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Key PointsHarvard’s endowment just sold all of its Ethereum and some of its Bitcoin holdings.Those sales may or may not be linked to the institution’s bearishness about those coins. There are still plenty of reasons to be bullish about both assets.10 stocks we like better than Bitcoin ›When one of the world’s wealthiest universities makes an apparently sudden and unexpected reshuffle of its crypto holdings, it tends to make a splash. On that note, Harvard’s endowment fully liquidated its $87 million Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) exchange-traded fund (ETF) position in the first quarter of this year, and slashed its stake in…

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Travelers walk through the terminal at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on May 1, 2026.Leslie Josephs | CNBCHigher fuel prices are testing how badly consumers want to travel this summer, whether flying or driving.Airfare hasn’t been this high since May 2022, when airlines stumbled out of the pandemic with aircraft and employee shortages to face hordes of consumers ready for “revenge travel.” Gasoline is above $4 a gallon and could get closer to $5 a gallon this summer, AAA warned this week.Jet fuel prices doubled in the span of less than three months this year after the U.S. and Israel…

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WASHINGTON—Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan V. Gould issued the following statement today on his abstention from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) vote on feedback concerning the July 2025 Dodd-Frank Act Section 165(d) resolution plans: I am abstaining from voting on the FDIC staff’s proposal regarding the resolution plans of the U.S. global systemically important banks (GSIBs) because I believe that there are fundamental issues with the current resolution planning processes that continue to be unaddressed. Five months ago, I gave a speech detailing some of the legal and conceptual issues that I have with resolution planning at both the…

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Make CryptoSlate preferred on Bitcoin was created as a response to the kind of debt-financed monetary disorder now playing out across global bond markets. The original thesis was that when governments borrowed recklessly and debased their currencies, hard-money assets would absorb the resulting demand.What that thesis left unresolved is the possibility that the debt spiral could tighten financial conditions strong enough to suppress speculative assets before the hard-money argument has time to play out.In 2026, the long-term narrative and the short-term mechanics are running in opposite directions, and understanding why requires spending a few minutes with the most consequential number…

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Key PointsThe State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF offers a slightly more affordable expense ratio of 0.08% compared to the 0.09% fee for the Vanguard Financials ETF.The Vanguard Financials ETF provides broader exposure with 404 holdings across the market-cap spectrum while State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF concentrates on 76 large-cap positions.Both funds have identical trailing-12-month dividend yields of 1.50% and showed very similar maximum drawdowns over the last five years.10 stocks we like better than Select Sector SPDR Trust – State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF ›The State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT:XLF) provides…

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Free NewsletterGet the hottest Fintech Singapore News once a month in your InboxBanking once sat in that comfortable corner of the career world where stability felt like part of the package.Ask around, and someone will probably remember being told that a bank job was a sensible choice, the kind of career that came with a proper title and a proper future.It had the salary, the structure, the prestige and the sort of career ladder that made parents feel reassured.Even as finance moved online, banks still looked solid from the outside. They could just change their apps and close some branches…

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Every investor dreams of spotting a stock capable of multiplying in value over just a few years. In this article, I want to revisit the reasoning that led me to buy Carvana (NYSE:) shares in 2022—an investment that returned 1000%—and explain why I believe Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ:) is now a company worth watching closely for its growth potential. What Is Eightco Holdings (ORBS) Eightco Holdings is a U.S. holding company, meaning a parent company that owns stakes in other businesses or strategic assets. A holding company does not necessarily produce goods or services directly; its main role is to control,…

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