Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. The Government of India has expressed concerns over Meta Platforms Inc. introducing usernames on its messaging platform, WhatsApp, citing a potential increase in cybercrime. Despite the backlash, Meta defended its decision. Meta’s WhatsApp introduced the username feature on Monday, touting it…
Governments should take a more active role in regulating AI, according to a new survey of members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS). The survey found that 60% of chartered accountants (CAs) want greater government intervention in AI regulation. That compares with 15% who said they do not. The findings are based…
Lagarosse Holdings, the Cayman Islands-registered producer of French wine, is filing for an IPO in the US. Documents lodged with the SEC indicated Lagarosse Holdings, which is centred on Bordeaux, plans to use the proceeds on areas including vineyard investment, expansion into new markets and M&A. The company’s Château Lagarosse estate is located in Tabanac…
After some of the most bearish weeks in recent crypto history, is now breathing a sigh of relief. Bitcoin has staged a pump to the $62,000 mark for the first time in more than a week. Bitcoin price rally was fueled by a perfect storm of fresh macroeconomic data, massive institutional inflows, and a brutal…
Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $61,492.99 on Friday, July 3, 2026, up 2.5% from Thursday’s opening price. The value of bitcoin rose to $61,853.72 by 8:45 a.m. ET. Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $1,698.37 on Friday, up 5.6% from Thursday’s opening price. The value of ethereum moved up to $1,731.87 as of 8:45 a.m. ET. The prices…
According to the Zillow lender marketplace, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose by 8 basis points to 6.44% today, Friday, July 3, 2026. The average 20-year fixed rate increased by 4 basis points to 6.26%. The 15-year fixed rate was nearly unchanged (down 1 basis point) at 5.86%. The average 5/1 ARM rose by 5…
Market Overview The crypto market is continuing its recovery, which coincided with the start of the calendar month. Market capitalisation has reached $2.14T, up from a low of $2.02T at the start of 1 July. Buying is taking place across the board. Amongst the individual performers over the last 24 hours, the leaders were (+13.1%),…
By Samuel Indyk and Jiaxing Li LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar fell towards its biggest weekly loss in 12 weeks on Friday after a tepid U.S. jobs report cooled market expectations for a near-term Federal Reserve interest rate hike, providing some relief for the embattled Japanese yen. Broad dollar weakness lifted the…
Japan last month reduced gas-fired generation in favor of coal as the price of liquefied natural gas remained elevated despite multiple reports of energy flows out of the Strait of Hormuz improving. The country generated 17.3 terawatt-hours from gas-fired power plants in June, Bloomberg reported, which was down by 16% on June 2025. Coal-fired generation,…
Yesterday’s softer U.S. payroll report triggered a broad U.S. dollar selloff, sending USD/CAD lower. From a macro perspective, this looks more like a corrective move than a trend reversal. Bullish Drivers Weak oil prices continue to limit Canadian dollar strength. Fed–BoC policy divergence remains supportive of USD. Medium-term trend structure is intact. Bearish Drivers Softer…
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