August 19, 2025
Oil prices edge higher ahead of Trump-Zelenskiy meeting
Oil prices edged up as investors awaited talks between U.S. President Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart after an inconclusive U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he was ready to work to end the war with Russia ahead of a meeting with Trump
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August 19, 2025
Ether ETFs smash records
Cryptocurrency investment products saw another week of strong inflows last week, largely driven by Ether exchange-traded products. Global crypto ETPs posted $3.75 billion of inflows during the trading week ending Friday, CoinShares reported
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August 18, 2025
Gold notched weekly loss, spotlight on Trump-Putin talks
Gold prices held steady on Friday, but were notched a weekly loss after hot inflation data trimmed rate-cut bets, while the market focus shifted to talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
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August 18, 2025
OpenAI staff looking to sell $6 billion in stock to SoftBank
Current and former employees of OpenAI are looking to sell nearly $6 billion worth of the ChatGPT maker’s shares to investors including SoftBank Group and Thrive Capital. The potential deal would value the company at $500 billion
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August 18, 2025
UnitedHealth’s shares jumped after Berkshire Hathaway raised its stake
The blue-chip Dow Jones ended higher after hitting an intraday record high on Friday, as UnitedHealth’s shares jumped after Berkshire Hathaway raised its stake, but other Wall Street indexes slipped as mixed data clouded the Federal Reserve’s next monetary policy move.
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August 15, 2025
Oil prices climb as Fed rate cut, Trump-Putin talks loom
Oil prices climbed to a one-week high after U.S. President Donald Trump warned of “severe consequences” if his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine fail, and on optimism that a likely U.S. interest rate cut next month could spur oil demand.
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