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Updated Aug 21, 2026 5:19 PM ET
Bitcoin surged past $77,000 this week, posting a 20% gain in two days and tracking toward its best week in over two years. Strategy's Bitcoin treasury climbed out of the red as investor optimism flooded back into digital assets.
Crypto miners (Canaan, Riot) and Bitcoin treasury companies (Strive, Metaplanet) posted double-digit gains. The rally suggests institutional capital is rotating into Bitcoin as a hedge against Treasury yield volatility and currency debasement concerns.
Bitcoin's resurgence as a macro hedge reflects deepening skepticism about traditional asset stability. If the rally sustains above $80K, it signals a structural shift in how large investors view inflation and debt risk.
Sales at Walmart’s U.S. stores rose just 2.6% in the latest quarter, while the retailer’s stock plunged more than 9% Thursday, its steepest one-da...
Cattle ranchers have trimmed their herds in response to drought and low margins, helping push up the cost of another American staple food.
‘This deal will reduce prices for Americans’
He pioneered a technique for using computers to predict short-term movements in stock prices, something that proved to be hugely lucrative — when it worked.
Greg Mankiw, Thomas Sargent and William White all have strong ideas about why prices rise. Their work could guide how the Fed fights inflation.
Ground beef prices, now averaging nearly $7 a pound, remain historically high due to shrinking cattle herds.
Meat producer closes facilities in Utah and Iowa as beef prices rise for consumers amid historic cattle shortageTyson Foods, the largest meatpacking c...
As the appetite for “authenticity” grows online, content creators are buying up empty boxes for luxury goods—and resellers are cashing in for �...
Oil prices eased Friday but remained on track for a second straight weekly gain as hopes of a swift reopening of the Strait of Hormuz faded to near-ze...
President Donald Trump said Friday that he reached a deal to increase beef imports into the United States with the goal of driving down prices. Trum...
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