Chili’s has hopped on the chicken-sandwich bandwagon, and it’s driving big sales gains
The number of chicken sandwiches sold at Chili’s locations has increased 175% — and shares of its parent company are now trading at record highs.…
Bitwise cuts 14% of staff while still expecting growth
Crypto companies from including Coinbase, BitGo, Robinhood, Polygon and Pump.fun have announced workforce reductions this year, citing a variety of reasons,…
SpaceX’s stock is getting a Grok-fueled boost
The company is best known for rocket launches but has big revenue goals for its AI business. Source:MarketWatch
Wintermute plans $1 billion AI push beyond crypto: Bloomberg
The firm aims for noncrypto markets to drive over 50% of revenue by 2027, up from 10% currently, as it seeks to diversify its business. Source:CoinDesk
Solana platform taps prediction market Kalshi for Wall Street-style high-speed data feed
Solanabased DoubleZero looks to meet institutional demands by adding prediction market Kalshi’s order book to its lowlatency market data feed. Source:CoinDesk
HashKey begins beta distribution of Hong Kong-regulated HKDAP stablecoin
HashKey has become an authorized distributor for Anchorpoint’s HKDAP, expanding institutional access as Hong Kong’s regulated stablecoin market takes shape.…
Nvidia, Intel, Google: Wall Street is partying like it’s 1999
The signs are all around that Wall Street is back in that dangerous atmosphere of giddy euphoria that those with long memories will remember from the infamous…
An active fund holding a whopping 800 stocks is beating major indexes. Here’s how.
For diversification in the stock market, there are actively managed alternatives to index funds. Source:MarketWatch
Bitcoin eyes $63K as US CPI relief sends September Fed rate pause odds to 60%
Bitcoin price action did not reflect relief in US CPI inflation numbers matching expectations amid a warning over $63,000 failing as support.…
Social Security recipients will get more money next year. Here’s how much benefits may rise.
Social Security’s costofliving adjustment could be as much as 3.6% in 2027. Source:MarketWatch
Crypto Long & Short:
In this week's Crypto Long & Short, LMAX Group's Jenna Wright argues that markets break down not from too little capital but from capital stuck in the wrong…
Lumentum’s stock surges, giving a further boost to the optical-networking trade
Excitement is building for Coherent’s earnings report after upbeat results from Lumentum. Source:MarketWatch