Micron Technology shares surged over 14 % on Friday, reaching a new 52‑week peak of $743. 79. The jump follows the company’s strong performance this year, with shares climbing roughly 158 %. Analysts point to a sharp rise in demand for high‑bandwidth memory (HBM), the ultra‑fast chips that power NVI
Many banks and financial groups say they are excited about new AI tools, but they’re also worried that recent college graduates rely too much on them. A New York firm once bragged about its 2025 interns, calling them “true AI natives. ” These students grew up with smart software and generative mo
When the market for funding lawsuits starts to falter, some of the biggest names in investing see a chance. Hedge funds that usually chase high‑yield opportunities now turn their attention to legal claims that are trading at very low prices. Companies that specialize in buying distressed debt, su
A blockchain platform that powers major banks and traders has attracted a hefty investment round. The company, known as Digital Asset Holdings LLC, announced it will raise about $300 million from a group of investors led by Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm, a16z crypto. The deal values the firm at r
Chile’s government expects the economy to expand by just over 2% this year, despite pushing forward with spending cuts and reforms aimed at attracting more investment. The administration, led by a conservative team, insists on sticking to a 4% growth goal, but admits the path won’t be smooth. With g
Vietnam’s small and medium-sized businesses just got a major financial lifeline. A Hanoi-based non-bank lender called EVF secured a US$25 million loan from an international fund to expand its services. The money comes from the OPEC Fund for International Development, a group that typically supports
Aptus Value Housing Finance, a home loan provider in India, just got a vote of confidence from analysts. Jefferies, a well-known financial research firm, kept its "Buy" rating on the company and set a price target of 350 rupees per share. That means they believe the stock could grow by about 20% fro
Ondo Finance, Ripple, Mastercard and J. P. Morgan tested a new way to turn digital Treasury tokens into real cash across borders. The test happened on May 6, 2026 and showed that a token held on the XRP Ledger can trigger a bank payout in seconds. The XRP Ledger recorded the redemption of part
People in many parts of the world are starting to rely on crypto exchanges as their main way to save money, pay bills and invest, a new study shows. The research found that in 2026, users from emerging markets made up more than three‑quarters of all people on the Binance platform. That is a jump fro
Many people in Latin America have long faced money problems that others rarely think about, like currency drops and slow bank services. A new kind of finance, called decentralized finance or DeFi, is starting to fix some of these issues. At first, DeFi was only for tech experts who could set up w
