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NYT ‘Pips’ Hints & Answers For Thursday, December 11
It’s Thursday, the day of Thor, an entire day dedicated to one of the surliest of all Norse and Germanic gods. A thunder god most people now associate with Chris Hemsworth and the MCU. In any case, we...
Gemini cleared by CFTC to launch prediction market platform
Crypto exchange Gemini Space Station, Inc. has received approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to operate a Designated Contract Market (DCM), clearing the way for the launch of ...
Japan Foreign Investment in Japan Stocks declined to ¥96.8B in December 5 from previous ¥655.6B
Bitcoin digital asset treasuries are returning to action following a slight recovery in the top crypto. American Bitcoin, co-founded by the Trump brothers, acquired 416 BTC, worth about $38.5 million,...
AI Data Centers Have Paid $6B+ In Tariffs In 2025 — A Cost To U.S. AI Competitiveness?
A hallway in a data center. Instrumental Inc. America’s AI race is accelerating at a blistering pace, and with it, the construction of the most expensive computing infrastructure in history. But behin...
CFTC Forms CEO Innovation Council with Exchange Members
Key Highlights The CFTC has announced the list of members for a CEO Innovation Council, which includes names from major exchanges like Nasdaq and CME, with top crypto platforms like Gemini and Kraken ...
GBP/USD rebounds following Fed’s third straight rate trim
GBP/USD punched a fresh hole into seven-week highs on Wednesday, rising back into the 1.3400 neighborhood after the Federal Reserve (Fed) delivered a widely expected third straight interest rate cut. ...
Japanese Yen rises to near 156.00 after Fed cuts rates
The USD/JPY pair tumbles to near 156.00 during the early Asian session on Thursday. The US Dollar (USD) weakens against the Japanese Yen (JPY) after the Federal Reserve (Fed) lowered interest rates in...
Canadian Dollar makes fresh headway following another Fed rate cut
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) found fresh 11-week highs against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday. The Bank of Canada (BoC) held interest rates steady, while the Federal Reserve (Fed) delivered its third s...
OCC exposes banks ‘inappropriate’ customer distinctions across multiple sectors
According to findings released Wednesday by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), nine of America’s largest banks maintained policies that restricted certain customers’ access to bankin...
Indonesian Billionaires Cash In On Gold Surge
Edwin Soeryadjaya (left) and Garibaldi Thohir. Soeryadjaya: Antara Foto/Asprilla Dwi Adha; Thohir: Ully Zoelkarnain This story is part of Forbes’ coverage of Indonesia’s Richest 2025. See the full lis...
Savvy Bets Return Media Mogul To Ranks Of Indonesia’s Richest
Eddy Kusnadi Sariaatmadja. Dfat/Trevor Collens This story is part of Forbes’ coverage of Indonesia’s Richest 2025. See the full list here. An investment portfolio stacked with winners returned media m...
Tobacco Heir Putera Sampoerna Exits Palm Oil, Eyes New Frontiers
Putera Sampoerna. Antara/Nyoman Budhiana This story is part of Forbes’ coverage of Indonesia’s Richest 2025. See the full list here. Tycoon Putera Sampoerna, who sold his family’s clove cigarette busi...
Volatile Oil Prices Spur Indonesian Energy Tycoon To Get Gung-Ho On Gas
Hilmi Panigoro. Toto Santiko Budi for Forbes Asia This story is part of Forbes’ coverage of Indonesia’s Richest 2025. See the full list here. Oil and gas tycoon Hilmi Panigoro’s Medco Energi Internasi...
Wealth Crosses $300 Billion Amid Stock Market Frenzy; Data Center Billionaires Climb Into The Top 10
Otto Toto Sugiri. Ahmad Zamroni for Forbes Asia This story is part of Forbes’ coverage of Indonesia’s Richest 2025. See the full list here. In what was a volatile year, Indonesia’s benchmark stock ind...
Here are the five big takeaways from Wednesday’s Fed rate decision
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on December 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevill...
A split cut and a clear shift toward caution
The Federal Reserve (Fed) went ahead with a 25 basis points rate cut, taking the target range to 3.50–3.75%. But the tone around the decision mattered just as much as the move. A 9–3 split vote highli...
Pete Alonso To Baltimore Orioles Like Getting Frank Robinson In 1965?
The Baltimore Orioles hope spending $155 million dollars on free agent first baseman Pete Alonso will produce similar results to a massive move made 60 years ago. NEW YORK: The Baltimore Orioles’...
Paramount-Warner Bros. Takeover Raises National Security Concerns, Democrats Say
Topline Paramount’s hostile bid to acquire Warner Bros. is raising national security concerns, two House Democrats said Wednesday, citing financial backing from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds t...
Solana (SOL) Jumped Just 3.2%, but Traders Rush Into GeeFi (GEE) as Only 20% of Phase 2 Left
Crypto Projects As the crypto community turns its attention to Solana’s latest announcements, GeeFi is making waves with a presale that is nothing short of explosive. The project’s first funding...
Oracle cloud revenue uptick disappoints, investors question AI‑infrastructure gamble
Oracle reported a cloud revenue result that landed below expectations, leaving investors uneasy about how long its massive AI booking wave will take to turn into steady cash. Fiscal second-quarter clo...
Earth’ Get ‘Predator’ Crossover? Show’s Creator Weighs In
Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi in “Predator: Badlands.” 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS Since Predator: Badlands infused elements of the Alien franchise, will Alien: Earth do the sa...
Fed Again Cuts Interest Rates By 0.25%
Topline President Donald Trump on Wednesday criticized the Federal Reserve, arguing the central bank’s latest reduction in interest rates could have been doubled, while calling Fed Chair Jerome Powell...
US Rep. Self criticizes NDAA deal after CBDC clause removed
CBDCs took the center stage in the United States House of Representatives. An essential fight broke out over digital currency policy after Rep. Keith Self (R-TX) accused House leadership of breaking a...
Australian, US jobs report take centre stage
The US Dollar (USD) sold off sharply on Wednesday, as investors continued to digest the largely anticipated rate cut by the Federal Reserve, while the updated “dots plot” surprised no one. Here’s what...
Intel, AMD investors on stock watch after Russia allegations
Shares of Intel and Advanced Micro Devices have come under heightened scrutiny because of a series of class action lawsuits filed against them by citizens of Ukraine affected by the war against Russia...
U.S. Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuela Coast
Topline The U.S. seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, the latest military incursion near Venezuela as the Trump administration pressures Venezuelan P...
Exxon’s Low Carbon Cuts Mesh With Trump’s Energy Priorities
(L/R) US President Donald Trump speaks, flanked by CEO of Blackstone Group Jon Gray, President and Chief Investment Officer of Google Ruth Porat and CEO of ExxonMobil Darren Woods, during the Pennsylv...
The PGA Tour Evaluates Franchise Model: Gary McCord’s Bold Solution
TUCSON, ARIZONA – NOVEMBER 27: Gary McCord looks on prior to Capital One’s The Match: Champions For Change at Stone Canyon Golf Club on November 27, 2020 in Oro Valley, Arizona. (Photo by ...
Phillies Land Strikeout Pitcher In Trade With AL East Club
PHILADELPHIA, PA – DECEMBER 08: President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski of the Philadelphia Phillies talks to the media during the introductory press conference for Trea Turner at Citiz...
Federal Judge Emil Bove Under Fire For Attending Trump Rally
Topline Federal appeals court Judge Emil Bove is coming under scrutiny for attending President Donald Trump’s speech on Tuesday, as a judicial advocacy group filed a complaint alleging the judge—who p...
Stablecoins rank among the top growth catalysts for Web3 gaming
Stablecoins now rank among the top 3 catalysts boosting the growth and development of Web3 gaming infrastructure, according to the BGA 2025 report. The Web3 and blockchain gaming sector has experience...