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Bitcoin traders load up on bearish bets all the way down to $52,000
Bitcoin traders are flooding Deribit with short-dated put options targeting strikes as low as $52,000, as a hawkish Fed, a strengthening dollar, and mounting pressure on Strategy fuel a rush to hedge
Bitcoin falls below $63,000 as risk assets sell off and the week's bounce fades
Bitcoin fell below $63,000 on Friday as a broad crypto sell-off erased gains from the US-Iran peace deal, with traders watching the $59,000–$60,000 floor and questioning whether an altseason will mate
MSCI Cuts Indonesia Rating Over Market Opacity
MSCI downgraded Indonesia's market accessibility rating over opaque shareholding structures and signs of coordinated trading, the second warning in months as the Jakarta Composite Index has shed nearl
Japan, South Korea stocks hit records as oil prices fall
Japan and South Korea stocks surged to record highs on Friday as the US lifted its blockade on Iran and oil tankers resumed transit through the Strait of Hormuz, pulling Brent crude down 9.5% for the
Oppenheimer: Tesla's $25B+ Capex Tracks AI Progress
Oppenheimer analysts are telling investors that Tesla's massive 2026 capital spending plan — over $25 billion, much of it on the Cortex AI data center — is the clearest window into whether the company
Iran-US Deal: What It Means for Your Wallet
The US-Iran peace deal signed 18 June reopens the Strait of Hormuz and is already easing global energy prices, but pump prices, household gas bills, and inflation all remain well above pre-war levels.
Brexit Shaved 6% Off UK Economy, Bank Data Shows
A new study using internal Bank of England company data estimates Brexit has cost the UK economy 6% over the past decade, with roughly half the damage from post-referendum uncertainty and the rest fro
Market frenzy is pushing this one stock metric into the red zone
The S&P 500's Shiller P/E ratio has climbed to 41.3 — within striking distance of its 1999 dot-com peak — as AI-driven earnings growth, SpaceX's blockbuster IPO, and easing Iran tensions fuel a market
Dollar Tops Year-High on Warsh-Led Fed Rate Bets
The U.S. dollar touched its highest close in over a year as investors digested hawkish signals from Chair Kevin Warsh's first Fed meeting, though analysts warn a U.S.-Iran deal easing oil prices could
The average SpaceX buyer post-IPO is almost under water after two-day slide
SpaceX shares pulled back sharply in their first two full trading days, wiping out most of the post-IPO surge and leaving open-market buyers who chased the rally essentially flat.
Wealthsimple launches Kalshi prediction app in Canada
Wealthsimple became the second Canadian investment dealer authorized by CIRO to offer prediction market trading, launching a Kalshi-powered app even as Kalshi's parallel expansion into crypto perpetua
HIVE Stock Jumps 7% on $220M Bell-Cohere AI Deal
HIVE Digital Technologies landed a $220M, three-year GPU cloud contract with Bell Canada and Cohere for 2,304 NVIDIA Blackwell chips — its biggest deal yet and the clearest sign its long-running pivot
SEC, CFTC Seek Public Comment on Swap Data Rules
The SEC and CFTC jointly requested public comment on harmonizing, modernizing, and streamlining data reporting requirements for security-based swap and swap markets.
Accenture Drops 18% on Missed Revenue Outlook
Accenture (ACN) shares plunged roughly 18% in a single session after the consulting giant's revenue outlook fell short of Wall Street expectations, dragging down peer stocks in the process.
CME Sues CFTC Over Crypto Perpetual Futures
CME Group filed a federal lawsuit against the CFTC seeking to allow crypto perpetual futures trading, escalating a legal fight that comes as the regulator operates with only one sitting commissioner a
BTC, ETH Traders Turn Bearish After Fed's Hawkish Shift
Prediction-market traders are betting Bitcoin and Ethereum will slide further after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's hawkish first FOMC meeting pushed both cryptos down roughly 5% and flipped rate-cut expectat
Accenture Shares Plunge 17%+ on Disappointing Outlook
Accenture's shares plunged more than 17% after the consulting firm issued a disappointing forecast that Reuters attributed to the Iran war, while rival outlets pointed to weak earnings and a major acq
Showdown in the desert: the small town fending off a new California gold rush
Canada's K2 Gold won final federal approval on April 8 to drill 76 holes across 22 sites on Conglomerate Mesa near Lone Pine, California, igniting a fight between a small town, the Paiute Shoshone Tri
Everyday Savers Bet Big on Bitcoin Giant Strategy's STRC—Now It's Falling
Strategy's flagship preferred stock STRC has fallen to its lowest level since debut, with everyday investors holding the product facing losses as experts warn its double-digit yield carries risks many
Accenture Stock Crashes 18% to 2017 Low
Accenture shares plunged 18% to their lowest level since 2017 after the IT consultancy cut its full-year revenue forecast and reported a 3% decline in new bookings, intensifying investor fears that AI
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