Bitcoin crashed below $78,000 in February 2026, shedding 22% of its value in brutal fashion.The broader crypto market followed suit, with Ethereum and major altcoins bleeding double-digit losses.Yet in the wreckage, stablecoin volumes hit $33 trillion. That’s a 72% surge, driven by USDC moving $18.3 trillion and USDT handling $13.3…
Gold and silver prices rebounded sharply on Tuesday after plummeting in the last couple of trading sessions.Gold prices on COMEX rose more than 6%, while the silver contract experienced a whopping 14% rise on Tuesday.Meanwhile, oil prices also rose nearly 1% after spending most of the day mostly flat as…
Europe’s markets and politics struck a cautious tone on Tuesday as investors and policymakers grappled with rising uncertainty.The FTSE 100 slipped from record highs as heavyweight stocks fell and traders positioned ahead of a crucial Bank of England rate decision.In France, authorities escalated scrutiny of X, raiding its Paris offices…
Tonight’s digest tracks a trillion-dollar retail coronation, a fragile geopolitical tariff truce, a pharma darling losing its halo, and crypto’s brutal reminder that liquidity rules all. Walmart’s transformation is real, India’s leverage play is bold but murky, Novo Nordisk’s stumble exposes execution risk, and Bitcoin’s slide confirms it’s trading like…
Oil prices extended gains on Wednesday as tensions between the US and Iran escalated, raising fears of supply disruptions. Renewed tensions have surfaced between the US and Iran following the US downing of an Iranian drone that was operating close to an American aircraft carrier.Additionally, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of…
Renewed geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran pushed gold prices higher on Wednesday, extending the yellow metal’s recent upward trend. This safe-haven buying contributed to the gains, following gold’s previous session, which marked its best single day since 2008.The already escalating tensions between the US and Iran witnessed a direct…
Less than a year ago, then-PayPal CEO Alex Chriss boldly declared to CNBC that the fintech giant was poised to “shock the world.”Apparently, that shock never quite materialized as anticipated – at least not in a “positive” way for investors.In a swift and decisive move to course-correct, PayPal has announced…
Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is in focus ahead of the giant’s Q4 earnings scheduled for Feb. 4 (after the bell), with many expecting the multinational to showcase that it’s firing on all cylinders.Analysts are bracing for a blockbuster, with revenue projections hovering around a whopping $111 billion – a double-digit…
Pandora (CPH: PNDORA), the world’s largest jeweller, is stepping into the high-stakes spotlight this Thursday as it prepares to unveil its full-year financial results.While investors typically look for sparkles during earnings season, the overall mood surrounding the Danish giant has turned decidedly gray.Ahead of the scheduled print, analysts at Jefferies…
Europe’s markets and politics struck a cautious tone on Tuesday as investors and policymakers grappled with rising uncertainty.The FTSE 100 slipped from record highs as heavyweight stocks fell and traders positioned ahead of a crucial Bank of England rate decision.In France, authorities escalated scrutiny of X, raiding its Paris offices…