How to build towards a lucrative second income without chasing ‘get-rich-quick’ schemes

Many people look to a second income as a way to safeguard their finances, fund a large purchase, or simply save for retirement. But many of the ‘passive’ income schemes advertised online involve a lot of initial funding, a lot of time, or a lot of risk. Not exactly passive.…

HYPE jumps 11% as Trump says CFTC is working to bring Hyperliquid to U.S.

During a White House meeting Wednesday, President Donald Trump said CFTC Chair Mike Selig is working to bring the perpetual futures platform into the U.S. under federal rules. Source link

BioMarin initiated at outperform at BMO as Voxzogo erosion overstated

georgeclerk BMO Capital Markets has started BioMarin Pharmaceutical (BMRN) at outperform, stating that investors are overplaying potential erosion of sales of flagship treatment Voxzogo (~46% upside based on Tuesday close). BioMarin currently trades at 0.68x 2026 PEG, lower than its peers’ 2.18x. Source link

Nike pulls back on its small neighborhood store concept (NKE:NYSE)

code6d Nike (NKE) has closed as many as 14 of its neighborhood-based, small-format Nike Live stores, according to Retail Dive. “Like all retailers, we regularly evaluate our fleet and make adjustments across our marketplace to better align to our strategy for growth, including Source link

Crypto campaign fund Fairshake faces $2 million setback in Florida primaries

In a race that drew criticism to crypto’s leading political action committee for featuring fake headlines in ads, Fairshake’s expensive effort fell short. Source link

Moderna shorts suffer $5B loss as stock surges (MRNA:NASDAQ)

Maddie Meyer/Getty Images News Moderna (MRNA) shares skyrocketed on Wednesday following a late-stage trial win for a cancer vaccine the company is advancing with Merck (MRK), leading to nearly $5B in paper losses for investors betting against the biotech, Bloomberg reported, citing data from Source link

Bitcoin surges above $68,000, liquidating $1.4 billion shorts as Treasury buybacks boost risk appetite

BTC rose about 6% while ether, solana and crypto stocks climbed after the Treasury doubled the size of its bond buybacks. Source link

This hot FTSE stock has a dividend forecast of 8.44%! Should I buy now?

Image source: Getty Images Dividend stocks can provide an investor with a great source of passive income. Although the FTSE 100 average yield is 3.03%, there are countless stocks outside the main index with higher yields. I spotted one with a generous percentage yield that has a strong foreacast. So…