The HSBC (LSE: HSBA) share price has soared ahead of other major UK banks, up 26% in the past six months. When comparing performance, it’s clear to see there’s some major differences between the banks. Bank 6-month performance HSBC 26% Lloyds 3.5% NatWest -4.1% Barclays 4.9% So what’s led to…
MSTR buys 1,550 BTC, boosts cash reserves to $1 billion
Strategy (MSTR) acquired 1,550 bitcoin for approximately $101 million, increasing its total holdings to 845,256 BTC, according to a Monday announcement from Executive Chairman Michael Saylor. The purchase comes after bitcoin fell around 15% last week, briefly trading below $60,000 before rebounding above $62,000. The decline in bitcoin price followed,…
A soccer team used prediction market as insurance – report (KALSHI:Private)
Anton Vierietin/iStock via Getty Images A top-tier Spanish soccer club reportedly used prediction marketplace Kalshi (KALSHI) to hedge one of the sport’s biggest financial risks: relegation. The unnamed La Liga team placed a multimillion-dollar bet against itself before the final game of the season, Semafor recently Source link
Bybit challenges Wall Street with a massive push into tokenized U.S. stock IPOs
Bybit, the world’s second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has joined the tokenization race to capture the highly-anticipated public listing of SpaceX later this week with its new Bybit IPO Express service. The Dubai-based exchange is the second crypto exchange to offer tokenized initial public offerings (IPO) following Kraken. Its…
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest buys tech dip led by NVDA, AVGO, GOOG, META, dumps AMD (ARKK:BATS)
Jun 08, 2026, 7:27 AM ETARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), ARKG, ARKF, ARKQ, ARKXGOOG, BIDU, AMD, NVDA, TER, AVGO, META, VCYT, BABA, GOOGL, COIN, TWST, TXG, BEAM, ACHR, CBRS, PONY, CRCLBy: Manshi Mamtora, CFA David Dee Delgado Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest ETFs increased exposure to AI infrastructure, internet platforms, crypto, and…
No BS Career Advice: June 7, 2026
By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter The ones we love sometimes are under pressure. It is up to us to support them while the deal with the crises of their lives. My wife has spent two months has been working to navigate State of New York systems for…
Gold slips below 200-day moving average offering glimmer of hope for bitcoin bulls
Gold has fallen below its 200-day moving average (200DMA), a widely followed long term technical indicator that tracks the average closing price over the previous 200 trading days. A break below the 200DMA is often interpreted as a sign that long term bullish momentum has weakened and that a broader…
Turning a £20k ISA into a £12,508 second income
For investors looking to earn a second income, dividend shares are impossible to ignore. But not every stock is the same. Eye-catching dividend yields promise quick returns. In some cases, however, lower starting returns can make for strong long-term results. Should you buy Games Workshop Group Plc shares today? Before…
Powerlaw discloses $117M SpaceX stake as largest portfolio holding (PWRL:NASDAQ)
Sven Piper Powerlaw (PWRL), a recently listed closed-end fund focused on private technology companies, disclosed that Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) is its largest portfolio holding. The fund said its investment in SpaceX had a fair value of ~$117M as of May 13, representing 19.37% of Source link
CME is letting traders bet on bitcoin volatility, not price, and two firms have already placed bets
CME’s bitcoin BTC$62,945.93 volatility index futures began trading last week, offering investors a new way to trade and hedge price volatility. DV Chain and Monarq Asset Management executed the first block trades, kicking off trading in the contracts. These volatility contracts track the CME CF Bitcoin Volatility Index (BVX), which…