Meta Platforms, Inc.

Meta announced massive layoffs: about 8,000 people - about 10% of its total workforce - will be affected, according to an internal memo HR Director Janelle Gale sent to employees on Thursday, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-23/meta-tells-staff-it-will-cut-10-of-jobs-in-push-for-efficiency">reports</a>. The company will also close 6,000 positions it had planned to fill. "We are doing this to operate more efficiently and to offset other investments," Gale explained in the memo.

Meta has announced it will cut 10% of its staff. What is it freeing up funds for?

Robinhood Ventures Fund I

Robinhood Markets, Inc.

Equity and cryptocurrency trading platform Robinhood<a href="https://robinhood.com/us/en/newsroom/rvi-openai/"> announced</a> that it has invested $75 million in OpenAI through its Robinhood Ventures Fund I (RVI), a fund for retail investors. By doing so, the company is expanding their access to leading private technology players.

Robinhood gave private investors access to OpenAI through its fund. Its stock soared

Citigroup Inc.

Citi analysts have presented possible scenarios of oil market development until the end of the year, <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/21/citi-oil-prices-stocks-strait-hormuz-supply-shock.html">reports</a> CNBC. They assume that prices may vary from $95 to $130 per barrel - depending on the situation with supplies through the Strait of Hormuz, which remains blocked due to the conflict between the U.S. and Iran. Market recovery directly depends on the timing of the opening of this corridor, the bank points out.

Oil prices could hit $130 with prolonged blockade of Strait of Hormuz - Citigroup

Deutsche Telekom AG

T-Mobile US, Inc.

Mobile operator Deutsche Telekom is considering a full merger with its U.S. business T-Mobile, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-21/deutsche-telekom-weighs-full-combination-with-t-mobile?srnd=homepage-europe">wrote</a>, citing sources. This could lead to the creation of a transnational telecom holding company and become the largest public merger in history, the agency notes.

Record M&amp;A deal: Deutsche Telekom may merge with T-Mobile - Bloomberg

Billionaire Elon Musk spent $1.4 billion last year to build up a stake in his aerospace company SpaceX by buying shares from current and former employees, Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/musk-bought-14-billion-spacex-shares-last-year-information-reports-2026-04-21/">reported</a>, citing The Information. The deals were done through Musk's trust fund, the article said.

Elon Musk bought $1.4 billion worth of SpaceX stock ahead of the company's IPO - The Information

Kevin Warsh, the candidate nominated to head the Federal Reserve Board by US President Donald Trump, has pledged to defend the regulator's independence if he is confirmed. In an open-ended speech, with which Warsh plans to address the US Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday, April 21, he says the Fed should be largely free of political influence but remain focused on its core tasks. "The Fed's independence depends largely on the Fed itself," he says in the text, which <a href="https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000019d-ab72-db52-adbf-fb7aa0e00000">was obtained</a> by Politico.

A candidate to head the Fed has pledged to protect its independence. What he sees as a threat

American Airlines Group Inc.

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

Shares of United Airlines and American Airlines fell in trading on April 20, after the latter publicly rejected the idea of a merger. American called the deal, which would have resulted in a giant carrier on the market, a threat to competition.

Shares of American Airlines and United fell after rejecting the creation of an airline giant

Gazprom's former structure in Germany, now known as Sefe, plans to increase its capital by €1.5-2 billion and start the privatization process, company head Egbert Lege <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/8e40edc2-2c58-4c71-adbd-3d638fa71fe3?syn-25a6b1a6=1">told the</a> Financial Times.

Gazprom's former subsidiary in Germany will be prepared for privatization  

NVIDIA Corporation

Artificial intelligence processor developer Cerebras Systems, which competes with Nvidia in the fast-growing chip market, has filed <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2021728/000162828026025762/cerebras-sx1april2026.htm">for</a> an initial public offering on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker CBRS.

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