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Tether holds more US Treasuries than the United Arab Emirates
Three Italian analysts say the stablecoin issuer’s $132 billion position amounts to the privatization of seigniorage, with sovereignty risks attached.
Banking & Credit
Balloon payment due? When to pay it, refinance it or hand the car back
A lease buyout, PCP or balloon payment can cost half the car’s price. When to pay, refinance or hand the car back, with a real...
Big Tech Stocks
Nvidia board weighs Huang’s future as stock falls 6%
Polymarket traders make CUDA architect Ian Buck the favorite to succeed the founder, just ahead of finance chief Colette Kress.
Commodities
Silver falls below $52 as traders price in a December Fed rate hike
Gold slipped under $4,000 in the same move after hot October inflation data and a call for higher rates from Fed Governor...
AI & Tech
Big Tech Stocks
Nvidia board weighs Huang’s future as stock falls 6%
Polymarket traders make CUDA architect Ian Buck the favorite to succeed the founder, just ahead of finance chief Colette Kress.
Big Tech Stocks
Oracle jumps 6.35% as CoreWeave results ease AI debt fears
The stock is still trading below its 20-day moving average at $127.22, after last week’s slide to a 52-week low.
Big Tech Stocks
Meta jumps 5% as JPMorgan swaps it in for Alphabet
Doug Anmuth put Meta on the bank’s Analyst Focus List and dropped Alphabet, arguing Meta’s ad business is already turning AI spending into...
Economy & World
Trade & Tariffs
EU to make online platforms collect VAT on all imports from 2028
The new rule lands with the expiry of the temporary EUR 3 duty and the launch of the EU’s Customs Data Hub.
Energy Geopolitics
US oil and gas earnings top $130 billion as diesel spread hits $87 a barrel
More than 50 US oil and gas companies earned an estimated $130 billion-plus between April and September 2026, against less than $47 billion in...
Global Geopolitics
Russia sells gold at fastest pace since the 1998 default
The Bank of Russia has shed 62 metric tons in ten months while other central banks buy, and the Kremlin is now selling 7.8% of shipping giant...
Lifestyle Money
Luxury
Kering stock sinks 14% as Gucci drags down the third quarter: Barclays maps the best and worst case
A wave of target-price cuts followed Kering’s third-quarter results, with Barclays sketching a bull case at €310 a share and a bear case at €110.
Luxury
LVMH disappoints in the third quarter: China slows again and the stock slides after a difficult 2026
Third-quarter revenue grew just 1% organically, against a luxury sector expected to run closer to 5%, as Fashion & Leather Goods — the...
Pop Economics
Britain’s least reliable cars of 2026, according to a major owner survey
The What Car? annual reliability survey has ranked the best and worst cars on British roads, and three German models and one French model sit...
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Crypto
Tether holds more US Treasuries than the United Arab Emirates
Three Italian analysts say the stablecoin issuer’s $132 billion position amounts to the privatization of seigniorage, with sovereignty risks...
Commodities
Silver falls below $52 as traders price in a December Fed rate hike
Gold slipped under $4,000 in the same move after hot October inflation data and a call for higher rates from Fed Governor Christopher Waller.
Crypto
Ethereum falls to $2,003 as hot US inflation halts its rebound
The second-largest cryptocurrency is holding near $2,050 on November 11 after three straight days of spot ETF outflows and more than $250...