The price of XRP jumped more than 8% Thursday after the CEO of cryptocurrency company Ripple said U.S. regulators have dropped its four-year-old case against the company. The Securities and Exchange Commission sued Ripple and two of its executives in late 2020 after they raised $1.4 billion by selling XRP crypto coins. The SEC under the Biden administration held that digital assets like cryptocurrences should be regulated like securities, such as stocks, and should be considered commodities like gold or oil.
Titan Machinery’s (NASDAQ:TITN) Q4 Sales Beat Estimates But Stock Drops
Heavy equipment distributor Titan Machinery (NASDAQ:TITN) announced better-than-expected revenue in Q4 CY2024, but sales fell by 10.8% year on year to $759.9 million. Its non-GAAP loss of $1.98 per share was significantly below analysts’ consensus estimates.
Credit Quants Push Strategy That Lured Trillions in Stock Market
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Fed rate pause: Bank forecasts slower US growth and higher inflation
The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged as expected but downgraded its economic outlook, citing slower growth and higher inflation due to Trump’s tariffs. Wall Street staged a relief rally after Fed Chair Jerome Powell downplayed inflation concerns.View on euronews
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Gold Surges, Bitcoin Rallies, Stocks Down Since Trump's Electoral Win — What’s Driving the Chaos?
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Bitcoin whale goes 40 times short with $27.5M position
A 40x Bitcoin whale wagers against BTC as volatility swings following the FOMC decision, liquidating a $27.5 million short at $85,545.
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken to buy NinjaTrader for $1.5 billion
(Reuters) -Kraken, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, said on Thursday it would buy retail futures trading platform NinjaTrader for $1.5 billion, in a deal that would allow it to expand into multiple asset classes and grow its user base. The acquisition comes at a time the crypto industry is optimistic about more relaxed regulation under U.S. President Donald Trump, who courted crypto donors during the election and promised to support the sector. Earlier this month, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission dismissed a civil lawsuit accusing Kraken of operating illegally as an unregistered securities exchange.
Morning Bid: Fed soothes as Trump seethes
U.S. stocks took heart from the Federal Reserve's benign actions this week, taking solace in Chair Jerome Powell's relatively sanguine view of the potential inflationary effects of rising trade tariffs and announcements of a sharp slowdown in the Fed's balance sheet unwind. Today I'll discuss the effects of the Fed's statements as well as President Donald Trump's reaction. * The Federal Reserve has signalled it is no rush to cut U.S. interest rates, drawing the ire of President Donald Trump, who demanded in a social media post the central bank "do the right thing".