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Bitcoin Tests Key Support as Oil and AI Fears Squeeze Markets
Bitcoin keeps limping back to the same floor while $108 oil and 5% yields weigh on risk assets. The chart shows a coiled spring, not a trend.
Bikes 'not for jousting,' says Lime after duel video
Footage emerged on social media of hundreds of people gathered in east London to watch a bike joust.
Vinted blocks French looters listing stolen goods for sale
The platform said since the weekend it had "taken immediate action to idenitify and remove listings linked to looting".
Tom Lee’s Bitmine Adds $30 Million in Ethereum as Buying Nears Its Finish Line
The purchase lifts Bitmine’s stash to 6.04 million ETH—4.9% of supply and 99% of the way to its “Alchemy of 5%” goal—as chairman Tom Lee framed a market-wide selloff as an attract…
‘They may think that they can escape scrutiny’: Singapore cracks down on Indonesian companies spreading ‘entirely preventable’ smog across the border
This brings to 10 the number of Indonesian companies that Singapore is targeting under its Transboundary Haze Pollution Act.
Billionaire Elon Musk says he’ll give every kid in America shares of SpaceX next year—it’ll add up to over $10 billion in stock
Despite questioning if money will even matter in the future, Elon Musk is giving every U.S. kid a slice of his SpaceX fortune.
As billionaires ditch California, Gen Z is following close behind—the state saw the biggest net loss of young people, many moving to Texas
As billionaires like Larry Page and Peter Thiel leave California, Gen Z is following suit—they’re moving to more affordable South Carolina and Missouri.
An AI agent sent a stranger to a man’s house without telling him—and exposed the privacy risks of AI assistants
Meta's Muse shared a seller's home address and arranged a pickup without his knowledge, raising questions about how much access AI agents should have.
Mortgage Rates Today, Monday, October 19: Starting the Week Lower
Falling Treasury yields are taking mortgage interest rates down with them.
‘I don’t think here is our home anymore’: Scientists are leaving America as Trump’s research cuts push them overseas
Foreign universities are recruiting U.S. researchers with promises of stable funding and academic freedom as scientists warn of a brain drain.
The U.S. national debt is approaching the point where bond traders see ‘mounting risk’ of a ‘vicious cycle,’ Moody’s top economist says
"A vicious cycle threatens to take hold, with higher rates adding to the interest payments and debt load, which in turn pushes rates up even more."
‘I am so fed up’: Farmers face financial squeeze from tariffs and diesel and blame GOP as Trump heads to Kansas to energize voters before midterms
The visits from Trump come as Republicans pour money into Senate races in Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa amid concerns about voter enthusiasm
Ethiopia’s prime minister won a Nobel Peace Prize for making peace with Eritrea. Now the former allies could go to war
Renewed fighting, tensions with Eritrea and disputes over Red Sea ports and Nile waters are raising fears of a wider regional war.
European stocks fall after violent protests in France, while oil drops as Trump puts Russia sanctions on hold
France's CAC 40 sank after violent protests while oil fell 2% after Trump waived Russia sanctions, among other global stock developments
The Canary news website announces closure after ‘vicious campaign against us’
Leftwing outlet said it had faced ‘multiple attacks’ and ‘malicious lies’ which made its situation unsustainableBusiness live – latest updatesThe leftwing news site the Canary has…
Made an ‘honest’ mistake with crypto taxes? New bill offers way out
A proposed US bill would let crypto investors correct past tax reporting mistakes through a dedicated disclosure program, with reduced penalties for eligible taxpayers.
Ellie Goulding admits error over promoting diamonds from controversial Australian mine
Singer ‘mortified’ about wearing diamonds from Argyle mine at centre of environmental concerns about Indigenous landThe singer Ellie Goulding has admitted her error at having prom…
How Boston Dynamics is turning robots into a real business
CFO Amanda McMaster explains how Spot found paying customers and why Hyundai's backing could help Atlas scale.
Public companies object to OKX-ICE’s tokenized stock plan
Nine public companies objected to having their shares offered in tokenized form by OKX and ICE, testing whether platforms can create blockchain-based markets without issuer consen…
Strategy Buys $22M in Bitcoin, Buys Back $193M of STRC
The Bitcoin treasury firm raised its preferred stock buyback cap to $3 billion and now holds 848,517 BTC, bought at an average of $75,446.
Current price of oil as of October 19, 2026
When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.
Tinder’s new CEO asked employees a simple question about success. Their answers exposed a bigger problem
Tinder's new CEO is overhauling how employees measure success and using AI to improve the dating experience.
Strategy buys $22M in Bitcoin, repurchases $193M in STRC
Strategy added 267 Bitcoin to its holdings as it bought back 1.94 million STRC shares and boosted its preferred stock buyback program to $3 billion.
Morning Minute: Crypto Rebounds as 'Black Monday' Looms
The original “Black Monday” occurred 39 years ago today. Is history about to repeat itself?