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Why most altcoins fell in 2025, and how XRP, Zcash, and Algorand defied the trend

The market performance of altcoins during 2025 followed Bitcoin because investors chose to invest in digital assets that operated under established frameworks and demonstrated practical applications. The TradingView data shows Bitcoin experienced a 7% year-to-date decline because of an early-October market downturn, which also caused altcoin market capitalization to drop by 46% from its highest

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Evening digest: SoftBank’s AI pivot, Zepto tests IPO waters, Bitcoin stalls below $90K

Markets are closing the year with a sharp shift in conviction, as capital moves away from momentum trades and toward structural bets. SoftBank is abandoning flashy AI exposure for hard infrastructure, Zepto is testing investor appetite for cash-burning scale, and commodity markets are violently unwinding geopolitical risk. In crypto, Bitcoin’s repeated failure at $90,000 underscores

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China EV exports surge as BYD set to overtake Tesla in annual sales

China’s electric vehicle (EV) industry is accelerating its global expansion, with exports surging across emerging and developed markets, while domestic champion BYD appears poised to overtake Tesla as the world’s largest EV seller. The shift comes amid slowing demand for Tesla in key regions, changing subsidy regimes, and intensifying geopolitical and trade tensions around Chinese-made

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Looking ahead to 2026: Can Apple stage a comeback after its AI struggles?

Apple has been lagging in the AI race compared to the other tech giants.  While other tech giants have raced ahead with improved AI chatbots, video-generating apps, and much advanced AI models, Apple has not been able to deliver with its AI improvements.  A recent executive shakeup has also put Apple on the back foot

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Oil prices rebound over 2% on geopolitical fears, but global supply glut, Saudi cuts loom

Oil prices jumped on Monday on potential disruptions in oil supply from the Middle East.  At the time of writing, the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil was at $58 per barrel, up 2.2%, while Brent was 2% higher at $61.44 a barrel.  Both oil benchmarks had fallen more than 2% on Friday.  Geopolitical

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Looking ahead to 2026: S&P 500 forecast by Goldman Sachs, UBS, JPMorgan, HSBC, Yardeni

The S&P 500 Index had another strong bull run this year, continuing a trend that has been going on since 2022. It jumped to a record high of $6,930, up by 17% from its January levels, adding trillions in value. It has now jumped by 87% in the last five years.  This article explores some

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Nvidia, Broadcom and more: Bank of America’s top 5 stocks to buy for 2026

Bank of America handed investors a bullish roadmap for semiconductor spending in 2026. Analyst Vivek Arya forecasts that global chip sales will surge roughly 30% to reach $1 trillion, a milestone the industry had previously targeted for 2030. But the AI boom is only halfway through a decade-long transformation, meaning the semiconductor leaders capturing this

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Hyperliquid (HYPE) price outlook: what 2026 holds as 12M tokens unlock in January

The Hyperliquid price has seen notable fluctuations over the past few months, currently sitting at $25.59, down 43.8% over the last three months. Going into 2026, the upcoming token unlock of over 12 million HYPE tokens valued at close to $320 million on January 6, 2026, will set the stage for another roller-coaster. Hyperliquid’s January

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Intel stock: why 18A news doesn’t break the overall investment thesis

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) remains in focus following reports that its 18A process has failed to meet Nvidia’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) expectations. According to anonymous sources that spoke with Reuters last week, the setback has made NVDA decide against using that node to manufacture its advanced chips. Still, Futurum chief executive, Daniel Newman, believes the setback –

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Brazil inflation forecasts ease as central bank holds rates high: report

Brazil’s medium-term inflation outlook improved further in the latest Focus report from the Central Bank, with median consumer price index forecasts easing even lower and remaining below the official upper limit for 2025. Despite the most restrictive monetary policy in decades, price pressures appear to be gradually cooling. The median projection for the IPCA, the benchmark

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