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Cathie Wood urges investors to swap gold for Bitcoin

Cathie Wood, CEO of ARK Invest, is advising investors to abandon gold in favor of Bitcoin. She argues that the precious metal has reached extreme valuation levels not seen since the Great Depression. In a recent podcast appearance, Wood stated that as an aggressive investor, she would "consider......

Chinese solar stocks surge after Musk team's visits to Jinko Solar

Shares in Chinese solar companies soared after reports emerged of a team representing Elon Musk visiting major players, including sector leader Jinko Solar. State-backed Chinese media, including 21st Century Business Herald and Sina Finance, detailed the trips on Tuesday. They came days after Musk outlined......

United States and India boost mining ties after trade pact

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in Washington on Tuesday to celebrate a new trade agreement slashing American tariffs on Indian goods and expanding cooperation on critical minerals and energy security. The State Department talks followed......

Asian markets mixed as gold and oil rebound amid geopolitical tensions

Asian stock markets showed mixed results on Wednesday as investors processed a fresh pullback in U.S. technology stocks. Demand for safe-haven assets lifted gold prices, while escalating geopolitical strains boosted oil. Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell back after a strong gain the previous day. Analysts......

Michael Burry warns bitcoin drop could trigger cascading losses

Bitcoin extended its sharp early 2026 decline this week as Michael Burry, famed for betting against subprime mortgages before the 2008 crisis, cautioned that breaching key price thresholds could spark forced selling across the heavily leveraged crypto market. In a February 2 Substack post, Burry described......

Stephen Miran steps down from Trump advisory role

Stephen Miran, a former governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve, has resigned from his position as an economic adviser to former President Donald Trump, the White House confirmed on Tuesday. The decision follows the end of an arrangement that had drawn criticism over potential conflicts of interest between......

Bitcoin plunges to 10-month low amid $2 billion liquidation wave

Bitcoin tumbled below $75,000 over the February 1-2, 2026 weekend, hitting its lowest level since April 2025 in a brutal sell-off that triggered over $2 billion in liquidations. The drop briefly pushed the world's largest institutional Bitcoin holder into nearly $1 billion in unrealized losses. The......

Libya Energy & Economic Summit signals investor surge

Libya stands at the threshold of rapid energy expansion, fueled by surging investor confidence, fresh licensing rounds and bolstered international alliances. The 2026 Libya Energy & Economic Summit (LEES) captured this shift vividly, with high-stakes roundtables featuring the United States, France,......

Gold and silver prices plunge after Warsh's Fed nomination

A massive sell-off swept global commodity markets on February 2, 2026, hammering gold, silver, oil, and industrial metals as investors reacted to President Donald Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve chair. The rout rippled through stock markets worldwide, with Asian exchanges......

Asian markets soar on RBA rate hike and US-India trade deal

Asian stock markets surged Tuesday as investors welcomed two key developments boosting economic outlooks: Australia's central bank raising interest rates for the first time in two years and a fresh US-India trade agreement. Japan's Nikkei 225 jumped over 3%, hitting record highs. South Korea's......

How US inflation evolved across history and presidencies

Inflation in the United States has experienced significant fluctuations over the past century, reflecting broader economic trends, crises, and policy decisions. The consumer price index (CPI), the primary measure of price changes, tracks how much more consumers pay annually for a consistent basket of......

Global markets plunge after Trump's Fed chair pick

Stock markets worldwide tumbled sharply on Monday as investors grappled with President Donald Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair, sparking broad sell-offs in equities, precious metals, and cryptocurrencies. The Friday announcement prompted traders to reassess U.S. monetary......

Copper prices plunge amid broad metals sell-off shaking global markets

Copper prices tumbled sharply on Monday for the second straight session, swept up in a widespread sell-off of commodities that rattled markets from South Africa to London and hammered mining stocks worldwide. The red metal slid toward $5.70 per pound in U.S. trading, extending Friday's steep losses......

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