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Circle Internet Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRCL) shares are moving higher Tuesday after the company applied for a national bank charter in a move that could have significant upside for the stock.  Some of the benefits for Circle would include alignment with new federal regulatory...

Gold has quietly pulled off a rare feat in 2025, beating Bitcoin‘s (CRYPTO: BTC) returns in the first half of the year by a double-digit margin. As of July 1, gold is up 26% year-to-date, marking its best half-year performance since 2007. Bitcoin has gained 13% over the same period. Since...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule on Monday outlining changes to how Medicare pays home health agencies (HHAs) in calendar year (CY) 2026. These updates are required by law and occur annually. The rule includes a routine payment increase of 2.4%, which...

Macro strategist Raoul Pal commended Robinhood Markets‘ (NASDAQ:HOOD) decision to launch tokenized stock offerings on Monday, describing it as “democratization of finance.” What happened: In an X post, Pal was reacting to a video of Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev introducing the so-...

Wall Street returned to record highs at the end of June, with both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 breaking above their February peaks, capping a powerful rebound from April's tariff-driven lows. Investor sentiment turned positive as geopolitical and trade risks eased. Oil prices slumped $12 to $65...

Wall Street flipped sharply Friday afternoon after President Donald Trump stunned markets by halting all trade negotiations with Canada, a reversal that chilled earlier optimism and sent investors fleeing from risk assets. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Canada "has just announced that they...

Risk appetite surged at the end of the trading week, with the S&P 500 breaking above 6,190 and the Nasdaq 100 extending all-time highs, as investors responded to easing trade tensions and geopolitical risks with robust buying. President Donald Trump said the U.S. is in the process of finalizing...

In a landmark decision, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte announced plans to consider cryptocurrency as a mortgage asset on Wednesday, aligning with President Donald Trump’s vision of making the U.S. a global crypto hub. What Happened: Pulte took to X, directing federally...

U.S. equities rallied Tuesday morning as investor sentiment improved following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran, confirmed by both President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Nasdaq 100 jumped 1.6% to 22,200 by 12:45 p.m. ET, putting its February all-time...

U.S. bonds are on track to log ten straight six-month periods of underperformance relative to stocks, a record-breaking stretch of underperformance since 2020 that’s rippling through markets and shaking up traditional investor portfolios. The streak spans five years and reflects a regime...

Investor caution dominated Wall Street this week, as escalating tensions between Israel and Iran fueled fears of potential U.S. involvement. Plus, the Federal Reserve's decision to keep rates as is peeved President Donald Trump. The Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady at 4.25%-4.5% for the...

Semiconductor chip stocks, including Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA), Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (NYSE:TSM), Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC), Arm Holdings (NASDAQ:ARM), Marvell Tech (NASDAQ:MRVL), are trading lower on Friday. The fall comes amid reports indicating...

U.S. stocks edged lower Friday afternoon, with the S&P 500 extending its retreat from a 3 1/2-month high reached last week, as investors braced for potential geopolitical fallout, with President Donald Trump weighing a military response in the escalating Iran-Israel conflict. On Friday, Trump...

Oaktree Capital Management co-chairman Howard Marks revised the government interventions in Wednesday's memo titled "Shall We Repeal the Laws of Economics?" The billionaire investor, known for his outstanding investments in distressed debt, argued that economic systems operate on fundamental laws,...