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India Caps Brokerage Fee on Cash Trades by Asset Managers

India’s securities market regulator has halved the fee paid by domestic mutual funds to brokerages, while also slashing the basic expense costs in one of the most sweeping revamp of rules governing the asset management industry.

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Southwest’s stock flies to multiyear high. This analyst sees the airline set for even more profit.

Southwest Airlines’ stock was riding a wave of renewed optimism about U.S. airlines in the new year, including a prediction from Barclays that the once no-frills air carrier will be more profitable in 2026.

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US tech stocks slide as Oracle data centre setback reignites AI concerns

Software giant suffers renewed declines after backer Blue Owl pulls out of $10bn project

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Bitcoin re-takes $90,000 as price spikes early in U.S. session

Surging metals prices and dovish comments from leading Fed chair contender Chris Waller were among the news items possibly boosting crypto prices.

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Crypto stocks pare gains as bitcoin retreats from $90,000 rally

Crypto-linked stocks pulled back, with miners like MARA Holdings (MARA) down 4.8% and Core Scientific (CORZ) down 6%.

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Dovishly Priced BOE Risks Gilt Wobble: 3-Minute MLIV

Anna Edwards, Lizzy Burden and Skyler Montgomery Koning break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade." For up to the minute market intelligence and insight, click MLIV . (Source: Bloomberg)

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How China’s strengthening yuan could support bitcoin prices

The yuan has rise to its highest in over two months against the dollar.

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Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin drifts lower as bearish trend persists

Bitcoin slipped overnight, dragging the broader crypto market lower as traders remained cautious with few external cues to provide direction.

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TradFi giant EquiLend backs Digital Prime to link $40 trillion pool with tokenized markets

The partnership will focus on Tokenet, Digital Prime's institutional lending network, and introduce new features like regulated stablecoin collateral.

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Oracle’s stock falls on a fear one analyst says should be ‘almost irrelevant’

New rumors of stalled data-center funding have sent Oracle’s stock lower, but some experts argue the negative narrative has gotten too harsh.

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Crypto Long & Short: What the DOJ’s Massive Crypto Seizures Mean for the Industry

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Jared Lenow’s insights on the DOJ’s increased focus on crypto seizures and what it means for the broader industry – the good, the bad and the ugly. Then, we dive into a year end vibe check with two observations, two predictions and reader favorite quote…

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Gold and Oil Rise as Geopolitical Risks Mount

Oil rose from a four-and-a-half-year low after the US signaled tougher measures against Russia to spur a peace deal in Ukraine after declaring a blockade of Venezuelan oil exports. Gold rose, approaching record levels, as investors looked ahead to US inflation data and monitored escalating tensions …

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Is a new OpenAI deal what Amazon’s stock needs to finally come alive?

Amazon’s stock is near flat this year. A reported $10 billion deal with OpenAI may energize investors — or it could fuel further fears about an AI bubble.

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Hut 8 stock surges 20% on Fluidstack AI data center deal

The bitcoin miner deepened its pivot into AI infrastructure with a $7 billion long term lease backed by Google.

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Securitize to offer first fully onchain trading for real public stocks in early 2026

The platform offers full legal ownership, with shares issued and recorded onchain, and provides real shareholder rights and self-custody.

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Markets Are Calling an End to Europe’s Interest-Rate Cuts

Traders are increasingly betting that central banks across Europe are all but done with interest-rate cuts.

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Ziemba: Chinese Demand for Oil Remains Key

Oil advanced from its lowest level since 2021 after President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of sanctioned tankers off Venezuela. Rachel Ziemba, founder of Ziemba Insights spoke to Bloomberg’s Jennifer Zabasajja on Horizons Middle East and Africa on the outlook for the oil market. (Source: Bloomber…

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TotalEnergies CEO Sees Growing Demand Underpining Oil Prices

TotalEnergies CEO said rising demand for oil will help to underpin prices, despite their slump this week on growing concerns about a global surplus. Patrick Pouyanne spoke with Bloomberg’s Francine Lacqua exclusively from the Conference de Paris. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Bitcoin Trades Near Key Price Safety Net That Strategy Already Breached

The safety net is the 100-week average, which has stalled the downtrend.

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Can China's Markets Shed 'Uninvestable' Tag for Good?

Once labeled “uninvestable,” China’s markets have rebounded this year. Stocks, onshore bonds, and the yuan are trending higher, signaling renewed investor confidence. Still, investors say a boost in economic growth is needed to keep up the momentum as the equity rally starts to lose steam and the pr…