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Bitcoin touches $80,000 as Project Freedom shifts Iran war sentiment
Bitcoin touched $80,000 in overnight trading, its highest since late January, as President Trump announced Project Freedom to secure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The cryptocurrency has gained roughly 20 per cent since the US-Iran conflict began, outperforming equities and gold.
CommoditiesGold pushes toward $4,800 as oil slide and lower yields fuel rally
Spot gold traded near $4,750 per ounce late Friday, within striking distance of the $4,800 mark, as a sharp selloff in crude oil eased inflation expectations and pulled US Treasury yields lower. The move tees up a test of the 50-day moving average at $4,780.
MarketsS&P 500 and Nasdaq hit records as chipmakers surge, jobs beat
The S&P 500 closed at a record 7,398.93 and the Nasdaq at an all-time high of 26,247.08 on Friday, extending both indices' winning streak to six weeks as an AI chip rally and a stronger-than-expected April jobs report powered the advance.
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Strategy CEO Phong Le says bitcoin sales hinge on maths over equity
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Moscow Exchange to launch SOL, XRP, TRX futures May 14
Estonia regulator warns Zondacrypto over missing MiCA white paper
South Korea crypto accounts top 11.1 million as growth slows to 3%
Kinross (KGC) Q1 free cash flow tops $840m on doubled gold-price margins
Gundlach urges 20% cash, 20% commodities as 2026 Fed cuts fade
Bitcoin resistance at $86,000 and $93,000 mirrors three prior cycles, analyst says
US judge declines to rubber-stamp Musk's $1.5M SEC settlement over Twitter stake
Rackspace Technology (RXT) Q1 revenue beats; stock surges 55% on AMD AI cloud deal
Live Nation Q1 revenue beats; $450m legal charge tips quarter to loss
Estee Lauder Q3 EPS beats 40% as China, fragrance drive margin rebound
Fed is running out of reasons to cut rates
Marriott Q1 earnings beat lifts shares as travel demand holds; RevPAR outlook raised
BlackRock files for tokenized money-market funds on Ethereum, targets stablecoin reserves
