Merck Shares Jump 12.6% on Melanoma Vaccine Trial Results Merck & Co. (MRK) closed at $152.20 on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, up 12.60% (+$17.03) after…
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U.S. Debt Hits $40T, Doubling Since 2016 U.S. government debt crossed the $40 trillion mark this month for the first time, according to Treasury Department…
Trump Pauses 50% Tariffs, Announces Tentative Deal President Donald Trump announced a tentative deal with Canada late Tuesday night, just hours before 50% tariffs on…
Nebius Stock Plunges 12%: AI Infrastructure Doubts Shares of Nebius Group (NASDAQ: NBIS) are on track to close Wednesday, August 19, 2026, down 12%, as…
White House Meeting and Fed Signals Fuel Crypto Rally On Wednesday, August 19, 2026, bitcoin (BTC) surged toward the $70,000 mark, buoyed by a White…
Bitcoin Jumps 6% on Doubled Treasury Buyback Program Bitcoin surged above $68,000 on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, climbing about 6% as the U.S. Treasury announced…
Wall Street Creeps Higher as Treasury Yields Retreat U.S. equities finished modestly higher on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, as a dip in Treasury yields provided…
Aramco Diverts Oil to Europe via Egypt, Malta On Wednesday, August 19, 2026, reports from Bloomberg revealed that Saudi Aramco will supply full contractual crude…
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the US has “come to a deal with Canada” on trade, stating Canadian representatives “gave us the points we…
Stripe Inc. has agreed to acquire OpenRouter Inc., an AI startup that provides a unified interface for developers to access and switch between multiple AI…
Cloud Mining Gains Traction as BTC, XRP Holders Seek Lower Barriers As of mid-August 2026, cloud mining has emerged as a practical alternative for cryptocurrency…
The CFTC finalized orders on Aug. 19 banning former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison and co-founder Gary Wang from trading for five and three years,…
Carvana Rebounds as Pledged Stake Report Eases Liquidation Fears Carvana shares recovered part of a two-day decline after a report indicated billionaire Mark Walter’s stake…
Kalshi Block Trades Open to 3,000 Clients Investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald announced on August 19, 2026, that it will enable its roughly 3,000 institutional clients…
Bitcoin Rallies as US Treasury Doubles Buyback Size Bitcoin climbed to an 11-week high on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, joining US stocks in a broad…
Gold and Silver Jump Before Fed Minutes Gold rose 1.9% and silver climbed 2.7% on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, ahead of the Federal Reserve’s release…
Bitcoin surged past $68,000 on Wednesday, trading at $68,473 by 10:30 a.m. in New York after briefly touching $68,982, a nearly 3% gain in 24…
Standard Chartered Analyst: $100K Bitcoin Target Hinges on Liquidity Bitcoin’s rebound toward $69,000 is gaining momentum, and Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick sees room for further…
Bitcoin surged to $69,749 on Aug. 19, its highest level in weeks, breaking out of a prolonged $61,500–$65,000 trading range. The rally was fueled by…
Gold Firms While Yields and Crude Weigh Spot gold prices edged higher in early U.S. trading on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, as a softer U.S.…
Stocks, Bonds, and Gold Surge on Treasury Intervention Markets rallied broadly on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, after the U.S. Treasury signaled it would increase purchases…
Moderna’s Historic Surge on Melanoma Vaccine Data Shares of Moderna (MRNA) soared 101% on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, marking the stock’s biggest intraday gain on…
Dollar Slumps to Three-Month Low on Surprise Treasury Buyback The U.S. dollar index fell to its weakest level in three months on Wednesday, August 19,…
Moderna more than Doubles on Late-Stage Melanoma Data Moderna (MRNA) shares surged 127.13% to $143.00 by noon EDT on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, after the…
Treasury Doubles Buybacks, 30Y Yield Crashes Below 5.20% The US 30-year Treasury yield fell sharply on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, after the Treasury Department announced…
Broadcom Slides as Google Expands Marvell AI Chip Pact Broadcom ($AVGO) shares came under pressure on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, after Marvell Technology ($MRVL) disclosed…
Broadcom slides as Marvell-Google deal reshapes AI chip race Broadcom ($AVGO) shares came under pressure on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, after Marvell Technology ($MRVL) disclosed…
Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Sees $16.15M Single-Day Inflow On Tuesday, August 18, 2026, the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (ticker: BITW) recorded a single-day net inflow of $16.15…
Bitcoin whales added roughly 43,000 BTC (about $2.75 billion) over the past 60 days, ending a months-long selling spree, per Cryptoquant data. The accumulation occurred…
Fed Policy Path Takes Center Stage As of Wednesday, August 19, 2026, markets are fixated on the Federal Reserve’s next move. With inflation data still…