Analyst Quinten François pointed out that enormous options holdings have prompted market makers to buy and sell spot Bitcoin, anchoring the price near $90,000.
China urged the U.S. to cooperate and ensure fair treatment as ByteDance agreed to hand control of TikTok's U.S. operations to an Oracle-led group to avoid a ban, while also outlining plans to boost AI investment amid ongoing U.S.-China tech tensions.
Dogecoin's official X account playfully invoked a "naughty list" on Christmas Day, December 25, calling out businesses that still don't accept DOGE payments.
QuantumScape enters the next quarter at a pivotal moment. The company moves from lab‑scale development to real‑world validation after shipping its B1 sample cells, a key milestone noted in recent reports.
Nike is facing a trademark lawsuit over its Total 90 line after a third party registered the abandoned brand, potentially complicating its World Cup plans.
The Volatility Index (VIX) has now fallen below 14, which has positive ramifications over the intermediate-term. VIX in the low teens is among the most bullish, low-risk setups that we have seen over time.
Venezuelan Ambassador Samuel Moncada denounced recent U.S. actions aimed at undermining the country's leadership and energy sector, amid President Donald Trump's escalating pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro.
The Kennedy Center canceled its annual Christmas Eve jazz concert after longtime host Chuck Redd withdrew in protest of a Trump-appointed board's controversial decision to add President Donald Trump's name to the historic performing arts venue, a move that has also raised legal and political concerns.
2025 has been an above-average year for stocks. And over 300 publicly traded companies have increased in value by 100% or more. This has our team asking the question: Which of these upward moves are legit and which could be doomed to revert back in 2026?
President Donald Trump said the U.S. carried out airstrikes against ISIS militants in northwestern Nigeria over attacks on Christians, signaling further action while re-designating Nigeria as a religious freedom concern and moving to reshape U.S. diplomacy by recalling dozens of career ambassadors.
JPMorgan just released a list of its 47 top stock picks for 2026, but only one comes from the telecom industry, a stock that features an attractive yield and improving cash flow outlook.
Over the past year, we have covered gold from every angle: policy shortages, central banks, audits, trust, and physical delivery. When you step back and connect these moments, a clear pattern emerges.
As the final bells of 2025 ring across Wall Street, the U.S. stock market stands at a historic crossroads. On December 24, 2025, the S&P 500 (INDEXSP: .INX) surged past the psychological 6,900 barrier to close at an all-time high of 6,932.05, capping a year
As of late December 2025, the United States bond market has reached a historic milestone, marking the definitive end of the longest yield curve inversion in financial history. For over three years, the "inverted" curve—where short-term debt yielded more than long-term debt—served as a persistent omen of economic
The final weeks of 2025 have solidified a historic confrontation between federal and state powers over the future of artificial intelligence. On December 11, 2025, the White House issued Executive Order 14365, titled "Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence," a sweeping directive aimed at dismantling a growing "patchwork"
As the final wrapping paper is cleared away this Christmas morning, the early data for the 2025 holiday shopping season points to a historic, albeit complicated, victory for the American retail sector. For the first time in history, total US holiday retail sales are projected to surpass the $1 trillion
As the sun sets on 2025, the U.S. banking sector stands as a testament to unexpected resilience. After two years of aggressive monetary tightening followed by a strategic pivot by the Federal Reserve, the nation’s largest financial institutions have not only survived the "higher for longer" era but
As the curtain closes on 2025, the global energy landscape stands at a fascinating crossroads. While the festive lights of late December shine bright, the oil markets are grappling with a year-end slump that has redefined the competitive hierarchy of the sector. On this Christmas Day, December 25, 2025, West
The semiconductor industry has entered a transformative "Giga-Cycle" of consolidation, with merger and acquisition (M&A) activity surging from a modest $2.7 billion in 2023 to a staggering $45 billion in 2024, a fever pitch that has sustained through the end of 2025. As of December 25, 2025, the
As the world celebrates the final days of 2025, the financial markets are witnessing a phenomenon that defies historical logic. On December 24, 2025, the S&P 500 (INDEXSP: .INX) closed at a fresh record high of 6,920.88, while spot gold prices simultaneously shattered records to peak at
As the holiday season of 2025 winds down, a paradoxical chill has settled over global financial markets. Despite the Federal Reserve delivering a third consecutive interest rate cut earlier this month, investors are not celebrating a victory over inflation. Instead, a growing chorus of analysts and fund managers is sounding
As 2025 draws to a close, the "Regulatory Winter" that many predicted for Big Tech has arrived, but with a surprising twist that few market analysts saw coming. While the specter of forced corporate breakups—once the primary fear of investors—has largely receded, a new era of "forced transparency"
As of late 2025, the global technology landscape has shifted from the era of experimental artificial intelligence to what analysts are calling the "Industrial AI Era." At the center of this transformation is Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), which has aggressively expanded its Azure AI infrastructure to unprecedented scales. By investing tens
As the sun sets on 2025, the global financial community is fixated on Austin, Texas, where Tesla is preparing to unveil its year-end delivery figures. For the world’s most valuable automaker, these numbers represent more than just a quarterly sales tally; they are a definitive progress report on a
As the 2025 holiday season draws to a close, the American consumer appears to be ending the year in a state of "selective resilience." While nominal holiday spending officially crossed the historic $1 trillion milestone for the first time this December, a deeper dive into the data reveals an economy
As of December 25, 2025, the technology sector is closing out the year with a historic display of strength, as the Nasdaq 100 (NDX) shatters long-standing resistance levels to reach unprecedented heights. Driven by a fundamental shift from generative chatbots to "Agentic AI"—autonomous systems capable of executing complex professional
SAN FRANCISCO – In a landmark conclusion to 2025, XRP has solidified its position as a cornerstone of the digital asset market, successfully maintaining a $2.00 price floor following a series of transformative regulatory victories. The stability comes on the heels of the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of
