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Franklin Templeton, a global investment management firm, and leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced a new institutional off-exchange collateral program on Wednesday (February 11). The partnership between the two will enable eligible institutional clients to use tokenized shares of Franklin Templeton’s money market funds as collateral when trading on Binance. Ceffu, Binance’s institutional crypto-native custody partner,…

The dollar index (DXY00) on Friday fell by -0.01%.  The dollar posted modest losses on Friday after US January consumer prices rose less than expected, boosting speculation that the Fed could resume cutting interest rates.  Also, a recovery in stocks reduced liquidity demand for the dollar.  US Jan CPI rose +2.4% y/y, weaker than expectations…

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (Symbol: NCLH), where a total volume of 131,905 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 13.2 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract…

(RTTNews) – European stocks are seen opening on a sluggish note Tuesday, with geopolitics and upcoming U.S. economic readings likely to be in the spotlight. U.S. equity futures ticked lower amid heightened geopolitical risks and lingering worries about AI disruption hitting more and more sectors. As tensions escalate, the U.S. and Iran will resume talks…

It seemed for a while that a meteoric—if uneven—rise in Bitcoin was all but inevitable, as the top cryptocurrency flew past the $100,000 threshold midway through 2025. However, an October high couldn’t last, and despite making a modest recovery to end the year, BTC is once again plummeting early in 2026. In fact, Bitcoin has…

The U.S. construction sector appears to have ended the fourth quarter of 2025 on a muted note, with overall activity lacking broad-based strength. Growth was narrowly concentrated in infrastructure development, data center builds, and utility and power-related projects, while housing and several traditional commercial segments continued to struggle, reflecting uneven demand and limited momentum across…

(RTTNews) – Gold prices were moving lower on Monday as the dollar strengthened ahead of a busy week of economic data that could influence the Federal Reserve’s rate trajectory. Spot gold dipped 0.7 percent to $5,008.34 an ounce while U.S. gold futures were down 0.4 percent at $5,026.51. The dollar index was largely steady amid…

Apple (AAPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock. Shares of this maker of iPhones, iPads and other products have returned +0.1% over the past month versus the Zacks…

Magna International MGA reported fourth-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings of $2.18 per share, which rose from the year-ago quarter’s $1.69. The figure beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.81. Net sales increased 2% year over year to $10.85 billion, which outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $10.48 billion. Magna International Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise Magna…

The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock’s price. Do they really matter, though? Let’s take a look at what these Wall Street heavyweights have to…