Scram News — Financial news, market signals, and crypto in…

GameStop (GME) 2.5bn-share vote arms proposed eBay deal

GameStop's 2.5bn-share vote gives GME new equity capacity for a proposed eBay deal, though financing and regulatory risks remain.

The entrance to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in New York City

US inflation expectations rise to 3.7% in June survey

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters in Washington, D.C.

SEC crypto rules put exchanges and broker-dealers on agenda

Wall Street and New York Stock Exchange imagery ahead of major bank earnings

SpaceX's IPO gives Wall Street banks an earnings tailwind

Economy

The entrance to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in New York City

US inflation expectations rise to 3.7% in June survey

US inflation expectations rose to 3.7 per cent in June, the highest since September 2023, adding pressure to a Fed holding rates at 3.50%-3.75%.

Crypto

Business executive with a bitcoin token in an office, illustrating corporate crypto treasury management.

Strategy (MSTR) flags $8.32bn Q2 bitcoin loss after sale

Vitalik Buterin speaks at the ETHDenver Ethereum conference.

Lean Ethereum roadmap: Buterin maps 3-4 year rebuild

Cryptocurrency tokens representing digital payments and stablecoin competition

Circle shares fall as OUSD tests USDC moat; Ark buys dip

Illustration of stablecoin payment flows and digital dollar infrastructure

Circle (CRCL) ARC token sale raises $20.25M at $3bn valuation

Donald Trump in a file photo used in coverage of his 2025 crypto earnings disclosure.

Trump crypto earnings disclosure reveals at least $1.4bn

Bitcoin mining hardware in a data center, illustrating the sector's shift toward AI infrastructure

Ionic Digital Nasdaq filing follows $400m private raise

Regulation

Markets

A Japanese flag flutters atop the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, December 19, 2025.

Japan borrowing costs hit 30-year high on debt fears

Japan borrowing costs hit 2.83 per cent, the highest since 1996, as debt worries and a still-hawkish BOJ pushed bond yields higher.

Commodities

Oil storage tanks and energy infrastructure illustration for a story on oil prices after U.S. strikes on Iran

Oil jumps after U.S. strikes on Iran threaten Hormuz truce

Hong Kong skyline and Victoria Harbour, illustrating the city behind the new bullion clearing push.

Hong Kong gold clearing system starts trial with 11 banks

A large oil tanker sailing on the ocean with a sunset view.

Hormuz attacks resume, threatening oil's post-truce unwind

Gold and silver

Rosland Capital bankruptcy exposes stress in gold retail

Oil tanker crossing a narrow shipping strait as Gulf crude routes normalize.

OPEC+ raises August quotas as Hormuz flows recover, crude slips

Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura refinery and oil terminal on Saudi Arabia's Gulf coast

Saudi Aramco exports rebound as spot crude sales linger

Deals

Banking

HSBC headquarters with a glass facade under a clear sky

HSBC private-credit pullback adds fresh banking stress

HSBC private-credit pullback points to tighter bank underwriting after a $400 million hit and new strain in fund finance.

Stocks

Close-up of a computer circuit board

DeepSeek AI chip push hits Nvidia, sharpens China race

Apple laptop and iPhone on a desk

Apple tests CXMT chips for China devices as costs rise

Sungrow utility-scale solar inverter equipment

Sungrow plunges 20% on report of possible US ban

Samsung Electronics semiconductor manufacturing line

Samsung, SK Hynix shares fall on $1.3tn capex plan

Close-up of memory chips on a circuit board, illustrating the AI memory boom.

SK Hynix Nasdaq listing lifts shares 11% in AI memory race

Server racks and cabling inside a data centre used for AI workloads.

Micron stock rises on Anthropic AI memory supply deal

Earnings

Analysis

High-voltage electrical substation representing the power infrastructure behind AI data-center leases

Anthropic puts a $19 billion price on AI's power bottleneck

Anthropic-TeraWulf lease gives investors a $19 billion yardstick for AI power scarcity, grid risk and data-center cash flows.