Business News
- SpaceX confidentially files for IPO, setting stage for record offering
Elon Musk's SpaceX is reportedly targeting a valuation of around $1.75 trillion in its forthcoming IPO.
- Parents with student loans are running out of time to secure forgiveness and affordable payments
Parents with student debt still have time to consolidate their loans and preserve their access to affordable repayment plans and debt forgiveness.
- Intel shares jump 10% after buying back Ireland chip fab in sign of renewed strength
The semiconductor company will now wholly own Fab 34 after spending $14.2 billion to repurchase the 49% stake it sold to Apollo Global Management two years ago.
- Eli Lilly opposes push to pass Trump's drug pricing deals into law, CEO says
Eli Lilly opposes the White House's push to codify "most favored nation" drug pricing into law, CEO Dave Ricks said in an interview with CNBC.
- Trump says he's considering pulling U.S. out of 'paper tiger' NATO
The president's comments are the latest threat to America's allies after their reluctance to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- Labour must get out of its own way
The government’s approach to policymaking has been self-defeating
- Labour must get out of its own way
The government’s approach to policymaking has been self-defeating
- Eli Lilly wins US approval for weight-loss drug in pill form
New drug Foundayo sets up battle with Novo Nordisk for oral obesity drugs
- Eli Lilly wins US approval for weight-loss drug in pill form
New drug Foundayo sets up battle with Novo Nordisk for oral obesity drugs
- US Supreme Court signals doubts over Trump’s birthright citizenship challenge
President attends proceedings as justices question his attempt to reinterpret the Constitution’s 14th Amendment
Crypto News
- Naoris launches post-quantum blockchain as quantum security risks gain attention
Naoris Protocol has launched a post-quantum layer-1 blockchain designed to protect transactions against future cryptographic vulnerabilities.
- Strategy set to resume buying Bitcoin via STRC: Will BTC price hit $80K?
Michael Saylor's Strategy has raised funds to purchase at least 1,111 BTC this week, increasing the odds of sending prices higher in April.
- Gen Z turns Bitcoin into a solid portfolio diversifier
Gen Z embraces Bitcoin despite acknowledged volatility. Younger investors treat crypto risk as portfolio diversification rather than pure speculation.
- Bitcoin snaps 5-month losing streak: Key BTC price levels to watch in April
Bitcoin ended its longest monthly losing streak since 2018 with a green March candle, sparking hopes of a powerful rebound similar to past cycles.
- Bitcoin ETFs post $1.3B in March inflows, first monthly gain of 2026
US spot Bitcoin ETFs ended Q1 in the red, with about $500 million of net outflows despite March inflows, as sentiment remained weak amid geopolitical tensions.
- Bitcoin’s drawdown is ‘less dramatic’ this cycle, Fidelity says
A shallower Bitcoin drawdown than previous cycles "indicates a maturing market with reduced volatility and stronger institutional confidence," said Nick Ruck, director of LVRG Research.
- New Hampshire’s Bitcoin-backed bond gets Moody's rating
Moody's assigned a provisional Ba2 rating to New Hampshire’s bond project, placing it below investment grade, as it cited Bitcoin’s volatility.
- Researchers say quantum computers could, in theory, be ready by 2030
New research from Caltech and Oratomic, a Caltech-linked startup, says quantum computers of the future may be closer to reality.
- Bitcoin, stocks soar as markets respond to chance of US and Israel-Iran war ending
Bitcoin held above $68,000 as investors reacted to signs Trump may seek a quicker end to the Iran war, though traders remain cautious.
- Crypto Fear & Greed Index stuck on ‘extreme fear,’ but is there a silver lining?
The Crypto Fear and Greed Index remains pinned in the "extreme fear" zone, but Bitcoin’s lengthy consolidation phase above the $60,000 support may be a positive sign.
General News
- ‘This is an apartheid regime’: Critics decry Israel’s new death penalty law
Celebrations in the Israeli parliament mark the passing of legislation intended to apply to Palestinians only.
- Iranian officials ‘laugh’ at Trump’s claim Iran wants a ceasefire
A senior Iranian official has laughed in response to US President Donald Trump's claim that Iran asked for a ceasefire.
- Kenya’s tea industry suffers crisis caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran
Kenyan tea farmers are facing a crisis after the US-Israeli war on Iran disrupted key export routes to the Middle East.
- History’s biggest census: Why India’s new population count is controversial
The population count, which was delayed by five years, will include caste enumeration for the first time in a century.
- UK to host meeting of 35 countries on reopening Strait of Hormuz
Before talks with 35 countries, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says reopening strait 'will not be easy'.
- What can nations do to make up for the ongoing energy shortfall?
The Middle East conflict has cut off 20 percent of the world's fuel supply. Countries are scrambling for alternatives.
- Russia says will continue helping Cuba after first oil shipment arrives
Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova also called on the US to lift its energy blockade on the island nation.
- Mojtaba Khamenei’s rumoured injury or death won’t change Iran’s trajectory
His father, Ali Khamenei, built the supreme leader's office into an institution that does not depend on a single leader.
- Iran War: What a Marine Expeditionary Unit is – and other US military terms
The US has deployed thousands of additional Marines and airborne troops to the Middle East since the Iran war began.
- Iran denies Trump’s claim Iranian president requested ceasefire
Donald Trump says US will continue 'blasting Iran into oblivion' until Strait of Hormuz is reopened.













