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admin wrote a new post, Next big push in ETF industry? Why these risk assets are gaining traction as interest rate uncertainty persists

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:00:01 +0000

Collateralized loan obligations may become the next big push in the exchange-traded fund industry.
VettaFi’s Todd Rosenbluth suggests there’s investor demand for the alternative assets due to ongoing […]

admin wrote a new post, Berkshire earnings rose last quarter and CEO Greg Abel is starting to deploy Buffett's massive cash hoard

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:28:00 +0000

Berkshire Hathaway’s operating earnings climbed 16% in the second quarter as strength across its energy, railroad and manufacturing businesses more than offset weaker insurance results.
But the bigger takeaway […]

admin wrote a new post, Rockstar Energy founder builds Celsius stake, wants to take over as CEO

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:00:11 +0000

The billionaire founder of Rockstar Energy has purchased millions of shares of Celsius Holdings and is calling for the ouster of that company’s CEO after its earnings miss this week.
Russ Savage now controls […]

admin wrote a new post, Odds the Fed will hike in September tumble following big July jobs miss

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:34:44 +0000

The U.S. economy surprisingly shed jobs in July, and it’s leading investors to think that an interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve in September is increasingly unlikely.
After the jobs report was revealed […]

admin wrote a new post, Copper jumps to its highest level ever. What the metal is telling us

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:07:51 +0000

Copper surged to a record high Thursday, but the latest rally comes against a more mixed growth backdrop, making the once-reliable gauge of economic health, “Dr. Copper,” harder to read.
U.S. copper futures […]

admin wrote a new post, United Wholesale Mortgage plunges 40% after suspending dividend and raising capital

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:44:14 +0000

Shares in UWM Holdings, parent of United Wholesale Mortgage, plunged 40% Thursday after the biggest U.S. mortgage lender suspended its dividend and raised fresh capital.
UWM announced a $2.05 billion equity […]

admin wrote a new post, Traders on Kalshi now think it's likely that the S&P 500 will hit 8,000 in 2026

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:48:42 +0000

The S&P 500 ended its more than 5.5% four-day rally on Wednesday, but the broad index’s surge to new records is recalibrating prediction market traders’ outlook for how high it can go.
Speculators on […]

admin wrote a new post, Megayacht Amadea sold for $187 million to Dubai billionaire with Trump ties

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:44:52 +0000

A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight t […]

admin wrote a new post, Fed Governor Cook says she's 'prepared to act' on rate hike to address inflation

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:36:16 +0000

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said Wednesday that she’s ready to support an interest rate hike unless the inflation numbers improve.
“Inflation is too high, and I consider the risks to the inflation side […]

admin wrote a new post, As Warsh and the Fed contemplate fewer meetings, markets brace for potential volatility ahead

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:21:24 +0000

Add the possibility of fewer meetings into the mix of how Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh wants to reduce the central bank’s footprint on financial markets, a move that some experts say could introduce […]

admin wrote a new post, Bank of America spends $250 million a year on GLP-1 drugs for its employees, CEO says

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:49:42 +0000

Bank of America spends more than $250 million a year covering GLP-1 weight loss drugs for its employees, CEO Brian Moynihan told CNBC on Wednesday, saying the rapidly rising cost is a worthwhile investment in […]

admin wrote a new post, Situational Awareness hedge fund meltdown was a warning shot for leveraged markets, BofA CEO says

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:35:59 +0000

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan on Wednesday called the recent near-collapse of high-flying AI hedge fund Situational Awareness a warning shot for financial markets that are being fueled by elevated […]

admin wrote a new post, Ken Griffin's Citadel posts best month in years after scooping up Situational Awareness stocks

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:13:46 +0000

Ken Griffin’s Citadel posted strong gains across its major hedge funds in July, helped by a recovery in risk assets and a discounted purchase of assets from the collapse of Leopold Aschenbrenner’s Situational […]

admin wrote a new post, Michael Burry bets against rally: 'We are near a major top, and possible a 1987-type fall'

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:43:15 +0000

Michael Burry of “The Big Short” fame is sticking with his bearish wagers even as the S&P 500 surges to a record high, warning that the rally could still end in a sharp sell-off reminiscent of the 1987 […]

admin wrote a new post, Polymarket in talks for fundraising round at more than $20 billion valuation

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:31:19 +0000

Prediction market platform Polymarket is in talks for a fundraising round that would value the company at north of $20 billion, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to CNBC.
The talks and valuation […]

admin wrote a new post, Philadelphia Fed President Paulson content with rates at current level, but keeping an open mind

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:18:15 +0000

Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Anna Paulson said Tuesday that she thinks the current level of interest rates is sufficient to keep inflation moving towards the central bank’s goal.
In her first […]

admin wrote a new post, Jeff Bezos just filed to sell $4 billion in Amazon. The shares are falling

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:12:03 +0000

Jeff Bezos filed plans to sell about 15 million Amazon shares worth roughly $4.1 billion, after the dominant e-commerce platform’s stronger-than-expected earnings sent the stock to a record high, pushing its […]

admin wrote a new post, Kalshi strikes partnership with compliance tech firm to help companies police insider trading

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:05:41 +0000

Prediction market platform Kalshi is announcing Tuesday a new partnership with compliance technology company Comply as its push into institutional trading continues, the company told CNBC exclusively.
Comply […]

admin wrote a new post, More tech millionaires are using donor-advised funds for tax savings and giving

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:04:57 +0000

The surge in IPOs and valuations for private tech companies is creating a secondary boom in donations of shares to donor-advised funds, or DAFs, according to a new study.
Three quarters of the gifts to […]

admin wrote a new post, Kalshi traders think July jobs report will come in slightly cooler than economists’ predictions

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:59:04 +0000

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is set to release the employment picture for July on Friday, and economists are expecting a gain of 85,000 jobs in the month, according to Dow Jones consensus […]

admin wrote a new post, California's diesel prices have jumped since the Iran war started, with ripple effects across the country

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:27:52 +0000

California is home to the highest fuel prices in the U.S. as well as the busiest containership port complex in the nation. So as the Iran war enters its sixth month and petroleum-product prices remain […]

admin wrote a new post, Visa to buy cybersecurity firm BioCatch for $2.4 billion amid surge in AI-powered scams

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:11:17 +0000

Visa on Monday said it is acquiring fraud detection startup BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash, expanding the payment giant’s push into cybersecurity as banks confront a surge in artificial intelligence-powered […]

admin wrote a new post, Tourism price wars threaten to dim a rare bright spot in China's consumer spending

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:32:09 +0000

China’s domestic tourism market is weakening faster than expected, clouding one of the few bright spots in the country’s sluggish consumer economy.
Hilton China said last week it now expects revenue per […]

admin wrote a new post, Investors may want to focus on front end of yield curve — as Street anticipates next Fed meetings

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:46:45 +0000

Bond market investors may want to shift their focus toward the front of the yield curve, according to Allspring Global Investments’ Noah Wise.
The bottom line: Focus exposure on short-term Treasurys […]

admin wrote a new post, Fintech broker Clear Street offers investors pre-IPO access to $188 billion AI giant Databricks

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:20:01 +0000

Clear Street, the prime brokerage startup that recently shelved plans for its own IPO, is now aiming to give investors access to some of Silicon Valley’s hottest private companies before they go public.
The […]

admin wrote a new post, Why Situational Awareness hedge fund imploded, even in a tame stock market

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:14:54 +0000

The stock market looked unusually tranquil. Beneath the surface, one of Wall Street’s fastest-growing funds devoted to artificial intelligence investments was unraveling.
In a matter of weeks, Leopold […]

admin wrote a new post, How Leopold Aschenbrenner built a $45 billion AI hedge fund — and lost most of it in days

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:44:44 +0000

Two years ago, Leopold Aschenbrenner argued he was one of few people in the world who saw the future clearly.
In a sprawling, 165-page essay that became required reading in Silicon Valley, the former OpenAI […]

admin wrote a new post, New York sues Kalshi, says prediction market is running 'illegal gambling operation'

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:41:34 +0000

New York state sued prediction market platform Kalshi on Friday, alleging that the company is running an “illegal gambling operation.”
In a case filed in a Manhattan state court, the lawsuit claims that Kalshi […]

admin wrote a new post, Fed officials who voted to hike rates say action is needed now against inflation

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:15:27 +0000

Federal Reserve officials who voted this week against the decision to hold interest rates steady said Friday they favor hiking now as a way to stave off inflation.
“In my view, now is the time for the [Federal […]

admin wrote a new post, More consumer companies are staying private for longer, avoiding the IPO road

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:30:01 +0000

Five years after the initial public offering boom of 2021, public markets look a lot different as more companies are choosing to stay private for longer.
In 2021, public markets saw a multitude of companies […]

admin wrote a new post, China’s U.S.-bound shipments fall in July after brief recovery, survey shows

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:01:01 +0000

BEIJING — One of the Chinese economy’s few growth drivers lost steam in July, according to the latest survey of businesses by China Beige Book.
“U.S.-bound shipments fell outright for the first time in s […]

admin wrote a new post, China threatens retaliation against U.S. humanoid robot ban, says it 'severely damages' relations

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 02:52:30 +0000

BEIJING — The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has repeatedly ignored Beijing’s restrained stance on product bans, China’s commerce ministry said Thursday, threatening retaliation.
The FCC on Tuesday s […]

admin wrote a new post, The U.S. wants Asia to use its AI — but China dominates cheaper models

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:10:46 +0000

BEIJING — The artificial intelligence race between the U.S. and China is heating up in the world’s largest continent: Asia.
“The American strategy is to stop China from becoming the leading AI supplier for t […]

admin wrote a new post, Here are the last times the Dow dropped by 1,000 points and what happened next

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:43:50 +0000

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 1,000 points on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates steady while U.S. oil neared $85 per barrel.
In the last five years, the […]

admin wrote a new post, Here are the five big takeaways from this week's Fed meeting

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:42:50 +0000

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday followed through on expectations for no interest rate change, and Chairman Kevin Warsh offered little direction in his news conference. The meeting was notable for a surge in […]

admin wrote a new post, Jeffrey Gundlach says the bond market is telling Warsh the Fed has to start acting on inflation

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:22:27 +0000

DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach said the Treasury market is signaling that the Federal Reserve will need to do more than talk tough if policymakers are serious about reaching their 2% inflation […]

admin wrote a new post, Here's what changed in the second Fed statement under Warsh

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:48:02 +0000

Economists and investors got their latest look at the Federal Reserve’s new era of communication with Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee statement.
Below is a comparison of Wednesday’s FOMC s […]

admin wrote a new post, Divided Fed holds interest rates steady, but three members voted to hike

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:30:40 +0000

WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday voted to hold its key interest rate steady but not without opposition from three officials who have expressed concern over inflation and wanted to h […]

admin wrote a new post, 44 states are aligned on one thing in their fight against prediction markets. It's about sports wagering

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:27:43 +0000

A coalition of 44 state attorneys general wrote in a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Monday that the agency doesn’t have the power to regulate sports-related event contracts on prediction […]

admin wrote a new post, Meta likely to highlight smart glasses, avoid social media policy on upcoming earnings call, Kalshi traders say

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:47:59 +0000

Meta is set to report earnings after the market close Wednesday, and traders on prediction market platform Kalshi think the Instagram parent will use its conference call to highlight its Ray-Ban Meta smart […]

admin wrote a new post, The future of Wall Street is here as startups and brokers build AI agents to trade 24/7

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:00:21 +0000

Imagine telling an AI agent how much risk you’re willing to take, your retirement goals and when your kids will start college — then letting it manage your portfolio while you sleep.
That vision of a […]

admin wrote a new post, Visa is cutting 7% of employees in efficiency push as AI reshapes work

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:42:56 +0000

Visa, which runs the world’s largest payments network, plans to cut about 7% of its workforce as CEO Ryan McInerney moves to streamline the company and invest more in growth areas, according to a memo […]

admin wrote a new post, CME launches single stock futures enabling investors to trade SpaceX, Micron and others 23 hours a day

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:50:20 +0000

Investors looking to wager on stocks such as SpaceX and Micron Technology now have a new tool: single-stock futures that trade for nearly 24 hours a day.
CME Group on Monday launched cash-settled single-stock […]

admin wrote a new post, Moody's says 'unprecedented' AI spending threatens credit quality of Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and others

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:37:49 +0000

The race to build artificial intelligence infrastructure at a trillion-dollar annual clip is eroding the free cash flow and increasing balance-sheet risk at so-called hyperscalers, warned Moody’s Ratings.
In a […]

admin wrote a new post, Boom in tech wealth is fueling record prices for dinosaur bones, art and watches, auction houses say

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:00:01 +0000

admin wrote a new post, U.S., other nations back open-source AI with 'strong security' at China summit

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:42:21 +0000

CHENGDU, China — Governments increasingly want to control artificial intelligence, as companies release more powerful open-source models, a new multilateral statement indicates.
The 21 APEC member economies, w […]

admin wrote a new post, Odds of Federal Reserve rate hike surge as oil prices rip higher

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:41:22 +0000

Investors are increasingly preparing for the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates as oil prices climb.
Fed funds futures are pricing in a roughly 82% likelihood that the central bank lifts borrowing costs at […]

admin wrote a new post, JPMorgan report finds dramatic jump in AI-themed ETFs — despite rough quarter

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:10:06 +0000

Wall Street is banking heavily on exchange-traded funds that give investors artificial intelligence exposure, according to J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
The firm’s “Guide to ETFs,” which came out this […]

admin wrote a new post, Shortsighted stock market can no longer brush off war: 'It's too hard to ignore $100 oil'

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:56:57 +0000

Major U.S. stock indexes tumbled on Thursday as investors began to price in the consequences of a renewed and prolonged conflict in the Middle East.
While the U.S. has conducted strikes against Iran 12 […]

admin wrote a new post, John Paulson says we are in the early stages of a long-term bull market for gold

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:41:53 +0000

John Paulson, the hedge fund manager who made billions betting against the U.S. housing market before turning bullish on gold, said he believes the precious metal is only in the early stages of a […]