Bitcoin has found some relief after months of selling pressure. On Wednesday, the cryptocurrency jumped nearly 6% to over $69,000, reclaiming a level it had not touched since early June. The jump came right after the Treasury Department announced that it would double purchases of older long-term government bonds. “The market read this as a
Gold investors are buying again, potentially adding fresh fuel to the metal’s rebound. Global gold-backed exchange-traded funds pulled in $3 billion in July, snapping two straight months of outflows, according to the World Gold Council last week. Holdings rose by 23 metric tons to 4,068 tons. “There are tentative signs that Western investment demand is
The U.K.’s decision to clear Paramount Skydance’s $111 billion proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery has been broadly welcomed by European industry players. U.K. exhibitors, media executives and analysts have argued the deal reflects a wider shift in regulatory thinking as European broadcasters face mounting competitive pressure from global streaming giants. Following the European Commission’s
The Dow closed at a record on Monday, with stocks rallying and crude prices tumbling to start the month. Major indexes were sharply higher after the Donald Trump said he called off an attack on Iran and that peace talks were set to resume. The rally picked up steam as oil prices tumbled, with the
In the high-flying world of AI investing, sometimes you get the bull, and sometimes you get the horns. After a long ride on the bull, Gen Z hedge-funder Leopold Aschenbrenner found out last week how quickly things can shift, even for a whiz kid once called the “Nostradamus of AI.” It’s a story that was
South Korea’s breakneck stock market rally has been rocked by wild swings in recent weeks, but Goldman Sachs says the recent turmoil has not changed its bullish outlook. South Korea was Asia’s best-performing stock market in the first half of 2026, with the benchmark Kospi index nearly doubling. But that rally has come under pressure