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Markets August 7, 2026

Alphabet’s $25B Bond Sale Draws $115B in Orders as US AI Investment Surges

Alphabet stock has spent the past two weeks under pressure as investors questioned whether the company’s aggressive AI spending would generate meaningful returns. Yet the latest response from the debt market tells a whole different story. Investor demand for Alphabet’s newest bond offering was a lot stronger than expected, arriving just as fresh economic data […]

by Sahana Kiran 3 min read

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General Crypto March 18, 2026

The Clean 16: Every Crypto Asset the SEC Just Declared a Commodity

Markets March 10, 2026

U.S. Debt Hits 100% of GDP as Fiscal Crisis Warnings Intensify

Policy March 5, 2026

IRS Refund Delays 2026: Why Refunds Are Late and “Where’s My Refund” Isn’t Updating

Policy March 18, 2026

SEC Declares XRP a Digital Commodity and Admits a Decade of Crypto Failure

Business May 26, 2026

Ferrari Stock Falls 6% After Electric Vehicle ‘Luce’ Debut

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Chainlink August 10, 2026

Standard Chartered Sets $200 Chainlink Price Target as Polymarket Adopts TWAP

Markets August 10, 2026

Brent Hits $84.46 as Iran-Oman Progress Fails to Guarantee Hormuz Reopening

Markets August 10, 2026

Robinhood Crypto Launches in the UK as FCA Targets Tokenized Gold

XRP August 10, 2026

XRP Could Drop Below $1 as Former Ripple Engineer Warns XRPL Upgrade Could Hurt Decentralization

Markets August 10, 2026

JPMorgan Warns Dollar Could Lose Reserve Status as China’s Yuan Hits 3-Year High Amid De-Dollarization Talks

General Crypto August 10, 2026

$7.9M Coinsbuy Hack, CLARITY Act Delay Highlight Crypto’s Two Fronts

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Bitcoin August 9, 2026

Dormant Bitcoin Wallet Movement Injects $3.2 Million Into Struggling FalconX

Key Takeaways A mysterious investor initiated a significant dormant Bitcoin wallet movement from a 2011 address, routing $3.2 million to FalconX. This massive transaction arrived right as an extended crypto market downturn forced the digital prime broker to slash its workforce. This rapid capital deployment shows that early adopters are stepping in through different market […]

by Carlos Terenzi 3 min read

Bitcoin August 6, 2026

OpenAI Files to Dismiss Apple Lawsuit, Microsoft AI Revenue Tied 70% to ChatGPT Maker

by Sahana Kiran 3 min read

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Bitcoin August 4, 2026

Bitcoin Search Interest Plunges as Companies Tap BTC to Fund the AI Boom

by Juhi Mirza 4 min read

Bitcoin August 3, 2026

Bitcoin Price Dips as Dormant Whale Moves $46M Amid Fourth COLDCARD Attack

by Sahana Kiran 3 min read

AMD Q2 2026 earnings Advanced Micro Devices revenue growth AMD enterprise data center revenue Next generation AI accelerator sales AMD cloud infrastructure market share

Bitcoin August 2, 2026

Multi-Billion Dollar Anthropic Deal Sets Historic Milestone Ahead of AMD Q2 2026 Earnings

by Carlos Terenzi 2 min read

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Markets August 8, 2026

Record 1300% EPS Growth Fails to Stop 10% Market Rout During SanDisk Q4 Earnings Drop

by Carlos Terenzi 3 min read

Image of Roblox stock after Ark Invest's Cathie Wood trimmed her position while adding SpaceX stock and Circle stock to her portfolio.

Stocks August 6, 2026

Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood Cuts Roblox Stake, Buys These Stocks Instead

by Juhi Mirza 4 min read

Image of Elon Musk and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as SpaceX stock gains attention after SpaceX earnings, Nvidia Blackwell powers SpaceX AI, and AMD stock declines.

Stocks August 5, 2026

SpaceX Beat Wall Street, So Why Did Investors Focus on Nvidia?

by Juhi Mirza 3 min read

Stocks August 4, 2026

Amazon Stock Hits Record $3 Trillion as Bezos Sells, Cathie Wood Buys, and Cramer Turns Bullish

by Sahana Kiran 3 min read

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Markets August 10, 2026

Robinhood Crypto Launches in the UK as FCA Targets Tokenized Gold

by Sahana Kiran 3 min read

Markets August 10, 2026

JPMorgan Warns Dollar Could Lose Reserve Status as China’s Yuan Hits 3-Year High Amid De-Dollarization Talks

by Sahana Kiran 4 min read

Strait of Hormuz map showing Iran, Oman, UAE and key locations as Brent crude price rises amid Iran Oman deal and Hormuz uncertainty.

Markets August 10, 2026

Brent Hits $84.46 as Iran-Oman Progress Fails to Guarantee Hormuz Reopening

The Brent Crude price has climbed above $84 a barrel on Monday, as uncertainty surrounding the opening of the strait of Hormuz intensifies. Brent futures rose 91 cents or 1.09% to $84.46 a barrel at 00:56GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate gained 0.78% to $78.79. This move comes after oil prices suffered a major setback […]

by Juhi Mirza 4 min read

Markets August 9, 2026

Monetary Divergence Widens with Canada Tightening and Fed Rate Hike Odds at 42%

Markets August 8, 2026

Record 1300% EPS Growth Fails to Stop 10% Market Rout During SanDisk Q4 Earnings Drop

Markets August 7, 2026

US Loses 23,000 Jobs in July as 41% of High-Income Americans Live Paycheck to Paycheck

Markets August 7, 2026

CLARITY Act Vote Delayed Until September as Michael Saylor Says ‘America Needs Clarity’

Markets August 7, 2026

US Oil Imports From Saudi Arabia Hit Zero for First Time in 40 Years as Exports Reach Record High

Markets August 7, 2026

Alphabet’s $25B Bond Sale Draws $115B in Orders as US AI Investment Surges

Bitcoin August 6, 2026

OpenAI Files to Dismiss Apple Lawsuit, Microsoft AI Revenue Tied 70% to ChatGPT Maker

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Business August 6, 2026

Wall Street Targeted by Hackers as Meta Discloses AI Cybersecurity Incident

by Juhi Mirza 3 min read

Johnson & Johnson baby powder linked to the proposed Johnson & Johnson talc settlement and talcum powder lawsuit

Business July 28, 2026

Johnson & Johnson’s $5.5B Talc Settlement: Could You Qualify for a Payout?

by Juhi Mirza 4 min read

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Business August 8, 2026

Jeff Dean’s Legacy: Alphabet AI Leadership Shakeup Proves Google’s Resilient Decentralized Strategy

Key Takeaways Alphabet restructured its AI division after executive Jeff Dean departed this week. This sudden Alphabet AI leadership shakeup forces Google to accelerate its new multi-client operational strategy globally. The company aims to protect enterprise revenue by spreading technology across decentralized corporate networks. This approach directly challenges the concentrated Microsoft AI sales model that […]

by Carlos Terenzi 3 min read

Business July 12, 2026

Strong JPM Q2 Earnings Expected Amid Robust Investment Banking Fees

Business July 11, 2026

Record Activity Fuels Goldman Q2 Earnings Optimism

Business June 28, 2026

Corporate Profits Boom Hits New Heights in Q1 2026

Business June 27, 2026

Apple Price Hike Signals a New Era of Expensive Electronics

Business June 21, 2026

FedEx Earnings: FDX Targets Recovery Ahead of June 23 Report

Business June 18, 2026