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Chipmakers and Bitcoin Lift Stocks as Crude Sinks 4%
Chips, Bitcoin and crypto stocks rally as crude plunges and the S&P 500 hits a 5-week high ahead of the Trump-Xi summit, Nasdaq reports.
Asian Tech Shares Rise on US-China Talks as Brent Falls to $101.8
Asian equities advanced on Monday led by technology shares, after US and Chinese economic officials met in New York and laid groundwork for a leaders…
Breakthrough Energy Backs 21 Startups in Sixth Fellows Cohort
Breakthrough Energy's sixth Fellows cohort funds 21 startups spanning fusion, semiconductors, ammonia hydrogen and climate adaptation.
Bitcoin jumps 7% to 7.5-month high as chipmakers lead rally
Bitcoin climbed more than 7% on Monday to a 7.5-month high, adding to a 5% gain the prior Friday, after the SEC moved forward with a plan to allow di…
S&P 500 Climbs 1.49% as Crude Plunges and Chips Surge
US equity indexes closed sharply higher on Monday, September 21, 2026, led by a semiconductor rally and a steep drop in crude oil that pulled bond yi…
Bessent Meets He Lifeng as Trump-Xi Summit Nears
Bessent and He Lifeng met in New York on Sept 20 to prepare for the Trump-Xi White House summit on Sept 24, with tariffs and AI guardrails on the age…
Sanders’ 32-Hour Overtime Bill Could Push Employers to AI
Bernie Sanders' 32-hour overtime bill would raise payroll costs and could push employers toward AI, columnist Gene Marks argues in The Guardian.
Bitcoin Tops $80,000 as 10-Year Yield Hits 5% and Japan Hikes
Bitcoin (^BTCUSD) climbed more than 5% to a two-week high on Friday, September 18, 2026, and crossed the $80,000 mark after the SEC advanced a plan t…
Bitcoin Jumps 5% as SEC Advances Digital Securities Plan
Bitcoin hit a two-week high as the SEC advanced a plan for digital versions of securities, while chip stocks gained and a record triple witching weig…
Natural Gas Futures Rise 0.55% as EIA Storage Build Falls Below Forecast
August Nymex natural gas (NGQ25) closed up 0.017, or 0.55%, on Thursday after a weekly US inventory report came in below analyst expectations, Nasdaq…
LOAN trades at $3.97, below CEO Assaf Ran’s $3.99 insider buy price
Manhattan Bridge Capital (LOAN) traded as low as $3.97 on Tuesday, below the $3.99 per share its CEO Assaf Ran paid for 8,000 shares in July.
Soybeans Gain 10–11 Cents as Meal Rally Offsets Weak NOPA Crush
Soybeans rose 10–11 cents Tuesday as soymeal rallied and rain threatened the Eastern Corn Belt, while NOPA crush hit 205.46 mbu, below estimates.
Bitcoin Falls 4% as Crypto Stocks Slide on Stalled US Regulation Bill
Cryptocurrency-exposed equities sold off sharply on Tuesday as Bitcoin fell more than 4%, with traders pointing to fading confidence that a comprehen…
Saudi Arabia’s 7 Million bpd East-West Pipeline Stays Shut After Drone Damage
Saudi Arabia has kept its East-West pipeline shut since late Friday, shutting off the 7 million barrel-per-day artery that carries crude from its Per…
Larry Ellison Drops $7.5B Oracle Stock Sale as Shares Fall 22% This Year
Oracle said on Saturday that co-founder and executive chairman Larry Ellison halted a stock sale that would have offloaded 50 million shares worth ro…
Costco’s 5.5-pound chocolate Frankenstein head filled with gummy candy goes viral at $54.99
Costco is selling a 5.5-pound chocolate Frankenstein head filled with gummy candy for $54.99. The Monster Mash Chocolate treat has gone viral on soci…
Crude Falls 2.9% as IEA Warns of Biggest Oil Demand Drop Since Covid
October WTI crude oil (CLV26) closed down $2.97, or 2.90%, on Friday, September 11, 2026, retreating from Thursday's 6.7% rally to a three-and-a-half…
Lean Hog Futures Edge Higher in Late July as Export Sales Hit Six-Week Low
Lean hog futures closed July 31, 2025 with small gains as USDA pork cutout values fell and export sales hit a six-week low. The hog market faces near…
Khosla Ventures Is Opening Its First Office Outside Sand Hill Road — on 14th Street in New York
Khosla Ventures is opening its first office outside Sand Hill Road, a New York outpost on 14th Street with an executive briefing center, per Keith Ra…
Hunter Biden’s $LAPTOP Meme Coin Crashes After Launch-Day Liquidity Error
Hunter Biden's $LAPTOP meme coin lost roughly four out of every five investors who bought it on its first day of trading, after a market-making error…
