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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a press conference on China’s foreign policy and external relations on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) on March 8, 2026 in Beijing, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China’s top diplomat Wang Yi underscored Sunday the benefits of interacting with the U.S., and signaled preparations are underway for a planned meeting between the two countries’ leaders amid differences over the war in Iran and trade tariffs.”The agenda of high-level exchanges is already on the table,” Wang told reporters in Mandarin Chinese, according…

ChatGPT launched in November 2022 and hit 100 million users within months, kicking off a whirlwind AI trade — from ’s massive rally to more recent turbulence in software stocks. Despite the flurry of headlines this week, one item stood out: Nvidia investing $2 billion in and $2 billion in . That’s a reminder that the AI buildout isn’t just chips — it’s also “optics and photonics,” where bandwidth demands are exploding inside data centers. COHR and LITE are up 37.5% and 77% year-to-date, respectively.Understanding the AI TradeChips were the first, most obvious winners — Nvidia, , , , and…

Roche chairman still expects diagnostics hit from US tariffs

Summary The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (collectively, the agencies) are issuing these frequently asked questions (FAQ) to clarify the regulatory capital treatment of tokenized securities. Note for Community Banks The interagency FAQs transmitted by this bulletin apply to all OCC-supervised banks1 that have exposures to tokenized securities. Highlights The agencies are clarifying that the technologies used to issue and transact in a security do not generally impact its regulatory capital treatment. Additionally, the capital rule does not provide a different treatment based…

Pi Network’s PI token continues to defy the overall market trend with a massive double-digit gains daily. Bitcoin’s price failed to maintain the $70,000 level and has dropped by an additional two grand since then, currently fighting for the $68,000 support. The altcoins are bleeding out as well daily, with ETH going below $2,000, and BNB dipping beneath $630. PI is among the few exceptions today with a notable price surge. BTC Drops to $68K Last Saturday was quite eventful as the US and Israel initiated air strikes against Iran. The Middle Eastern country retaliated immediately against numerous nations…

If you invested in Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) at the start of any year over the last 20 years, you’d be up on your investment five years later, every time. And this is true as well for time periods that haven’t yet hit the five-year mark. For example, if you invested at the start of 2024, you’d be up right now even though the stock has pulled back more than 20% from its high.In other words, it’s been a bad idea to bet against the stock, historically speaking. Nevertheless, there are some investors who are betting against this retail and cloud-computing…

Alvin Kan explains how crypto wallets are evolving into real-time intelligence hubs for on-chain capital flows, reshaping market analysis in digital assets.  By Alvin Kan, Chief Operating Officer at Bitget Wallet.      FinTech moves fast. News is everywhere, clarity isn’t. FinTech Weekly delivers the key stories and events in one place. Click Here to Subscribe to FinTech Weekly’s Newsletter Read by executives at JP Morgan, Coinbase, BlackRock, Klarna and more.     Stablecoins now move trillions of dollars through crypto networks, and on-chain trading has reached a scale institutions recognize. As someone who has watched this shift from inside…

presents a buy-now, get-paid-later scenario, with its share price poised to move higher and the special dividend thesis remaining intact. Share prices, up significantly from the late-2025 lows, can rise by at least another 20% to set fresh all-time highs, and potentially higher, given the trends. The trends include sustained growth driven by comps and new stores, as well as operational quality, cash flow, capital returns, and analysts’ sentiment.Bullish Analysts and Institutional Flows Point to Fresh Highs for CostcoAnalysts are a critical factor for Costco’s stock price, as they drive broader market sentiment. The response to Costco’s Q2 fiscal year…

Key PointsIn general, anyone with a tax-deferred retirement account must take withdrawals called required minimum distributions (RMDs) beginning at age 73.RMDs are calculated by dividing the retirement account balance from the prior year by a life expectancy factor (found on an IRS table) based on current age.The 2025 RMD for a 73-year-old with $500,000 invested in a traditional IRA as of Dec. 31, 2024, will equal $18,867.92.The $23,760 Social Security bonus most retirees completely overlook ›Tax-deferred accounts, like traditional individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and 401(k) plans, let workers delay taxes on qualified distributions, provided they meet income-based eligibility requirements. However,…

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller discusses the potential inflationary impact of war with Iran, US payrolls, ongoing risks from tariffs, and his view of private credit markets. (Source: Bloomberg)