Since Bitcoin reached an all-time high of $127,000 in October 2025, the first quarter of 2026 began shakily, and Bitcoin fell to the floor of $60,000 in less than five months. Although this whiplash may be painful, it looks worse than it really is: the market is doing exactly what it needs to do to … Read more
Washington state has become the latest to sue a prediction markets provider, after alleging Friday that Kalshi violated state gambling laws with its products. According to the complaint, Washington has a strictly regulated gambling market, including a ban on online gambling, but Kalshi’s products bypass these laws. “Kalshi’s website and app show customers a number … Read more
Last Saturday, while the world markets were closed, President Donald Trump issued a serious threat to the leaders of Iran: Open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours or the United States will “destroy” the country’s energy plants. Then, shortly before American traders returned to work on Monday, Trump backed away from that weakness, announcing … Read more
(This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis of all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can subscribe Here to get it every Friday evening in your inbox.) Berkshire shares have their longest losing streak in more than 7 years Shares of Berkshire Hathaway have lost ground for eight consecutive days. It’s … Read more
Last year, the artificial intelligence (AI) giant. Nvidia it has reached a great climax. The company went beyond the technical experts Microsoft and apple to be the largest company in the world by market value. Nvidia surpassed its competitors – who a few years ago each occupied the space – and became the first to … Read more
President Donald Trump has a habit of bending the financial markets to his will. But with the war in Iran, he may have reached the limit of his ability to do so. On Friday, the S&P 500 closed up 1.7% and saw its fifth straight weekly decline, its worst performance since 2022 and a sign … Read more
Stocks got off to a strong start to the week after President Donald Trump revealed that the two countries are having “productive” talks about ending hostilities. Although there is a strong performance confirmed, few think that the bottom is “stocks” – as the sale started again later in the week – with another warning of … Read more
The S&P 500 may soon join other US benchmarks in a correction as the Iran war continues into its fifth week. Stocks are falling fast, and each of the major averages is on pace to post a monthly loss as hopes for a quick resolution to the Middle East conflict give way to fear. This … Read more
Audio recording is automatically generated for accessibility. People wrote and edited the story. Check out our AI strategy, and give us feedback. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Friday ordered state senators to study a wide range of policy issues before next year’s legislative session, including predictive markets, data centers, THC and others, expanding on the … Read more
Employees should carefully compare their CD and money market account options before putting $60,000 into one. twomeows/Getty Images If you have a decent amount of money in a traditional savings account now, you might want to reevaluate your approach. With an interest rate of 0.39% right now, you’re just not keeping up. inflationbut you are … Read more