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Cryptocurrency is having a moment and it's not a good one. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is underperforming the Dow and Nasdaq. Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) and Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) blockchains have been duds for investors all year and are underperforming Bitcoin. Investors' dwindling crypto holdings are being...

The computing power provider has filed for a Hong Kong IPO, hoping to attract investors with its surging AI cloud business image credit: Bamboo Works Key Takeaways: PPLabs has filed to list in Hong Kong, reporting revenue from its AI cloud business surged by more than 10 times last year to 119...

The behind-the-scenes provider of supply chain logistics services for manufacturers has an impressive revenue base, but it operates on paper-thin profit margins image credit: Bamboo Works Key Takeaways: Annto has filed for a Hong Kong IPO as parent Midea seeks to let its former logistics unit...

A lot of investors spend their careers trying to predict the future. One trader just spent nearly $58 million demonstrating why that entire exercise might be a category error. Deep in the options tape: 7,641 September 2026 $220 calls, matched against 7,641 September 2026 $200 puts. Combined premium...

Two weeks ago, traders on X and on Reddit were posting “even Saylor is selling now.” Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) had broken below $60,000 for the first time since the 2024 election, wiping $160 billion in crypto market value in a few days. The Fear and Greed Index hit single digits. The kind...

Source: TradePulse | June 16, 2026 Market Overview Recent aggregate flow data reflects continued institutional participation across several key market segments, with AI infrastructure, internet platforms, financials, industrials, energy technology, and broad market ETFs prominently...

Bonds Not Euphoric Like Stock Market Please click here for an enlarged chart of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT). Note the following: The chart shows that yesterday, bonds did not share the stock market's euphoria on the Iran deal.  Expectations were that bonds would rally on...

Economic sentiment in the Eurozone rose for the first time in four months as concerns about the war in the Middle East and higher energy prices eased. The ZEW Eurozone Economic Sentiment Indicator climbed to 9.5 points in June, an increase of 18.6 points from the previous month. Germany's ZEW...

The company is part of a second generation of unmanned retailers, as its Hong Kong IPO tests investor appetite for a cabinet network offering help-yourself snacks and drinks image credit: Bamboo Works Key Takeaways Fengyi Technology has filed for a Hong Kong IPO, after building China's largest...

Nvidia's Debt Deal Is a Financing Story, Not Just a Funding Story One thing to notice, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) does not need the money. That is what makes its $25 billion bond sale so interesting. The real story is not that the company borrowed, but that it is becoming one of the names holding up the...

Alibaba is reportedly offering $1.5 billion for regional online grocer Pupu, more than double the $600 million offered by a previous bidder image credit: Bamboo Works Key Takeaways: Alibaba is reportedly bidding $1.5 billion for Pupu, the dominant online grocer in South China's affluent Fujian...

The e-commerce giant has expanded aggressively in Hong Kong over the last year, acquiring commercial buildings, a supermarket chain and establishing an extensive logistics network image credit: Bamboo Works Key Takeaways: JD.com has been expanding aggressively into Hong Kong, with plans to open...

It was probably only a matter of time before crypto-friendly travel agency, Travala (CRYPTO: AVA), cast its lot with AI.  They are betting that Travala users will eventually tell AI where they want to go, approve a payment for them, and let the software handle the rest.  "A traveler can set up the...

The energy transition was supposed to be the defining corporate story of the 2020s. For Shell (NYSE:SHEL), it has become the story of what the company tried, reconsidered, and is now unwinding at a pace that leaves little room for ambiguity about where management stands. Bloomberg reported Friday...

I talked about Defi inflated yields last month. Investors often mistake a large number for a good investment. This error drives the current crypto mania. You see a yield of 19.0% on Cosmos staking and assume you have found a financial loophole. You ignore the source of that money. Traditional...