US stocks moved higher on Wednesday as investors piled back into semiconductor shares ahead of highly anticipated quarterly results from chip giant Nvidia, while easing Treasury yields and lower oil prices helped stabilize broader market sentiment. The S&P 500 rose about 0.26%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained roughly 0.61% after both indexes suffered three consecutive
Real, a Layer 1 blockchain focused on institutional-scale real-world asset tokenization, has signed a memorandum of understanding with iExec to explore privacy-preserving infrastructure for tokenized assets. The collaboration will examine how institutional RWA issuance, distribution, and on-chain financial operations can be carried out while maintaining confidentiality, compliance, and auditability. Real supports the full lifecycle of
Foreign holdings of US Treasuries declined in March, according to data released by the US Treasury Department on Monday, with Japan and China leading the reduction in exposure. Total foreign-owned US Treasuries fell 1.5% to $9.348 trillion in March from a record high of $9.487 trillion in February. Despite the monthly decline, foreign holdings were
Shares of CoreWeave (CRWV) fell in Tuesday premarket trading after Google and Blackstone unveiled a major artificial intelligence cloud infrastructure partnership that investors viewed as a potential competitive threat to the fast-growing neocloud sector. CoreWeave stock dropped 4.3% in early trading alongside shares of Nebius Group as markets assessed the implications of the new joint
The platinum market is heading for its fourth consecutive year of undersupply, according to the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC). Commodity analyst Carsten Fritsch of Commerzbank AG said the shortfall is expected to reach 297,000 ounces in 2026, slightly higher than earlier forecasts. “This would mark the fourth consecutive year of a supply deficit in
US stocks moved lower on Tuesday as investors continued pulling back from semiconductor and technology stocks amid rising inflation concerns, elevated Treasury yields, and uncertainty surrounding the Middle East conflict. The S&P 500 fell 0.5%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.57%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined roughly 0.67%, or 332 points. The weakness followed
The European Parliament has approved new foreign direct investment (FDI) screening rules that were provisionally agreed in December with the Council of the European Union, the institution representing EU member states. The legislation still requires formal approval from the Council before it can enter into force 18 months later. Once implemented, EU countries will be
A federal jury’s emphatic rejection of Elon Musk’s claims against Sam Altman and OpenAI cleared a major legal obstacle for the ChatGPT maker’s ambitious plans to become a trillion-dollar public company, but not without exposing deep tensions at the heart of the artificial intelligence boom. The closely watched trial laid bare bitter power struggles inside
Plug Power, a company that was on the verge of bankruptcy, has staged a strong comeback this year and is beating the broader market. It has jumped by 51% this year and by over 330% in the last 12 months. This surge has brought its market cap to over $5.3 billion, even as the short
Income-focused investors are in a real dilemma as government bond yields surge amid the rising inflation rate in the United States. Do they invest in the blue-chip Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) or invest in the higher-yielding JPMorgan Premium Income ETF (JEPI). JEPI, SCHD, and 10-year government bonds Bond investors argue that yields are