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Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo joined the board of directors at crypto exchange OKX, the platform announced Monday. Cuomo appeared on Fox Business the same day to promote 24/7 tokenized stock trading, deepening his existing ties to the exchange. Last month, OKX and Intercontinental

According to The Block, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo joined the board of crypto exchange OKX on Monday, deepening his involvement after the platform formed a 50-50 joint venture with Intercontinental Exchange last month. The joint venture, co-chaired by Cuomo, aims to expand access to

Shares of several Bitcoin mining companies, including IREN, Hut 8, Cipher Digital, CleanSpark and MARA Holdings, each gained at least 11% on Monday following announcements of major AI infrastructure deals. Hut 8 disclosed a 15-year, $9.8 billion lease for its AI data center campus, while IREN announ

Following John Hilley's appointment as UK Chancellor, GBP/USD pared losses and is trading down 0.18% at 1.3429.

SpaceXAI announced on Monday the release of a Microsoft Excel add-in integrating its Grok AI assistant directly into the spreadsheet software. The tool enables users to perform data analysis, build formulas, and execute financial forecasting using plain English prompts without switching

Ethereum spot ETFs recorded $105M in net inflows during the week of July 13–17, the strongest weekly figure since April and an acceleration from the prior week's $84M, according to data from CoinGlass and Farside Investors. The two consecutive positive weeks ended an eight-week outflow streak,

Statistics Canada reported on July 20 (local time) that Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.8% year-over-year in June, below market expectations of 2.9% and down 0.4 percentage points from May's 3.2%. The decline was driven by stabilizing international oil prices following a US-Iran

According to Statistics Canada, Canada's June consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.8% year-over-year on July 20, missing market expectations of 2.9% and declining 0.4 percentage points from May's 3.2%. The softer inflation

Archer Aviation (ACHR) and Anduril announced an autonomous VTOL aircraft platform for defense and commercial applications on Monday, sending ACHR Stocks up more than 9% at the time of writing. The companies unveiled an unnamed commercial version and a defense variant called 'Thunder', a Group 5 auto

South Korean financial authorities announced stricter deposit requirements for single-stock leveraged products, effective next month on the 5th. The new policy raises the minimum cash deposit from 10 million won to 30 million won for purchasing or adding to positions in leveraged products covering i

According to Kmib, South Korea's financial authorities announced on July 20 enhanced regulations on single-stock leveraged products, effective August 5. The core measure increases the minimum cash deposit requirement from 10M won to 30M won for new or additional purchases of single-stock leveraged p

The Federal Reserve's overnight reverse repurchase (RRP) agreements fell to $30 million on July 21, down from $100 million in the previous trading session, with 6 counterparties participating.

According to The Wall Street Journal, BlackRock led a $12 billion debt financing on July 20 to fund Meta Platforms' large-scale data center project in El Paso, Texas. BlackRock and its infrastructure and private credit divisions hold 80% equity stake, while Meta retains 20%. JPMorgan and Morgan

According to Bernstein analysts, on Monday the firm raised its price target on Robinhood (HOOD) stock to $160 from $130 per share, maintaining an Outperform rating. HOOD was trading around $101 at the time. Bernstein's investment thesis centers on tokenized equities and prediction markets as Robinho

International copper futures closed up 1.29% overnight on July 20, while Shanghai copper gained 0.69%. Shanghai aluminum fell 0.78%, zinc declined 0.16%, nickel dropped 0.35%, and tin lost 0.21%; lead edged up 0.06%. Aluminum oxide rose 0.63% overnight, aluminum alloy fell 0.80%, and stainless

According to Citigroup, the investment bank upgraded China equities in its emerging markets asset allocation from tactical neutral to overweight on July 20. Citigroup analysts said China stocks are expected to benefit from broad global equity gains and an improved global growth environment in the se

The US Leading Economic Index (LEI) fell 0.2% in June to 99.1, reversing two months of gains, according to the Conference Board on local time July 20. The decline was attributed to weakened consumer expectations and reduced building permits across most categories, though financial components

According to the Conference Board on July 20, U.S. leading economic indicators fell 0.2% in June to 99.1, reversing two months of gains and missing the market consensus expectation of a 0.1% decline. Consumer sentiment contraction and declining building permits across most categories weighed on the

Archer Aviation CEO Adam Goldstein reaffirmed the company's goal to have air taxis certified and flying by the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, speaking on Monday at the Farnborough Air Show in the U.K. The company unveiled its Thunder autonomous vertical takeoff and landing defense craft with

According to Archer Aviation CEO Adam Goldstein on Monday at the Farnborough Air Show in the U.K., the company reaffirmed its goal to certify air taxis and begin operations by the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. "It's always been an ambitious goal," Goldstein told CNBC. "It's still an ambitious goal,