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USDC Treasury burns 107M USDC to manage token supply
Circle's strategic USDC burns highlight evolving capital flows and institutional engagement, signaling a maturing tokenized finance landscape. USDC Treasury burns 107M USDC to manage token supply.
Bitcoin needs ETF demand to hold as Fed rate hike risk grows: analysts
Bitcoin's ability to extend its August rally has come under a fresh test as analysts have pointed to sustained spot ETF demand as a key requirement for overcoming rising expectations of a September Federal Reserve rate hike.
LITE's AI Optics Push Boosts Growth Prospects Against MRVL & NVDA
Lumentum rides AI-driven optical demand as OCS, CPO and NPO expand its market amid rising competition from Marvell and NVIDIA.
LITE Rising Permian Volumes and Expansions Support EPD's Growth Outlook
Enterprise's planned processing and fractionation expansions in the Permian to support higher capacity, stable cash flows and long-term growth.
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Mortgage rates surge to the highest since June 2025 as new Middle East attacks push oil prices up
The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage is now 6.87%. That rate is 12 basis points higher than it was Thursday and is being fueled by rising oil prices.
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Nvidia: This Is A Golden Opportunity
Nvidia Corporation forecasts approximately 70% revenue growth in fiscal 2028, far exceeding prior Wall Street expectations and driven by robust AI infrastructure demand. Vera Rubin platform shipments have begun, with management expecting them to account for 20% of data center revenue in Q3 and significantly increase per-gigawatt revenue. Half of NVDA's data center business now comes from sovereign, neo-cloud, and enterprise customers, growing at roughly 100% annually, with innovative revenue-sharing models expanding the addressable market.
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Securing AI: 5 Most-Upgraded Stocks From the Q2 Reporting Season
Anyone doubting the importance of cybersecurity to AI, or its strength as a business model, need only look at MarketBeat's Most Upgraded Stocks. The five most upgraded stocks from the Q2 reporting period were all cybersecurity names.
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Gold Forecast: Is the US Dollar Debasement Trade Dead?
FOMC Chairman Kevin Warsh got the memo for his Jackson Hole speech on Friday. With markets starting to fear that his aloofness and lack of communication was starting to degrade the central bank's credibility, the famously anti-forward guidance Warsh confessed that the central bank would have “work to do” if inflation didn't abate soon and that he “would be hard pressed to describe broad financial conditions as restrictive.
Hyperliquid in Talks With Kraken Parent to Bring Crypto Perps to US Traders
A deal would route the decentralized exchange's perpetual futures through Payward's US-regulated Bitnomial, marking Hyperliquid's first US foray—weeks after Trump said his administration was working to bring it onshore.
Gold price is going to $20,000 as the Fed is ‘powerless' to fight inflation, miners offer greatest upside - Crescat's Kevin Smith
Despite all the volatility so far this year as gold suffered a significant correction from its record highs, one fund manager says the precious metal's secular bull market remains firmly intact, with expanding global money supply and unsustainable government debt ultimately driving prices toward $20,000 an ounce.
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Ripple Becomes C1 Fund's Largest Holding as XRP Exposure Grows
C1 Fund Inc. (NYSE: CFND) has revealed that Ripple Labs Inc. became its largest portfolio holding during the second quarter of 2026, highlighting growing institutional interest in the blockchain payments company and XRP-related investments. According to C1 Funds Q2 financial results, Ripple Labs represented 17.5% of the closed-end funds net assets as of June 30.
Euro: Limited downside, range defined against US Dollar – Scotiabank
Euro: Limited downside, range defined against US Dollar – Scotiabank
Project Delivery Delays Hurt Fluence Energy: More Pain Ahead?
FLNC cuts fiscal 2026 revenue and EBITDA outlooks as $400 million in project deliveries slip into fiscal 2027.
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Tim Cook's Final Day as Apple CEO: How His 15-Year Tenure Transformed the Company's Stock
Tim Cook's run as Apple's CEO ends today as one of among the most profitable in corporate history, and he leaves with the company's stock near the record high it set this summer.
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Cardano Governance Vote Nears Deadline, Dijkstra Upgrade at Risk
Cardanos Update Constitutional Committee 2026 governance action is approaching a critical voting deadline, with participation still below the required threshold. Intersect is urging Delegated Representatives (DReps) and stake pool operators (SPOs) to cast their votes before the proposal expires on September 1 at 21:44:51 UTC.
Apple stock falls as Tim Cook signs off, Ternus faces AI and post-iPhone tests
Apple shares AAPL fell 1.8% on Monday as John Ternus prepares to take over as chief executive, succeeding Tim Cook after more than a decade at the helm. Ternus will assume control of a company valued at nearly $5 trillion, making sustaining Apple's growth from its current scale one of his biggest challenges.
AAPL 
Update On The OIH ETF And Reiterating The Buy Recommendation: Bullish Trend
VanEck Oil Services ETF remains in a strong bullish trend, making higher highs since its 2020 low and currently trades around $423 per share. OIH is rated a Buy, with the next technical resistance target at $597.30, supported by robust earnings from top holdings SLB, HAL, and BKR. Geopolitical turmoil, U.S. energy policy, and increased refining margins continue to drive demand for oil services and support OIH's upside potential.
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Palo Alto Networks set to beat fiscal Q4 metrics, guide above consensus
Palo Alto Networks Inc (NYSE:PANW, XETRA:5AP) is likely to top fiscal fourth-quarter expectations on remaining performance obligations, annual recurring revenue and total revenue, with product growth potentially reaching 18% year-over-year versus consensus, according to Jefferies. Shares have climbed 30% since third-quarter results, well ahead of the 5% gain in the iShares Expanded Tech-Software ETF, raising the bar for this print.
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MongoDB heads into Q2 print with AI upside still unproven
MongoDB Inc (NASDAQ:MDB) heads into its second-quarter earnings report Tuesday with investors watching for signs that red-hot demand from AI-native customers is starting to show up in the numbers. The compay's cloud-hosted Atlas segment is on track for a fifth straight quarter of 29-30% growth, analysts at UBS noted.
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Inuvo or PubMatic: Which AI Ad-Tech Stock Has the Edge?
PUBM's broader AI-driven ad ecosystem, stronger financials and rapid AgenticOS adoption give it an edge over Inuvo despite a richer valuation.
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RenaissanceRe's ILS Platform Supports Fee-Based Earnings Growth
RNR leverages growing ILS capacity to expand fee income, providing an earnings stream beyond traditional underwriting.
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3 Reasons Why Growth Investors Shouldn't Overlook Avery Dennison (AVY)
Avery Dennison (AVY) possesses solid growth attributes, which could help it handily outperform the market.
AVY 
Comfort Systems (FIX) is an Incredible Growth Stock: 3 Reasons Why
Comfort Systems (FIX) possesses solid growth attributes, which could help it handily outperform the market.
FIX 
3 Reasons Why Target Hospitality (TH) Is a Great Growth Stock
Target Hospitality (TH) possesses solid growth attributes, which could help it handily outperform the market.
TH 
Howmet (HWM) is an Incredible Growth Stock: 3 Reasons Why
Howmet (HWM) possesses solid growth attributes, which could help it handily outperform the market.
HWM 
Is Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO) a Solid Growth Stock? 3 Reasons to Think "Yes"
Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO) possesses solid growth attributes, which could help it handily outperform the market.
HALO 
Five Below (FIVE) is an Incredible Growth Stock: 3 Reasons Why
Five Below (FIVE) could produce exceptional returns because of its solid growth attributes.
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3 Reasons Growth Investors Will Love AppFolio (APPF)
AppFolio (APPF) is well positioned to outperform the market, as it exhibits above-average growth in financials.
APPF 
3 Reasons Growth Investors Will Love Par Petroleum (PARR)
Par Petroleum (PARR) is well positioned to outperform the market, as it exhibits above-average growth in financials.
PARR 
3 Reasons Growth Investors Will Love Compass (CMP)
Compass (CMP) is well positioned to outperform the market, as it exhibits above-average growth in financials.
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