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Private credit concerns One of those possible shocks relates to private credit. Investors have been fleeing private markets where they can profit off loans to risky companies made by financial firms that aren’t banks. Panic has spread as some of those loans have soured, catching the attention of regulators. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has said that while some people will lose money, for now the problem doesn’t seem like it will feed out and threaten the stability of the financial system. But he added that the central bank continues to monitor the situation closely. On the other side of the Atlantic, the tone is a bit more worried. Bailey has highlighted the need to probe banks’ potential exposure to these markets closely, harkening back to the 2008 financial crisis when su...

The hottest new trade in crypto doesn't involve meme coins, stablecoins, or altcoins. It's not a buzzy new AI crypto, and it certainly does not involve Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). Instead, the hottest new trade in crypto, according to the Wall Street Journal, is tokenized oil futures. If you've been following geopolitical events in the Middle East (and who hasn't?), then you'll understand why. Oil prices can zigzag wildly, based on nothing more than a single social media post, and crypto traders want a way to get in on the action. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » There's nothing new, of course, about s...

Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol speaks during an economy-related ministerial meeting at the government complex in Seoul, Monday. YonhapKorea aims to expand its free trade agreement (FTA) network with emerging markets, such as Latin America and Africa, in its latest effort to diversify supply chains, Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said Monday."Rather than simply responding to trade issues, the government will expand its FTA network to support export growth," Koo said while presiding over an economy-related ministerial meeting.He noted that the global trade environment is undergoing a structural change due to the weakening of multilateral trade norms and increasing competition among major countries.In response, the government sees a need to continuously expand and strategically upgrade its FT...

When a hedge fund or institutional investor shorts a stock, it means that they are essentially betting on the stock to go down. Every month, Hazeltree, a Treasury and liquidity management firm that tracks alternative asset managers, publishes a list of the most shorted stocks. In February, with the latest report, Hazeltree revealed that cloud-computing firm Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) was among the most shorted large-cap stocks in North America. Oracle stock has been moving lower this year due to its high valuation, high AI spending and debt, and concerns about its reliance on OpenAI (which is unprofitable and has high cash burn, among other issues). Add to that the recent geopolitical conflicts, and Oracle's stock has been steadily moving lower since February. The stock is down about 29% yea...

Tron founder Justin Sun has criticized World Liberty Financial. He accused the Trump-linked crypto venture of hiding a blacklist function that allowed it to freeze investor wallets. In an April 12 post on X, Sun said he invested in World Liberty because he believed the platform’s public pitch around decentralized finance and broader retail access. He said the company undermined that belief by hiding a contract feature that let it freeze or restrict token holders without notice or recourse. Sun said the team blacklisted his WLFI wallet in 2025 and urged it to unlock the tokens. Sun is not a marginal WLFI holder. The Tron founder had spent at least $75 million on WLFI tokens, making him one of the project’s biggest known backers. However, World Liberty blacklisted Sun’s wallet ...

Logistics company Brambles was found by the Federal Court to have engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and to have breached its continuous disclosure obligations. (Source: Brambles) Aussie shareholders could be in line for more than $100 million in compensation after a landmark Federal Court ruling. Logistics giant Brambles was found to have breached its continuous disclosure obligations, in a judgment handed down more than three years after a class action trial. Justice Bernard Murphy found the chain logistics company did not have “reasonable grounds” for the profit guidance it gave in 2016-2017. It was found that the ASX-listed company engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct and breached its continuous disclosure obligations between November 2016 and January 2017. T...

World Liberty Financial has challenged its largest private investor to a legal fight after he publicly accused the project of embedding a hidden freeze function in its token contract. The dispute marks a sharp turn in a relationship that began with a $30 million investment in November 2024. The investor, Tron founder Justin Sun, poured over $75 million into the platform and describes himself as the first and single largest victim of the project's blacklisting practice. In December 2024, the World Liberty Financial cleared its cbBTC portfolio of 102.9 tokens worth $10.4 million to acquire 103.15 WBTC. The following day, Sun was named an advisor to WLFI, highlighting his growing interest in the DeFi project and the growing relationship between WLFI and WBTC. Sun's allegation...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - UT Tyler Professor Susan Doty said it’s important to prioritize purchases as prices rise for items such as gas and groceries.“There has to be a plan to earn more income or reduce expenses when things get tight,” Doty said. Doty, who is the executive director of the Center for Economic Education and Financial Literacy, recommended having an emergency fund to help when the unexpected happens. That emergency fund, Doty mentioned, should come before saving for high-budget items. “It can’t be something that goes for ordinary purchases, it can’t be something that is used for expected purchases. It has to be something that is there to protect a family who might lose an income, might encounter an emergency of sorts.”Doty added financial wellness is about more than just knowin...

Oklo Inc. (NYSE: OKLO) shares are now on sale. Since 2026, shares have fallen in value by nearly 40%. The company's market cap is now under $9 billion, even though the nuclear company is chasing a $10 trillion global opportunity. Analysts expect the company to report its next quarterly earnings announcement early next month. That earnings announcement could come with several positive surprises. There are two reasons in particular to buy before the numbers drop. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » According to Bank of America analysts, we're now entering a $10 trillion nuclear renaissance. "[N]ucle...

Following the resignation of the Rev. Kenneth Anderson from St. John Henry Newman Parish, churchgoers on Sunday said they were generally satisfied with how the Archdiocese of Chicago has handled the investigation thus far. Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, first announced Anderson would be temporarily removed from administrative duties in a March 30 letter to parishioners. Cupich followed up with another letter Friday that announced his resignation and that church officials found Anderson used parish funds for personal expenses, among other financial violations. Rev. Kenneth Anderson Anderson “decided to resign” after these findings were shared with him and agreed to “make restitution for any funds” he used on personal costs, Cupich wrote. Retired Pastor Gerald Gunders...