A consulting firm co-founded and partly owned by former White House crypto adviser Bo Hines received about $6.3 million through a Tether-linked arrangement while Hines was helping advance U.S. stablecoin legislation, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation.The report said Hines retained a one-third stake in Nxum while serving as executive director of the White
Silver can be expected to fall further toward the next support level 54.75 (which stopped the previous impulse wave (1) in July). Silver broke support zone Likely to fall to support level 54.75 Silver recently broke through the support zone between the support level 59.50 (which has been reversing the price from July, as can
WTI crude oil can be expected to rise further toward the next round resistance level 100.00 (which reversed the price in the middle of September). WTI crude oil broke resistance zone Likely to rise to resistance level 100.00 WTI crude oil recently broke the resistance zone between the resistance level 95.00 (which stopped the previous
Updated 15 October 2026. Spot gold traded near $4,148 an ounce at 13:08 UTC on Thursday 15 October (gold-api.com), after US September producer prices rose 1.3 percent in a month and 6.3 percent in a year, both well above forecasts. Kitco had spot at $4,144.60 at 8:53 a.m. ET, up $40.10 on the day. December
Updated 15 October 2026. Ethereum traded near $2,350 at 13:07 UTC on Thursday 15 October, down about 5 percent in 24 hours (CoinGecko). It fell after a hot US CPI print on Wednesday and an even hotter producer-price report this morning. CoinDesk quoted $2,360.14 at 8:32 a.m. ET, and CoinCentral put the session low at
The Wednesday drop is not a verdict on one Goldman Sachs target. Meta Platforms’ official close was $737.54, down $24.96, or 3.27 percent, from Tuesday’s $762.50, and the pages fetched for Eric Sheridan do not agree on whether that target went to $860 or to $762. Both dollars sit above the close. The open was
The published low is not a bear case, and the cheap trailing multiple is the figure that misleads. Alphabet Class A, ticker GOOGL, closed Wednesday 14 October 2026 at $347.64, down $6.14, or 1.74 percent, from Tuesday’s $353.78. Trailing earnings of $19.93 put that close on 17.44 times, while a forward ratio of 26.10 implies
Apple’s Wednesday close is a new high in the saved Nasdaq file, and the Street’s own average already treats that price as downside. The official close was $342.96, up $1.69, or 0.50 percent, from Tuesday’s $341.27. StockAnalysis, citing 44 analysts polled by S&P Global, puts the average target at $329.38, which is $13.58, or 3.96
The Federal Reserve has 13 days to decide whether September’s inflation report warrants another increase, but markets did not settle on one answer. CME FedWatch pricing for a 25-basis-point move shifted from roughly 22% before the release to about 50% shortly afterwards, then eased as traders assessed the data and Fed comments. The Bureau of Labor
Updated 15 October 2026. Brent crude traded near $104.4 a barrel on Thursday 15 October, down about $1.63, or 1.5 percent, from Wednesday’s settlement of $106.06 (Trading Economics; OilPrice.com quoted $104.39). The trigger was a Reuters report that Washington is weighing easing sanctions on some “shadow fleet” tankers to bring down record freight rates. Verdict: