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Iran Strikes Saudi Arabia’s Al Jubail Hours Before Trump’s Hormuz Deadline

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Iran reportedly struck Jubail Industrial City in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province on April 7.  According to media reports, Iranian ballistic missiles and drones sparked large fires at the site. Jubail is one of the world’s largest industrial hubs and a cornerstone of Saudi Arabia’s petrochemical sector. “Jubail and Yanbu (where Saudi has its second largest … Read more

Polymarket Gives Trump’s Iran Deadline Only a 3% Chance

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Polymarket traders are giving Trump’s Iran ceasefire deadline just a 3% chance of success, based on over $103 million in live trading volume. That single number captures everything about where market sentiment stands right now. The numbers send a clear message: the crowd sees no deal arriving on Trump’s timeline. The Crowd Has Already Decided: … Read more

Bitcoin Slides Below $69K as Iran Strike Deadline Looms

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Bitcoin dropped roughly 2% to $68,500 in early Tuesday trading. The move fully erased Monday’s brief climb above $70,000. Geopolitical pressure, not market fundamentals, is driving the sell-off. Monday’s short-squeeze rally was always structurally weak — and the market proved it fast. Tuesday Deadline Triggers Risk-Off Across Markets Trump’s deadline for Iran to reach a … Read more

5 Asset Managers That Control Wall Street’s Crypto in 2026

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As of 2026, about 25 US asset managers directly offer crypto products (ETFs, trusts, or funds). But the five largest crypto-focused asset managers now collectively oversee well over $100 billion in digital asset products. Their dominance reflects how deeply institutional capital has embedded itself into crypto through regulated ETFs. Five Firms Control Nearly $100 Billion … Read more

3 Mega-IPOs Could Dump $3 Trillion in Overvalued Tech Onto Public Markets

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SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic are preparing to go public in what would be the largest IPO wave in history, with combined valuations approaching $3 trillion. The three companies are targeting listings within months of each other, raising questions about whether public markets can absorb that much new supply at peak valuations. The $3 Trillion IPO … Read more

Franklin Templeton Launches Crypto Unit Amid Market Slump

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Franklin Templeton is setting up a standalone cryptocurrency division by acquiring 250 Digital, a firm spun off from venture capital outfit CoinFund earlier this year. The $1.7 trillion asset manager is making its boldest digital-asset move yet, targeting pension and sovereign wealth funds. What Franklin Templeton Is Building The unit will operate under the name … Read more

Bill Ackman Risks $10 Billion IPO to Expose the ‘Tax’ Every CEO Pays

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Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman refuses to settle what he calls a fabricated gender discrimination claim from a terminated family office employee, weeks before his $10 billion IPO. The post, which quickly went viral, drew immediate public support from Elon Musk and venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya, both of whom framed such lawsuits as a hidden … Read more