It's hard to argue with the wealth creation track record of Bitcoin (BTC +1.06%), the world's most popular cryptocurrency. According to the 2025 Crypto Wealth Report from Henley & Partners, there were over 145,000 Bitcoin millionaires in the world last year. Given Bitcoin's recent slide in price to the $70,000 price level, that figure is likely much lower this year. But the presence of so many cry...
It's hard to argue with the wealth creation track record of Bitcoin (BTC +1.06%), the world's most popular cryptocurrency. According to the 2025 Crypto Wealth Report from Henley & Partners, there were over 145,000 Bitcoin millionaires in the world last year. Given Bitcoin's recent slide in price to the $70,000 price level, that figure is likely much lower this year. But the presence of so many crypto millionaires in the world gives you a good idea of just how rapid Bitcoin's ascent has been over the past decade. So does Bitcoin still have what it takes to help you become a crypto millionaire? Bitcoin's exponential growth Ever since its launch in 2009, Bitcoin has been growing at an unprecedented rate. In 2009, Bitcoin traded for less than $1. Two years later, it was trading for $10. Two years after that, it was trading for $100. Six months after that, it was trading for $1,000. Then, four years after that, it hit $10,000. Finally, at the end of 2024, Bitcoin hit the $100,000 price level. Expand CRYPTO : BTC Bitcoin Today's Change ( 1.06 %) $ 736.90 Current Price $ 70121.00 Key Data Points Market Cap $1.4T Day's Range $ 68934.00 - $ 71261.00 52wk Range $ 60255.56 - $ 126079.89 Volume 41B Investors who got in early and held on to their Bitcoin likely wound up as crypto millionaires. Even if you waited for Bitcoin to hit the $10,000 price level in 2017 -- nearly a full decade after it officially launched! -- you likely still made an impressive sum of money. That's why investors are clamoring for an encore performance from Bitcoin over the next decade. If Bitcoin continues to grow at an exponential rate, it should hit the $1 million price point sometime around 2030. Given its current price of $74,000, that implies a 10x to 15x return on investment within a very short period of time. New catalysts for Bitcoin? However, a lot still needs to go right for Bitcoin. The pace of institutional adoption needs to increase, and new use cases still need to be found for the Bitcoin ...
Two people have been arrested, one of whom is understood to be Iranian, after they tried to enter the Faslane nuclear submarine base in Scotland in what may have been an attempt at espionage. A man, 34, and a woman, 31, were detained by Police Scotland after they had asked to enter one of Britain’s most sensitive military sites late on Thursday afternoon. The base is home to the UK’s Trident subma...
Two people have been arrested, one of whom is understood to be Iranian, after they tried to enter the Faslane nuclear submarine base in Scotland in what may have been an attempt at espionage. A man, 34, and a woman, 31, were detained by Police Scotland after they had asked to enter one of Britain’s most sensitive military sites late on Thursday afternoon. The base is home to the UK’s Trident submarines and not open to the public. It is understood that the man was an Iranian national, while the woman’s nationality was not immediately known. The incident is not being considered by the Ministry of Defence to be particularly serious at this stage. The pair did not gain access to the base, and their request to enter immediately prompted concern. They were arrested after they remained nearby and were deemed to be acting suspiciously, according to the Sun. Their motives are unknown and security sources said it was too soon to be certain it was an attempt at espionage, though there are heightened concerns about possible Iran-related threats in the UK. Separately on Thursday, Nematollah Shahsavani, 40, an Iranian-British national, and Alireza Farasati, 22, an Iranian national, appeared in Westminster magistrates court accused of hostile surveillance of locations and individuals linked to the Jewish community in the London area. A spokesperson for the Royal Navy said: “Police Scotland have arrested two people who unsuccessfully attempted to enter HM Naval Base Clyde on Thursday 19 March. As the matter is subject to an ongoing investigation, we will not comment further.” A Police Scotland spokesperson said officers were made aware at about 5pm of two people trying to enter the base. “A 34-year-old man and 31-year-old woman have been arrested in connection and inquiries are ongoing.”
Fiscal Q2 2026 highlights Revenue of $23.86 billion versus $13.64 billion for the prior quarter and $8.05 billion for the same period last year GAAP net income of $13.79 billion, or $12.07 per diluted share Non-GAAP net income of $14.02 billion, or $12.20 per diluted share Operating cash flow of $11.90 billion versus $8.41 billion for the prior quarter and $3.94 billion for the same period last ye...
Fiscal Q2 2026 highlights Revenue of $23.86 billion versus $13.64 billion for the prior quarter and $8.05 billion for the same period last year GAAP net income of $13.79 billion, or $12.07 per diluted share Non-GAAP net income of $14.02 billion, or $12.20 per diluted share Operating cash flow of $11.90 billion versus $8.41 billion for the prior quarter and $3.94 billion for the same period last year Micron Technology, Inc. announced results for its second quarter of fiscal 2026, which ended February 26, 2026. “Micron set new records across revenue, gross margin, EPS, and free cash flow in fiscal Q2, driven by a strong demand environment, tight industry supply, and our strong execution, and we expect significant records again in fiscal Q3,” said Sanjay Mehrotra, chairman, president and CEO, Micron Technology. “In the AI era, memory has become a strategic asset for our customers, and we are investing in our global manufacturing footprint to support their growing demand. Reflecting confidence in the sustained strength of our business, our board has approved a 30% increase in our quarterly dividend.” Quarterly Financial Results Click to enlarge For the second quarter of 2026, investments in capital expenditures, net were $5.0 billion and adjusted free cash flow was $6.9 billion. Micron ended the quarter with cash, marketable investments, and restricted cash of $16.7 billion. On March 18, 2026, Micron’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share, payable in cash on April 15, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 30, 2026. Quarterly Business Unit Financial Results Click to enlarge Business Outlook Click to enlarge
Artificial intelligence (AI) spending has grown at an impressive pace in recent years. In fact, research firm Gartner estimates global AI spending will soar 44% year over year from around $1.7 trillion in 2025 to over $2.5 trillion in 2026. That surge in spending has opened opportunities for both companies building AI systems and those securing them. Palantir Technologies (PLTR +1.95%) leverages d...
Artificial intelligence (AI) spending has grown at an impressive pace in recent years. In fact, research firm Gartner estimates global AI spending will soar 44% year over year from around $1.7 trillion in 2025 to over $2.5 trillion in 2026. That surge in spending has opened opportunities for both companies building AI systems and those securing them. Palantir Technologies (PLTR +1.95%) leverages data, analytics, and AI to help governments and businesses analyze operational data and make informed decisions. CrowdStrike (CRWD 1.73%) helps protect companies' technology systems from cyber threats. The question for investors is which company has the stronger opportunity heading into 2026. The case for Palantir Palantir has emerged as one of the fastest-growing enterprise AI companies, driven mainly by the rapid adoption of its Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP). AIP helps government agencies and enterprises connect large language models with their internal data and business processes. This enables AI-driven decision-making across workflows and business functions. Expand NASDAQ : PLTR Palantir Technologies Today's Change ( 1.95 %) $ 2.98 Current Price $ 155.75 Key Data Points Market Cap $372B Day's Range $ 150.52 - $ 156.15 52wk Range $ 66.12 - $ 207.52 Volume 7.2K Avg Vol 48M Gross Margin 82.37 % Palantir differentiates itself from other enterprise AI companies through its ontology framework. Ontology helps relate the company's digital data to its real physical assets, relationships, and business processes. Hence, the software understands how different parts of the business work together. When AI tools work on top of that structure, they can help automate decisions rather than just analyze data. This approach has translated into rapid financial growth. Palantir's revenues soared 56% year over year to roughly $4.5 billion, while operating income was up 32% year over year to $1.4 billion in fiscal 2025 (ending Dec. 31, 2025). Management is also guiding for fiscal 2026 ...
The 2026 tax filing season is currently underway, with an April deadline for filing tax returns for the 2025 tax year. There were some major rule changes last year, though, which have made this filing season a little different for those affected. For many seniors, a new $6,000 tax deduction was created. It's available to people 65 and over who meet qualifying requirements. These include staying wi...
The 2026 tax filing season is currently underway, with an April deadline for filing tax returns for the 2025 tax year. There were some major rule changes last year, though, which have made this filing season a little different for those affected. For many seniors, a new $6,000 tax deduction was created. It's available to people 65 and over who meet qualifying requirements. These include staying within income limits, as the deduction begins to phase out for single tax filers with over $75,000 in income and married joint filers with over $150,000 in income. While this deduction can provide valuable tax savings for some retirees, you may not benefit if most of your retirement income is in a Roth account. Here's why. Will the new $6,000 deduction benefit retirees with a Roth? There's one simple reason why the new deduction may not benefit retirees with a Roth very much. The reason? It's a tax deduction, not a refundable credit, and people who primarily live on Roth distributions may not have enough taxable income from other sources to make use of it. Tax credits can sometimes be refundable, so you can get money back if you have a low tax bill. For example, up to $1,700 of the additional child tax credit is refundable. So a parent who has a tax bill of $500 would be able to get back $1,200 from the IRS, even if they didn't pay that much in tax. Deductions aren't ever be refundable, though, because of the way they work. Unlike credits, tax deductions don't reduce your tax bill on a dollar-for-dollar basis. They just reduce the amount of the income that you pay tax on. If you have a Roth IRA, you may not have much taxable income -- especially since there are substantial other deductions available to seniors that the new $6,000 deduction stacks on top of. Retirees already have a lot of deductions to claim Even before the new $6,000 deduction provided by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, seniors already had a lot of options to save on federal income taxes. Specifically, retire...
da-kuk A potential oil shock caused by the Middle East conflict could trigger a dangerous reversal of the yen carry trade, leading to widespread margin calls and significant market volatility, Michael Gayed, portfolio manager of The Free Markets ETF, said. The catalyst would be spiking oil prices, forcing Japan to defend its currency, which would cause a rapid repatriation of leveraged positions t...
da-kuk A potential oil shock caused by the Middle East conflict could trigger a dangerous reversal of the yen carry trade, leading to widespread margin calls and significant market volatility, Michael Gayed, portfolio manager of The Free Markets ETF, said. The catalyst would be spiking oil prices, forcing Japan to defend its currency, which would cause a rapid repatriation of leveraged positions that have built up over decades. In an interview with CNBC, Gayed explained that Japan imports oil in dollars rather than yen, meaning a weaker yen dramatically amplifies oil prices for Japanese consumers who are already dealing with significant inflation. “If you have spiking oil, that would cause Japan to panic,” he said, noting that dollar-yen levels are approaching points where intervention typically occurs. Gayed suggested that recent rises in U.S. Treasury yields may not be primarily driven by inflationary fears over oil but rather by Japan selling treasuries to raise dollars in preparation to defend the yen. Gold has also been selling off alongside equities, failing to act as a traditional safe-haven asset. “It’s correlating with equities on the downside,” he noted, which fits his thesis about phase two of the carry trade unwind. While estimates of the carry trade’s size vary widely due to shadow banking involvement, Gayed dismissed claims that the August 2024 unwind—when approximately half of an estimated $500B trade was wiped out in weeks—resolved the issue. “You don’t unwind something that is decades in the making over two days,” he said. “The fact that the carry trade has remained profitable tells me that clearly there must still be a lot of leverage that’s being enabled from Japan.” The danger is amplified by leverage throughout the financial system, not just from Japan but also through leveraged ETFs and options trading. “You just need to have a small amount to cause margin calls when you’re already as aggressively one-sided as it seems like investors tend to be...
Signet ( SIG ) declares $0.35/share quarterly dividend , 9.4% increase from prior dividend of $0.32. Forward yield 1.56% Payable May 22; for shareholders of record April 24; ex-div April 24. See SIG Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on Signet Signet Jewelers Limited (SIG) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Signet Jewelers: Resilient Earnings Make Shares Attractive Signet Jewel...
Signet ( SIG ) declares $0.35/share quarterly dividend , 9.4% increase from prior dividend of $0.32. Forward yield 1.56% Payable May 22; for shareholders of record April 24; ex-div April 24. See SIG Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on Signet Signet Jewelers Limited (SIG) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Signet Jewelers: Resilient Earnings Make Shares Attractive Signet Jewelers: More Than Engagements Under The Surface Signet outlines $6.6B-$6.9B revenue target and brand integration moves amid strategic portfolio shift Signet Jewelers rallies after earnings; Jefferies points to 40% more upside
In this video, a Supreme Court advocate tests generative AI on his own case, sparking debate over whether the technology can truly aid legal advocacy or merely sound convincing. Produced by Paul Detrick Senior Producer: Andrew Satter Executive Producer: Josh Block (Source: Bloomberg)
In this video, a Supreme Court advocate tests generative AI on his own case, sparking debate over whether the technology can truly aid legal advocacy or merely sound convincing. Produced by Paul Detrick Senior Producer: Andrew Satter Executive Producer: Josh Block (Source: Bloomberg)
Shares of Super Micro Computer are heading for one of their biggest daily drops ever after U.S. prosecutors charged three people, including the company's co-founder, with smuggling machines with high-end Nvidia chips to China. Shares were recently down 24% premarket, putting the server maker on track to shed about $4.5 billion from its market capitalization of $18.5 billion as of Thursday's close....
Shares of Super Micro Computer are heading for one of their biggest daily drops ever after U.S. prosecutors charged three people, including the company's co-founder, with smuggling machines with high-end Nvidia chips to China. Shares were recently down 24% premarket, putting the server maker on track to shed about $4.5 billion from its market capitalization of $18.5 billion as of Thursday's close. In an indictment unsealed Thursday, prosecutors accused the three people of helping smuggle servers into China “through a tangled web of lies, obfuscation, and concealment—all to drive sales and generate revenues in violation of U.S. law."
Cheerleader-in-chief demands more enthusiasm for US-Israeli assault that is helping Russia pay for its war on Ukraine Monday When even your mother calls you out as a cheat and a liar, then it’s probably fair to assume you’re a wrong ‘un. Not that this stopped Donald Trump from appointing Pete Hegseth as his defence secretary. Or as Trump prefers, his war secretary. After all, there’s no point in h...
Cheerleader-in-chief demands more enthusiasm for US-Israeli assault that is helping Russia pay for its war on Ukraine Monday When even your mother calls you out as a cheat and a liar, then it’s probably fair to assume you’re a wrong ‘un. Not that this stopped Donald Trump from appointing Pete Hegseth as his defence secretary. Or as Trump prefers, his war secretary. After all, there’s no point in having all this shiny military hardware if you’re not going to use it. For most of the past two weeks, Hegseth has been the president’s cheerleader-in-chief for the war on Iran, and at the weekend he decided to have a pop at the media for not being enthusiastic enough. It seems we’ve been concentrating on trivial matters like asking what the overall plan for the war is. We heard the president talk about regime change and then change his mind when it was clear that, though he had killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the regime was still in place. We heard the president say he wanted to neutralise Iranian nuclear facilities when he had already claimed to have done so last year. We heard Trump say that the war was already won though he fancied winning a little bit more, while the Iranians were insisting they were not beaten. Continue reading...
By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI, March 20 (Reuters) - Tesla is preparing to enter India's industrial energy storage market, according to a job ad on its website, pitting it against companies controlled by Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani as they deepen investment in the sector as the grid shifts to cleaner power. The new business will also mark Tesla's expansion in India beyond just electric cars, which ...
By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI, March 20 (Reuters) - Tesla is preparing to enter India's industrial energy storage market, according to a job ad on its website, pitting it against companies controlled by Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani as they deepen investment in the sector as the grid shifts to cleaner power. The new business will also mark Tesla's expansion in India beyond just electric cars, which it started selling in August. The company already operates a Megapack business in the U.S. and other markets, supplying large-scale energy storage systems for industrial and utility users. Tesla's new plan was revealed in a job ad on its website, which said it is looking to hire a business development lead in India to "develop and execute a comprehensive market expansion strategy for industrial energy storage solutions". The candidate will shape its entry into India for "utility-scale energy storage", it added, without elaborating. Reuters is first to report Tesla's plan. The company did not respond to a request for comment. Ambani's Reliance and Adani's group also have ambitious plans for India's energy storage sector. India has set a target to reach 500 gigawatts (GW) of non-fossil fuel energy capacity by 2030 from more than 262 GW at the end of 2025. It needs devices that can store energy during off-peak hours, stabilise the grid and reduce carbon emissions. The government is encouraging companies to invest in storage systems by providing fiscal incentives and is also working on a national roadmap to enable firms to meet the targets. (Reporting by Aditi Shah, editing by Aditya Kalra and Louise Heavens)
Tashi-Delek Amazon MGM Studios’ ( AMZN ) Project Hail Mary opens on Friday, with previews for the sci-fi movie already exceeding 2024 Oscar winner Oppenheimer. According to Deadline, the highly anticipated Ryan Gosling film has racked up $11M in previews, putting it in an elite league with other non-franchised movies like Oppenheimer ($10.5M) and Apple’s ( AAPL ) F1 ($10M). Early tracking pegs the...
Tashi-Delek Amazon MGM Studios’ ( AMZN ) Project Hail Mary opens on Friday, with previews for the sci-fi movie already exceeding 2024 Oscar winner Oppenheimer. According to Deadline, the highly anticipated Ryan Gosling film has racked up $11M in previews, putting it in an elite league with other non-franchised movies like Oppenheimer ($10.5M) and Apple’s ( AAPL ) F1 ($10M). Early tracking pegs the movie’s opening weekend box office at an impressive $60M. Project Hail Mary (Amazon MGM Studios) The movie, based on a novel by Andy Weir, follows science teacher/astronaut Ryland Grace, tasked with saving the earth from an extinction-level event due to a sun-eating microbe. Using his science training—and with the help of an alien he calls Rocky—Grace must remember his mission and save humanity before the sun dims for good. The movie received a 95% Rotten Tomato rating based on the reviews of 227 critics. More on Amazon Amazon: Deep Discount Makes Me Greedy Amazon Doesn't Deserve To Trade At These Prices Inside Amazon's AI Power Play Amazon developing Alexa-linked phone to deepen customer reach, Reuters reports Nvidia to sell 1M AI chips, other products to AWS by end of 2027: report