Prediction-market combos and CFDs are structurally different, but their retail dynamics are beginning to look similar: professional firms price complex risk, while individual traders are drawn to products offering large potential payouts. On Kalshi, multi-leg combo markets accounted for 36% of contracts traded so far in July. Retail customers have generated net losses of $294…
The number of active retail brokerage accounts barely changed in Q2 2026, even as trading activity fell from the first-quarter level. Finance Magnates Intelligence estimates the tracked account base at 7.39 million. The full broker-by-broker analysis is now available on the FM Intelligence portal. It examines which firms added accounts, which moved down the ranking…
The dollar index (DXY00) fell from a 1-month high on Tuesday, finishing down -0.14%. The dollar gave up an early advance on Tuesday and moved lower on an unexpected decline in July consumer confidence. Also, Tuesday’s -4% plunge in WTI crude oil to a 1-week low has lowered inflation expectations that could prompt the Fed…
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Apple’s market value briefly topped $5 trillion for the first time on Tuesday, making it the second only company to reach the milestone after Nvidia, according to a Reuters report. Shares climbed as high as $342.89, lifting Apple’s valuation to $5.036 trillion. The stock later pared gains, and was trading 0.2% higher at $337.70, giving…
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) and Mission Extension Pods (MEPs) launches from Space Force Station’s Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on July 21, 2026. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images The Trump administration on Tuesday said it was moving to waive what it called “unnecessary…
Cubica Capital has secured £6.8 million from Secure Trust Bank Real Estate Finance to refinance a converted office building in Sidcup, south-east London. The five-year facility covers Roxby House, a five-storey building originally designed by post-war architect Owen Luder. The property was converted into 34 one- and two-bedroom residential units, with refurbishment completing in June…
Companies racing to replace people with AI may be repeating the same mistake that destroyed Circuit City. Former Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly explains why.
After years of developing blockchain technologies and supporting industry innovations, IBM has sold its blockchain patent portfolio to Circle. Over the better part of a decade, IBM participated in a range of blockchain projects, including the Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger initiative, which later evolved into LF Decentralized Trust. The company also launched platforms such as TradeLens,…
Key insight: Sen. Chuck Grassley urged President Donald Trump to force federal agencies to declassify documents, raising the stakes in his yearslong pressure campaign against UBS and predecessor bank Credit Suisse. What’s at stake: The push for executive action adds to the pressure on UBS, which has been locked in a dispute with an outside…