Business News
- 'You're an idiot': Apollo CEO Marc Rowan has a word for any lenders that can't meet 5% private credit fund redemptions
As private credit market fears lead to rising redemption requests, Apollo Global billionaire CEO Marc Rowan has harsh words for lending peers and investors.
- Judge blocks above-ground construction of Trump's White House ballroom, administration appeals
The White House's East Wing was demolished to build a 90,000 square-foot ballroom sought by President Donald Trump. That project is being challenged in court.
- U.S. Navy blockade of Iran enters fourth day. Here’s the latest tanker traffic in Strait of Hormuz
Tanker traffic through the Strait or Hormuz has plunged during the war, triggering the largest oil supply disruption in history.
- TSMC and ASML post-earnings stock moves could be a sign of what's to come from chip companies
Two of the biggest chipmakers, TSMC and ASML, failed to catch major tail winds from strong earnings. It could be a bellwether for the chip industry as a whole.
- Quantum stocks on pace for a massive week after Nvidia debuts AI models to boost the tech
Hyperscalers Alphabet, Amazon and Microsoft have been investing heavily in chips to power quantum computing
- Google will let users connect their photos to the Gemini chatbot and Nano Banana
Linking Gemini directly to a user's photo library represents a bigger step in the AI chatbot link to private information.
- ICE agent charged with assault by Minnesota prosecutors, arrest warrant issued
Minnesota state prosecutors continue to investigation the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis.
- Kevin Warsh wants to lead a scandal-ridden Fed. His wealth is a complication.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is calling attention to potential issues in the Fed chair nominee's financial disclosures.
- RFK Jr.'s peptide policy could boost Hims & Hers as its GLP-1 business evolves
Hims may have an chance to grow peptides business as a potential revenue driver, with FDA review in 2026 shaping the opportunity.
- Spirit Airlines could liquidate as early as this week, sources say
The carrier is facing the added challenge of a spike in the price of fuel. Fuel is airlines' biggest expense after labor.
Crypto News
- Public crypto miners sold more BTC in Q1 2026 than all of 2025: Report
Mining companies are now split between those liquidating Bitcoin to cover operating expenses and those holding their BTC in reserve to fuel future growth.
- Bitcoin analysts see ‘further upside,’ and identify next price levels to watch
Traders say Bitcoin has room to rally higher, but the upside could be capped at BTC’s active supply cost basis near $78,000.
- Bitcoin bull run ‘still too early’ to call as demand lags exiting capital: Analyst
Bitcoin trades below the profitability threshold for active holders, with early signs of BTC demand offering limited price support for now.
- Bitcoin rebounds near $74.5K as US stocks chase after new all-time highs
Bitcoin attempted to recover the $75,000 level as US stocks chase after a second day of fresh all-time highs. Is the bull market back on?
- Zonda exchange says 4.5K BTC wallet inaccessible amid withdrawal crisis
The CEO of the troubled Zonda exchange has disclosed a Bitcoin wallet holding around 4,500 BTC, but said the private keys were never transferred during a company handover.
- Naver-Dunamu filing sets IPO committee, listing timeline for fintech group
The corrected filing details timeline, caveats and conditions tied to a potential Naver Financial IPO after the Dunamu share swap deal.
- Adam Back says Bitcoin’s post-quantum shift may reveal true Satoshi stash
Back said at Paris Blockchain Week that Bitcoin’s post-quantum shift may reveal the true size of the stash held by Satoshi Nakamoto, estimated at between 500,000 and 1 million BTC.
- Europe’s Bitcoin treasury playbook won’t be a copy of Strategy: PBW 2026
Executives at Paris Blockchain Week said European firms interested in Bitcoin treasury strategies are working around shallower capital markets and tighter constraints than in the US.
- Study finds almost no crypto protocols disclose market-maker terms
A review of over 150 crypto protocols finds fewer than 1% disclose market-making arrangements, revealing a major transparency gap in token trading structures.
- South Korea to pilot tokenized deposits for government spending
The sandbox will test preset spending limits, timing controls and category restrictions for public sector expense payments.
General News
- US House votes down latest effort to curtail Trump’s power to wage Iran war
Nearly all Democrats voted in favour, a day after a similar resolution failed in the US Senate along party lines.
- Ex-Arsenal and Liverpool keeper Manninger killed in car crash with train
Alex Manninger played for Arsenal, Liverpool and Juventus at peak of his career while winning 33 Austria caps.
- Barcelona appeal to UEFA over Laws of Game failure in Champions League exit
European football's governing body has already rejected one appeal by Barca about their quarterfinals against Atletico.
- Gaza’s new generation of journalists face challenges, but stay resilient
Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud finds a new generation of journalists who are stepping in, young and untrained but determined.
- Former lieutenant governor of Virginia kills wife and himself, police say
US officials believe the shooting related to the Democratic politician's ongoing divorce with Cerina Fairfax, a dentist.
- ‘Endless grief’: Turkiye mourns victims of second school shooting in a week
Death toll rises to 10 after shooting by 14-year-old student at the Ayser Calik School in Kahramanmaras.
- ‘Whose is he?’: A Gaza father’s fight for a child who might not be his
Mohammed Lubbad's wife Amal was pregnant when she died in Israeli air strikes. Then he was told she had given birth.
- 10-day Lebanon-Israel ceasefire announced by Trump
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire starting at 21:00 GMT on Thursday, said US President Donald Trump.
- No date set for US-Iran talks, as Pakistan pushes to keep diplomacy alive
Pakistan's prime minister and army chief are both travelling to key players in the war, attempting to keep talks going.
- US general clarifies Iranian ports under blockade, not Strait of Hormuz
A US general had to clarify that the US military is only blockading Iranian ports, not the entire Strait of Hormuz.










