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China’s December PMIs: Stabilization, Not Take‑Off

Dec 31, 2025 04:07 am UTC| Insights & Views

December 2025 PMIs of China point to a slight yet significant stabilization of activity. While the non‑manufacturing PMI increased to 52.2, clearly in expansion and its highest level since about April, the official...

Coinbase Premium Plunges: Bitcoin Faces US Demand Drought and Selling Pressure

Dec 30, 2025 17:41 pm UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

Bitcoins Coinbase Premium Index, which monitors the price difference between BTC/USD on the U.S.-centric Coinbase exchange and global standards like Binances USDT pair, has just dropped to -$122its most negative level in...

Precious Metals Crush 2025: Silver Soars 120%+ to Lead Assets Over Gold, Stocks, and Bitcoin

Dec 30, 2025 16:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views

With silver achieving explosive gains of over 120% YTD, driven by its double role as a safe-haven asset and rising industrial demand from industries including solar, EVs, and AI infrastructure, precious metals emerged as...

Altcoin Surge 2025: Privacy and DeFi Stars Deliver Triple-Digit Gains Amid Market Revival

Dec 30, 2025 10:34 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

With extraordinary triple-digit returns in 2025, altcoins grabbed the limelight over other prominent cryptocurrencies like XRP (3750% YTD) and TRON (32%). Leading the pack was WFI, soaring 821.9% to a $199 million market...

Bitcoin 2026 Outlook: Bulls Eye $250K Moonshot, Bears Brace for $10K Crash

Dec 30, 2025 09:44 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

With bullish estimates ranging from $150,000 to $250,000 driven by explosive ETF inflows projected to exceed $125 billion, aggressive corporate treasury accumulation exemplified by Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), and...

Strategy's Bitcoin Blitz: Capping 2025 with Record Accumulation

Dec 30, 2025 07:56 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy ended the year 2025 on a good note. They bought a lot of Bitcoin 1,229 to be exact between December 22 and December 28. The total cost was $108.8 million. This means they paid an...

Solana's Alpenglow Upgrade: Dawn of Sub-Second Finality and Bullish Momentum

Dec 29, 2025 18:01 pm UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

The revolutionary consensus overhauling ofAlpenglow With new Votor for fast vote propagation and Rotor for effective block dissemination, Solanas Alpenglow upgrade represents a historic change in its core design by...

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Economy

Canada’s Trade Deficit Jumps in November as Exports Slide and Firms Diversify Away From U.S.

Canada recorded a sharp increase in its monthly international trade deficit in November as merchandise exports fell significantly, highlighting ongoing challenges tied to trade diversification and U.S. tariff uncertainty....

U.S. Eases Venezuela Oil Sanctions to Boost American Investment After Maduro Ouster

The Trump administration has eased select sanctions on Venezuelas oil industry, signaling a major policy shift aimed at encouraging U.S. investment following the ouster of President Nicolás Maduro earlier this...

Oil Prices Surge Toward Biggest Monthly Gains in Years Amid Middle East Tensions

Oil prices are heading for their largest monthly gains in years as escalating Middle East tensions fuel concerns over potential supply disruptions, particularly involving Iran, one of the worlds largest OPEC producers....

Indonesia Stocks Face Fragile Sentiment After MSCI Warning and Market Rout

Indonesia stocks are set for a cautious start as investor sentiment remains fragile following a sharp market selloff triggered by concerns raised by MSCI. The Jakarta Composite Index suffered its steepest two-day decline...

Asian Stocks Waver as Trump Signals Fed Pick, Shutdown Deal and Tech Earnings Stir Markets

Asian stock markets were volatile in early Friday trading as investors reacted to fresh signals from U.S. President Donald Trump on government funding and monetary policy, alongside mixed corporate earnings from major U.S....

Politics

Trump Threatens Aircraft Tariffs as U.S.-Canada Jet Certification Dispute Escalates

U.S. President Donald Trump has intensified trade tensions with Canada by announcing the decertification of Bombardier Global Express business jets and threatening steep new tariffs on Canadian-made aircraft. In a...

Trump Warns UK and Canada Against Deepening Business Ties With China

U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a strong warning to the United Kingdom and Canada over expanding business cooperation with China, describing such moves as very dangerous during a recent public appearance. His...

Faith Leaders Arrested on Capitol Hill During Protest Against Trump Immigration Policies and ICE Funding

Dozens of faith leaders were arrested on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., after staging a protest against President Donald Trumps immigration policies and calling for funding restrictions on U.S. Immigration and Customs...

Democrats Question Intelligence Chief’s Role in FBI Georgia Election Raid

Top Democrats on the U.S. Senate and House intelligence committees are demanding answers after Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was present during a recent FBI raid on an election facility in Georgia, an...

Trump Threatens 50% Tariff on Canadian Aircraft Amid Escalating U.S.-Canada Trade Dispute

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday escalated tensions with Canada by announcing plans to impose a 50% tariff on all Canadian-made aircraft sold in the United States, citing Canadas refusal to certify several jets...

Science

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Technology

Apple Faces Margin Pressure as Memory Chip Prices Surge Amid AI Boom

Apple is beginning to feel the strain from rapidly rising memory chip prices, a challenge that is expected to intensify in the current quarter as the global semiconductor market pivots toward artificial intelligence...

Apple Earnings Beat Expectations as iPhone Sales Surge to Four-Year High

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) delivered a strong fiscal first-quarter 2026 earnings report, comfortably beating Wall Street expectations on both profit and revenue, driven by its strongest iPhone sales growth in more than four...

OpenAI Reportedly Eyes Late-2026 IPO Amid Rising Competition and Massive Funding Needs

OpenAI is reportedly accelerating preparations for a potential initial public offering (IPO), with plans to go public by the fourth quarter of 2026, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing people familiar with the...

Sandisk Stock Soars After Blowout Earnings and AI-Driven Outlook

Sandisk shares surged more than 15% in after-hours trading on Thursday after the data storage and memory solutions company delivered a fiscal second-quarter earnings report that significantly exceeded Wall Street...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Explores Merger Options With Tesla or xAI, Reports Say

Elon Musks SpaceX is reportedly exploring potential merger and consolidation options with Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) or artificial intelligence startup xAI, according to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the...