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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: $BTC) climbed above $79,000 on Friday, extending its gains for a fourth straight day as large holders increased their exposure and institutional money returned to the market.
Attorneys working with ClassAction.org are pursuing various mass arbitrations on behalf of consumers who spent money on certain social casino apps and online gambling and betting platforms.
Investors over the past several days have priced in a likelihood of higher inflation ahead, a potential sign that the Treasury Department's efforts this week to improve liquidity in the government debt market are raisin…
President Donald Trump on Friday morning said the United States will allow up to 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef to be imported over the next three months without being subject to out-of-quota tariffs.
Soybeans are trading with Friday morning losses of 3 to 4 cents. Futures closed the Thursday session mixed, with contracts down 1 ½ to 2 ½ cents lower across the board. Open interest slipped 4,638 contracts on Thursday.…
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF (Symbol: VFLO) where we have detected an approximate $18…
The U.S. military has helped tankers transport more than 660 million barrels of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz since early May, Central Command told CNBC this week.
Q3 2026 saw a 21% revenue increase and improved gross margin, driven by equipment sales and higher royalties. Adjusted EBITDA loss narrowed significantly, while new international agreements expanded the technology's rea…
The change has forced eight of the league's 20 clubs to find new front-of-shirt partners for the 2026/27 season, putting some of the most valuable advertising real estate in global sports on the market at the same time.
The record-breaking sale of the Los Angeles Lakers is being felt far beyond Hollywood.
Bitcoin was on track for a weekly gain of around 20% early on Friday, following a spate of positive developments for the world's largest cryptocurrency.
Longer-dated U.S. government bond yields steadied on Friday, as investor jitters over the Treasury Department's extended debt repurchase program and soaring national debt continue to weigh on markets.
Hyundai Motor is considering expanding production capacity at its Georgia assembly plant from 500,000 vehicles annually to between 700,000 and 800,000 units by 2028, CEO José Muñoz told CNBC on Thursday. The South Korea…
French business activity contracted more than forecast in August, new data shows, in the first of several flash economic surveys this morning.
The technology sector experienced its most severe pullback of 2026 in early June, with the Nasdaq Composite plunging 4% on June 5th alone—marking its worst single-day decline since April 2025. The semiconductor industry…
Oil prices eased Friday but remained on track for a second consecutive week of gains, as hopes of a swift reopening of the Strait of Hormuz continued to fade.
Film editor Billy Weber’s tranquil Los Angeles home has hit the market for $3.99 million.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed down by -0.87% on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down by -1.32%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down by -0.72%. E-mini S&P futures (E…
The U.S. government's efforts to manage pressure in the Treasury market may merely shift the problem down the road as a surge in global debt issuance tests investor demand, according to JPMorgan.
Russia and Ukraine continue to attack one another's port infrastructure, blocking shipments from the "breadbasket of Europe" and driving up wheat prices, and adding to a grim cocktail of factors afflicting global food s…
Japan's headline inflation rate hit 1.9% in July, the highest level this year, as energy costs increase amid the Iran war.
Corn futures closed the Thursday session holding onto most of the intraday gains, up 1 to 5 ¾ cents across the front months. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 5 ½ cents at $4.50.
Japan's historic effort to prop up the yen may have had an unintended consequence: giving some investors a better opportunity to double down on carry trade.