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Musk Takes Stand in Twitter Stock Manipulation Trial as Investors Claim $44 Billion Deal Fraud
Tesla CEO testifies Wednesday in San Francisco federal court where shareholders accuse him of deliberately tanking Twitter's share price through false statements about bots and deal uncertainty.
How Trend Followers Navigate Geopolitical Chaos: Inside Longboard’s Approach to Iran Risk
As missiles strike the Gulf and oil surges past $80, systematic CTA strategies face their first major tail-risk test since 2022—and the results expose hard truths about crisis alpha.
Bitcoin Breaks $70,000 as Institutional Flows and Macro Bets Collide
The cryptocurrency surged past a critical resistance level on renewed ETF demand and rate-cut speculation, but elevated leverage and fragile open interest signal mounting near-term volatility risk.
Amazon’s Audible Fires First Shot in Audio Streaming Price War
New $8.99 Standard tier undercuts Spotify Premium by $4 as the audiobook arms race escalates.
Moderna Settles $2.25 Billion Patent Dispute, Shares Jump 10% on Legal Clarity
The biotech resolves a long-running lipid nanoparticle infringement case with Arbutus and Genevant, clearing a path for its post-COVID vaccine portfolio.
SpaceX Eyes $1.5 Trillion IPO as Starlink Profits Drive Space Sector Frenzy
Elon Musk's rocket company is preparing what could be the largest public offering in history, testing investor appetite for a $50 billion raise amid soaring Starlink revenues and a thawing…
OBR Warns Iran Conflict Could Deliver ‘Significant’ Hit to UK Economy as Gilt Yields Spike
The fiscal watchdog flagged Middle East tensions as a key risk to its forecasts as 10-year gilt yields jumped to 4.30% amid renewed inflation fears and energy market turmoil.
The Safe Haven That Wasn’t: How US Treasurys Lost Their Crisis Credential
Four decades of dominance are unraveling as investors flee to gold, central banks diversify reserves, and geopolitical tensions expose structural cracks in the world's benchmark asset.
SpaceX IPO Could Deliver ‘Tesla Volatility on Steroids,’ Analyst Warns
PitchBook's Franco Granda calls $1.75 trillion valuation 'justifiable' but cautions investors to prepare for 'Musk-amplified volatility' as the largest IPO in history targets a June listing.
Dimon Warns Markets Complacent on Iran Escalation as Oil Hits $79, VIX Stays Muted
JPMorgan CEO cautions investors underpricing geopolitical tail risk after weekend strikes spark only limited volatility despite effective closure of critical energy chokepoint.
Korean Equities Collapse 7% as Middle East Crisis Triggers Foreign Exodus
The KOSPI recorded its steepest decline in 19 months amid escalating geopolitical tensions and a sharp selloff by foreign investors.
Oil Surges 9% as Iran Conflict Closes Hormuz, Equity Futures Sink 1.5%
Crude prices hit eight-month highs while stock futures tumbled as escalating U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran threatened 15 million barrels per day of global oil supply.