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Crypto market in free fall as Bitcoin plunges below $70,000 while shares of Coinbase and Circle tumble

Bitcoin holder Strategy is also taking a beating as prices sink to 2024 levels.

By Carlos Garcia

February 5, 2026

Economy

Kevin Warsh’s Fed criticisms make sense, but he’s got a ‘cleanest dirty shirt’ problem. Here’s the triple dilemma he faces

By Daniel J. Arbess

February 5, 2026

China trader who made $3 billion on gold bets big against silver

By Alfred Cang, Jin Wu and Bloomberg

February 5, 2026

This Gen Z woman applied for 1,000 jobs and offered to cut her own pay because she was ‘really broke and struggling.’ She’s not alone
By Jacqueline Munis
February 5, 2026

Having a college degree still matters for being one of the wealthier Americans, New York Fed says

By Tristan Bove

February 4, 2026

Banking

Scott Bessent trolls Democrats during testimony, implying their questions are unserious and stupid

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

February 5, 2026

Kevin Warsh’s Fed criticisms make sense, but he’s got a ‘cleanest dirty shirt’ problem. Here’s the triple dilemma he faces

By Daniel J. Arbess

February 5, 2026

Karp steps down as Paul Weiss chairman after Epstein emails
By Meghan Tribe, Tatyana Monnay and Bloomberg
February 5, 2026

Rout deepens on Wall Street as tech, crypto slide

By Rita Nazareth and Bloomberg

February 5, 2026

Finance

Crypto market in free fall as Bitcoin plunges below $70,000 while shares of Coinbase and Circle tumble

Economy

Kevin Warsh’s Fed criticisms make sense, but he’s got a ‘cleanest dirty shirt’ problem. Here’s the triple dilemma he faces

China trader who made $3 billion on gold bets big against silver

This Gen Z woman applied for 1,000 jobs and offered to cut her own pay because she was ‘really broke and struggling.’ She’s not alone

Having a college degree still matters for being one of the wealthier Americans, New York Fed says

Banking

Scott Bessent trolls Democrats during testimony, implying their questions are unserious and stupid

Kevin Warsh’s Fed criticisms make sense, but he’s got a ‘cleanest dirty shirt’ problem. Here’s the triple dilemma he faces

Karp steps down as Paul Weiss chairman after Epstein emails

Rout deepens on Wall Street as tech, crypto slide

Personal Finance

Michael Lewis reveals he’s got a deal to write a Sam Altman book—when ChatGPT is ready to write a rival draft

Current price of platinum as of Thursday, February 5, 2026

Current price of silver as of Thursday, February 5, 2026

Epstein’s fondness for elite lawyer ends in downfall

Investing

Options traders pile into tech hedges after software rout

China trader who made $3 billion on gold bets big against silver

Trillion-dollar tech wipeout ensnares all stocks in AI’s path

Gold and silver prices have soared in time for the 2026 Olympics—now winning-athlete’s medals will be worth more money than ever with some fetching over $100K

Real Estate

Americans are so broke and housing is so expensive that ‘rent now, pay later’ is on the rise

Current ARM mortgage rates report for Feb. 4, 2026

Current refi mortgage rates report for Feb. 4, 2026

Current mortgage rates report for Feb. 4, 2026

Energy

New ‘Project Vault’ critical minerals stockpile is ‘first step of many’ needed for U.S. to break China’s supply-chain chokehold

Trump hates the way wind farms look. Too bad, America’s court system says

Devon Energy CEO: $26 billion Coterra merger marries two “crown jewels” as merger mania returns to the oilfield

Top energy expert says probability the U.S. will attack Iran soon is 75% as risk of major disruption to oil supply is priced in—‘this one is real’

Crypto

Scott Bessent trolls Democrats during testimony, implying their questions are unserious and stupid

Crypto crime-fighting startup TRM Labs notches $1 billion valuation with new $70 million funding round

Kairos, which is building a cross-platform tool for prediction markets traders, raises $2.5 million from a16z crypto

Famed startup incubator Y Combinator will let founders receive funds in stablecoins

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