CME Group plans to launch compute futures market this year
CME Group, the exchange behind everything from oil futures to Bitcoin derivatives, is making its move into the AI economy....
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Community Bank discloses security lapse after unauthorized AI app exposure
Community Bank, a regional lender operating across Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia, has disclosed a cybersecurity incident caused by an...
2.6 million student loan borrowers default in early 2026, New York Fed data shows
Over 2.6 million federal student loan borrowers entered default in the first quarter of 2026, according to New York Fed...
Qualcomm drops 13% as chip stocks retreat from AI rally
Qualcomm shares cratered 13% on May 14, closing at $185.42, as the semiconductor sector’s AI-fueled rally ran headfirst into a...
EIA forecasts crude oil prices could rise $20/bbl if Strait of Hormuz remains closed through June
The narrow waterway between Iran and Oman handles roughly 20% of the world’s oil shipments. If it stays shut through...
Alphabet markets debut yen bond sale to fund AI initiatives
Alphabet is doing something it has never done before: selling bonds denominated in Japanese yen. The move opens a fresh...
Trump postpones beef tariff cuts amid concerns from US cattle farmers
President Trump reversed course on a plan to lower beef import tariffs, bowing to pressure from US cattle ranchers and...
Former Binance director Vladimir Smerkis sentenced to five years for fraud
Vladimir Smerkis, who once ran Binance’s operations across Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, has been sentenced to five...
US bond market crisis intensifies as long-term yields surge above 5%
The 30-year US Treasury yield has crossed above 5%, a threshold that Wall Street treats less like a number and...
Goldman Sachs scales operations with AI, reducing hiring needs
Goldman Sachs is rolling out artificial intelligence across its internal operations at a pace that lets it scale business functions,...
Seeking Alpha maintains buy rating for SPY amid rising inflation
Core inflation rose more than expected in April 2026, hitting 3.8% year-over-year compared to the 3.5% forecast. Seeking Alpha is...
CryptoQuant’s bitcoin bull-bear cycle indicator turns green for the first time since March 2023
Bitcoin’s roller coaster might have taken a turn for the better. CryptoQuant’s Bitcoin Bull-Bear Market Cycle Indicator has turned green,...
Cisco shares surge 15% as traders treat stock like meme favorite ahead of earnings
Cisco shares have caught the attention of traders, and not in the usual, steady-earnings way. Ahead of the company’s next...
Trump leads delegation of 17 executives to Beijing for trade talks
Trump is arriving in the Chinese capital with 17 top American executives for a two-day summit that touches everything from...
Wells Fargo raises Nvidia price target to $315, sees 44% upside on AI infrastructure boom
Wells Fargo just told investors that Nvidia still has a lot of room to run. The bank raised its price...
Bitcoin holds above $80,000 as stocks sink and Treasury yields climb on hot inflation data
Bitcoin is sitting above $80,000 while US stocks are having a rough day and Treasury yields are climbing. The catalyst:...
US stock market loses over $250B at open as liquidity squeeze rattles risk assets
The US stock market shed more than $250 billion in value at the open, adding to a brutal stretch for...
Russia cuts 2026 oil export forecast to 237 million tons as sanctions and infrastructure woes bite
Russia has slashed its 2026 oil export forecast to 237 million tons, a downward revision that signals the compounding strain...
US consumer price index rises 3.8%, highest since May 2023
Inflation just reminded everyone it’s still very much in the room. The US consumer price index climbed 3.8% year over...
Trump plans to escalate military operations against Iran, sources say
President Donald Trump has instructed his military advisers to resume major operations against Iran, a significant escalation that comes as...
Pentagon reports US war in Iran has cost $29B so far, with supplemental funding potentially reaching $200B
The US Department of Defense disclosed on May 12, 2026, that Operation Epic Fury, the ongoing military campaign against Iran,...
India’s IT shares hit three-year low as OpenAI move revives AI fears
India’s biggest technology stocks just had their worst stretch in years, and the catalyst was not an earnings miss or...
