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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on June 10, 2025. NYSEStocks closed lower on Wednesday as traders weighed a preliminary U.S.-China trade agreement and new inflation data. The market’s recent run higher took a breather as major indexes ended the session near previous closing levels.The S&P 500 lost 0.27% to end the day at 6,022.24, snapping a three-day win streak. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.5% to 19,615.88. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed a mere 1.1 points, closing at 42,865.77.The consumer price index rose 0.1% in May from April, less than the 0.2% estimate from…

Bitcoin price retreats slightly on Tuesday after a sharp 4.3% increase on Monday.Markets focus on the second day of US-China trade talks after Monday’s little breakthroughs promped a pause in global risk appetite.KURL announces plans to raise $300 million to buy BTC, signaling increasing interest from corporates.Bitcoin (BTC) price declines to around $109,000 on Tuesday, just inches away from its all-time high. Sentiment in the crypto market is mixed sentiment due to the absence of substantive breakthroughs in US-China trade talks, which continue in London. Bitcoin rally fades as no breakthrough in US-China trade talksQCP Capital’s report on Tuesday noted…

LONDON :Trading on Britain’s new share platform for private companies can begin later this year, the financial watchdog said on Tuesday, after finalising rules for a market that regulators and the government hope will bolster the country’s capital markets.The Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (PISCES) will enable trading of shares in private companies. The first shares should be traded on the platform this year through a “sandbox”, which allows regulators to test how it works before they finalise a permanent regime in 2030, the Financial Conduct Authority said. PISCES is designed to connect owners of fledgling unlisted companies…

Published Tue, Jun 10, 2025 · 10:15 AM[SYDNEY] Australian business activity stalled in May as consumers kept their wallets shut despite a cut in interest rates during the month, a survey showed on Tuesday, while firms reported increased pressure on profit margins.National Australia Bank’s survey showed its index of business conditions edged down 2 points to 0 in May, well below the long-run average of around +6. Its confidence index inched up 3 points to +2, though that remained soft historically.“By industry, the persistent weakness in retail business conditions and confidence aligns with the softer-than-expected pick-up in consumption over Q1,”…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Shares in Japanese hotel developer turned bitcoin investor Metaplanet soared on Monday after it unveiled plans to raise about $5.4bn to add to its already large stockpile of the cryptocurrency.The company said on Friday it wanted to raise the funds to increase its bitcoin holdings more than twenty fold to 210,000 by the end of 2027, a hoard of 1 per cent of the total supply of the cryptocurrency that would be worth $22bn at current prices.The Japanese group underwent “a strategic…

TangMan Photography | Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump’s top trade officials are meeting their Chinese counterparts in London on Monday for talks aimed at resolving an ongoing trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies.U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer are representing the U.S.China’s Foreign Ministry said Saturday that Vice Premier He Lifeng, Beijing’s lead trade negotiator, will be in the U.K. between June 8-13, and that a meeting of the “China-U.S. economic and trade consultation mechanism” would take place.National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Monday told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that the…

U.S. equity futures were little changed early Monday with the S&P 500 trading near a record high and a busy week of potential market-moving news ahead.The S&P 500 futures were up 0.01%. The Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.11%, while futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average ticked down 5 points, or 0.01%.The move in futures comes after all three of the major indexes notched their second-straight winning week. The S&P 500 closed above the 6,000 level for the first time since Feb. 21, and is now less than 3% away from its record closing high.Chris Verrone, chief market strategist…

The Taihuttus on a ski trip to Sierra Nevada in southern Spain. They sold everything they owned in 2017 to bet on bitcoin — and now travel full-time as a family of five.Didi TaihuttuA wave of high-profile kidnappings targeting cryptocurrency executives has rattled the industry — and prompted a quiet security revolution among some of its most visible evangelists.Didi Taihuttu, patriarch of the so-called “Bitcoin Family,” said he overhauled the family’s entire security setup after a string of threats.The Taihuttus — who sold everything they owned in 2017, from their house to their shoes, to go all-in on bitcoin when…

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WASHINGTON – Three of President Donald Trump’s top aides will face their Chinese counterparts in London on Monday for talks to resolve a trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies that has kept global markets on edge.U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will represent Washington in the talks, said Trump, who announced the talks in a post on his Truth Social platform but provided no more details.It was not immediately clear who would represent China. The Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment.”The meeting should…