Meta Platforms Inc. is making a significant move into India’s fintech ecosystem with a $900 million investment in startup CRED. The deal gives Meta a roughly 20% stake in the company. According to the announcement, CRED will raise ₹8,550 crore ($900 million) in its Series H round, led by Meta. The round is structured through
The popular read on gold is that its bull run is over: the metal sits near $4,192 an ounce as of June 22, 2026, roughly 22.8% below the $5,595.75 record it set on January 29, and a drawdown that deep usually marks a cycle top. That reading misses what the correction actually is. Gold is
Alcohol companies have had fewer reasons to say “cheers” in recent years. Volumes have been falling, and the entire business model is undergoing a structural shakeup as younger people drink less. The downturn has been driven by a mix of structural and cyclical forces. Younger consumers are drinking less, inflation has squeezed discretionary spending, and
The crypto market remained in a consolidation mode on Sunday as demand waned following last week’s hawkish Fed decision. Bitcoin was trading at $64,400, up by 1% in the last 24 hours, while the market capitalization in the industry rose by 0.64% to $2.2 trillion. This article looks at key coins, including Aerodrome Finance (AERO),
The USD/JPY exchange rate continued its strong rally last week, reaching its highest point since 1986. It peaked at 161.81, up by 15% from its lowest level in May last year, putting investors on edge as they wait for the next actions by the Bank of Japan (BoJ). USD/JPY jumps after the hawkish Fed The
The S&P 500 Index remained under pressure last week after the Federal Reserve delivered a highly hawkish interest rate decision. It also wavered as investors reacted to the new ceasefire between the US and Iran, which drove energy prices lower. This article looks at some of the key catalysts for S&P 500 and the key
The popular silver thesis says a record sixth-straight supply deficit makes higher prices a near-certainty. That is the wrong way to read this market. Silver is not a one-way deficit trade — it is the highest-beta macro instrument in the precious-metals complex, and the same structural shortfall that powers the bull case is exactly what
Shares of Snap Inc. have been under pressure after the company’s latest push into augmented reality, raising questions about whether its long-term investment in wearable computing can eventually translate into improved stock performance. SNAP stock has fallen 13% over the past five trading sessions and is down 42.6% year to date. The decline comes even
Charles Schwab Corporation partnered with Cboe Global Markets to introduce binary options tied to the performance of the S&P 500, marking its entry into the rapidly growing prediction markets segment. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, the brokerage is working with Cboe to roll out all-or-nothing options contracts that allow customers to
Alcohol companies have had fewer reasons to say “cheers” in recent years. Volumes have been falling, and the entire business model is undergoing a structural shakeup as younger people drink less. The downturn has been driven by a mix of structural and cyclical forces. Younger consumers are drinking less, inflation has squeezed discretionary spending, and