• September 4, 2024

Big Tech sell-offs, yen trade appear connected: Strategist

Stock markets (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) are off to a bumpy start at the beginning of September trading, with Big Tech leading the downturn. Charles Schwab chief global investment strategist Jeffrey Kleintop joins Morning Brief to discuss more on the market dynamics he sees playing out. Kleintop advises investors to "watch the [Japanese] yen for clues on the tech trade." He notes that the trade dynamics of the yen and Big Tech are interconnected among investors, and this can be observed in the continued tech sell-off and the yen's rise Wednesday morning. Kleintop also suggests that the unwinding of the yen carry trade may not be finished and could persist throughout the remainder of 2024. However, Kleintop says the tech sector unwind "benefits sectors that are undervalued and under-owned," recommending areas like financials (XLF), energy (XLE), and materials (XLB) "What we're seeing is the average stock in the S&P 500, look at the equal-weighted index (^SPXEW), is outperforming the capitalization-weighted index. So we're seeing strength outside of tech, and that's been our story about the second half of the year — a broadening of the market," he tells Yahoo Finance. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Morning Brief. This post was written by Angel Smith

  • September 4, 2024

CFTC Settles With Uniswap Labs Over Leveraged Crypto Trading

(Bloomberg) -- The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission fined Uniswap Labs $175,000 as part of a settlement of allegations that the decentralized crypto exchange illegally offered leveraged retail trading in digital assets.Most Read from BloombergHow Air Conditioning Took Over the American OfficeThe Outsized Cost of Expanding US RoadsHong Kong’s Arts Hub Turns to Selling Land to Stay AfloatUniversal Navigation Inc., which does business as Uniswap Labs, has been ordered to cease and desist fro

  • September 4, 2024

Bitcoin Miner TeraWulf Leads Early HPC Market Entry, Analyst Projects $610M Revenue By 2026

Needham analyst John Todaro initiated coverage on TeraWulf Inc (NASDAQ:WULF) with a Buy rating and a price target of $6. Todaro noted that TeraWulf is one of the best miners for converting data center capacity to High-Performance Computing (HPC). HPC represents a high-margin, large, and growing revenue opportunity with long-term contracts that provide revenue and margin transparency longer term. Todaro noted that TeraWulf will be early to market in bringing a 100MW+ site online for HPC. Addition

  • September 4, 2024

How Ethereum 2.0 Can Transform DeFi

The shift to proof-of-stake has raised worries about over-centralization. By reaffirming its commitment to decentralization, the blockchain can realize its goals, says James Wo, Founder & CEO of DFG.