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The lazy read on Klarna (NYSE: KLAR) is that it is a fading buy-now-pay-later brand that went public into a hostile tape and has traded like it ever since — down from a $45.48 post-IPO high to $18.94 as of the July 31, 2026 close, per stockanalysis.com. The read the price is missing: on July 28, Klarna quietly became the balance sheet behind Apple’s hardware business. Apple Upgrade — the programme that replaced Apple’s own iPhone Upgrade Program — leases iPhones from $17.99 a month, and every one of those leases is written by Klarna, per Apple’s launch announcement. A…

The Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM) has come under intense selling pressure recently as concerns about the memory and technology sectors escalated. It dropped to $50 on Friday, down over 33% from its year-high. This article looks at some of the top DRAM ETF stocks to watch this week, including Western Digital (WDC), SanDisk (SNDK), and Micron (MU).SanDisk stock in focus ahead of earningsSanDisk is a minor holding in the DRAM ETF, accounting for 3.76% of the fund. After soaring to a record high this year, the stock has dived by nearly 50%, mirroring the performance of other companies in the…

Updated 3 August 2026. WDC last close $544.84 (31 July 2026, +2.21% on the day), trading around $520 in Monday pre-market — down roughly 4.6% at 9:08am ET — per StockAnalysis. Q4 FY26 results land Wednesday 5 August after the close, with the call at 4:30pm ET. Our call: $638 base (the 26-analyst consensus), $1,050 bull (Melius Research), $415 bear (the street low). The company has sold out its 2026 hard-drive production and contracted 2027 and 2028 — the debate on Wednesday is not demand, it is whether pricing at the top of this cycle is already in the stock.…

American Bitcoin Corp. (Nasdaq: ABTC) expanded its treasury to more than 8,000 BTC after delivering its strongest quarterly mining performance to date, increasing production and revenue while narrowing losses despite a weaker market for digital assets. The Hut 8 majority-owned subsidiary reported on August 3 that it held approximately 8,002 BTC as of June 30, up 14% from 7,021 BTC three months earlier. Quarterly production reached a record 932 BTC, mining revenue increased 8% to $67.0 million, and net loss narrowed to $57.2 million from $81.8 million in the previous quarter. Record Mining Output Expands Treasury Quarterly production of 932…

The USD/JPY exchange rate tumbled to its lowest level since May 14 as investors reacted to last week’s Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan (BoJ) interest rate decisions and the latest interventions by the US and Japanese authorities. It plunged to 157.45, down by over 4% from the year-to-date high.Japanese yen surges on US and Japan interventionThe US and Japan launched a coordinated rescue for the Japanese yen, which tumbled to the lowest level in decades. A report by the Financial Times said that the Federal Reserve of New York sold euros for yen on behalf of the Treasury through…

Palantir stock price remained under pressure this week as traders waited for the second-quarter earnings. PLTR was trading at $122.26, down by over 40% from its highest point this year, erasing some of the gains it made last year. This retreat will be put to the test as it publishes its financial results.Palantir Technologies to publish its earnings on MondayPLTR stock has plunged in the past few months as investors sold software companies and continued booking profits, following its strong bull run last year. At its peak last year, it was up by over 3,200% from its lowest level in…

BoJ held rates as geopolitical tensions, AI-driven inflation, and currency interventions fueled global market volatility. Bank of Japan Maintains Interest Rates Amid Economic Growth and Currency Intervention The Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept its key short-term interest rate steady at 1.00% following its July policy meeting. While leaving rates unchanged, the central bank revised its median real GDP growth forecasts upward, reflecting confidence that the broader economy continues to grow at a moderate pace. Despite this stable economic footing, persistent weakness in the Japanese Yen prompted suspected foreign exchange market interventions by Japanese authorities. This sudden currency volatility caused sharp…

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) confirmed on 30 July 2026 that Project Agorá completed real-value testing, with JPMorgan, Citi, UBS and 25 other private sector institutions joining five central banks to settle roughly CHF 800,000 in live cross-border payments using tokenized central bank reserves and commercial bank deposits. The live run carries Agorá past the prototype stage the project reached in its 27 May findings report, putting real money on a shared programmable ledger for the first time and moving beyond the simulated flows of earlier rounds. Convened by the BIS and the Institute of International Finance, the initiative…

What Kind Of Company Could Ondo Acquire? Ondo Finance is evaluating a potential acquisition valued between $250 million and $500 million as the tokenized asset specialist considers expanding beyond its existing real-world asset products. The New York-based company is reviewing possible targets in wealth technology and other financial subsectors, according to a person familiar with the matter. Ondo has not appointed formal advisers, indicating that the process remains at an early stage and may not result in a transaction. “As a fast-growing company, Ondo regularly evaluates the market as part of normal business operations. We are not in conversations with…

Caterpillar stock has pulled back substantially, moving from the year-to-date high of $1,073 to the current $809. It has dropped in the past six consecutive weeks, its longest streak in years. This article explores whether the CAT stock will continue its strong downtrend as its earnings loom.Caterpillar stock has dived ahead of earningsCAT shares have been in a strong freefall in the past few weeks as investors have dumped the top AI winners. While Caterpillar is known for its large machines, it has also become a big name in the artificial intelligence industry because of its power generation business, which has…