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Republicans to tout congressional stock-trading ban at midterm convention as Trump trades
Republicans are making a congressional stock-trading ban a centerpiece of their midterm convention's anti-corruption push — even as President Trump's own accounts disclosed more than 21,000 trades in
Oil Surges Past $100 as US, Iran Launch New Attacks
Oil prices surged past $100 a barrel and gasoline prices climbed after the US and Iran launched fresh attacks against each other, escalating their ongoing conflict.
Bessent’s Yen Push Raises BOJ Tightening Expectations
Treasury chief Scott Bessent publicly claimed privileged insight into the Bank of Japan’s next moves, using that stance to pressure the central bank toward a major yen-supporting tightening campaign.
Advisors urge portfolio rebalancing as bonds sell off
Financial advisors from CNBC's Financial Advisor Council argue that with the S&P 500 near all-time highs and bond ETFs down 4-5% since the Iran war began, most investors' portfolios have drifted stock
Bessent's $6B Bond Buyback Backfires as Yields Spike
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's $6 billion bond buyback aimed at cooling surging yields backfired Wednesday, pushing the 10-year Treasury yield to 4.85% — its highest since November 2023 — and drag
Oracle Options Traders Eye $175 Strike Before Earnings
Options traders are loading up on Oracle calls — especially at the $175 strike — ahead of Thursday's fiscal Q1 earnings, as the market weighs explosive AI cloud revenue growth against deeply negative
Meta Launches Muse AI Agent at Free, $20, $100 Tiers
Meta launched Muse, an AI agent that handles emails, travel bookings, payments and car sales, with a free tier plus $20 and $100 monthly plans, sending shares up sharply premarket.
Carbon Tracker to Brief Investors on Truck Electrification Risk
Carbon Tracker and Transport & Environment will hold a September 29 online briefing on Carbon Tracker's 'Trucking's Tipping Point' report, arguing heavy-truck electrification is now an economic rather
Bitcoin Fails $80K as Yen Tops February High
Bitcoin slipped below $80,000 as a surging yen and escalating oil tensions rattled markets, with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent daring yen short-sellers by declaring he has "asymmetric informatio
Treasury Department to buy back up to $6 billion in longer-term debt, triple the normal level
The Treasury Department announced up to $6 billion in debt buybacks for 10- and 20-year notes—tripling its normal $2 billion operation—but bond yields rose after the announcement, with the 30-year pun
Fox Says DOJ Requests More Documents in Review of $22 Billion Roku Deal ‘as Expected’
The Justice Department has issued a "second request" for additional documents in its antitrust review of Fox Corp.'s $22 billion acquisition of Roku, a routine but prolonged step Fox characterized as
Treasury plans US$6-billion in debt repurchases to battle rising yields
The Treasury Department will repurchase up to $6 billion in long-dated debt Thursday to push bond yields lower, but the market pushed back, driving the 10-year yield to its highest level in roughly th
22-Year-Old Pleads Guilty in $245M Bitcoin Heist
A 22-year-old Singaporean man described as a "South Florida crypto kingpin" pleaded guilty in a cryptocurrency theft conspiracy that outlets peg at $245–250 million.
Prediction Markets Abandon Cheap Oil as Brent Passes $100
Prediction market traders have abandoned cheap oil bets and piled onto $120 crude contracts after Houthi strikes on Saudi facilities and U.S. attacks on Iranian tankers pushed Brent above $100 for the
Euro Stablecoins at 1% of Supply Despite €711M High
The dollar outpaces the euro roughly 3-to-1 in traditional finance but more than 300-to-1 onchain, with euro-pegged stablecoins totaling just €711 million—under 1% of supply—even as MiCA-regulated iss
Meta Stock Jumps 6% on Muse AI Debut
Meta shares rallied 6% after the company debuted Muse, a standalone consumer AI assistant accessible through WhatsApp, as Wall Street analysts issued bullish notes calling it the start of an underpric
Meta Stock Surges on Muse AI Agent Launch
Meta's stock surged after the company announced its Muse personal AI agent, which can access other apps, with Wall Street turning bullish on early interest in the product.
Wall Street Fearless as Midterm Shocks Loom
US stocks trade near record highs while the VIX sits around 15 — well below its long-term median of 17.6 — leaving analysts warning that suppressed volatility and crowded positioning leave markets dan
UK Crime Agency Flags 'Innovative' Crypto Laundering Methods
Britain's National Economic Crime Centre warned in its annual report that criminals are using crypto products to move illicit value "at scale," as the agency moves toward proactive intelligence-led ta
Future-ready stocks: These businesses don't trade on Indian exchanges—here's what investors are missing
A new DSP Gift City report titled 'The Other 97%' argues that Indian investors restricting portfolios to domestic equities are missing roughly 97% of global market opportunities — including dominant c
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