Bitcoin, Ether, Dogecoin Surge Spurs $500M in Short Liquidations
Nearly $530 million in shorts, or bets on lower prices, booked losses amid a general unwinding of leveraged bets.
Strike CEO Mallers to Lead Bitcoin Investment Company Backed by Tether, Softbank, Brandon Lutnick
Crypto power players back $3B bitcoin SPAC as Trump-era policies spark new wave of institutional bets.
Truck maker Volvo cuts North America market outlook amid tariff uncertainty after Q1 profit falls
(Reuters) -Truck maker Volvo reported a bigger-than-expected fall in first-quarter profit on Wednesday and lowered its North America lorry market outlook, pointing to increased uncertainty around tariffs and their impact on global trade. The Swedish group said it now sees the North American heavy truck market at 275,000 new vehicles this year. Volvo repeated a market outlook for 290,000 new heavy trucks in Europe, adding however that current market conditions meant forecasts were subject to significant uncertainty.
Morning Bid: Trump's Fed backflip sets off relief rally
Listening to President Trump on Tuesday, it's as if all the vitriol towards Fed boss Jay Powell - the threats, the name calling - was some crazy misunderstanding. Trump now says he had "no intention of firing him" and was just gently angling for a rate cut or two. In the same news conference, Trump said the exorbitant levies on Chinese goods following a rapid tit-for-tat trade war escalation - so high that the actual numbers became irrelevant - will soon be "substantially" lower.
KMX Q1 Earnings: CarMax Matches Revenue Expectations, Misses Profit Targets Amid Shifting Market Dynamics
Used automotive vehicle retailer Carmax (NYSE:KMX) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 6.7% year on year to $6 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.60 per share was 8.6% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
Watch These Tesla Levels as Stock Rises After Musk Says DOGE Role Will Diminish
Tesla shares jumped more than 5% in extended trading on Tuesday as CEO Elon Musk’s comments during the EV maker’s earnings call overshadowed quarterly results that came in well below Wall Street expectations. Monitor these key chart levels.
Trump says crypto needs regulatory certainty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the crypto industry needs regulatory certainty and clear rules of the road that Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins will work on providing. "He's the perfect man to lead this agency at a time when crypto innovators are urgently in need of and they want so badly, they want it to happen, regulatory certainty and clear rules of the road," Trump said, speaking at Atkins' swearing in as the SEC chairman.
Bitcoin Shows 12% Growth, Shifting From Nasdaq to Gold-Like Behavior Amid Growing Recession Fear
Bitcoin has been showing resilience amidst global economic concerns, particularly the ongoing U.S.-China trade tensions.
Fartcoin Surges to $1.08 Billion Market Cap, Overtakes Bonk as Second-Largest Meme Coin on Solana
Fartcoin, a meme token built on the Solana blockchain, has surged past Bonk to become the second-largest meme coin on the network.
Oil prices fall nearly 2%, sources say OPEC+ to consider accelerating oil output in June
HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices fell almost 2% on Wednesday as sources said OPEC+ could accelerate its oil output increases next month, but losses were curbed after a report that U.S. President Donald Trump may cut tariffs on Chinese imports. Brent crude futures were down $1.14, or 1.69%, at $66.30 by 10:39 a.m. EDT (1439 GMT) while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude lost $1.17, or 1.84%, to $62.50. Several OPEC+ members will suggest that the group accelerate oil output increases for a second consecutive month in June, three sources familiar with OPEC+ talks told Reuters.