A federal court ruling has cleared the way for the Trump administration to proceed with a sharp increase in H-1B visa application fees, a move that could significantly alter how US companies hire skilled foreign workers. The decision, delivered on Tuesday, allows a $100,000 charge on new applications, reshaping one of the most widely used
Ripple, the blockchain payments and infrastructure company behind XRP, has once again become the focus of IPO speculation. Recent claims circulating among crypto observers suggest the company could be engaging in late-stage discussions for a potential public offering in 2026. These claims come despite clear statements from Ripple’s leadership that the company has no immediate
Polymarket has recently confirmed that several of its users were affected by a security breach, which it says was due to a vulnerability in a third-party authentication service. The Polymarket team has officially acknowledged the incident that several users had been reporting over the past week, prompting renewed concerns about account safety. Polymarket users report
Shares of Dynavax Technologies jumped sharply in premarket trading on Wednesday after the US vaccine maker agreed to be acquired by French pharmaceutical group Sanofi in an all-cash deal valued at about $2.2 billion. Sanofi said it will pay $15.50 per share for Dynavax, representing a premium of roughly 39% to the company’s closing price
Italy has become the latest European regulator to challenge how Big Tech is integrating artificial intelligence into widely used digital platforms. This week, the country’s antitrust authority ordered Meta Platforms to suspend certain WhatsApp contractual terms while it investigates whether the company abused its dominant position. The case centres on AI chatbots and whether recent
The Curve DAO community has rejected a proposal that sought to provide significant financial backing to its main development entity, Swiss Stake. The vote marks the latest governance decision within the Curve Finance ecosystem and comes as the protocol’s native token continues to show resilience around the $0.37 level. According to details from the vote,
The Strategy stock price continued its freefall this month and is now hovering at its lowest level since September last year. MSTR stock has plunged by over 70% from its highest level in 2024, even as the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 indices jumped to a record high. Strategy enterprise NAV is about to
Stocks were little changed on Tuesday as investors positioned themselves ahead of the Federal Reserve’s final policy decision of the year, keeping major indices largely rangebound. The S&P 500 hovered around the flatline, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 55 points, or 0.2%. The Nasdaq Composite underperformed, slipping 0.2% as weakness in select technology
US stocks were little changed Wednesday as markets awaited the Federal Reserve’s last interest rate decision of 2025. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded along the flatline, matching the muted moves in the S&P 500, while the Nasdaq Composite dipped 0.2%. The restrained trading pattern extended the recent trend in which equities have fluctuated between
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed to another record on Friday as investors continued to rotate out of technology shares and into value-oriented sectors. The 30-stock index gained 114 points, or 0.2%, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.1% and the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.3%. Broadcom fell 6% despite beating fourth-quarter expectations and issuing a strong