - [IH]

• Spot gold price reaches $3,400 per ounce for the first time - [DB]

• MicroStrategy purchases 6,556 bitcoins from April 14 to April 20 at an average price of $84,785, totaling $555.80 million - [AGGR]

• S&P 500 opens down 1%, NASDAQ declines 1.5% - [DB]

• Trump warns of potential economic slowdown unless Powell lowers interest rates - [DB]

• S&P 500 falls 3%, NASDAQ 100 down 3.3% - [IH]

• S&P 500 declines 3.2%, hitting its lowest point in nearly two weeks - [DB]

• ETF flows for April 21, 2025: Bitcoin ETFs see $381.3M in net inflows, while Ethereum ETFs experience $25.4M in outflows - [EI]

• Gold reaches all-time high of $3,500 for the first time - [IH]

• Dutch Bank ING collaborates with TradFi and crypto firms on new stablecoin - [Tree]

• S&P 500 rises 1% and NASDAQ rises 1.2% at the open - [DB]

• Bessent sees de-escalation with China, warns the current situation is unsustainable - [IH]

• Bessent stated that while negotiations haven't begun, a deal is possible, according to attendees of a private JPMorgan event - [IH]

• US nearing tariff agreements with Japan and India - [DB]

• Trade negotiations with China will be difficult, says Bessent - [IH]

• White House reports positive progress on potential trade deal with China - [DB]

• White House: Trump preparing for a deal with China - [DB]

• Putin proposes to halt Ukraine invasion along current front line - [DB]

• S&P 500 closes up 2.5%, NASDAQ rises 2.8% - [DB]

• Tesla 1Q adjusted EPS at $0.27, below estimate of $0.43 - [DB]

• Tesla reports 1Q revenue of $19.34B, below estimate of $21.37B - [DB]