After years of watching fintech startups retreat to private markets and investors turn away from the sector, 2025 delivered an unexpected twist. Circle, Chime, and Klarna, three of the world’s biggest fintech companies, returned to public markets and raised a combined $3.2 billion. The real surprise wasn’t the money. It was what the market demanded
US stocks are inching higher on December 24 after the nation’s GDP growth came in at 4.3% for the third quarter, well above expectations of 3.2% only. The report was delayed due to the extended government shutdown – but the stronger-than-expected data, nonetheless, has reignited debate over the Fed’s next move. For the US
Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) has defied its earnings slump to become the standout US airline stock in 2025. In the first nine months of this year, the air carrier saw its profit crash an alarming 42%. Still, LUV shares are currently up more than 70% versus their year-to-date low in late April. More importantly, Southwest
The USD/JPY exchange rate pulled back after the latest macro data from Japan. It was trading at 156.25, down from this month’s high of 157.83. It has also formed the risky double-top pattern, pointing to more downside in the coming days. Weak Japanese data raises doubts for BoJ rate hikes The USD/JPY exchange rate was
Europe enters 2026 with a positive ending to the year. Inflation is under control, interest rates have stopped moving, and the worst fears of recession have faded. But growth remains thin, uneven, and heavily dependent on where money actually gets spent rather than on any macro lever being pulled. The easy explanations are gone. With
The DAX Index had a strong performance in 2025 as it jumped by 22%, which mirrored the growth of other global indices like the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones indices. It was trading at €24,340, up by 32% from its lowest level in April. However, the index has remained in a narrow range of
Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research and a central figure in the FTX scandal, currently serving time for her role in the multibillion-dollar fallout, is set to be released early next month. According to information from the US Federal Bureau of Prisons, Ellison’s release date is currently listed as January 21, 2026. She has
The artificial intelligence revolution has forced a brutal choice upon the world’s biggest cloud providers. Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Meta have committed an unprecedented $400-plus billion annually to AI infrastructure, a spending surge that has reshaped markets, accelerated semiconductor shortages, and created entirely new vendor dynamics. Yet as 2026 approaches, executives and investors face an
Trust Wallet has confirmed a hack that led to millions of dollars in user funds being drained. What initially appeared as scattered wallet losses quickly hardened into something far more serious: a confirmed supply-chain compromise of Trust Wallet’s official Chrome browser extension. The Christmas Trust Wallet hack The incident traces back to December 24, 2025,
The Solana ecosystem is facing fresh turbulence after USX stablecoin, a synthetic stablecoin issued by Solstice, suffered a sharp but temporary depeg on secondary markets. The incident has reignited concerns around liquidity management, even as the issuer and independent analysts stress that USX’s collateral backing remained intact. Sudden sell pressure rattles secondary markets USX began