Home-loan interest rates in Singapore are less than 2%, while in Japan they’re around 1% or even lower. That’s in stark contrast to mortgage rates in America and Australia, which are over 6% on average.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/judge-hammer-regulation-cftc-1.jpg" alt="Judge stays CFTC’s case against US soldier over prediction market bets" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>A New York judge granted a motion filed by US prosecutors in July to stay the CFTC’s civil case against Gannon Ken Van Dyke over making more than $400,000 on prediction markets.</p>
Mark Zuckerberg says we’re lucky to live in an “incredible moment,” but many workers are having a hard time stomaching the uncertainty.
Bloomberg says GameStop could propose collaborating with eBay in some way other than a merger. Some analysts doubt whether eBay would benefit much from that sort of deal.
For years, the S&P 500’s earnings engine had only one driver: the Magnificent Seven. This quarter, the rest of the market has started pulling its weight.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/tron.jpg" alt="TRON USDT supply hits $87.9B as transfers reach $2.1T in Q2: Messari" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Messari reported that TRON recorded all-time highs in stablecoin supply and network activity during the second quarter, while DeFi and decentralized exchange activity declined.</p>
An analyst says that Nvidia’s move to downgrade some chip capabilities could end up boosting consumption of high-bandwidth memory.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-comparing-money-laundering-with-cryptocurrencies-and-fiat2.jpg" alt="UK money laundering suspect bought $100M in Trump crypto business: NYT" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>An individual behind the Aqua 1 entity that purchased $100 million worth of World Liberty Financial tokens in 2025 is reportedly a businessman with ties to the UK and UAE.</p>
Uncle Sam needs inflation, not just economic growth, to escape today’s debt crisis.
Think Microsoft is overspending on AI? A Bernstein analyst says the company is actually taking a “measured” approach.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-got-crypto-losses-wallet-shutdown.png" alt="Coinsbuy offers $100K reward after Sunday security breach" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Coinsbuy said it covered all affected client funds after unauthorized withdrawals, while an onchain investigator estimated more than $7.9 million was stolen. </p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/sams-in-a-labirynth-clarity-act-us-1.jpg" alt="‘Disappointing’ — crypto advocates react to delay in CLARITY vote" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Following a procedural delay in the US Senate, lawmakers are expected to address a major crypto market structure bill after they return from a month-long recess, which met with industry criticism.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-bitcoin-shakes-market2.jpg" alt="Bitcoin price slip wipes weekend gains as oil surge hits 5% on Hormuz disappointment" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Bitcoin wobbled with US stocks as Iran deflated hopes on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz oil route, while analysis praised “exceptionally strong” institutional BTC inflows.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-canada-crypto-regultion-bitcoin-etfs-strict-licensing-and-a-digital-dollar.png" alt="BlackRock launches two Canada ETFs, with one allocating 3% to Bitcoin" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>BlackRock Canada’s new IBQT fund combines global equity exposure with a 3% Bitcoin allocation through the firm’s Canadian iShares Bitcoin ETF.</p>
“She was a teacher at a school district, so didn’t put much into Social Security.”
“I want to make the process as straightforward as possible for my beneficiaries to access the funds.”
The farming giant said this includes salsas, guacamole and pimento cheese dips.
The Moneyist: “Some readers — and couples — would be grateful to retire on half that amount.”
The next boom could be in stocks of companies collecting recurring revenue from AI workloads.
Mining giant Barrick announced Monday that it has reached an agreement with gold-mining company Newmont to combine some of their mines — helping to support an initial public offering of Barrick’s North American gold assets by the end of the year.