Markets are ending the day on edge as sharp moves ripple across stocks, commodities, and crypto. AMD slumped despite an earnings beat, underscoring how unforgiving investors have become around AI expectations. Oil prices jumped as US–Iran tensions flared back into focus, while gold and silver staged a violent rebound after last week’s washout. In crypto,
Argentina, Guyana, and Brazil are on track to spearhead Latin American oil production growth in 2026, though the potential reintegration of Venezuelan output casts uncertainty over the region’s long-term capital expenditure outlook, Rystad Energy said in its latest update. Despite the supermajors’ long-term caution regarding underwriting risks in Venezuela, the country is seeing increased engagement
British oil major Shell reported its weakest quarterly profit in nearly five years on Thursday, a slump attributed to a softer crude price environment and unfavorable tax adjustments in the fourth quarter. Crude oil prices hovered around $60 per barrel in the last quarter of 2025 as oversupply concerns dampened sentiments among investors. Q4 earnings
Wars like the Russia-Ukraine one don’t end when diplomats sit down. They end when pressure becomes harder to absorb than compromise. 4 years later, Russia and Ukraine are still fighting, still talking, and still testing how much strain their systems can take before something gives. The battlefield has frozen into lines, but the conflict itself
Polygon’s POL is one of the best performers among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap. The coin takes a breather above $0.11 after adding 11% to its value in the last 24 hours. The rally comes as Polygon recorded its largest monthly burn of more than 25 million POL tokens in January. This latest
Brazil’s central bank signalled it is ready to start reducing interest rates in March but insisted borrowing must remain expensive and decision-making regarding the magnitude and length of the easing cycle must be gradual, based on incoming macroeconomic data. Policymakers maintained the benchmark Selic rate at 15% for the fifth straight time, and the guidance was
After a roller-coaster start to 2026, both gold and silver prices plummeted in the last couple of trading sessions. But, prices have started to rise again on Tuesday as gold surged more than 6%, while silver nearly 14% from Monday’s close. Experts believe that prices are likely to stabilise and even recover further, especially for
US equities were mixed on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 trading modestly higher as gains in Palantir Technologies and a rebound in gold and silver helped support broader sentiment following a strong start to the new trading month. The S&P 500 was up about 0.1% in early trading. The Nasdaq Composite outperformed, rising 0.4%, while
Bitcoin crashed below $78,000 in February 2026, shedding 22% of its value in brutal fashion. The broader crypto market followed suit, with Ethereum and major altcoins bleeding double-digit losses. Yet in the wreckage, stablecoin volumes hit $33 trillion. That’s a 72% surge, driven by USDC moving $18.3 trillion and USDT handling $13.3 trillion. The contrast
Bitcoin fell sharply in early Saturday afternoon trading in New York, sliding below the $80,000 mark to levels last seen in April 2025, as geopolitical shocks and fragile market structure combined to accelerate losses. Geopolitical shock hits risk appetite The move extended a drawdown that has now wiped more than 30% off the value of