Nokia once owned the loudest sound in tech. The ringtone sat in pockets, buses, offices, and streets. By 2009, that tune played about 1.8 billion times a day, or 20,000 times every second. The sound came from Francisco Tárrega’s guitar piece Gran Vals. It matched a company that ruled phones from the mid-1990s to its […]

Key PointsSmall cap stocks have lagged behind as large caps lead the artificial intelligence revolution.A reversal of this demand dynamic, however, could be developing.Whatever awa

South Korea just crossed a line it had never touched before. The country’s exports hit $710 billion in 2025, smashing past the $700 billion mark for the first time ever. The reason is chips; mountains of them too. Korea’s government said semiconductor shipments reached $173 billion last year, up from $142 billion in 2024. That’s […]

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Talk of XRP reaching $100 began gaining momentum this cycle, following the resolution of the legal battle involving Ripple and the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Interestingly, the attention

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Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, said on Thursday that Bulgaria joining the euro area shows Europe can still act together during global pressure. Christine spoke in celebration of the euro officially entering circulation in Bulgaria, making the country the 21st European Union member to use the single unit after a formal vote […]

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It is also seen that in each cycle, there are some of the best performers that have been identified before looking noticeable. These are the projects that are typically similar in two aspects. They sell cheaply and they are making evident advances before wide recognition takes place. With markets looking to the next crypto step, […]

Apple has cut Vision Pro production and gutted its advertising budget, pulling back hard from what was supposed to be its next big thing. The $3,499 headset was hyped as a “spatial computing” leap, but it’s now one of the company’s quietest misfires, as it could ship only 45,000 Vision Pro units during the holiday […]

Key PointsTesla's robotaxis will revolutionize how consumers think about the cost of mobility. The company will begin mass production of Cybercabs in 2026, in anticipation of regul

Six thousand workers arrive daily at an OpenAI construction site in West Texas. That’s more people than the company employs worldwide. Dust blankets the area. Rain turns the roads to mud, then the sun bakes them hard again. Sam Altman stood there in September watching it all. “This is what it takes to deliver AI,” […]

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According to the International Monetary Fund, Japan will drop to the world’s fifth-largest economy in 2026, falling behind India and marking another decline in the Asian nation’s economic standing. The anticipated shift comes as Tokyo grapples with a shrinking population and puts added pressure on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to deliver results from her upcoming […]

CME raised margin requirements on precious-metal futures for the second time in one week after violent price swings ripped through gold and silver trading. The decision came after sharp rallies flipped into fast selloffs, forcing traders to manage far larger daily risk. The higher collateral applies to futures tied to gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, […]

One trader managed to earn $1M from longing and shorting BROCCOLI during its recent anomalous rally. The price spike on January 1 was linked either to a trading bug, or a hacker's activity using a market maker account on Binance.

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According to Farside Investors data, US investors put close to $32 billion into US crypto exchange-traded funds in 2025 even as markets lost steam late in the year. Related Reading: Crypto Headed For

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Jump Crypto received over $24M for market-making activities, retaining 323,956 Lighter (LIT) tokens for fees.

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Bitcoin (BTC) price hovers above $87,000 a press time on Thursday, holding steady after a 1% drop on the previous day. Institutional interest weakened by the end of last year, while corporate demand continues to accumulate.

Not all of the fast-growing crypto shows overnight. A few projects quietly develop, in their turn, and grow gradually, until at a later point, they start to be discussed. The trend is now attracting attention to Mutuum Finance (MUTM).  Whereas lots of traders pursue short movements, commentators in markets have begun to examine projects that […]

TSMC confirmed on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Commerce has approved a one-year export license for its Nanjing chip plant.