The S&P 500 has wobbled in 2025. The U.S. stock index briefly touched correction territory last week. Investors can take advantage of such selloffs by buying stocks at a discount, financial experts say. Investors should be mindful of their overall stock/bond allocations when doing so. Volatility often sends investors running for the hills. But gyrations
A Russian national who was charged for his role in a crypto market manipulation scheme will give up his access to millions worth of assets after striking a plea deal with US prosecutors. In November, the U.S. Justice Department filed charges against the crypto market maker Gotbit’s CEO and founder Aleksei Andriunin for providing services
A widely followed analyst says Bitcoin (BTC) is showing signs of being on the verge of a massive breakout. The analyst pseudonymously known as Credible Crypto tells his 462,900 followers on the social media platform X that Bitcoin may reclaim the $100,000 range if BTC can break through resistance around the $88,000 level. “We’re at
The second-largest US-based crypto exchange by trading volume is expanding its repertoire as it prepares to go public. Earlier this month, Kraken announced plans to offer an Initial Public Offering (IPO) early next year. On the heels of the announcement, Kraken now says it has acquired the leading US retail futures trading platform NinjaTrader. NinjaTrader
Bernard Goyder | Bloomberg U.S. stocks’ rebound off of last week’s lows will face a new test on Friday, when a pile of options contracts are set to expire in a quarterly event that often stoked volatility in the past. The so-called “triple-witching” will see about $4.5 trillion of contracts tied to stocks, indexes and
Ripple announced that the SEC’s lawsuit against the firm is over. Ripple Labs’ XRP cryptocurrency spiked over 13% on the news. It is another indicator of shifting regulatory tides for crypto under the Trump administration. The US Securities and Exchange Commission is dropping its case against Ripple, the blockchain firm that fell into regulatory crosshairs
The financial services giant Goldman Sachs is telling shareholders that its competitors are now offering crypto products and services that the bank doesn’t. In its 2024 Annual Report, Goldman Sachs says in some circumstances, rival firms are offering products that clients may prefer, such as specific digital assets, which Goldman cannot or choose not to
The Central Bank of the Russian Federation has reportedly released a proposal that if approved, would allow qualified entities to trade crypto assets. In a statement, the central bank proposes a three-year experiment where wealthy investors and certain firms have the greenlight to buy and sell crypto assets, reports Reuters. The Central Bank of Russia
Amid continued protests in the state and disagreements among BJP leaders over his statements on ‘paharis’, Finance and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Premchand Aggarwal announced his resignation Sunday. Addressing the Assembly during the Budget Session on February 21, Aggarwal fuelled the ‘pahari versus outsiders’ debate when he wondered if Uttarakhand was meant only for people from the
David Sacks unloaded hundreds of millions of dollars worth of digital asset-related investments prior to starting his job as the Trump administration’s artificial intelligence (AI) and crypto czar. According to a White House memo issued by Presidential Counsel David A. Warrington, Sacks and his investment firm Craft Ventures liquidated their crypto holdings, including Bitcoin (BTC),