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Japan tightens crypto rules under tougher financial law overhaul
Japan’s cabinet approved a bill in April 2026 that would reclassify cryptocurrencies as financial instruments, subjecting digital tokens to the same legal framework that governs...
Tesla heads for 8th straight weekly loss, now down 23% since January
Tesla shares are sliding toward an eighth straight weekly loss, a streak that has carved roughly 23% off the stock’s value since the start of...
Goldman Sachs opens bank earnings season April 13 under heavy scrutiny
When Goldman Sachs reports first-quarter 2026 earnings on April 13, it will do more than kick off bank earnings season. It will deliver the first...
UBS and 5 Swiss banks launch CHF stablecoin sandbox for 2026
Six of Switzerland’s largest banks, with UBS at the center, are reportedly building a sandbox to test a Swiss franc stablecoin, targeting a 2026 launch....
Bitcoin hits $72,229 as risk-on rally lifts major cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin broke above $72,000 on April 28, 2026, reaching $72,229 on the Coinbase exchange during a sharp, broad-based rally that sent altcoins surging by even...
Andy Jassy defends Amazon’s $200B push into AI and cloud
Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon, has a $200 billion answer to anyone who questions whether the company is falling behind in artificial intelligence (AI). When...
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 hasn’t had a week like this in years. Shares of the chipmaker surged roughly 4% on Tuesday, April 8, then climbed again on Wednesday...
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...