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Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Oil stocks — Shares of energy companies jumped alongside the move higher in oil prices , which surged more than 7% after President Donald Trump’s speech Wednesday night indicated the war in Iran would continue. APA gained 4.3%, while Diamondback Energy , ConocoPhillips , Devon Energy , Exxon Mobil and Chevron all added about 3%. Cruise stocks — Major cruise operators tumbled after President Donald Trump’s speech failed to outline a clear path to end the war in Iran, leading oil prices to surge and reigniting demand fears. Carnival…

Quantum computers capable of breaking the Bitcoin blockchain do not exist today. Developers, however, are already considering a wave of upgrades to build defenses against the potential threat, and rightfully so, as the threat is no longer hypothetical.This week, Google published research suggesting that a sufficiently powerful quantum computer could crack Bitcoin’s core cryptography in under nine minutes — one minute faster than the average Bitcoin block settlement time. Some analysts believe such a threat could become a reality by 2029.Stakes are high: About 6.5 million bitcoin tokens, worth hundreds of billions of dollars, sit in addresses a quantum computer…

The security technology ecosystem has started to strengthen, lifting the Zacks Security and Safety Services Industry into the top 14% of over 240 Zacks industries.Earnings estimates for security and safety services stocks are rising as demand for physical security, cybersecurity, and workplace safety has started to accelerate and has been spurred by new technologies like AI-driven surveillance and access control.Benefiting from expanding margins and starting to show stronger growth potential, here are four stocks to watch from the top-rated Zacks Security and Safety Services Industry. Smart Home & Security Technology LeadersADT ADT), one of the most well-known security services providers, is…

The GENIUS Act gave stablecoins a legal definition. Now banks, fintechs, and multinationals are moving fast. Here’s what mainstream adoption looks like in practice.  By Dominic Benson, Managing Consultant, and Charles Dally, VP Financial Services North America, Capgemini Invent.     The intelligence layer for fintech professionals who think for themselves. Primary source intelligence. Original analysis. Contributed pieces from the people defining the industry. Trusted by professionals at JP Morgan, Coinbase, BlackRock, Klarna and more. Join the FinTech Weekly Clarity Circle →   Stablecoins are about to take their seat at the traditional finance table, thanks to a 2025 US…

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Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco president Mary Daly analyzes the March jobs report, the impact of the Iran conflict on inflation and more on ‘Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street.’ President Donald Trump on Friday touted the unexpectedly high March jobs report following job losses in February. “A very happy and blessed Good Friday to all, especially to the 186,000 Americans who gained Private Sector jobs in the month of March alone!” the president wrote on Friday. “My Economic Policies have created an enormously powerful engine of Economic Growth, and nothing can slow it down.”Trump added that “Factory Construction Jobs are…

Participants in the UK government bond (gilt) repurchase market are opposing proposed measures to strengthen resilience, including minimum haircuts and mandatory central clearing.In a feedback statement on April 1, the Bank of England summarised market responses to its proposal to enhance gilt repo market resilience, after publishing a discussion paper seeking industry views last September.The bank’s proposed measures included mandating central clearing for gilt repos and introducing minimum Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact…

Visa Inc. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesVisa is launching six new tools using artificial intelligence to modernize the process of disputing credit card charges, the company told CNBC exclusively.The digital payments company said the tools are designed to reduce the costs and frustration of “outdated” dispute processes for multiple entities involved in the payments process: merchants, issuers and acquirers.”Some of the challenges are these back-office systems are still largely manual,” Andrew Torre, Visa’s president of value-added services, told CNBC.…