What Makes a Payment Fast and Secure in 2026?

Users worldwide want and expect payment experiences that are instant, effortless, and, above all, secure. In 2026, the definition of a successful payment method completes transactions quickly and prov...

Data resilience offsets geopolitical uncertainty – TD Securities

TD Securities analysts note that US yields flattened as geopolitical headlines from Iran and comments by Trump dominated sentiment. Strong ISM Manufacturing and Retail Sales data surprised to the upsi...

7 Best Hardware Wallets for DeFi in 2026

The decentralized finance (DeFi) space has been growing at an exponential rate, growing from a TVL of less than $1 billion in 2020 to more than $91 billion as of early April 2026. Hardware wallets for...

OPEC+ to raise oil output quota in meeting on April 5 – Reuters

OPEC+ is likely to weigh a further oil output quota hike at the meeting on April 5, Sunday, to prepare for any easing of Strait of Hormuz export constraints, according to a report from Reuters. Market...

Tax changes have rich parents trying to claw back fortunes from kids

Thomas Barwick | Digitalvision | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and con...

Funding gaps and current account stress – BNY

BNY Mellon’s Geoff Yu highlights significant portfolio outflows from Middle East/North Africa (MENA) markets and warns that external funding gaps are likely to widen. Oil exporters face weaker export ...

How AI Bot Systems Are Powering Forex Trading Platforms

Forex trading has always been intense. Currencies jump up and down in seconds, and global news can flip the market on its head before you even blink. For a long time, if you wanted to succeed, you had...

Iran targeted US-linked steel and aluminum industries in Gulf -Iranian state media

According to the Iranian state media, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRG) have reported that they targeted United States (US)-linked steel and aluminum facilities in Gulf states. IRG said that these str...

Canadian Dollar outperforms as Trump’s address boils oil again

The Canadian Dollar (CAD) trades higher against its major currency peers, except the US Dollar (USD), during the European trading session on Thursday. The Loonie outperforms as oil prices have rallied...

Stablecoin yield negotiations are pretty much done, Coinbase CLO Grewal says

Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer, Paul Grewal, says the negotiations on stablecoin yields are pretty much done. In a recent Fox Business interview, he mentioned the bill is moving forward and added, “I ...

Why DOGEBALL is One of the Best Coins to Buy in 2026 After Legendary Success of XRP

The “wait and see” strategy is officially costing investors a fortune as the market shifts toward projects with verifiable technology. While many traders are still chasing ghosts of the past, new high...

EUR/USD reversal approaches 1.1500 amid higher Oil prices, risk-off markets

The Euro (EUR) declines more than 0.5% against the safe-haven US Dollar (USD) on Thursday, extending its reversal from Wednesday’s highs near 1.1625 to session lows just below 1.1520 so far. Fading ho...

Is Intel stock ‘Buy,’ ‘Sell,’ or ‘Hold’ after soaring 8% in a day?

After the protracted downturn in 2023 and 2024, one of the biggest semiconductor companies in the world, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), has been enjoying a period of recovery that had something of a culminatio...

Vitalik Buterin wants to move your AI off the cloud and onto your desktop

Vitalik Buterin says that the only secure way to move forward is to keep artificial intelligence on your personal devices. He points out new “agent” systems that present considerable secur...

Thorne reaches $500M in revenue after L Catterton take private

Supplement brand Thorne is on pace to reach $650 million in annual revenue this year, fueled by Gen Z and millennial shoppers who are increasingly focused on improving their health, CNBC has learned. ...

Tiger Woods won’t captain 2027 Ryder Cup team, golf future remains uncertain

Tiger Woods of Jupiter Links Golf Club looks on before the match against the Los Angeles Golf Club at SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, March 24, 2026. Adam Glanzman | TGL Golf | Getty Image...

Walmart-owned Sam’s Club raises its annual membership fee to $60

A Sam’s Club in Miami, July 7, 2025. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Walmart-owned Sam’s Club said Wednesday it will raise its annual membership fee by $10. Starting on May 1, the warehouse club...

turnaround drags, China sales slump

Nike Inc. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Dec. 31, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images When Nike reported fiscal third-quarter earnings on Tuesday night, investors were...

Strait can only reopen in concertation with Iran

French President Emmanuel Macron said during the European trading session on Thursday that it is difficult to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without a military response. Remarks It’s unrealistic to...

Australian Dollar underperforms as revived Mideast risks drag risker assets

The Australian Dollar (AUD) trades lower against its major currency peers, is down 0.75% to near 0.6875 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Thursday. The antipodean face...

 USD/JPY nears 160.00 again as markets brace for a protracted Iran war

The US Dollar (USD) is outperforming its peers on Thursday, and rallies about 0.6% against the Japanese Yen on Thursday. The pair hits session highs at 159.70, at the time of writing, after bouncing f...

Supply shock risk supports prices – ING

ING’s Ewa Manthey and Warren Patterson report Aluminium prices above $3,500/t after unconfirmed reports of major Gulf smelter disruptions at EGA and Alba. They estimate that confirmed halts and curtai...

CoinStats API Review 2026: What Developers Need to Know

If you build crypto applications, you have likely run into the same problem: stitching together multiple data sources just to get clean price feeds, wallet balances, and transaction histories into a s...

Dow Jones futures plunge as risk aversion increases after Trump’s comments

Dow Jones futures decline 0.88%, below 46,400 during European hours on Thursday, ahead of the United States (US) regular market open. Meanwhile, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures fall 1.1% and 1.4% b...

AI predicts XRP price for April 30, 2026

The month has only just begun, and XRP is already in a bad spot, being down 3% on April 2 amid a wider cryptocurrency market selloff. Digital assets collectively fell 2.85% following yesterday’s annou...

Kaspa Gained 10.02% in Last Month and is Predicted to Drop to $0.028204 By Apr 06, 2026

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Top U.S. economist says Gold reversal is imminent

Considering its traditional position as a ‘safe haven’ asset and hedge against various risks, Gold performed somewhat surprisingly during March as the commodity declined more than 13% as the Iran war ...

AI agents get trading accounts as Bitget expands autonomous capabilities

Bitget introduced a new account structure that allows its GetClaw AI trading agent to execute trades autonomously within a dedicated environment.  The exchange is expanding AI agent capabilities to ad...

Silver price today: falls on April 2

Silver prices (XAG/USD) fell on Thursday, according to FXStreet data. Silver trades at $71.46 per troy ounce, down 4.84% from the $75.09 it cost on Wednesday. Silver prices have increased by 0.52% sin...

Data focus shifts to payrolls – Societe Generale

Societe Generale analysts note a quiet data calendar ahead of key US payrolls, with a market whisper of 40k versus a 60k consensus and an SG economics forecast of 75k. Recent ISM manufacturing data an...

BoE Rate hike repricing supports gains – Commerzbank

Commerzbank’s Michael Pfister highlights that Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey has pushed back against aggressive tightening expectations, stressing labour market weakness and limited pric...

Tensions in energy markets are a cause for concern for financial stability

European Central Bank (ECB) executive board member Fabio Panetta said during European trading hours on Thursday that global energy crisis could impact financial stability. Panetta warned that the cris...