Business News
- Here's our price target and rating on Qnity, our newest stock to ride the AI chip boom
The former DuPont electronics business offers investors plenty to like.
- Democratic leader offers deal to reopen government but Republicans sneer
The U.S. government shutdown has dragged on for 38 days because of a dispute over whether ACA tax credits should be included in a stop-gap funding bill.
- $1.7 trillion-dollar ETF giant State Street says 401(k) market about to face new low-cost challenger
State Street SPDR ETFs are coming to 401(k) market in new low-cost, economies of scale challenge to the mutual fund status quo that dominates retirement plans.
- Fed's Miran says stablecoin surge could help push interest rates lower
The central banker said the Fed might need to lower its own policy rate to avoid unintentionally slowing the economy.
- Tech stocks head for worst week since April after $900bn AI sell-off
Nasdaq has fallen 3.4% this week as investors worry about sky-high valuations
- Tech stocks head for worst week since April after $900bn AI sell-off
Nasdaq has fallen 3.4% this week as investors worry about sky-high valuations
- Airlines cancel more than 700 U.S. flights as FAA-ordered shutdown cuts begin
The cuts were ordered as air traffic controllers have missed their paychecks due to the government shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history.
- SNAP benefits: Trump admin tells states it will fully fund food stamps as appeal continues
The Trump administration tried not to pay for any food stamps in November because of the government shutdown. It now proposes partial SNAP benefits.
- Millions more Americans could access obesity drugs after Trump's deals with Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk
Medicare will start covering obesity drugs for the first time, which could open access to millions of seniors and spur more private insurers to follow suit.
- Trump pardons New York baseball star Darryl Strawberry for tax evasion conviction
President Donald Trump has pardoned multiple high-profile figures since returning to the White House, including Binance founder Changpeng Zhao.
Crypto News
- Don't blame ETFs, BTC sell-off 'coming from inside the house': Analyst
Outflows from Bitcoin ETFs over the last month have been relatively small despite October's historic market crash that slashed prices by 20%.
- My First Bitcoin ends El Salvador program, pivots to global BTC education
The Bitcoin education initiative is closing its local operations and rebranding for a global mission, shifting from teaching students in El Salvador to training educators worldwide.
- New Bitcoin highs could take 2 to 6 months but data says it’s worth the wait: Analysis
Bitcoin dropped 20% from its all-time high, leaving analysts split on whether a slow recovery or a fresh parabolic price breakout will happen in the next few months.
- Balancer exploit and Stream contagion expose DeFi’s fragile core: Finance Redefined
Balancer and Stream Finance incidents totaling over $200 million shook DeFi as RedStone and major Ethereum protocols launched reform initiatives.
- Bitcoin Coinbase Premium hits 7-month low but traders spot a silver lining
Bitcoin dipped below $100,000 as the Coinbase Premium hit a seven-month low, signaling weak US demand. Meanwhile, onchain data hints that short-term holders may be buying the dip.
- Strategy prices new STRE preferred shares to fund Bitcoin accumulation
The company continues to offer corporate debt securities and equities to finance its Bitcoin acquisitions despite recent troubles.
- Polymarket rife with ‘artificial trading,’ Columbia University researchers find
A Columbia study found that up to 60% of Polymarket’s volume may stem from wash trading, raising new concerns about artificial activity in prediction markets.
- Price predictions 11/7: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, ADA, HYPE, LINK, ZEC
Bitcoin bulls have held the price above the critical $100,000 support level, but a shallow bounce increases the risk of a breakdown. Will altcoins gain ground while BTC searches for direction?
- What happens if ETH stops being deflationary and XRP becomes the global liquidity benchmark?
Is ETH’s deflationary edge fading? Could XRP’s speed, compliance and liquidity network make it the next global bridge in digital finance?
- Commonware secures $25M from Tempo as Stripe, Paradigm deepen blockchain bet
Tempo leads an investment round in startup Commonware to advance blockchain infrastructure for real-world payments.
General News
- Brazil Supreme Court panel rejects Bolsonaro’s prison sentence appeal
Brazil's top court rejects Bolsonaro's coup sentence appeal, affirming his 27-year penalty for post-election power grab.
- US removes Syrian president from global ‘terrorist’ sanctions list
US has rolled back sanctions that could complicate Syria's efforts to rebuild following years of devastating civil war.
- Why Mo Amer jokes to survive
Mo Amer built a career turning identity into comedy, but as politics intensify, can humour still cut through?
- Former British soldier contests extradition over alleged Kenya murder
The UK's National Crime Agency says suspect was a former soldier who was arrested on Thursday by specialist officers.
- US airlines begin cancelling flights amid government shutdown
US airlines have begun cancelling flights because of a federal government shutdown.
- Pakistan says Afghanistan talks deadlocked after deadly border clashes
Afghan official says four Afghan civilians were killed and five others wounded in border clashes.
- UN sounds alarm over rising hunger crisis in eastern DR Congo
WFP says a 'deepening hunger crisis' is unfolding and that it may have to pause food aid due to record low funding.
- What if … the United Nations was disbanded next Friday?
Experts tell Al Jazeera what would happen if the world decided to get rid of its core institution next week.
- Honda profits tumble as Trump tariffs weigh on the carmaker
The Tokyo-based company said that strong motorcycle sales offset bigger losses.
- United States skips UN review of its human rights record
US joins Israel as only other country to not show for mandatory process scrutinising rights record of UN member states.











