- Mizuho shares slide 7% after denying decision on reported Rakuten Bank investment shift
Shares of Mizuho Financial Group fell over 7% Monday, after the company said it has not made decision yet on investment in Rakuten Bank.
- Asia-Pacific markets mostly fall as Trump’s Iran warning stokes fresh oil supply fears
Asia-Pacific markets fell as investors weighed renewed geopolitical tensions after Donald Trump warned Iran to "get moving, FAST."
- South Korea market volatility nears record high after $13 billion foreign investor selloff
South Korea's stock market volatility surged near record highs on Monday after foreign investors dumped $13.2 billion worth of local equities last week.
- China's April economic data underwhelms, with retail sales growth slowing to lowest since 2022
China's economy stumbled in April with consumption, industrial output and investment growth missing expectations.
- China’s industrial production growth slows
Retail sales growth flat as weak domestic demand saps momentum for world’s second-largest economy
- China’s industrial production growth slows
Retail sales growth flat as weak domestic demand saps momentum for world’s second-largest economy
- White House touts deals on soybeans and rare earths after Trump-Xi summit, while China talks up tariff cuts
The meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping last week yielded new pacts, though the sides have provided differing details.
- Oil jumps as Trump warns 'Clock is Ticking' for Iran, fanning fears of escalation in conflict
Trump's warning to Iran over the weekend signals that the impasse between Washington and Tehran over ending the war could deteriorate into resumption of armed conflict.
- Vox becomes kingmaker as Sánchez suffers defeat in Spanish regional election
Rightwing populists emerge as prospective coalition partner for conservative People’s Party in Andalusia
- Vox becomes kingmaker as Sánchez suffers defeat in Spanish regional election
Rightwing populists emerge as prospective coalition partner for conservative People’s Party in Andalusia
- SBI, Rakuten, Nomura line up to launch crypto investment trusts: Report
Japan’s biggest brokerages are racing to bring crypto investment trusts to retail investors, as regulators move to formally allow crypto-holding funds by 2028.
- Bitcoin slides below $79K on macro fears: Can fixed-income outflows save it?
While macro pain and Iran war uncertainty drag Bitcoin below $79K, fixed-income market outflows could trigger a medium-term Bitcoin rebound.
- Italy’s largest bank more than doubles crypto holdings to $235M in Q1: Report
Intesa Sanpaolo grew its crypto holdings from $100 million to $235 million in Q1 2026, making first-time moves into Ethereum and XRP while nearly exiting Solana entirely.
- Michael Saylor floated Bitcoin sales idea to avoid 'impairing' the asset
Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor said that continuing to use the “never sell” Bitcoin mantra could ultimately undermine the very asset his company is built around.
- Strategy to repurchase $1.5B of 2029 convertible notes
The notes carry a 0% coupon, but can be converted into equity in the company if holders choose to redeem their notes for shares.
- Bitcoin analysis sees 'bear trap' as BTC price passes two-week lows under $78K
Bitcoin fell below $78,000 for the first time since the start of May, but traders refused to give up hope of a BTC price rebound coming next.
- Spot Bitcoin ETFs bleed $1B in a week, snapping six-week inflow run
Spot Bitcoin ETFs shed $1 billion in a single week as capital rotated toward AI stocks and macro uncertainty weighed on sentiment, ending a six-week run that had pulled in $3.4 billion.
- US CLARITY Act brings ‘major spike of euphoria’ to Bitcoin: Santiment
Santiment warned that the crypto market “typically” moves against crowd expectations, pointing to a recent rise in bullish sentiment driven by renewed momentum around the US CLARITY Act.
- Price predictions 5/15: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, HYPE, ADA, ZEC, BCH
Sellers have pulled Bitcoin back below the $79,000 level, but buying may emerge as the price nears the $76,000 support.
- Bitcoin price dives under $79K as US bond market triggers 3% BTC price rout
Bitcoin joined stocks in a sell-off over US bond yields as BTC price action eyed its lowest levels for May after giving up gains.
- US says China to buy billions in agricultural goods after Trump-Xi talks
China will buy 'at least' $17bn worth of US agricultural goods annually, the White House says.
- Moment of collision between two Navy jets at Idaho air show
Two US Navy jets collided during an air show at Mountain Home AFB.
- Israel launches strikes on southern Lebanon despite extending ‘ceasefire’
Al Jazeera’s Obaida Hitto reports from Tyre in southern Lebanon on the latest Israeli strikes in the region.
- How ISWAP and Boko Haram are reshaping the Lake Chad Basin
Communities in the Lake Chad Basin face rising violence amid economic hardship and weak governance.
- Iran war live: Trump threatens Tehran; Saudi, UAE report drone attacks
Peace talks remain deadlocked as drones hit sites in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
- Pakistan interior minister holds talks with Iranian president in Tehran
Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran
- Trump holds prayer rally to ‘rededicate’ US as ‘one nation under God’
Critics have denounced the event as a blurring of the separation of church and state mandated by the US Constitution.
- ‘Won’t be anything left’: Trump issues threat to Iran amid stalled talks
The US president has pressured Iran to concede to demands including dismantling nuclear programme and missile stocks.
- Israel kills at least five in Lebanon after ‘ceasefire’ extended
At least five people have been killed in Israeli air attacks on several locations in southern and eastern Lebanon.
- DRC struggling to contain Ebola outbreak as cases spread
The Democratic Republic of Congo has faced repeated Ebola outbreaks.