Oil prices are jumping again. How the S&P 500 has performed on days crude has seen big gains may be surprising.
The S&P 500 moves on days oil prices have gained 3% may come as a surprise. Source：MarketWatch
French bonds are suffering through their worst decade since 1803 — and investors are bracing for more pain
The spread between France’s 10year government bond and Germany’s equivalent reached its widest last week in available Bloomberg data, dating back to 1990.…
Greece prepares to levy 10% capital gains tax on cryptocurrency
Crypto gains of up to 500 euros ($560) a year would be exempt under the bill, which will be submitted to parliament in November. Source：CoinDesk
I’m a 68-year-old widow. My two adult children keep asking me for money. Are they taking advantage of me?
“I also have $310,000 in an IRA and $46,000 in savings. My house is paid off.” Source：MarketWatch
Greece plans 10% capital gains tax on cryptocurrencies
Greece’s draft bill proposes a 10% tax on crypto capital gains, with exemptions for annual gains of up to 500 euros and cryptotocrypto swaps.…
Crypto investment firm Deus X Capital shuts down as backers pursue separate strategies
CEO Tim Grant will lead AI venture TensorX, while CIO Stuart Connolly stays to oversee the firm’s formal unwind in January. Source：CoinDesk
Ripple is earning fees financing leveraged stock bets, a business long run by banks
The crypto company's $1.25 billion acquisition of Hidden Road has opened a corner of Wall Street where funds pay to amplify daily moves in stocks such as…
Crypto must cement adoption to withstand US policy shifts: Canton CEO
Canton CEO Yuval Rooz compared blockchain adoption to Uber and Airbnb, arguing that widespread adoption could help insulate it from potential policy reversals.…
Rising yields are quietly crashing the stock market’s earlier winners of 2026
Surging Treasury yields have begun to hammer parts of the stock market that might easily be overlooked, especially with the spotlight once again shining…
Higher yields are taking their toll on all areas of the stock market, except the one that matters
Technology is the only one of the S&P 500’s 11 sectors that gained since Sept. 1, as Treasury yields have climbed to multidecade highs. Source：MarketWatch
Microsoft and Nvidia are teaming up on a supercharged AI laptop
Powered by Nvidia’s RTX Spark chip, the latest Windows laptop is designed to run AI models and workloads directly on the device. Source：MarketWatch
Stocks are increasingly their own best hedge. This chart shows why.
For decades, investors concerned about stocks sought succor in the bond market. But these days, the best shield against an outbreak of volatility might just be…