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It’s time for Yahoo! Finance’s Market Minute. Stocks are mixed, pairing back earlier losses as investors look ahead to more tariff news on Wednesday. Moderna shares lower on the resignation of FDA official Peter Marks. Investors now concerned about the future for biopharma approvals after Marks raised concerns about new HHS secretary RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine stance. Rocket companies acquiring mortgage loan processor Mr. Cooper for $9.4 billion. We’re seeing shares of Rocket lower as Mr. Cooper rises. Rocket is also in the process of buying Redfin as part of the company’s strategy to be a one-stop shop for home buyers and sellers. And shares of Bitcoin miner Hut 8 Mining rising on news it’s teaming up with the Trump family to launch American Bitcoin Corp. A subsidiary of the miner, it’s going to focus exclusively on industrial scale Bitcoin mining and strategic Bitcoin reserve development. And that’s your Yahoo! Finance Market Minute. For more on what’s trending on Yahoo! Finance, scan the QR code below.