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FLOT: Simple Quality Floating Rate Bond, One Step Above T-Bills On Risk-Return
High-quality floating rate bonds have broadly similar characteristics to t-bills, with slightly higher yield, risk and volatility. FLOT is a simple index ETF investing in these securities, with a 4.0% SEC yield. Income could grow if the Fed hikes rates later in the year, a distinct possibility.
FLOT Unsustainable for Strategy to Own $50 Billion in BTC with a $29.54 Billion Valuation: Peter Schiff
The move comes after Saylor's company continues to face extensive criticism from business leaders, including some from the crypto world itself.
Comcast Just Split Itself Up: These 5 Conglomerates Could Be Next
Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA | CMCSA Price Prediction) move to carve out its cable networks into the Versant spinoff marks a definitive turning point in the great conglomerate unbundling: the notorious “conglomerate discount” that has eroded shareholder value for over a decade is officially on the chopping block across the S&P 500.
CMCSA Strategy Authorizes $1.25B Bitcoin Sales
Strategy introduced a new capital framework to strengthen preferred stock liquidity.
Bitcoin Tries to Break Through $60K in a Volatile Trading Session
Bitcoin briefly climbed above $60,600 but slipped back toward $59,400, with the intraday low just below $59,000. U.S.-Iran diplomacy headlines lifted equities, yet Bitcoin failed to turn improved risk sentiment into a sustained breakout. Another $300 million left BlackRock's IBIT, while altcoins stayed mostly flat, total crypto capitalization held near $2.
Lifetime Brands (LCUT) Moves 17.9% Higher: Will This Strength Last?
Lifetime Brands (LCUT) witnessed a jump in share price last session on above-average trading volume. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions for the stock doesn't suggest further strength down the road.
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Ripple bets XRPL lending can give XRP a future beyond payments as price struggles
Ripple is trying to move the XRP Ledger (XRPL) deeper into institutional credit, a push that could expand the network's role beyond cross-border payments and give XRP a broader claim on the next phase of onchain finance.
Inside Zuckerberg's Reported Plan to Take On Kalshi and Polymarket in Prediction Markets
Mark Zuckerberg has recently directed a team to build a standalone prediction-market app, internally called “Arena” (and also codenamed Antwerp and FBForecast), to rival Kalshi and Polymarket.
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Bitcoin's USD/JPY Correlation Flips The Carry Trade Story On Its Head
Bitcoin's USD/JPY Correlation Flips The Carry Trade Story On Its Head: what the validated data shows, why it matters for crypto markets, and the caveat.
The Iran War Won't Stop Booking Holdings' Growth
Booking Holdings is reiterated as a "Buy," supported by robust Q1 2026 results and a compelling valuation discount. BKNG delivered 16.2% revenue growth and 15.2% adjusted EPS growth, consistently beating consensus despite geopolitical headwinds. The Connected Trip strategy and strong merchant booking growth underpin long-term double-digit EPS growth expectations and platform resilience.
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Spyre Therapeutics: Deep And Diverse Immunology Pipeline Awaiting Data
Spyre Therapeutics is building a long-acting antibody platform across IBD and rheumatology. However, they only have Phase 2 assets, with SPY001 and SPY002 that recently showed encouraging Part A data. We still need to wait to see their placebo-controlled data, as well as their combo therapy data.
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How 2026's Philanthropic ETFs ASD & DUTY Invest
The ETF ecosystem is always changing and growing. Thanks to the ETF's flexibility, transparency, and tradability, it can help investors achieve plenty of bespoke goals.
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Synapse Price Explodes 40% After Arthur Hayes' $2.2M Bet: Can SYN Rally to $1 Next?
Synapse (SYN) has suddenly become one of the market's hottest altcoins after delivering a massive 40% rally in the past 24 hours. The sharp uptick comes after BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes reportedly accumulated 6.16 million SYN tokens worth nearly $2.2 million, reigniting bullish sentiment around it.
Bitcoin's quiet $59,000-$60,000 range is starting to look dangerous
The token has traded in a tight band near $59,000 to $60,000 all week. The pattern echoes a calm stretch from 2024, but this one is forming below support in a falling market, and a break could open the way toward $40,000.
Rezolve AI Stock Has a Short-Squeeze Setup, But Execution Comes First
Rezolve AI TodayRZLVRezolve AI$2.60 +0.19 (+7.88%) As of 06/29/2026 04:00 PM Eastern52-Week Range$2.05▼$8.45Price Target$11.00Add to WatchlistRezolve AI NASDAQ: RZLV offers investors a multibagger opportunity due to its pioneering work in agentic commerce. The company's platforms automate all parts of the customer cycle from product discovery to payment processing and promise to alter the face of e-commerce.
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Gold: Deep quarterly loss on Fed repricing – Commerzbank
Gold: Deep quarterly loss on Fed repricing – Commerzbank
This Stock is My Biggest Bet For July
I keep hitting the buy button on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL | AAPL Price Prediction), and July is the month I am leaning in hardest.
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Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD struggles around $4,000, near YTD lows
Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD struggles around $4,000, near YTD lows
APOG Q1 Earnings Call Keeps Focus on Kalwall, Guidance
Apogee keeps fiscal 2027 guidance intact as pricing, Fortify savings and the pending Kalwall deal frame its response to soft demand.
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McEwen: When Copper Optionality Starts To Matter
MUX gives investors exposure to Los Azules, a large and increasingly de‑risked copper project whose NPV is very sensitive to higher copper prices. The company's gold portfolio (Gold Bar, Fox, San José and, soon, El Gallo) is already generating cash and is expected to drive steady production growth toward 2030. A potential IPO of McEwen Copper and a final investment decision on Los Azules are major upcoming catalysts that could help unlock more of the project's value in the share.
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BlackRock Transfers About $344M in Bitcoin and Ether to Coinbase Prime
BlackRock transferred approximately $344 million in Bitcoin and Ether to Coinbase Prime, according to on-chain tracking data, drawing attention from traders monitoring institutional custody movements and ETF-related flows.
Tesla Stock Falls After Big Gains as Auto Industry Wrestles With Copper Prices
Tesla stock paused early Tuesday after an epic Monday.
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Ethereum Foundation completes five-year agreement with Argot Collective
The agreement ensures sustained development of critical Ethereum tools, promoting ecosystem stability and innovation through structured funding. Ethereum Foundation completes five-year agreement with Argot Collective.
UBS downgrades Mondi to 'neutral' on persistent cost pressure
UBS has downgraded paper and packaging group Mondi PLC (LSE:MNDI) to 'neutral' from ' buy ', citing persistent cost pressure and the prospect of a weak second quarter, and cut its price target by 23%. The bank lowered its target to 750p from 970p, against a current share price of 703p.
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Venture Global: America's Next LNG Champion, Intense Growth Ahead
Venture Global is poised to become the largest US LNG exporter by 2027, surpassing Cheniere Energy. VG raised 2026 EBITDA guidance to $8.2–$8.5B, but I conservatively model ~$8B, highlighting robust growth and contract backlog. Despite elevated debt, VG's recent lower-yield debt issuance signals market confidence; $137B revenue backlog underpins long-term visibility.
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Here's why Kaspa price rallied 15% today
Kaspa price has surged about 15% over the past day as investors have positioned ahead of the network's long-awaited Toccata hard fork despite continued weakness across the crypto market.
Hollywood director jailed for defrauding Netflix out of $11m for unfinished show
A Hollywood director has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison after conning Netflix out of $11m (£8.3m) for an unfinished science fiction series.
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The 20 best-performing stocks in the S&P 500 for the first half of 2026
All of these stocks have soared by triple digits during the first half of 2026.
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Grant Cardone Buys the Dip: Cardone Capital Tops 2,700 BTC With Bitcoin Near $59K
Real estate mogul Grant Cardone said his firm, Cardone Capital, has pushed its bitcoin holdings past 2,700 BTC, adding to the stack as the cryptocurrency slid toward $59,000 recently.
Easyjet downgraded as Citi and RBC see impediments to Castlelake deal
Shares in easyJet PLC (LSE:EZJ) fell after being downgraded by two brokers after the airline's takeover-fuelled rally left analysts questioning the risk-reward balance. Citi cut its rating to ‘neutral/high risk' from ‘buy/high risk', although it raised its target price to 580p from 500p, following a period where the shares climbed 75% from their mid-May lows after geopolitical concerns eased and Castlelake's bid interest emerged.
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