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Crypto exchange Kraken confirms it has confidentially filed for an IPO
Kraken is one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges. Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg via Getty Images Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi said Tuesday that the crypto exchange has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, confirming CNBC’s previous reporting on the matter. Sethi’s comments were made at the Semafor World Economy conference in Washington, D.C., […]
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Nvidia stock is on a 10-day winning streak and up 18% over that stretch
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers the keynote address at the GTC AI Conference in San Jose, California, on March 18, 2025. Josh Edelson | Afp | Getty Images Nvidia stock is on a tear, rising more than 18% over the past ten days. It’s the longest winning streak the artificial intelligence chip giant has seen […]
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Prediction markets will grow to $1 trillion by 2030, Bernstein estimates
Key Points Investment firm Bernstein estimates that by 2030, prediction market volumes will surge to roughly $1 trillion. Dollar volumes on the markets surged in 2024, spurred by the U.S. presidential election, then expanded further in 2025 thanks to sports, crypto and macro/political contracts. While a regulatory battle is brewing, Bernstein thinks it’s unlikely to […]
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Jamie Dimon says Anthropic’s Mythos reveals ‘a lot more vulnerabilities’ for cyberattacks
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., right, departs the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Tuesday that while artificial intelligence tools could eventually help companies defend themselves from cyberattacks, they are first making […]
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David Einhorn signals caution as his hedge fund Greenlight prioritizes capital protection
Key Points Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn warned that investors may be underestimating potential downside risks. “It probably won’t surprise anyone that we are again putting capital preservation at the top of our priorities,” Einhorn said in his latest investor letter. Source
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What a United-American merger would mean, from antitrust hurdles to airfare
American Airlines and United Airlines airplanes at the Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey, US, on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Aristide Economopoulos | Bloomberg | Getty Images United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby reportedly floated the idea of a potential tie-up with rival American Airlines to the Trump administration earlier […]
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Treasury Secretary Bessent backs rate cuts but says he understands if the Fed wants to wait
watch now VIDEO1:5801:58 Treasury Secretary Bessent: Fed should wait and see on rate cuts Squawk on the Street Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday expressed confidence that inflation will moderate through the year, giving the Federal Reserve room to cut interest rates. Bessent added, though, that he understands if central bank policymakers take a cautious […]
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Global recession is inevitable if Strait of Hormuz stays shut, says Citadel’s Ken Griffin
Key Points “Let’s assume [the Strait is] shut down for the next six to 12 months — the world’s going to end up in a recession,” said Ken Griffin, CEO of Citadel. “There’s no way to avoid that.” As a result, the world is going to see a massive shift toward alternative fuel sources, including […]
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BP’s new CEO to simplify company structure into upstream, downstream units
FILE PHOTO: Meg O’Neill speaks during a media interview as top energy executives and ministers meet in Houston for the annual Gastech conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., September 17, 2024. Callaghan O’hare | Reuters BP will reorganize into two main business units – upstream and downstream – under new CEO Meg O’Neill, who took the […]
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Investor survey shows most bearishness in 11 months. So the contrarian call is to buy
Investor pessimism has surged to the highest level in nearly a year, a development that could paradoxically signal further gains for risk assets, according to the latest Global Fund Manager Survey from Bank of America. Sentiment fell to its most bearish reading since June 2025, with the bank’s composite measure — based on cash levels, […]
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