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Stock Market

14 stories

Stock market news explained: what moved the S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow, Sensex and Nifty, and what it means for investors.

• Economic optimism rises as shoppers remain selective
• Apple and Palantir shares fall on margin and contract growth concerns
• Indonesia IDX Composite rises 0.79% as index reform starts

Guides: What Is the Stock Market and How Does It Work? · How to Read an Earnings Report: A Beginner's Guide · What Moves Stock Prices? The 8 Biggest Drivers

Fintech

6 stories

Fintech news: payments, digital banks, UPI, neobanks, lending apps and the companies changing how money moves.

• AI fraud tools stop 90% of payment fraud, report finds
• Grab Revenue Rises 27% as AI Boosts Driver and Merchant Pay
• AI agents could control 5% of cross‑border payments

Startup Funding

5 stories

Who raised money, from whom and at what valuation: startup funding rounds, venture capital and new unicorns.

• Hypersonica Raises €100M for Hypersonic Missile Tech
• Pfizer raises full-year outlook as new products drive growth
• DeepSeek’s $15.9B Deal Drives Global Venture Funding to $59B in October

Guides: How Startup Funding Works: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, B and C · What Is Venture Capital and How Does It Work? · What Is a Unicorn Startup? Meaning, Examples and Valuations

IPOs

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IPO news: upcoming listings, price bands, subscription status, listing-day performance and companies going public.

• Anthropic's Claude report card shows revenue surge, $80B loss
• tZERO Agrees to $350M SPAC Merger, Targets NYSE American Listing
• Narragansett Bancorp Begins Trading on Nasdaq

Guides: What Is an IPO? How Companies Go Public, Explained

Crypto

4 stories

Bitcoin, Ethereum and crypto market news, regulation and what price moves mean, explained without the hype.

• Strategy adds 811 BTC to holdings after Binance hack
• Binance hack sparks $3.6 bn outflow, scammers target users
• Binance users withdraw $3.6bn after record hack

Artificial Intelligence

26 stories

AI news explained: OpenAI, Google, Anthropic and the tools, rules and companies shaping artificial intelligence.

• AI fraud tools stop 90% of payment fraud, report finds
• Grab Revenue Rises 27% as AI Boosts Driver and Merchant Pay
• MIT study shows privacy rules will shape AI competition

Interest Rates

3 stories

Federal Reserve, RBI and Bank of England rate decisions and what they mean for loans, mortgages, savings and markets.

• Series I bond rate rises to 5.51% for six months
• Gas Prices Drive 2026 Midterm Campaigns
• Credit Card Interest Rate Caps Gain Traction Ahead of Midterms

Guides: How Interest Rates Affect Your Loans, Mortgage and Savings · What Is Inflation and Why Does It Matter? · What Is a Recession? Causes, Signs and What It Means for You

Gold & Oil Prices

5 stories

Gold, silver and crude oil price news: why prices moved today and what it means for buyers and investors.

• Economic optimism rises as shoppers remain selective
• Dow Rises as AI Stocks Stabilize Amid Oil Price Drop
• Asian Shares Mixed as Oil Prices Ease

Taxes

2 stories

Tax news made clear: IRS and income-tax deadlines, new rules, refunds and what changes for your paycheck.

• Apple beats Q4 earnings in John Ternus's first quarter
• IRS Updates 401(k) Error Correction Rules for Employers

Layoffs

3 stories

Layoffs and job cuts at tech companies, banks and big employers: who is cutting, how many and why.

• Disney Layoffs 2026: Company Plans to Cut Thousands of Jobs
• Automakers Scale 3D Printing to Cut Production Costs
• Virgin Media O2 to cut thousands of jobs amid debt crisis