Bitcoin has beaten stocks and gold over six months. Now it’s closing in on $80,000.
The KOSPI has erased around $2 trillion in 40 days, its worst crash on record. Here is what happened, why it matters and what it means for crypto.
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America’s New Luddites Are Coming for the AI Data Center Boom
A conventional data center uses between 5,000 and 15,000 tons of copper. A hyperscale data center, on the other hand—the kind being built to run artificial intelligence (AI)—can require up to 50,000 tons of copper per f…
Earnings call transcript: Ampol posts record H1 2026 profit as shares rise
August 9, 2026, 3:51 AM EDT. Vertiv Holdings Co. NYSE:VRT holds an average ‘Buy’ recommendation from 29 brokerages, with a 1-year consensus price target at $348.54. Current analyst targets stretch from $347 up to $500. …
Medical devices sector outlook: value opportunities amid 2026 selloff
August 5, 2026, 3:53 AM EDT.IPOs such as SpaceX and ChangXin Memory Technologies have generated worldwide interest, particularly across the tech and AI sectors. Still, with founders trying to maximize returns and invest…
Trump’s trade war with Canada could lead the U.S. back to quantitative easing
While the labour movement often seems at its lowest ebb, what Marx identified as capitalism’s main internal contradiction – the overaccumulation of capital at the world scale – has never been worse in absolute terms. Ca…
A massive trade just happened in gold. The options market is buzzing
Gold is up 15% this month, rallying alongside higher interest rates and quietly on pace for its best month since 2008. The biggest trade in the entire options market today says that run is coming to an end. Twenty minut…
Trump admin unveils anti-Iran global sanctions plan, signals China not exempt
The Trump administration on Monday announced a plan to isolate Iran's economy by threatening to impose secondary sanctions on the "enablers" keeping the Islamic Republic afloat.
Oil prices pull back as Bessent launches ‘Operation Economic Outcast’ against Iran but holds off on new secondary sanctions
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced plans for a wave of new sanctions Monday aimed at further isolating Iran, after threatening the Islamic Republic with “an economic D-Day.”
Sugar Prices Slip as ISMA Says India has No Sugar Shortage
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26) is down -0.05 (-0.28%) today, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26) is down -16.10 (-2.92%).
Slow Pace of Brazil Harvest and Tight Inventories Boost Coffee Prices
Coffee prices are sharply higher today, with arabica soaring to a 6.75-month high. The slow pace of Brazil’s coffee harvest is keeping supplies tight and underpinning prices. Last Wednesday, Brazil’s Cooxupe co-op repor…
Rout in Chipmakers Weighs on Broader Market
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) is down by -0.27% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up by +0.26%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down by -1.00%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are down -0.26…
Cotton Starting Monday on the Lower Side
Cotton price action is down 4 to 42 points so far on Monday morning. Futures were up 1 to 7 points in the front months on Friday, with contracts down 8 points to 20 points higher. December was up 355 points on the week.…
Here’s how overvalued the stock market really is
Fidelity Investments, the big brokerage and mutual fund firm, long has had a rule protecting its small retail clients from plunging into initial public stock offerings while the shares were still subject to IPO-related …
Trump suggested states should fund Medicare — which would weaken the program and put Americans at risk
Health policy expert Will Dow breaks down the risks—and potential state-level response
California AG Rob Bonta cancels Paramount settlement meeting, citing 'lack of good faith'
California Attorney General Rob Bonta canceled a meeting with Paramount Skydance on Monday, saying the company demonstrated a "lack of good faith" in early settlement talks around its planned merger with Warner Bros. Di…
Nvidia says Groq racks will be online this year following $20 billion purchase
Nvidia announced Monday that its Groq 3 LPX rack is in full production, marking the commercialization of technology from the company's largest acquisition on record.
From Nvidia earnings to trade war tape bombs, a simple strategy could be this week's best bet
There's a popular expression on Wall Street: KISS, which stands for, Keep It Simple, Stupid. Amid a torrent of complicated cross currents, it might present the best approach to trading this week's news.
Goldman Sachs partner warns of 'huge danger' in letting AI replace bankers' reasoning skills
A Goldman Sachs partner leading one of the bank's flagship artificial intelligence projects warned that AI's spread across Wall Street risks hobbling the thinking capabilities of the next generation of financiers.
U.S. Trade Rep Greer blames Canada for failed tariff talks: 'They wanted more'
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Monday said Canada was responsible for the collapse of trade deal negotiations last week, telling CNBC that Ottawa changed its demands at the eleventh hour.
MTN H1 2026 slides: record margins drive 21% earnings growth
July 22, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT. Satsuma Technology, a Bitcoin treasury manager listed in London, will sell its BTC assets and return almost all capital after receiving 90% approval from its shareholders. The company intends…
Crypto extends gains after biggest 3-day rally since 2023
Bitcoin and crypto stocks extended their rally to start the week after the flagship cryptocurrency broke out of its trading range as investor concern over inflation and the fiscal deficit grew.
PDD Holdings rises on second quarter earnings beat
August 16, 2026, 1:06 AM EDT. Europe’s fifth heatwave of the year is exposing a widening gap between the economic damage caused by extreme heat and what traditional business-interruption policies cover. Moody’s estimate…
Bessent could tap near $1 trillion Treasury General Account to fund bond buybacks, sources said
The Treasury could use its near $1 trillion General Account to help fund its recently announced plans to increase purchases of government bonds, according to two senior Treasury officials.
Temu owner’s shares rise as results beat estimates despite tumbling profits
PDD Holdings reported a 12% decline in net profits in the three months ended June 30, surpassing Wall Street consensus.