US stock indices moved lower on Thursday as rising oil prices and higher Treasury yields renewed concerns about inflation and geopolitical tensions, while investors evaluated whether Nvidia delivered enough upside to justify its elevated valuation after another strong earnings report. The S&P 500 fell 0.48%, while the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.56%. The Dow Jones Industrial
Blockchain.com has confidentially filed for an initial public offering in the United States, the cryptocurrency exchange said on Thursday, marking another potential public market debut from the digital asset sector. Confidential filings with the US securities regulator allow companies to prepare for initial public offerings away from public market scrutiny. The process enables firms to
Oil prices surged more than 3% on Thursday after Iran’s supreme leader ordered that enriched uranium must remain inside the country, a move seen as complicating fragile peace talks with the US. The directive heightened geopolitical uncertainty, keeping crude markets volatile as supply disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz persist. Prices jump on nuclear standoff
Shares of TGT rose on Wednesday after the retailer reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings and raised its full-year sales outlook, signaling that its turnaround strategy is beginning to gain traction despite ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty. Target stock gained about 1.5% in premarket trading to $129.18 after the company posted first-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.71 per share on
US stocks moved higher on Wednesday as investors piled back into semiconductor shares ahead of highly anticipated quarterly results from chip giant Nvidia, while easing Treasury yields and lower oil prices helped stabilize broader market sentiment. The S&P 500 rose about 0.26%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained roughly 0.61% after both indexes suffered three consecutive
Real, a Layer 1 blockchain focused on institutional-scale real-world asset tokenization, has signed a memorandum of understanding with iExec to explore privacy-preserving infrastructure for tokenized assets. The collaboration will examine how institutional RWA issuance, distribution, and on-chain financial operations can be carried out while maintaining confidentiality, compliance, and auditability. Real supports the full lifecycle of
Coins.ph has expanded its QRPh crypto payment functionality to include Bitcoin and Ethereum, extending a system that already supports stablecoin payments such as USDT. The integration allows users to make payments at an estimated 700,000 QRPh-enabled merchants across the Philippines by scanning the national QR code standard developed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. At
Intuit is laying off around 3,000 employees globally, or roughly 17% of its workforce, as the software company restructures operations and intensifies its focus on artificial intelligence initiatives. The job cuts were disclosed in an internal memo sent by Chief Executive Sasan Goodarzi to employees on Wednesday and reviewed by Reuters. According to the memo,
Plug Power, a company that was on the verge of bankruptcy, has staged a strong comeback this year and is beating the broader market. It has jumped by 51% this year and by over 330% in the last 12 months. This surge has brought its market cap to over $5.3 billion, even as the short
Income-focused investors are in a real dilemma as government bond yields surge amid the rising inflation rate in the United States. Do they invest in the blue-chip Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) or invest in the higher-yielding JPMorgan Premium Income ETF (JEPI). JEPI, SCHD, and 10-year government bonds Bond investors argue that yields are