Julie Morgan

Seeking Alpha is asking its analysts, what can Congress do to protect Social Security benefits?

And what happens if the Social Security fund runs dry?

And finally, Palantir's AI system, Maven, will reportedly be used as a core U.S.

military system.

I have one item to tell you about on our Catalyst Watch.

Climb Global Solutions will begin trading on a split-adjusted basis following the 4-for-1 stock split.

On Wall Street at this early hour, Dow, S&P and Nasdaq futures are in the red.

Crude oil is up 0.5% at $98 a barrel.

Bitcoin is up 0.5% at $68,000.

The FTSE 100 is down 1.9% and the DAX is also down 1.9%.

Synopsys is on our list of the biggest movers of the day pre-market.

SNPS is up 4% after activist investor Elliott Investment Management disclosed a multi-billion dollar stake and signaled plans to push for operational and financial improvements.

And on today's economic calendar at 8.30 a.m., the Chicago Fed National Activity Index and at 10 a.m., construction spending.

That's it for today's Wall Street Breakfast.

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