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Visa will allow partnered issuers and acquirers in the U.S. to settle with stablecoins, starting with USDC on Solana.

The expansion follows its global pilots that began rolling out in 2023.

Its monthly stablecoin volumes have eclipsed a $3.5 billion annual run rate.

#Stablecoins
December 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Broadcom reported fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday after the bell.

Here’s how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG:

Earnings per share: $1.95 adjusted vs. $1.86 estimated
Revenue: $18.02 billion vs. $17.49 billion estimated

#AVGO
December 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday in another divided vote, but signaled it will likely pause further reductions in borrowing costs as officials look for clearer signals about the direction of the job market and inflation that "remains somewhat elevated."
December 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Reuters - The U.S. Commerce Department will soon allow Nvidia ​H200 chip to be ‌exported to China, Semafor news outlet reported on ‌Monday, citing a person with knowledge of the plan.

#NVDA
December 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Netflix announced a definitive agreement to acquire Warner Bros. studios, HBO, and HBO Max from Warner Bros. Discovery for $72 billion in equity value ($82.7 billion enterprise value), with shareholders receiving $23.25 in cash and $4.50 in Netflix stock per share.

#NFLX, #WBD
December 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Microsoft is increasing the prices for several Office productivity subscriptions, effective July 1, 2026, for commercial and government clients.

#MSFT
December 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Amazon announced a new product Tuesday called “AI Factories” that allows big corporations and governments to run its AI systems in their own data centers. Customers supply the power and the data center, and AWS plunks in the AI system, manages it, and can tie it into other AWS cloud services.
December 3, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Vanguard will allow ETFs and mutual funds that primarily hold select cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, and Solana, to be eligible for trading on its platform.
December 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Robinhood Markets #HOOD and Susquehanna International Group on Tuesday struck a deal to take over a regulated exchange run by Miami International Holdings #MIAX, giving the companies a major boost in their push to establish a stronghold in prediction markets.
November 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said it was canceling the release of the October CPI (consumer price index) leaving the Federal Reserve without a key piece of inflation data to ponder when it next decides on interest rates on Dec. 10.
November 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Palantir Technologies has achieved the Information Security Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) PROTECTED level certification in Australia, a key security clearance that will allow the company to expand its work with Australian government agencies and commercial organizations.
#PLTR
November 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Nvidia reported fiscal third-quarter earnings on Wednesday after the bell. Here’s how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG:

Earnings per share: $1.30 adjusted vs. $1.25 estimated
Revenue: $57.01 billion vs. $54.92 billion estimated

#NVDA
November 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Alphabet and Disney on Friday announced that they’ve reached a deal to restore content from ABC and ESPN onto Google’s YouTube TV.

The deal comes after a two-week standoff that resulted in channels like ESPN, ABC and others going dark on the popular YouTube TV streaming service.
November 15, 2025 at 12:46 AM
A deal to end the government shutdown is now set to become law after the House of Representatives passed the measure and sent it to President Trump’s desk. The president is expected to sign it quickly to end the 43-day stoppage — the longest in US history by over a week.
November 13, 2025 at 1:38 AM
SoFi rolled out crypto trading to retail customers on Tuesday. The move sets the pace as the first of several national banks planning similar moves in the coming months.

#SOFI
November 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Robinhood beat Wall Street expectations for the third quarter on Wednesday, extending a hot streak that has made it one of the biggest large-cap U.S. tech stocks this year.

Earnings per share: 61cents vs. 53 cents expected
Revenue: $1.27 billion vs. $1.19 billion expected

#HOOD
November 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Hims and Hers Health beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue on Monday. Hims added subscribers and expanded its personalized healthcare offerings.

Hims hs launched programs that offer "personalized" versions of semaglutide, the active ingredient in Wegovy.

#HIMS
November 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Palantir reported quarterly results that topped analysts’ estimates and issued better-than-expected guidance for the fourth quarter. The stock rose about 3% in extended trading.

Earnings per share: 21 cents vs. 17 cents expected

Revenues: $1.18 billion vs. $1.09 billion expected

#PLTR
November 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Apple announced its fourth quarter earnings beating top and bottom lines, but falling short of expectations on iPhone sales.

“Our September quarter results capped off a record fiscal year, with revenue reaching $416 billion, as well as double-digit EPS growth,” - Apple CFO Kevan Parekh

#Apple
October 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Netflix announces a 10-for-1 stock split.

Each shareholder of record as of the close of trading on Monday, November 10, 2025 (the "record date") will receive, after the close of trading on Friday, November 14, 2025, nine additional shares for every share held on the record date.

#NFLX
October 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved its second straight interest rate cut, a widely expected move that came despite little recent visibility on the economy due to the government shutdown.
October 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Nvidia (NVDA) and Uber (UBER) on Tuesday revealed that they're working to put together the world’s largest network of Level 4-ready autonomous cars.

The duo will build out 100,000 vehicles beginning in 2027 using Nvidia’s Drive AGX Hyperion 10 platform and Drive AV software.
October 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Nvidia (NVDA) announced on Tuesday that it's teaming up with the US Department of Energy to develop seven AI supercomputers at both the Argonne National Laboratory and the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

#NVDA
October 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Reuters- Amazon #AMZN is planning to cut as many as 30,000 corporate jobs beginning on Tuesday, as the company works to pare expenses and compensate for overhiring during the peak demand of the pandemic, according to three people familiar with the matter.
October 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Reuters - The U.S. has formed a $1 billion partnership with Advanced Micro Devices #AMD to construct two supercomputers that will tackle large scientific problems ranging from nuclear power to cancer treatments to national security, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and AMD CEO Lisa Su told Reuters.
October 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM