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30-Year Treasury Yield Tops 5.31%, Highest in 19 Years
US 30-year Treasury yields surged to their highest level in 19 years on August 17, 2026, topping 5.31% as a bond selloff intensified and the Treasury Department auctioned long-term debt at its pricies
Investor dubbed the ‘AI stock god’ had 56% of his hedge fund invested in these two stocks before the July blow-up
A hedge fund manager nicknamed the 'AI stock god' had more than three-quarters of the Situational Awareness fund concentrated in just five stocks at the end of H1 2026, effectively a single AI bet on
Dow Drops 200 Points as S&P 500, Nasdaq Trade Mixed
US stocks wavered near record highs as the Dow dropped 200 points and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq traded mixed, with memory shares outperforming as investors braced for upcoming retail earnings reports.
Vista Energy up 4% after billionaire Peter Thiel buys stake in the Argentine shale oil producer
Billionaire Peter Thiel's hedge fund acquired a $76 million stake in Vista Energy, an Argentine shale oil producer, fueling a 4.3% premarket stock jump and highlighting his growing energy sector focus
Crypto hardware wallet owners face fresh security risks after recent spate of personal data thefts
Hardware wallet makers Trezor and SafePal disclosed that shipping partner breaches leaked customer home addresses and contact info, heightening the threat of physical "wrench attacks" against crypto h
'Don't get too comfortable': Wall Street’s ‘fear gauge’ hits 2026 low — here's why it's unlikely to last
Wall Street's VIX fell to 14.2 on Friday, its lowest reading of 2026, even as strategists warned that record-high equities, near-cycle-high Treasury yields, and an unresolved Middle East standoff poin
Pirated 'Odyssey' Copies Spread Crypto-Stealing Malware
Fake pirated copies of 'The Odyssey' are spreading Lumma Stealer malware, which steals cryptocurrency wallets and authentication data, just days after the film's release.
Canada Inflation Hits 3% in July on Gas Surge
Canada's annual inflation rose to 3% in July on a 25.7% gas price surge tied to the unraveling US-Iran ceasefire, but economists expect the Bank of Canada to hold rates steady ahead of an August 19 US
S&P 500 Records Built on Earnings Santoli Calls Over-Earned
The S&P 500's 6% rally to fresh records was powered by Q2 earnings that Santoli argues may be artificially inflated — by AI-stake markups at OpenAI and Anthropic, deferred data-center revenue, and one
Prosecutors Sell $2.5M Crypto From Bankrupt Knaken
Dutch prosecutors sold cryptocurrency seized from bankrupt Dutch platform Knaken, raising just $2.5 million for creditors — far short of the $12–14 million an estimated 6,300 customers had deposited i
Bandhan Small Cap Fund Adds 15 Stocks, Exits 9 in July
Bandhan Small Cap Fund reshuffled its portfolio in July, adding 15 new stocks and exiting 9, while attracting ₹2,003 crore — the highest inflow among small-cap mutual fund schemes that month.
Hamilton, VMC condo markets face oversupply as sales stall
Condo markets in Vaughan and Hamilton are facing severe oversupply, with unsold preconstruction units piling up as buyer demand shifts and financing thresholds go unmet, stalling new construction.
Bitcoin tracks equity bounce, but $390 million ETF outflow week keeps bulls on back foot
Bitcoin steadied above $63,000 Monday, tracking an equity bounce, but a $390 million weekly ETF outflow — the largest in six weeks — and slimmer odds for landmark crypto legislation left bulls searchi
Bitpanda fined in Austria’s first published MiCA penalty
Austria's FMA fined crypto platform Bitpanda €70,000 for breaching MiCA rules on crypto-asset white papers and marketing communications, marking the watchdog's first published final penalty under the
EQ Bank-PC Financial merger takes shape: Here’s what consumers can expect
EQ Bank's parent company completed its acquisition of PC Financial from Loblaw in July, becoming the exclusive financial partner for the 18-million-member PC Optimum loyalty program and rolling out si
Strait of Hormuz Shipping Halts as 60-Day Truce Lapses
A 60-day truce has lapsed with no deal, returning Strait of Hormuz shipping to a near-halt and reviving oil-price risk that has capped crypto all summer as ETF flows turn.
Japan second-quarter GDP grows 1.1% on an annualized basis, missing expectations - CNBC
Japan's second-quarter GDP grew 1.1% on an annualized basis, falling short of analyst forecasts as weaker consumer spending and investment dragged on the economy.
Strategists See Big Tech AI Spending as Earnings Driver
Wall Street strategists are framing Big Tech's massive AI infrastructure spending as translating into earnings, even as reports flag $1.5 trillion in hyperscaler purchase commitments and $3 trillion i
Banks Derail Clarity Act Over Stablecoin Yield
Banking lobbyists have undermined a bipartisan compromise on the Senate's Clarity Act, reviving their fight to block crypto firms from offering stablecoin yield that competes with low-interest bank de
Nebius Stock Soars 48% on Revenue Beat
Nebius (NBIS) stock rallied sharply last week — up 48% — as a separate headline also flagged a 28% jump tied to a revenue beat, with at least one analyst publicly declining to sell after a 10x gain.
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