Stock Market & Financial News
Bitcoin shorts squeezed $6.55B in August – Weak demand raises September doubts
Bitcoin's latest breakout faces a bearish test as over $9 billion in crypto liquidations hit the market.
Caterpillar is bringing to AI deployment what it learned from automating mining
Nearly every company that's trying to deploy artificial intelligence runs into the same problem: it's hard to integrate the tech into everyday operations. Industrial heavyweight Caterpillar has spent decades dealing with a version of that problem in the physical world, and now it's using its experience to deploy AI.
CAT CEF Weekly Review: Allspring CEF Distributions Inline With MDPs
We review the CEF market valuation and performance through the third week of August and highlight recent market action. CEFs were mostly lower on the week as risk sentiment across both bonds and stocks turned negative. Barings' middle-market lending CEFs, MCI and MPV, trade at premiums due to high distributions and BDC-like performance, but valuation risks loom if distributions are cut.
CEF The S&P 500 Keeps Hitting Highs — But It's Just Microsoft and Nvidia Carrying the Entire Market
The stock market's march to new highs has made the bull market look healthy.
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Bulls Reload for Another Assault on $81K as Bitcoin's Price Rises
On Sunday, bitcoin's price saw a rise of 1.5%, climbing to an intraday high of $78,960 before hitting some resistance. The leading crypto asset is attempting to acquire higher ground after falling from the $81,000 range a few days ago. Bitcoin Reclaims Ground After Recent Pullback Presently, at 10:10 a.m.
105% Imbalance: Higher XRP Prices Push AI Wallets Deeper Into RLUSD
The economic gap between the native XRP token and the Ripple USD stablecoin in artificial intelligence wallets continues to widen, reaching a 105% imbalance at the time of writing.
Hoegh LNG Partners: A Well Covered 10.7% Preferred Dividend Yield
Hoegh LNG Partners' preferred shares offer an 8.75% coupon, with dividends consistently paid and coverage ratios improving. Q2 2026 saw $44.4M revenue, $20.8M net profit, and $26.1M free cash flow, easily covering preferred dividends. After a partial tender, 5.7M preferred shares remain. Investors are reluctant to sell below the $25 call price.
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NATO sees no imminent threat of attack, official says
A NATO official said on Sunday Russia is stepping up hybrid acts in Europe, but that at this time the alliance sees no imminent threat of attack.
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NVDW: Collect High-Yield Income From Nvidia Swaps
The Roundhill NVDA WeeklyPay ETF offers weekly income tied to Nvidia share price performance with a leveraged 120% exposure. NVDW targets income investors seeking high yield from NVDA's volatility but carries elevated risk due to leverage and potential NAV declines during NVDA downturns. Since inception, NVDW's total return has matched or slightly exceeded NVDA, with a forward distribution rate around 27%, though distributions are variable.
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Rep. Krishnamoorthi Warns Iran War Weakens US in Asia
Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) says the Iran war is depleting key US munitions and pulling military assets from the Indo Pacific, potentially weakening deterrence against China as concerns over Taiwan grow. While on Bloomberg This Weekend, the Illinois Democrat also criticized the administration's trade fight with Canada and Venezuela oil policy while calling for more US assistance to Nepal following catastrophic flooding.
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TransDigm Group: A Premium Option For Private-Equity-Like Exposure
TransDigm Group is a buy as valuation lags fundamentals, offering rare relative value versus HEICO and historical multiples. TDG's Q3 saw 22.5% YoY revenue growth, raised full-year guidance, and continued strong organic growth despite minor margin dilution from acquisitions. The business model's high-margin, recurring aftermarket exposure supports elevated leverage and robust free cash flow, justifying its premium.
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Microsoft: A High-Quality AI Name That Is No Longer Misunderstood
Microsoft delivered exceptional Q4 results, with Azure annual revenue surpassing $100 billion and growth accelerating to 43% year-over-year. MSFT funds its AI and cloud build-out entirely from robust free cash flows, distinguishing itself from peers facing negative or weaker cash generation. Cloud gross margins have declined for four quarters, and management forecasts modest operating margin compression in FY27, with stabilization catalysts emerging.
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Chainlink records 9 integrations across 5 services and chains in latest weekly push
Chainlink's consistent integration growth signals increased institutional trust and potential demand for its services, impacting LINK's market dynamics. Chainlink records 9 integrations across 5 services and chains in latest weekly push.
Why My 3 Worst Picks Beat The S&P 500 In Retirement
Internet total return charts assume 100% reinvestment and zero withdrawals, a luxury working investors have that retirees living off their savings do not. The "D-List" Stress Test: A look at three individually underperforming picks that absorbed multiple dividend cuts, suspensions, and a +50% drop in share prices for two of the three holdings. When you start assuming withdrawals, even "bad" income picks outperform a portfolio forced to sell at low prices.
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Monster insider trading alert for Nvidia stock as this executive dumps 67% of all sales YTD
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) insiders have collectively sold more than $664 million worth of stock in 2026, with one executive accounting for the vast majority of those transactions.
NVDA 
Wall Street Brunch: Jobs And More AI Litmus Test Earnings
August jobs report is pivotal for Fed policy; strong data could cement a September rate hike amid rising odds. Broadcom (AVGO) faces elevated downside risk ahead of earnings due to high AI expectations; covered calls are advised for downside protection.
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Veteran Bitcoin developer Luke Dashjr exits OCEAN pool – Will hash power follow him to new pool?
OCEAN still represented 2.45% of trailing-day blocks after buying out its co-founder, while CONVOY disclosed no operational footprint.
I Agree, 'Saaspocalypse Is Nonsense'- 3 Stocks I'm Buying
CrowdStrike and Salesforce earnings propelled IGV above June highs, confirming software sector outperformance versus SMH and the S&P 500 since May. CRWD defended its premium valuation with record Net New ARR, accelerating revenue, and raised full-year growth forecasts, supporting a bullish outlook despite high multiples. Salesforce's earnings also strengthened the case for ServiceNow (NOW), with AI-driven ACV surpassing $1B and strong large-customer growth, making pullbacks to the 20WMA attractive entry points.
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Meta's AI Strategy Is Misunderstood By The Market
Meta is rated a Strong Buy, driven by a robust ad business, high margins, and a defensible moat. META's hyperscaling capex is justified by clear ROI in ad engagement and recommendation models, with ARPP up 24% and revenue up 27% in Q2 2026. AI investments, including LLMs and recommendation models, are materially improving engagement and monetization, despite Meta lagging in the LLM/cloud race.
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Google Maps Now Displays ‘Lake America' After Trump's Executive Order Amid U.S.-Canada Trade War
Google Maps users in the United States will now see the name “Lake America” instead of “Lake Ontario,” the company said on Saturday, two days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming the body of water amid an ongoing trade war with Canada.
GOOG 
‘We're Back,' Says Saylor: Is Strategy About to Buy Bitcoin Again?
The company hasn't announced a new BTC purchase in well over two months.
‘We're Back': Michael Saylor Hints Strategy May Buy Bitcoin Again
Michael Saylor has revived speculation about Strategy's next bitcoin move with a cryptic “We're Back” message and holdings chart. The post followed a buying pause while the company accumulated $6.69 billion in dollar liquidity. Saylor Revives Strategy's Bitcoin Purchase Mystery Speculation over a renewed bitcoin purchase emerged Sunday after Strategy Inc.
British Investor Recovers 61 Bitcoin Worth £3.3 Million After 12-Year Legal Battle
UK investor reclaims 61 BTC lost since 2014 exchange collapse with legal help.
Where Will the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Be in 20 Years? Here's What History Suggests.
Over the past 100 years, the S&P 500 has generated an average annual return of roughly 10%. If the index can achieve that over the next 20 years, investors would see their money grow by nearly six times.
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Solana whales buy $41.5M in SOL – Can price reclaim $110?
A Solana whale bought 76,856 SOL worth $8 million from Hyperliquid.
What new tariff walls in U.S.-Canada trade war mean for the economy's critical metals
Metals and materials stocks surged early in the week on the eruption of a new trade war, with the U.S. imposing 50% tariffs on around $20 billion worth of imports from Canada, its second-biggest trading partner after Mexico, and Canada retaliating with equal trade measures. Metals like steel have had a strong year, buoyed not only by tariffs protecting domestic producers, but also AI data center construction.
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XRP ETF Faces $1B Challenge as Solana Fund Hits Milestone
Solana's ETF crossed $1 billion in assets, while no XRP ETF has reached the mark. Here's why yield could be the key difference.
Sber Embraces Crypto Loans with USDT and Ether, Leaving Digital Ruble Behind
What happened Russia's biggest bank is moving into crypto — fast.
Getting Paid to Extend: The Case for Muni Duration
Treasury's pivot toward long-bond buybacks gives duration buyers their first clear green light in months — and the November midterms may add a second leg. Key takeaways Treasury's decision to at least double 10- to 30-year buybacks is a policy signal, not a technical footnote.
AMT 
UFOX: Expensive, High Beta Portfolio Of Space And Connective Tech Names Is A Hold
Defiance Space and Connective Tech ETF receives a Hold rating due to its high-growth, high-beta, and richly priced portfolio, which amplifies risk. With a strategy combining connective tech and space themes, UFOX has a factor mix that is less balanced than QQQM's or IVV's, leading to weaker risk-adjusted return prospects. UFOX's portfolio is heavily weighted towards information technology, lacks defensive sectors, and is dominated by expensive, interest rate-sensitive equities.
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