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MetaMask adds trading for 264 tokenized stocks and ETFs via Ondo
MetaMask users can now buy and sell tokenized versions of U.S. stocks and exchange-traded funds directly inside their wallets, following a new integration with Ondo...
Bybit says it blocked a $1B theft attempt after 2025 mega-hack
In an April 2026 public disclosure, cryptocurrency exchange Bybit revealed that it detected and stopped a second attack targeting roughly $1 billion in digital assets...
Intel stock extends rally after Musk Terafab partnership disclosure
Intel has not had a week like this in a long time. Shares of the chipmaker surged roughly 4% on Tuesday, April 8, then climbed...
U.S. Q4 2025 GDP revised down to 0.5% growth in final estimate
The U.S. economy barely grew in the final three months of 2025, and the picture got worse with each gross domestic product (GDP) estimate. In...
Weekly jobless claims rise to 219,000, exceeding economists’ views
The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims jumped to 219,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday, overshooting the 215,000 that economists polled by...
Meta expands CoreWeave AI compute pact to $21B through 2032
Meta Platforms has committed roughly $21 billion to CoreWeave for specialized GPU capacity through December 2032, a 50 percent increase over the $14 billion deal...
Morgan Stanley’s spot Bitcoin ETF logs $34M in first-day trading
Morgan Stanley’s first proprietary spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund pulled in $34 million in trading volume on its opening day, according to secondary market data reported...
Oil rebounds above $100 after Iran alleges U.S. broke ceasefire
Oil prices surged back above $100 a barrel on April 9, 2026, erasing the relief that a fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire had delivered just days earlier...
Bitcoin mining in 2026: what it costs to start and whether it is still profitable
Bitcoin mining helped launch the cryptocurrency revolution, but the industry has changed dramatically since Bitcoin’s early days when enthusiasts could mine coins using a home...
Rules to follow before buying your first cryptocurrency in 2026
Cryptocurrency has moved from a niche experiment to a global financial market worth trillions of dollars. Millions of Americans now hold digital assets, and interest...
Passive income investments paying real returns to everyday investors in 2026
Passive income continues to attract investors who want additional forms of income in addition to their paycheck. The idea sounds simple, but not every opportunity...
Delta plans to “meaningfully” cut capacity growth amid surging fuel costs
Summer travelers counting on a flood of new Delta Air Lines flights may need to rethink their plans. The carrier is scaling back its warm-weather...
Dow jumps 1,351 points for best session since April 2025
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange broke into applause just after 4 p.m. on April 8, 2026, as the closing bell...
Bitcoin climbs above $71,900 as U.S.-Iran ceasefire sparks risk rally
Bitcoin surged past $71,900 on Thursday, rallying roughly 4% from around $69,100 in fewer than 24 hours after the United States and Iran agreed to...
Oil Prices Crashed Nearly $20 in Hours After U.S.-Iran Ceasefire. Here’s What That Means for Your Wallet.
Crude oil futures cratered by nearly $20 a barrel on a single trading day in April 2026 after the United States and Iran announced a...
Disney streaming now earns $450 million per quarter: what it means for investors
Walt Disney’s long and expensive push into streaming has finally crossed a milestone that investors have waited years to see. The company’s streaming division generated...
Why Berkshire Hathaway is sitting on a record $373 billion cash pile in 2026
Berkshire Hathaway ended 2025 with roughly $373 billion in cash, Treasury bills, and cash equivalents, which is the largest liquidity position in the company’s history....
Amazon, Block, and Citigroup cut over 40,000 jobs as 2026 layoffs accelerate
Layoffs are accelerating across major U.S. companies as 2026 begins, with Amazon, Block, and Citigroup eliminating or planning to eliminate more than 40,000 jobs combined...
Ray Dalio explains how Trump’s economic agenda could reshape U.S. markets in 2026
Billionaire investor Ray Dalio has warned that the economic direction of the United States could shift significantly depending on how major policy proposals reshape trade,...
Ray Dalio says the U.S. debt crisis poses a bigger risk than tariffs
Billionaire investor Ray Dalio has warned that the biggest economic risk facing the United States may not be tariffs or trade disputes. Instead, he believes...