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UK regulator enters final stage of crypto rules consultation

The UK’s financial watchdog has entered the final phase of consultations on a sweeping set of proposed crypto regulations, marking a key milestone in the government’s efforts to bring digital assets firmly within the country’s regulatory framework. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said on Friday it is seeking feedback on 10 proposed rules for the

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Spire Healthcare shares surge 20% after confirming talks with buyout firms

Shares in Spire Healthcare surged as much as 20% on Monday after the private hospital operator confirmed it was in preliminary talks with several buyout firms, fuelling expectations of a potential takeover and delisting from the London Stock Exchange. The FTSE 250-listed group said Bridgepoint Advisers and Triton Investments Advisers were “amongst the parties” involved

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Why Wall Street thinks this AI stock could be 2026’s biggest surprise

Micron stock (NASDAQ: MU) has already been one of the biggest winners of the AI boom as demand for advanced memory chips exploded. Yet a growing group of analysts now argues the real surprise may still lie ahead. Their thesis is based on Micron’s sudden clout in high-bandwidth memory (HBM), the specialist memory chips that

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Ripple partners with Riyad Bank’s Jeel to explore blockchain in Saudi Arabia

Ripple, the global blockchain and digital payment company, has announced a strategic partnership with Jeel, the innovation arm of Riyad Bank in Saudi Arabia. Reece Merrick @reece_merrick ·Follow More big news from the Middle East! @Ripple is partnering with @Jeelmovement, the innovation arm of @RiyadBank, to advance Saudi Arabia’s financial future through blockchain innovation 🇸🇦

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Seagate Technology stock hits key resistance ahead of its earnings: buy or sell?

Seagate Technology stock price has gone parabolic in the past few months, helped by the ongoing demand for memory devices as the artificial intelligence industry (AI) boom accelerates. It jumped to a high of $350, up by 452% from its lowest level in April last year. This article explores what to expect ahead of its

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Here are the top catalysts for the TSX Composite Index this week

The TSX Composite Index continued its strong bull run this year and is now hovering at its all-time high. It rose to a record high of $33,145, making it one of the best-performing indices globally.  The blue-chip index, the TSX Index, rose by 32% in the last 12 months, beating the Nasdaq 100, which has

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CoreWeave shares jump as Nvidia buys $2B stake, deepens AI partnership

Shares of cloud infrastructure provider CoreWeave jumped in early trading on Monday after Nvidia said it would buy $2 billion worth of the company’s stock and deepen a partnership aimed at building large-scale artificial intelligence infrastructure over the next decade. Nvidia said it had acquired the stake at $87.20 a share, underscoring what it described

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US stocks open deep in the red: Nasdaq slips around 2%, S&P down 1.4%

US stocks suffered steep losses on Tuesday as President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric over Greenland, threatening sweeping new tariffs on countries opposing the sale of the Danish territory to the United States. The comments sparked a broad risk-off move across markets, driving equities lower, pushing Treasury yields higher and weighing on the US dollar.

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US stocks rebound after Trump’s WEF speech: S&P 500 climbs 0.4%, Dow up 140 pts

US stocks rebounded on Wednesday after President Donald Trump told the World Economic Forum that he would not use military force to acquire Greenland. The speech eased a major geopolitical concern that had rattled global markets and triggered a sharp “sell America” trade a day earlier. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 141 points, or

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US stocks open flat as S&P 500, Nasdaq look set to end volatile week lower

US stocks were mixed on Friday as investors digested two days of gains driven by easing geopolitical tensions and turned their attention to corporate earnings and next week’s Federal Reserve decision. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite hovered around the flatline, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 247 points, or 0.5%, weighed down by

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