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WTI crude tests $72 after failing to break $70.50 support. Brent climbs above $75 as traders price in a longer U.S.-Iran deal timeline. Natural gas rises on warmer weather forecasts.
Nearly $1B in leveraged crypto positions liquidated in 24 hours. Long traders absorbed $705M of the damage. The $38M Bitcoin wipeout on Hyperliquid was the largest single position.
Beauty brands cut prices 10 percentage points deeper than last Prime Day, a move analysts call a customer-acquisition bet with knock-on effects for general merchandise.
Polish authorities detained four suspects over SIM‑swap crypto thefts and money laundering. ZachXBT linked the group to a known threat actor. The suspects face up to 25 years.
Base resumed block production after a two-hour disruption. The team advised node operators to restart nodes. Exchange volumes fell to $4.41T in May.
MP Materials shares fell 4% after China tightened rare earth processing technology exports. The controls risk delaying Mountain Pass’s separation line and squeezing margins.
Hopscotch Air leased hangar space at Gabreski Airport to handle rising Hamptons traffic, cutting repositioning risk from its Farmingdale and White Plains bases.
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal says the nearly-finalized US-India trade deal targets a tariff advantage over China and Vietnam, not just reciprocal access.
The October 15 tax deadline is the last chance for extension filers to submit their federal return. Missing it triggers a 5% monthly penalty on unpaid taxes, capped at 25%. The IRS offers e-file and payment plan options.
H.B. Fuller lifted its full-year EBITDA forecast to $650M-$675M after a Q2 beat. The AMS acquisition is on track for midyear close, with a path to cut leverage below 2.5x by 2027.
Bappebti requires certifications for crypto promoters and holds financial firms liable for influencer content. The rules target misleading claims that have drawn retail investors into risky projects.
Claude's paid subscribers doubled in 2026, annualized revenue hit $30B. Its newest models autonomously discovered zero-day smart contract vulnerabilities. Over $840M in hacks this year.
Stablecoin Google searches fell 54% in June after a record 2025 cycle. Total supply slipped $5B from its $300B peak, signaling cooling retail interest.
Advisors who focus on a specific client type see stronger referrals and clearer value propositions, according to DFA data from a recent webinar. The key is genuine connection, not a broad net.
Thai arrest warrant for Wang Yicheng over $28M illegal crypto mining highlights pressure on unlicensed operations. The theft shows the scale of unauthorized mining and regulatory risks.
Fed's June 2026 dealer survey shows stable credit terms across traditional markets. Zero mentions of Bitcoin, stablecoins, or crypto collateral. Hedge funds trimmed leverage on counterparty concerns.
Lummis told Fox Business negotiators expect final language around the July 4 recess. Floor path hinges on Thune's schedule, ethics dispute resolution, and Dimon's objections. Polymarket 2026 passage odds fell to 48%.
Welltower, Equinix, and Digital Realty top S&P 500 real estate growth rankings. Office and mall REITs lag as structural demand shifts widen the sector's performance gap.
Float closed a $75-million Series C, with $10 million more to follow. The $550-million valuation is up 70% from the Series B in December 2024. Revenue doubled in that stretch.
Japanese public companies hold over 46,000 BTC as corporate treasury giants emerge without domestic crypto ETFs. The shift now includes XRP, Ethereum, staking, and lending. SBI Holdings is set to launch a yen stablecoin, further deepening the ecosystem.
TD Cowen analysts see CME Group winning against CFTC challenges to crypto derivatives listings; the outcome could set precedent for exchange-traded digital asset products on regulated markets.
H.B. Fuller reported fiscal Q2 results after the close. Investors are parsing demand signals after Ancora blasted the medical-adhesives acquisition. Alpha Score remains unavailable.
Initial claims fell to 233,000, below the 240,000 consensus, snapping a two-week rise. The steady labor market gives the Fed cover to hold rates through summer.
A marketing consultant's case for personalized video points to a structural advantage for Apple's ecosystem. Here's why the trend matters for investors.
The altcoin market cap fell below $900 billion twice in 24 hours, hitting $872 billion each time. Ethereum led the decline, dropping to a new year-to-date low of $1,531.
Trillion Energy tried to claim shareholders owe duties to issuers. Court said no, and now it pays $80K in costs. Novel legal theories carry real risk for junior miners and brokers.
Optimism co-founder Karl Floersch argues autonomous AI agents managing trading and smart contracts could make Web3 accessible to everyday users, but warns of new failure modes.
Netris, the Nvidia-validated network automation startup, raised $15M from a16z. ARR grew 800% in a year, and it now holds 12% of the neo-cloud market by cluster count.
Story Protocol rebrands to DATA Foundation, shifting from IP registry to AI training-data verification. Avi Patel joins as CDO, launches onchain registry with fraud-detection layer.
The CLARITY Act is on the Senate calendar, with a developer safe harbor tied to contested money-transmission definitions. Front-end operators and governance signers face continued uncertainty until the final text is settled.