MARKETS

Bloom Energy shares rose more than 44% after Nancy Pelosi disclosed a multimillion-dollar investment, driven by AI data-centre demand and major deals.

Michael Burry shifts AI shorts into 2027 puts after new research moves his timeline forward and warns the bubble may burst sooner

US stocks shed nearly $700B as tensions with Iran, oil prices, soaring Treasury yields, and AI-driven inflation fears fuel a Wall Street sell-off.

A 51-year-old woman recently said that her entire retirement is invested in bitcoin and Strategy shares, citing faith in Michael Saylor's cryptocurrency philosophy.

Nvidia has approved a record $150bn increase to its share repurchase authorisation, taking the remaining capacity to $235bn as management signals confidence in long-term AI demand.

Karman Space & Defense directors bought $1.04M worth of shares as the aerospace company forecast more than 25% organic revenue growth for 2026.

Truist CEO Mike Lyons buys $1M in shares after the bank agrees to sell its near-prime auto-loan unit to Apollo for $5.5B.

Qatari mediators are expected in New York for separate talks with Iranian and US officials over a proposed seven-day deal involving a ceasefire, sanctions relief and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Senate Democrats say 84% of flagged wallets ran on USDT. Tether cites $550m in freezes. Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthi records are separate

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Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget has suspended withdrawals after reporting approximately $351.6 million in unauthorised transfers, while saying cold wallets and customer account balances remain secure.

McDonald's shares fell 4.81% after it unveiled its $8.5bn NEXT strategy to modernise restaurants and revive customer traffic amid weak sales.

Alibaba shares rose 5.1% after it unveiled its claimed most powerful Chinese AI chip, the Zhenwu V900, due for commercial release in 2027.

Morgan Stanley sees a classic mid-cycle US market and favours quality large-cap stocks, including Nvidia, Apple, Visa and UnitedHealth, despite economic risks.

Jeffrey Baird identifies four factors that could shape oil prices near $100 a barrel, from dwindling US reserves and Chinese demand to supply flexibility and a possible rebound in consumption.

Suriname's grassroots Bitcoin networks predate new VASP rules as TotalEnergies builds a $10.5B oil project ahead of first production in 2028

Gallup: US investor crypto ownership fell from 17% to 11%, while younger men and higher-income investors remain the most likely to hold digital assets.

Meta shares rose more than 10% in intraday trading ahead of Meta Connect after Wells Fargo raised its price target, citing recent Muse AI launches and the app's App Store ranking.

Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal says Trump-linked meme coins caused $3.8B in losses, citing a veteran who lost $70,000 on $TRUMP and $MELANIA.

AMD's $1 trillion valuation puts its AI growth story under scrutiny as investors weigh earnings, Data Centre expansion and future profit growth

ValueWorks founder Charles Lemonides names Lyft, Instacart, and Rivian as potentially undervalued alternatives to Uber, DoorDash, and Tesla, citing growth and valuation metrics.

Former SpaceX engineer Brian Aggrey and Phoebe Novack quit their jobs to travel the world after the company's IPO transformed their stock stake into substantial wealth.

Henley estimates 742 million crypto holders worldwide, but its 290 centi-millionaire figure is a modeled estimate rather than a census

Bill Gates raises his Republic Services stake to 117.05 million shares, set to deliver $78.43 million from the waste firm's October dividend.

Trump calls for US interest rates of 1% or less after the Fed raises rates to 3.75%-4%, citing elevated inflation and a delayed return to its 2% target.

A crypto investor put $1.1M into an overseas platform after WhatsApp advice from an alleged Wall Street executive. The FBI says more details are needed.

StoneX's Vincent Deluard calls UK equities underowned and undervalued, but warns of Europe's structural risks and suggests shorting the euro against the yen.

European households hold trillions in low-yield deposits as the ECB says about 80% of euro-area households own no market-based investments

Robert Kiyosaki claims a stock market crash has begun in Europe and Japan, blaming AI speculation, debt, inflation and conflict as he warns investors.