U.S. government bond yields steadied Friday as investors weighed the Treasury's debt repurchase program against rising national debt. The 30-year yield rose slightly to 5.246%, while the 10-year yield dipped marginally to 4.694% following Thursday's sharp rebound.
More Hong Kong consumers report aggressive sales tactics in the beauty sector, including credit card abuse and coercion, following a crackdown on UK-based Opatra London's local operations.
Der Markteintritt der Digitalbank Chase und neue Zinsangebote von Revolut intensivieren den Wettbewerb um deutsche Spareinlagen. Experten beobachten den härtesten Kampf um zinssensitive Kunden seit der Zinswende 2022.
A US bankruptcy court has postponed the approval of Google's $10 million acquisition of Spirit Airlines' digital archives. A labor union representing former flight attendants challenged the deal, citing concerns that employee data could be used to train AI models.
Spain has surpassed Australia's record of 20 consecutive international cricket victories, extending their winning streak to 24 matches during the Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe Qualifiers in Finland.
The Treasury Department announced Wednesday it will double government debt repurchases from $2 billion to at least $4 billion, targeting the 10- to 30-year market to provide liquidity and calm surging yields.
U.S. bond yields edged higher on Thursday morning after dropping sharply in the previous session due to the Treasury Department's plan to ramp up government debt repurchases. The 30-year yield rose 3 basis points to 5.2256%, while total U.S. debt topped $40 trillion.
President Donald Trump stated that the US is considering accumulating sizable amounts of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. While existing laws and executive orders offer avenues for forfeiture, gifts, and potential tax payments, large-scale open-market purchases require congressional authorization.
MoonPay has integrated Cash App Pay, enabling eligible US users to purchase cryptocurrencies directly via their Cash App balances. The feature is available on MoonPay's checkout and partner platforms like MetaMask and Uniswap, expanding access beyond Cash App's native Bitcoin support.
TikTok is reportedly developing a peer-to-peer payment feature for direct messages, leveraging its existing TikTok Pay infrastructure. Code discovered in the app suggests functionality similar to Venmo, though the company states it is not currently being tested.
A manhunt is underway in Philadelphia for a masked suspect wearing a Chucky-style mask who chased and threatened multiple people, including a jogger near City Hall, in a series of unsettling encounters.
Florida investor Herbert A. Wertheim purchased the first production Ferrari Luce, the automaker's debut electric car, for $40 million at an RM Sotheby’s auction. The vehicle, featuring a unique design by Jony Ive's LoveFrom studio, will benefit the Ferrari Foundation.
Ukraine’s 'Magyar’s Birds' drone unit, led by Robert Brovdi, produces viral 'yoblyk' videos showing Russian soldiers being killed by FPV drones. The unit uses this footage as a psychological weapon to demoralize Russian forces and document the war's reality.
A Surat restaurant was closed by the municipal health department after a child died and three others were hospitalized due to suspected food poisoning. Officials found spoiled, uncovered food items during an inspection and initiated legal action under the Food Safety Act.
Bits of Gold, Israel's largest regulated crypto broker, is investigating a data breach exposing personal details of up to 250,000 users. While funds remain secure, the incident has led retail giant Paz to temporarily pause Bitcoin purchases on its Yellow app.
Tom Lee’s Bitmine Immersion Technologies bought 9,926 Ether last week, bringing its total holdings to 4.8% of Ethereum's supply and near its 5% target, despite facing over $8.4 billion in unrealized losses.
Bitmine Immersion Technologies purchased 9,926 Ethereum tokens worth $19 million, bringing its total holdings to 5.82 million ETH and nearing its 5% circulating supply target.
Strategy raised $333.7M through common stock sales (Aug 10-16), used proceeds for dividends, debt, and reserves, but made no new Bitcoin purchases, keeping its BTC holdings at 840,447.
Nvidia collaborates with six Wall Street firms to create 'compute financing platforms,' enabling AI companies to borrow up to $500 billion, secured by Nvidia's chips and infrastructure, to fuel the AI boom despite growing capital expenditure pressures.
Average asking prices for homes in Britain fell 2% in August, the largest drop in eight years, as a cooling housing market and higher mortgage rates prompt sellers to slash prices and accept lowball offers from investors.
SafePal suffered a data breach exposing personal information of about 40,000 customers due to an authorization flaw and a configuration error, adding to a series of recent security incidents affecting major hardware-wallet providers.
Oxbridge Re funded roughly 95% of $781,767 raised in SurancePlus tokenized placements, while regulatory filings leave the extent of independent third-party demand across a broader $7.1 million offering unclear.
The Manchester Super Giants beat the Trent Rockets by five wickets to win the men’s Hundred final at Lord’s, led by Tim Seifert's 72 off 38 balls and Liam Dawson's winning six.
World number one Scottie Scheffler holds a two-stroke lead at 13 under after round three of the St Jude Championship in Memphis, setting up a final pairing with close friend Sam Burns.
