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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August 15, 2025

Gold falls as hot US data lifts dollar, yields


Gold prices fell as hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation data and a drop in jobless claims lifted the dollar and Treasury yields, trimming the odds of a supersized September rate cut.
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