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…
Bitcoin loans are paying for tuition and working capital, not just trades, lenders say
Bitcoinbacked lending is evolving into a mainstream source of credit, with borrowers using BTC to access liquidity without selling. Source：CoinDesk
Bitcoin breaks below $83,000 as oil jumps on Iran strike-plan report
Bitcoin has slipped under a level FxPro says opens a "quick path to $80,000." Brent crude climbed above $102 and pushed Treasury yields back toward their…
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
Options traders are betting on a dramatic drop in interest rates
Recent options activity points to bullish positioning for longterm bonds and utilities. 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…
Fed’s minutes show no appetite for a series of interest-rate hikes
September’s rate hike was viewed by many officials as needed just in case inflation remains sticky. Source：MarketWatch
Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, September 15-16, 2026
Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, September 1516, 2026 Source：Federal Reserve
Washington and Wall Street chose to delay paying their bills — and to put them on your tab
The polite word for what the government and Wall Street are doing is deferring payment, like opening a tab at a bar that somebody else will pay later.…
The ‘Magnificent Seven’ are now big enough to move the economy. Why that could be a problem.
Imagine a small group of companies whose value is greater than the entire economy of almost every single country in the world. By market value, that’s roughly…