XRP ETF inflows have dropped from about $132 million in May to under $5 million so far in July, with no new money at all on two of the last three trading days.
The slowdown is a market-wide pullback,
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For a few weeks, Wall Street treated Ford Motor (F 0.59%) like a Silicon Valley darling. The legacy automaker launched Ford Energy, a new business pivoting into battery energy storage systems (BESS) for artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, utilities, and industrial hubs.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh is floating major revisions to the central bank’s approach to assets,
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EV-making juggernaut Tesla (TSLA) has reported its second-quarter vehicle delivery and production numbers above expectations. The company delivered 480,126 vehicles during the quarter, representing a 25% year-over-year (YoY) increase, while analysts expected around 406,600 deliveries.
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JPMorgan said a Tesla-SpaceX merger looks “strategically coherent on paper,” citing overlap across AI, robotics, energy, transportation and space.
RBC said robotaxi remains Tesla’s strongest opportunity, citing a $4.2 trillion addressable market.
Regulatory risk remains a key hurdle, with JPMorgan flagging multi-jurisdictional approvals and China exposure.
Tech stocks have been suffering over the past few weeks, as investors continue to rotate out of the artificial intelligence (AI)-focused tech and semiconductor stocks due to growing concerns over their sustainability. Despite a solid first half, the Nasdaq ended June sharply lower, as panic among investors triggered a massive tech sell-off.
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Investors have a weakness for whichever asset class has just done well. After a strong year for equities, portfolios tilt towards shares; after gold rallies, demand for bullion follows. This is a natural impulse, but it is also a poor guide to building a portfolio, because no asset class outperforms consistently. Equities, bonds and gold each take turns at the top of the table and the bottom.
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(The Center Square) – The trusts that fund Social Security benefits for retired seniors, survivors and people with disabilities face insolvency in the next six years, according to a report from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Those affected could include seniors and others in California.
The 2026 Old Age and Survivors and Disability Insurance Trustees Report shows that before reserves are depleted,
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Higher oil prices lifted energy stocks in premarket trading, with gains across Chevron, Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips. In contrast, airline and cruise stocks dropped as rising fuel costs raised concerns over profitability and demand,
Gold’s spot price — or its current trading value — today as of 9:00 a.m. ET is $4,076.04 per ounce, according to CNBC’s Gold/ US Dollar Spot Price. That’s slightly lower than Tuesday’s price, when it traded at $4,168.43 per ounce at the same time.
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