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Venture capital and corporate capital continue to flow into artificial intelligence companies even as public markets punish many of the same names, creating an unusual split between private financing optimism and public investor skepticism. The disconnect reflects a market wrestling with rapid technological change, diverging valuation benchmarks, and a scramble

European stocks were poised for a tentative start on Wednesday as investors prepared for Nvidia’s highly anticipated quarterly report later in the day and wrestled anew with questions about the sustainability of artificial intelligence driven earnings growth. Futures hinted at a soft open across major bourses after Asian and

Bitcoin plunged below $90,000 on Tuesday, touching its lowest level since April and erasing the token’s gains for 2025 in a harsh reversal from October’s record highs. The dip wiped away months of momentum that pushed the largest cryptocurrency to roughly $126,000 in early October and

European markets fell broadly on Tuesday as a fresh wave of investor anxiety over rich AI valuations rattled technology shares and triggered a wider risk-off reaction. Major indexes posted losses at the open and through the morning session, with investors rotating out of the highest priced growth names and into

Gold owners with large bullion holdings are increasingly lending or leasing bars to generate yield as the metal trades near historic highs. Once prized for stability rather than income generation physical gold is being monetized in new ways. Dealers jewelers refiners and institutional leasing platforms are borrowing bullion to meet

European equity markets opened in positive territory on Monday as investor sentiment was buoyed by a mix of earnings updates, cooling macro jitters and a flurry of company specific catalysts. One of the most notable movers was Swedish defence group Saab which rallied after confirmation of a multibillion euro contract