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Big Tech companies face investor scrutiny next week as earnings reports are expected to reveal whether hundreds of billions of dollars in AI infrastructure spending are generating returns, according to I/O Fund Lead Tech Analyst Beth Kindig. Kindig stated that investors want proof AI monetization

Netflix shares fell nearly 12% on Friday morning after the company's quarterly results prompted Wall Street analysts to lower price targets, with the stock paring losses to about 7% by afternoon. The selloff followed Netflix's Thursday earnings report showing second-quarter earnings per share of $0.

Binance announced it will list the Aerodrome (AERO) token on its spot market on July 17, 2026, at 2 PM, enabling trading for AERO/USDT, AERO/USDC, and AERO/TRY pairs. The exchange stated deposits will activate approximately one hour before trading opens, with withdrawals available from 2 PM on July

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Thursday that a cyclosporiasis outbreak affecting more than 1,600 people across five states has been linked to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia. The outbreak,

PayPal Holdings Inc.'s board views the $53 billion takeover proposal from a consortium led by Stripe and Advent International as inadequate, Reuters reported Thursday. The board is weighing concerns over valuation, financing and regulatory hurdles. Morgan Stanley responded Friday by stating that a s

OKX Europe launched a one-way conversion feature allowing customers to deposit USDT and convert it into USDC, providing a regulated migration path as the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) rules limit support for Tether's stablecoin. The feature was introduced after Tether declined to

SpaceX's publicly traded stock SPCX dropped to a fresh record low in midday trade on Friday, marking its sixth consecutive day of losses, despite the company setting a new target date of Monday, July 20, for its Starship's 13th test flight. The stock fell more than 6% on Friday, with the company's m

Democrats are seeking to add a provision to merged legislation after President Trump's financial disclosures earlier this year revealed $1.4 billion in earnings from crypto ventures since his return to the White House. The move reflects concerns within the industry about potential politicization

The University of Michigan reported on July 17 that US consumer sentiment rose in July, with the preliminary consumer sentiment index reaching 54.4. This represents a 9.9% increase from June's reading of 49.5 and exceeded the market expectation of 51.0. Joanne Hsu, director of consumer surveys at th

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said his X account was hacked and a thread promoting real-world asset tokenization, which circulated for days, was written by an attacker and heavily AI-generated. Posted on July 14, the now-deleted posts drew more than 700,000 views before Chesky regained access on July 16-1

BitMine Chairman Tom Lee and veteran trader Peter Brandt forecast the S&P 500 could reach 8,000 by the end of 2026, with Lee pointing to active artificial intelligence trade and improving earnings expectations as drivers. Lee described a three-stage path in which the index moves toward 7,700,

Semiconductor stocks declined Friday as the VanEck Semiconductor ETF briefly entered bear market territory, falling 20% from its recent high, while Apple briefly surpassed Nvidia as the world's most valuable company following an HSBC

US Treasury bond prices rallied across maturities during the trading session, with the 10-year Treasury yield falling 5.40 basis points to 4.514% as of 9:37 AM Eastern Time. The bond market rally was driven by intensified risk-aversion sentiment as the US-Iran military conflict escalated and US

Vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to its lowest level in three weeks on May 16, with only 8 ships passing through the waterway compared to 15 the previous day, according to data from MarineTraffic, a civilian maritime tracking platform. The sharp decline reflects ongoing security

Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas stated Friday that Bitcoin exchange-traded funds may follow the same boom-and-bust trajectory as gold ETFs, with explosive gains giving way to decline and extended stagnation periods. Balchunas argued that both asset classes are wrappers around

An a16z-linked whale transferred 437,000 HYPE tokens worth $28.38 million to centralized exchanges OKX, Bybit and Gate over a two-day period, according to onchain tracker Lookonchain. HYPE traded near $60 on July 17, down about 10% in 24 hours, as the whale moved tokens onto Hyperliquid and major ex

Shares of Nvidia-backed Nebius (NBIS) gained more than 4% in morning trade on Friday after the company announced its first-ever senior secured debt facility worth $775 million. The financing was backed by GPU hardware already deployed in the company's data centers and cash flows from an existing

MBK Partners and Chairman Kim Byung-joo on the 16th agreed to guarantee 2 billion KRW in emergency funds for Homeplus, ending a standoff with creditor Meritz Financial Group. The guarantee resolved disagreements over financial support as Homeplus faced potential bankruptcy. Meritz Financial Group's

Samsung Securities recorded retirement pension assets of 28.09 trillion won in Q2 2024, ranking second among securities firms. The 62.6% year-over-year increase stems from strong performance in defined contribution and individual retirement pension non-principal-guaranteed products. Korea's retireme

Samsung Electronics minority shareholders through platform Act plan to send a letter to the National Pension Service on May 20 protesting a labor-management bonus agreement, according to industry sources on May 18. The shareholders oppose the 2026 wage agreement that allocates up to 10.5% of the