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S&P 500 ends lower as investors weigh data, Middle East tensions - reuters.com
The S&P 500 slipped from record highs as investors weighed weak U.S. economic data and Middle East tensions, though it still capped a third straight week of gains.
CFTC Probes Kalshi 'Mention Markets' Over Manipulation
The CFTC is conducting an internal review of 'mention markets' on prediction platforms, first alerting Kalshi several weeks ago and prompting it to pull sports-related mention bets as regulators and s
Dartmouth Endowment Crypto Holdings Drop $2M
Dartmouth College's $9 billion endowment saw its cryptocurrency ETF holdings drop by more than $2 million (roughly 15%) to about $12.4 million in Q2, tracking declines in Bitcoin, Solana, and Ether pr
Kraken parent Payward revenue rises 17% as trading volume falls in Q2
Payward, parent of crypto exchange Kraken, grew adjusted Q2 revenue 17% to $508 million despite a 13% drop in transaction volume, as asset-based income and a 42% jump in funded accounts offset weaker
Bank Leumi Taps Galaxy for Bitcoin Trading Push in Israel
Israel's largest bank, Bank Leumi, is reviving its crypto trading ambitions through a new partnership with Galaxy Digital, aiming to offer Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana trading to its 2.5 million retail
Unusual Machines surges 25% on Trump drone tariffs
Drone stocks rallied Friday after President Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on imported drones and parts to boost U.S. manufacturing, with Unusual Machines jumping 25% as the White House cited national
Housing Investor Sentiment Hits All-Time Low
Single-family housing investor sentiment fell to an all-time low at the end of June, with rising financing costs, the Iran war, and limited inventory driving the most pessimistic outlook since the sur
Bitcoin Drops to $62.5K as Stocks Hit Record Highs
Bitcoin drifted toward $62,500 on Friday even as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite hit record highs, with analysts flagging a critical $63,220 weekly close level and traders eyeing the August 26 PCE in
Morgan Stanley’s BlackRock Bitcoin ETF holdings rise 23% in Q2
Morgan Stanley's Q2 filing shows broad crypto exposure expansion, with its BlackRock Bitcoin ETF position rising 23%, Ethereum ETF holdings surging roughly 202%, and major new stakes in stablecoin iss
AI Pushes Up Consumer Prices, Experts Warn
Multiple outlets report that AI is pushing consumer prices higher, with experts warning the trend has no near-term end, even as the Federal Reserve currently assesses AI's economic footprint as small.
Israel’s largest bank to offer crypto trading with Galaxy
Israel's largest bank, Bank Leumi, will offer cryptocurrency trading through a partnership with Galaxy Digital starting in early 2027, becoming the first Israeli bank to provide direct digital asset t
Fear is fading across markets, be it bitcoin, stocks, gold or bonds
Implied volatility has fallen to 2026 lows across bitcoin (BVIV near 36%), stocks (VIX at its lowest since January), bonds (MOVE near the bottom of its 66%–84% range), and commodities — even as U.S.-I
Canada's Prediction Markets Stoke Insider Trading Fears
Wealthsimple's launch of prediction markets in Canada — where users can wager on corporate metrics like Dollarama's comparable store sales and Shopify's gross merchandise volume — has securities lawye
Anthropic's $2T IPO Valuation Gap
Anthropic's CFO is meeting early IPO investors without naming a valuation, even as some backers bet on a record $2 trillion figure that Fortune reports the underlying business doesn't yet support.
Treasury Yields Flat as Traders Waffle on September Fed Hike
Treasury yields barely budged after weak retail sales data left bond traders split on whether the Fed will hike rates in September, with one outlet noting Amazon Prime Day may have distorted the sales
Gold Heads for Weekly Loss After Two-Month Peak
Gold prices pulled back from a two-month peak this week, heading for a weekly loss as profit-taking erased an inflation-driven rally that had been fueled by dollar weakness and expectations the Fed wo
Cluster of headwinds weigh on bitcoin. XRP teeters near $1
A convergence of stalled crypto legislation, $333 million in bitcoin ETF outflows, an MSCI index proposal targeting crypto treasuries, and a spike in 30-year Treasury yields to 5.22% is pressuring cry
Anthropic needs to bring in Amazon-style earnings to justify its $2 trillion valuation—but it’s barely turned a profit - Fortune
Anthropic faces intense pressure to generate Amazon-level revenues to justify its $2 trillion valuation, despite having barely achieved profitability, as its CFO begins early investor discussions ahea
Gold Snaps Four-Day Rally as Yields Ease, Oil Drops
Gold reversed its four-session rally in afternoon trading as Treasury yields eased and oil prices fell, with broader coverage noting the metal had touched a two-month peak before momentum faded.
Blockchain Group Backs Custodia Bank's SCOTUS Bid
The Blockchain Association filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to take up Custodia Bank's challenge to the Federal Reserve's denial of its master account application, arguing the ruling giv
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