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Stocks and metals strengthen while Bitcoin’s breakout still needs confirmation
8+ hour, 26+ min ago (1144+ words) .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; }.embed-container iframe,.embed-container object,.embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Bitcoin closed above short-term resistance, but the move has only one of the three daily holds required for confirmation, and…...
US service sector maintains strong growth pace in July
5+ hour, 36+ min ago (269+ words) WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. services sector maintained a strong pace of growth in July as an acceleration in new orders was offset by higher prices for inputs and a decline in employment. New orders were also boosted by strength in…...
Stocks get AI-boost; investors on tenterhooks over Mideast peace talks
8+ hour, 53+ min ago (711+ words) LONDON/SYDNEY, Aug 5 (Reuters) - World stock markets edged higher on Wednesday as robust earnings and renewed enthusiasm for technology shares pushed Wall Street to record highs, while hopes for progress on opening the Strait of Hormuz pushed oil prices and…...
Hedge funds' 2026 gains dented by tech trades in July, JPMorgan says
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (308+ words) LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Global hedge funds gave up almost 3% of their gains during July due to the unwinding of technology-related trades but are still up around 8% for the year across all strategies, JPMorgan said in a note seen by Reuters....
S&P 500, Dow hit record highs on strong AI-linked earnings, Mideast deal hopes
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (512+ words) Aug 4 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow hit record highs on Tuesday after strong forecasts from Caterpillar and Palantir reassured investors about AI-driven demand, while hopes for an imminent deal to end the Middle East conflict sent crude prices…...
Stocks rise despite higher oil prices as Iran tensions persist
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (523+ words) Aug 4 (Reuters) - European stocks climbed alongside U.S. futures on Tuesday, although a rebound in oil prices underscored market scepticism that the U.S.-Iran war would be resolved quickly through diplomacy. Europe's STOXX 600.STOXX, opens new tab was up 0.60%, with tech stocks (.SX8P), rising…...
Standard Chartered highlights healthy official sector demand as Q2 rebound outweighs revised Q1 weakness
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (596+ words) (Kitco News) - Central bank gold demand remains a key pillar of support for the market as prices continue to hold critical support at $4,000 an ounce, and although official-sector demand has become more of a two-way trade as nations deal with…...
Crypto SWOT: Stablecoin issuer Circle acquired IBM's blockchain patent portfolio
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (1246+ words) StrengthsWintermute reported that institutional investors accounted for a record 72% of OTC spot trading volume during the first half of 2026, up from 61% in the prior six months. The growing institutional presence has coincided with lower market volatility and nearly 50% growth in…...
Coinbase shares take hit on quarterly loss, analysts back diversification strategy
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (214+ words) July 31 (Reuters) - Shares of Coinbase Global (COIN.O), slipped 5.6% in premarket trading on Friday after a third straight quarterly loss, though analysts expect strong fundamentals and business diversity to cushion it from a crypto cycle downturn. The fall came after higher-than-expected…...
$60 million traded during inaugural weekend in the CME’s 24/7 gold contract
1+ week, 1+ day ago (197+ words) (Kitco News) - Geopolitical uncertainty isn't taking weekends off, and neither are investors, as they embrace CME Group's 24/7 one-ounce gold contract. The world's largest derivatives exchange announced Monday that 15,000 one-ounce futures contracts were traded during the inaugural weekend, representing approximately $60 million…...