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The Trump administration’s crypto entanglements have escalated from controversy to potential institutional crisis. Explosive new reporting from the New York Times alleges that enforcement staff at the CFTC were suspended, subjected to internal investigations, and effectively purged after questioning companies with ties to the Trump family.Meanwhile, the crypto market still feels nervous, with Bitcoin barely holding $63,000 as regulatory uncertainty creates both risk and opportunity across the sector.Bitcoin (BTC)24h7d30d1yAll timeAccording to the Times investigation, when three Trump-connected companies applied to operate prediction market businesses at the CFTC, two employees who raised compliance concerns were suspended and banned from the workplace.…

Bernstein says that while it may be too early to call the eventual winners and losers in the quantum computing field, two stocks already show significant promise: Rigetti Computing and Infleqtion . In a Monday note to clients, Bernstein claimed that future technology profits lie in quantum computing. Rather than replacing traditional hardware, quantum computing will operate as a specialized accelerator, wrote a team of analysts led by Mark Newman. “Quantum computing is set to become the next important step in computing. We believe the future of advanced computing will be shaped by a tri-processor architecture composed of CPUs, GPUs,…

Free NewsletterGet the hottest Fintech Singapore News once a month in your InboxHSBC has tested B2B agentic commerce transactions in Singapore with Mastercard as banks look for new ways to automate business payments.The pilot was completed on 29 May 2026 and involved a multinational corporate buyer, Singapore-based procurement platform SourceSage and e-commerce supplier FortyTwo.The transaction was built on Mastercard Agent Pay and used tokenised payments, merchant discovery and referral capabilities.The proof of concept shows how digital agents could help businesses manage purchasing and payments with controls, transparency and risk management built into the process.HSBC framed the pilot as part of…

Key PointsSpaceX is seeking $75 billion in funding through its IPO, which could value it at $1.77 trillion.Investors should look beyond hype and examine a company’s fundamentals.Knowing the difference between speculation and investing can help save investors from potential losses.These 10 stocks could mint the next wave of millionaires ›After a quiet few years, initial public offering (IPO) mania is picking up, with three of the most anticipated IPOs in years: SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI. Anthropic and OpenAI’s anticipated IPOs don’t have a date yet, but SpaceX is set to go on June 12.To say there’s a lot of noise…

Cotton futures are trading with 5 to 15 point gains, with July the exception, down 25 points at midday. The US dollar index is down $0.106 at $99.94. Crude oil us up 79 cents so far on the day.Weekly CFTC data showed spec funds trimming 1798 contracts from their net long and cotton futures and options as of June 2, taking that position to 52,402 contracts. Don’t Miss a Day: From crude oil to coffee, sign up free for Barchart’s best-in-class commodity analysis.   The Seam reported sales on 1,311 bales on June 5 at an average of 74.00 cents/lb.…

On this episode of Stock Movers with Alexis Christoforous: – Shares of The Campbell’s Company (CPB) edged higher ahead of the US market open after the canned soup maker reported adjusted earnings per share for the third quarter that beat the average analyst estimate. – Eli Lilly (LLY) shares gained in the early session following obesity drug presentations at the American Diabetes Association conference. Citi analysts say their conviction on Lilly is firmly intact, given the company’s incretin portfolio is “not built around singular blockbusters.” – Shares of Marvell Technology (MRVL) and Flex (FLEX) are rising in premarket trading as…

Analysis-Prabowo’s populist policies propel a ’doom-loop’ in Indonesian markets

Bitcoin’s brief weekend rally lost its footing as a sudden resumption of military hostilities between Israel and Iran triggered a broad rotation away from risk-on investments.The geopolitical escalation, which defied explicit diplomatic pressure from Washington, sent global energy benchmarks surging and equity markets lower, leaving BTC to defend a highly fragile $60,000 baseline.Data from CryptoSlate showed that Bitcoin retreated to approximately $63,316 as of press time, after reaching an intra-day high of $64,128 during a weekend short squeeze.Bitcoin Price Performance in the Last 24 Hours (Source: Tradingview)This reversal underlines the crypto market vulnerability to a mix of institutional deleveraging, fatigue…

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Indonesia is discussing carve-outs from sweeping new export controls that could allow commodity traders to sidestep all or part of the rules in exchange for investments in the country and joint ventures with a newly established state body.