The Thursday Flyover Replay : Stocks Soar, Masters Opens, and 1950s Baby Names.

Presented by Russell Sherrard.

Narrated by Artificial Intelligence, Our Hosts are Christopher and Jenny.

THE FLYOVER REPLAY.

Thursday, April 10, 2025.

Good Morning! On this day in 1849, Walter Hunt, a mechanic and inventor from New York, patented the safety pin but sold the rights for just $400. While later entrepreneurs made a fortune from it, Hunt did not earn anything more.

Perhaps some of our readers grew up on a farm or still run one—tell us, is this how you used to call the cows? Today’s Et Cetera features an ancient Swedish herding call that’s as haunting as it is beautiful.

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TAKEOFF.

Dow Soars 2,900 Points as Tariffs Paused.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged nearly 2,900 points Wednesday, leading a historic rally after President Trump announced a 90-day pause on most global tariffs.

The S&P 500 jumped 9.5%—its biggest gain since 2008—while the Nasdaq soared over 12%.

Tariffs were dropped to a universal 10% for most countries, though Trump raised duties on Chinese imports to 125%. The White House framed the reversal as a “pause” while “negotiations are ongoing.”

Apple stock skyrocketed 15%—its best day since 1998—reclaiming its title as the world’s most valuable company. The tech-heavy Nasdaq recorded its best session since 2001.

Feds Freeze $1.8 Billion in Funds for Cornell, Northwestern.

The Trump administration has frozen over $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell University and $790 million for Northwestern University while investigating alleged civil rights violations, officials said Tuesday.

The freeze impacts grants and contracts from agencies including defense, health, education, and agriculture.

The administration has cited concerns over campus antisemitism, pro-Palestinian protests, diversity programs, and transgender policies as grounds for the review.

Both universities say they haven’t received full details but are seeking clarification.

Masters Tournament Tees Off Today.

The 2025 Masters Tournament, perhaps golf’s most prestigious event, opens today at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, expected to draw around 90,000 patrons daily, totaling nearly 200,000 over the course of the tournament.

The field includes 96 top golfers, featuring defending champion Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, who will once again attempt to complete his career Grand Slam. Former champion Ángel Cabrera returns after serving a prison sentence.

Making history, Danish twins Nicolai and Rasmus Højgaard will become the first twin brothers to compete in the Masters, delighting fans with their synchronized outfits and charming personalities.

The tournament also remains steeped in tradition—patrons are famously prohibited from sitting on the grass.

POLITICS.

Kash Patel has been removed as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and replaced by U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll, according to multiple sources.

IRS Acting Commissioner Melanie Krause is stepping down over a deal to allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to access immigrant tax data for deportation efforts, sources say.

Budget airline Avelo Airlines has signed an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to operate deportation flights for ICE from Arizona beginning in May, sparking calls for a boycott of the airline.

The Justice Department said that some Jan. 6 defendants whose convictions were vacated by President Trump’s mass clemency are entitled to refunds of restitution paid for Capitol damages.

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Now, back to the News.

SPORTS.

The Oklahoma City Thunder set a new NBA record with 51 double-digit wins in a single season.

Keegan Bradley hit a hole-in-one on No. 6 during the Masters practice rounds yesterday. The golf tournament officially starts this morning at 7:15 a.m. ET.

Pool groupings and schedules have been released for the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Fans can cheer on Team USA at Daiken Park, the home of the Houston Astros, when pool play begins on March 6, 2026.

FINANCE.

Big Stock Move: Tesla stock jumped 23% Wednesday as part of a major market rally sparked by President Trump’s announcement of a 90-day tariff pause.

The Keystone oil pipeline was shut down Tuesday morning following a rupture in North Dakota that halted the flow of crude from Canada to U.S. refineries.

A sweeping internal investigation at Fannie Mae has led to the dismissal of over 100 employees for unethical conduct, including facilitating fraud.

MSC Cruises’ newest megaship, MSC World America, made its debut at PortMiami Monday morning, docking at the newly opened Terminal AA—the world’s largest cruise terminal.

SCIENCE AND TECH.

The U.S. has fast-tracked production of its new B61-13 nuclear bomb—24 times more powerful than the one dropped on Hiroshima—citing “urgent” global threats and strategic needs.

By showing movie clips to a mouse and then slicing a poppy-seed-sized piece of its brain into 25,000 ultra-thin layers, scientists have created a stunning 3D map of 84,000 neurons and 500 million synapses.

An Iowa teenager stumbled upon a 34,000-year-old mastodon jaw—an extraordinary Ice Age relic that’s now helping scientists piece together the ancient ecosystem of North America.

THE ROTATOR.
THROWBACK THURSDAY.

Baby names from the 1950s, once staples of mid-century nurseries, are now enjoying a stylish revival as parents embrace the vintage charm and timeless classics for a new generation.

The iconic colors of the 1970s—earthy greens, golden yellows, and disco-inspired purples—are making a modern comeback, bringing nostalgic warmth and playful energy to today’s interiors.

NASA photographer Josh Valcarcel has captured a striking black-and-white portrait of astronaut Zena Cardman, evoking the iconic 1983 image of Anna Fisher, the first mother in space.

ET CETERA.

An 81-year-old New York woman is stranded in Puerto Rico after Frontier Airlines refused to let her board a return flight with her emotional support parrot, Plucky.

A groundbreaking 3D digital scan of the Titanic has revealed dramatic new insights into the ship’s final moments, including how small hull punctures led to its sinking.

American academic Paul Chambers has been detained in Thailand for allegedly insulting the monarchy, a serious offense under the country’s strict laws that could carry a sentence of up to 15 years.

Watch a Swedish woman revive the ancient Nordic herding call known as kulning, using its haunting, melodic tones to call cows during a summer evening.

Daily Quote.

“It’s like a crime scene: you need to see what the evidence is in the context of where it is.”

— Parks Stephenson, Titanic analyst, on the significance of the new 3D digital scan of the wreckage.

And thats the news for today.

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