Visa, Mastercard resume operations in Syria after 15-year hiatus
For the first time in over 15 years, Syrians can use Visa and Mastercard. The two largest payment networks in...
Market Analysis
S&P 500 reaches record highs as tech stocks drive gains
The S&P 500 closed at 7,398.93 on May 8, 2026, notching a fresh all-time high on a gain of 0.84%....
Putin claims Ukraine conflict is ‘coming to an end’ after Victory Day parade
Vladimir Putin told the world on May 9, 2026, that he believes the war in Ukraine is winding down. The...
Nvidia adds Suzanne Nora Johnson to board of directors
Nvidia is bringing in a heavyweight from the world of finance to bolster its boardroom. The company announced the appointment...
Russia and Ukraine agree to three-day truce and prisoner exchange around Victory Day
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a three-day ceasefire running from May 9 through May 11, 2026. The pause in...
Telegram asserts control over TON blockchain, driving momentum
Telegram just stopped pretending it wasn’t running the show. The messaging giant officially took over primary operational control of the...
Investors seek signs of easing US-China tensions ahead of Trump-Xi talks
The world’s two largest economies are heading into another high-stakes summit, and investors are scanning the horizon for anything resembling...
Amazon boosts CAPEX to $44.2B, up from $25B last year
Amazon just dropped $44.2 billion in a single quarter on capital expenditures. That’s not a typo. The figure represents a...
Intel soars on Apple chip deal, lifting S&P 500 and NASDAQ to record highs
Intel just had the kind of day most companies dream about. Shares surged 14% on May 8, closing at roughly...
Lumentum joins NASDAQ-100 Index after jaw-dropping 339% rally in 2025
Lumentum Holdings, the photonics and optical technology company trading under ticker $LITE, is joining the Nasdaq-100 Index effective May 18,...
Global gold ETFs see $6.6B in April inflows, reversing March outflows
Gold ETFs just pulled off one of the more dramatic U-turns in recent memory. After hemorrhaging $12B in net outflows...
China’s April exports rebound 14.1% as trade surplus widens ahead of Trump visit
China just posted its strongest export month of the year, and the timing couldn’t be more politically charged. April exports...
Strategy CEO Phong Le outlines conditions for selling Bitcoin
For years, Strategy’s Bitcoin playbook could be summarized in two words: never sell. That era is technically over, but the...
SanDisk leads S&P 500 with 558% gain in 2026 so far
Twelve stocks in the S&P 500 have more than doubled in value so far this year. SanDisk isn’t just doubling....
Putin says ceasefire prompted by Ukraine security warnings, crypto markets react cautiously
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a unilateral two-day ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The ceasefire, running from May 7 to...
Pennsylvania files lawsuit against Character.AI for chatbot impersonation of doctors
Pennsylvania just drew a line in the sand for AI companies playing doctor. The state’s Department of State filed a...
ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood forecasts lower inflation, rallying dollar driven by AI deflation
While most of Wall Street spends its time worrying about stagflation, Cathie Wood is reading a completely different script. The...
Donald Trump announces three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine
President Donald Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a three-day ceasefire, set to run from May 9...
Binance reports 77% of users in emerging markets treat exchanges like banking apps
Binance’s user base has undergone a quiet but dramatic demographic shift. The exchange now counts 77% of its users from...
UAE exits OPEC after 59 years, escalating tensions with Saudi Arabia over oil production
The United Arab Emirates is leaving OPEC. After nearly six decades of membership, the Gulf state announced its departure from...
European Central Bank’s Escrivá calls for finance infrastructure review due to AI risks
José Luis Escrivá, one of the European Central Bank’s most vocal voices on modernization, is pushing central banks to take...
Corporate America posts record earnings, fueling US stocks’ rally
Wall Street braced for pain. What it got instead was one of the strongest earnings seasons in two decades. A...
