Stock image. The London silver market has been thrown into turmoil by a massive short squeeze, driving prices above $50 an ounce for only the second time in history and stirring memories of the billionaire Hunt brothers’ notorious attempt to corner the market in 1980. Benchmark prices in London have soared to near-unprecedented levels over New York. Traders described a …
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (Bloomberg) — A record-setting surge in US stocks has traders approaching the start of corporate earnings season with elevated expectations and little patience for companies that don’t meet the bar. Most Read from Bloomberg The S&P 500 is up 11% year-to-date, fueled in-part by a frenzy over artificial intelligence …
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Stocks sold off in Asia this morning and Europe ticked down as well. U.S. futures were marginally down before the bell following yesterday’s 0.28% decline in the S&P 500. Analysts pointed to the U.S. government shutdown, where a resolution is nowhere in sight, with some no longer seeing two further rate cuts from the Fed coming this year. It’s not …
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Stocks sold off in Asia this morning and Europe ticked down as well. U.S. futures were marginally down before the bell following yesterday’s 0.28% decline in the S&P 500. Analysts pointed to the U.S. government shutdown, where a resolution is nowhere in sight, with some no longer seeing two further rate cuts from the Fed coming this year. It’s not …
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CHONGQING, CHINA – JULY 17: In this photo illustration, a person holds a physical representation of a Bitcoin (BTC) coin in front of a screen displaying a candlestick chart of Bitcoin’s latest price movements on July 17, 2025 in Chongqing, China. (Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images) Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images A major trading platform …
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The sudden push to a fresh all-time high in Bitcoin over the weekend has options traders adding to bets that the largest cryptocurrency will rally to $140,000. Short-term Bitcoin options contracts that settle toward the end of the year have seen open interest clustered around that strike price for calls, according to data from crypto derivatives exchange Deribit by Coinbase. …
Read More »Stocks Hit Record as Traders Shrug Off US Shutdown: Markets Wrap Bloomberg.com Tech leads Asia share rally, gold near record high on Fed rate cut bets Reuters Asian shares track Wall St’s rise as tech shares advance and investors shrug off the US shutdown The Hill Asia stocks rise on tech gains, S.Korea’s KOSPI hits record high on chip rally Investing.com Asian markets surge …
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