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FBI concluded Jeffrey Epstein wasn’t running a **** trafficking ring for powerful men, files show

NEW YORK (AP) — The FBI pored over Jeffrey Epstein’s bank records and emails. It searched his homes. It spent years interviewing his victims and examining his connections to some of the world’s most influential people.
But while investigators collected ample proof that Epstein **** ually abused underage girls, they found scant evidence the well-connected financier led a **** trafficking ring serving powerful men, an **** ociated Press review of internal Justice Department records shows.
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For Robert Kiyosaki, gold and Bitcoin have long shared the same role in his playbook: protection.
The "Rich Dad Poor Dad" author has spent years warning that fiat currencies, especially the U.S. dollar, steadily lose purchasing power over time.
As a frequent critic of central banks, debt-driven growth, and what he sees as systemic currency debasement, he argues hard ***** ets are the escape hatch.
Related: ***** yst says Bitcoin will meet or beat gold's market cap
Kiyosaki began speaking publicly about Bitcoin around 2018, often placing it alongside gold and silver. His framing is consist

What Trump's appointment of Kevin Warsh could mean for interest rates this year

After President Trump on Friday nominated former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh to lead the central bank, market participants quickly began speculating what his chairmanship would mean for the path of interest rates this year.
If confirmed by the Senate, Warsh will face a deeply divided Fed at a time when the 19-member committee has set up the potential for a long pause in cutting rates. Many members feel the central bank has done enough to shore up concerns about softening job growth with three rate cuts

The Bitcoin price had a relatively rough trading period over the past week, as it hovered around the psychological $90,000...
Reports say Swiss banking giant UBS is planning to let a small group of its private bank clients buy and...
Bitcoin is trading below the $90,000 level once again, as the market continues to drift through a phase defined by...

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As 2025 came to a close, subtle changes in Federal Reserve activity started to catch the attention of traders watching both macro markets and crypto. Unusual moves in short-term funding and a series of quiet policy adjustments suggested that liquidity pressures might be easing. For some observers, that raised the possibility that Bitcoin could start moving higher before traditional markets show clearer signs of recovery in 2026.
On December 31, 2025, banks drew a record $74.6 billion from the Federal Reserve’s Standing Repo Facility. That spike pointed to stress in short-term funding markets

Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Mexico closed 2025 with weak economic growth and is heading into 2026 with limited expansion prospects, keeping the country among the least dynamic economies in Latin America, according to local projections and estimates from United Nations agencies.
Mexico's central bank, Banco de México, cut its gross domestic product growth forecast for the end of 2025 by half, to 0.3% from 0.6% estimated in August.
With that outcome, Mexico's economy will post two consecutive years of growth below the average for Latin America and the Caribbean, according to estimates from the Economic Co

After a turbulent end to 2025, that has left bitcoin (BTC-USD) swinging between optimism and caution, will the world’s largest cryptocurrency sink back toward $50,000 or push to new highs above $125,000 (£93,655) in 2026? With monetary policy, liquidity, regulation, and institutional demand all in flux, ******* ysts say the answer may depend on how these forces unfold quarter by quarter next year.
Fabian Dori, chief investment officer at Sygnum Bank, believes the opening months of 2026 could be broadly supportive for bitcoin (BTC-USD), driven by improving macro conditions and easing fear acro

These 6 stocks will lead the $1 trillion chip surge in 2026, BofA says

The artificial intelligence boom isn't cooling off — it's getting bigger, Bank of America ******* yst Vivek Arya contends.
While AI skeptics have pointed to eye-popping valuations as a reason to run, Arya said the industry is only at the "midpoint" of a decade-long transformation, and it's being led by Nvidia (NVDA) and Broadcom (AVGO).
In a report ******* led "2026 Year Ahead: choppy, still cheerful," Arya forecast a 30% year-over-year surge in global semiconductor sales that will finally push the sector past a histor

Investment products tied to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) registered an outflow of $952 million last week.
CoinShares said the outflow after three consecutive weeks of inflows is indicative of the regulatory uncertainty due to the delay of the Clarity Act, the digital ******* et investment company said on Dec. 22.
Related: JPMorgan Chase reportedly eyes crypto trading amid debanking claims
The fear of whale selling during the market slide also led to the outflow, it added.
The U.S. led with an outflow of $990 million, though the inflows in Canada and Germany helped

Bitcoin is limping into Christmas week with no Santa rally in sight.
And Gabriel Selby, head of research at CF Benchmark, says it’s unlikely that the price will recover from its current downtrend until the US Federal Reserve gets a better grip on the economy.
With the record US government shutdown delaying inflation data, the central bank will tread lightly and that means buyers are unlikely to tap into the crypto and push up the price, Selby wrote in an investor note shared with DL News.
“Until we get several months of clean, uninterrupted inflation data, the Fed’s path remains murky,” Sel

Prominent American investor Ray Dalio is sharpening his long-held skepticism on Bitcoin’s role in the global system, arguing that despite its scarcity and appeal as money, it remains ill-suited to sit on central bank balance sheets.
In a recent interview with entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath, Dalio framed Bitcoin as money in spirit, then drew a clear line on who he expects to treat it as reserve grade.
“Bitcoin is limited in supply and its perception of money. It is a form of money,” he said, while describing a set of hurdles that he believes keep central banks at arm’s length.
Dalio said Bitcoin

Billionaire who sold two companies to Coca-Cola says he tries to convince people not to become entrepreneurs: ‘Every single day, you can go bankrupt’

Mike Repole, the billionaire entrepreneur who co-founded and sold beverage giants Glaceau and BodyArmor to Coca-Cola for a combined $9.7 billion, has an unexpected message for aspiring business owners: Don’t do it.
In an interview with The School of Hard Knocks, a popular social-media channel known for interviewing wealthy entrepreneurs, Repole shared his contrarian view on entrepreneurship, emphasizing the brutal realities that most success

Earlier this week, Norway’s Norges Bank Investment Management backed all five of Metaplanet’s bitcoin-focused capital restructuring proposals ahead of the December 22 Extraordinary General Meeting, including plans for share buybacks, dividends, and new preferred share issuance to raise US$150 million from institutional investors.
This support from one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds highlights growing institutional interest in Metaplanet’s bitcoin accumulation model and its unconventional balance sheet plans.
Next, we’ll examine how Norges Bank’s endorsement and Metaplanet’s pu

A star becoming a black hole happens in the same way as Ernest Hemingway described going bankrupt: “First it happens gradually, then all at once.” The gradual part of the process can take a lot longer than the time it takes to drain a bank account—billions of years in some cases. That’s why astronomers were puzzled when they found evidence that supermassive black holes existed less than a billion years after the Big Bang.
In order for the timeframe to make sense, the stars that collapsed to form these black holes would’ve had to have been gargantuan—1,000 to 10,000 more massive than our sun.

Trump launches flurry of attention-grabbing moves as polls show his approval slipping

(Bloomberg) -- Bonus checks. New holidays. A return to the moon.
In the span of less than 24 hours, President Donald Trump unveiled a series of initiatives with widespread appeal — with promises of more to come — as he also contends with falling popularity and economic uncertainty.
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Scammers drained $700,000 from NYC grandma's accounts. Now she's suing the banks.

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The fraud started in August 2023 as fear dressed up as urgency. Pop-up warnings began flashing across 86-year-old Nina Mortellito’s computer screen, claiming her bank accounts had been hacked. What followed was a months-long tale of manipulation that ultimately drained her of $700,000 — her entire life savings.
According to a lawsuit filed against Merrill Lynch in Manhattan Supreme Court, the Upper East Side re

Bitcoin may be holding slightly below $90,000, but data imply that the $100K year-end target is still alive as ****** ysts point out that three Bitcoin Price Prediction indicators are flashing a green signal.
The first and most critical driver is the shift in Federal Reserve monetary policy.
After months of reducing liquidity through quantitative tightening, where the central bank stopped reinvesting proceeds from maturing bonds and Treasury holdings, the Fed ended this program on December 1.
Markets are now positioning for an easing cycle.

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Bitcoin's greatest bull runs have, in the past, coincided with a low federal funds rate.
The Federal Reserve could soon cut that interest rate again.
This is just one of many factors affecting Bitcoin, but it's a big one.
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In every market, price is one of the main signals, and for the U.S. dollar itself, that signal is the federal funds rate, which is the short-term interest rate the Federal Reserve targets for overnight lending between banks. As you've probably heard, the Fed's target influences a wide spectrum of borrowing costs, from corporate cred

JPMorgan **** ysts say the near-term direction of Bitcoin’s price now depends less on miner behavior and more on the financial resilience of Strategy, the world’s largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, even as mining pressure and market volatility persist.
In a report led by managing director Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, the bank identified two forces currently weighing on Bitcoin. The first is a recent decline in Bitcoin’s network hashrate and mining difficulty.
The second is the growing market focus on Strategy’s balance sheet and its ability to avoid selling its Bitcoin holdings during the ongo

Visa has entered into a collaboration with the Central Bank of Syria and other financial authorities for a strategic roadmap implementation aimed at Syria digital payments integration.
The initiative is designed to support Syria’s entry into the global digital economy, with Visa launching operations in the country and introducing a phased digitisation plan for the payments sector.
The initial focus will involve collaborating with licenced financial institutions to establish a secure payments infrastructure.
This will include the issuance of payment cards and the introduction of digital wall

Bitcoin held just under $92,000 on Friday as traders weighed a heavy mix of labour data, central bank bets and choppy equity markets in Asia, Europe and the US.
Akshat Siddhant, lead quant ****** yst at Mudrex, said the crypto market continues to display strong resilience.
“Renewed whale accumulation is supporting the trend, as ETH whales have added over 450,000 ETH since mid-November, with BTC whales showing similar activity.”
“Even with the US labour market displaying solid strength, the odds for a rate cut this month stand at 93%, contributing to the buying pressure. A clear move above $

A 'K-shaped' economy is emerging: What that could mean for 2026

A growing chorus on Wall Street is warning that the US economy is becoming increasingly K-shaped, with higher-income households powering spending while lower-income consumers struggle with affordability. It mirrors what investors have seen in the stock market, where Big Tech continues to drive the major indexes even as other sectors lag behind.
The concern: How long can those two realities coexist before something breaks?
“I don't think they're going to coexist forever,” Bank of America senior US economist Aditya Bhave told Y

RBC thinks the US is on track for "stagflation lite" in 2026.
Stagflation is a dreaded economic scenario in which inflation runs hot while economic growth slows.
The bank pointed to factors like high housing costs and tariffs, which suggest stagflation is looming
The worst-case scenario for the US economy could be a looming reality in 2026.
RBC flagged the likelihood of stagflation in 2026 as the economy looks poised to post below-trend growth while inflation runs "uncomfortably" hot.

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NFL Week 14 picks: Texans bury Chiefs as multiple underdogs pull outright upsets

We are in the home stretch. The calendar has flipped to December, the holiday lights are up, and our bank accounts are reeling thanks to all the Christmas shopping we have on deck. In lockstep with all the craziness of the holiday season, we're in the nitty-gritty of the NFL campaign. As we move into the final full month of the regular season, each game carries with it massive stakes, as one wrong move could result in contenders falling out of the playoffs entirely. It truly is a magical time of the year.
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A growing chorus on Wall Street is warning that the US economy is becoming increasingly K-shaped, with higher-income households powering spending while lower-income consumers struggle with affordability. It mirrors what investors have seen in the stock market, where Big Tech continues to drive the major indexes even as other sectors lag behind.
The concern: How long can those two realities coexist before something breaks?
“I don't think they're going to coexist forever,” Bank of America senior US economist Aditya Bhave told Yahoo Finance during the firm’s 2026 outlook call this week. “Our vi

Bitcoin held near $93,000 in Asian trading on Thursday, while regional stocks made a lacklustre start as soft US data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week.
Nic Puckrin, investment **** yst and co-founder of The Coin Bureau, said Bitcoin has staged a “remarkable recovery” over the past day as a “perfect storm of good news” swung momentum back toward the bulls.
He pointed to Vanguard lifting its long-standing ban on Bitcoin ETFs, Bank of America recommending a 1% to 4% crypto allocation that could channel as much as $700b into the **** et class, an

Bitcoin held near $93,000 in Asian trading on Thursday, while regional stocks made a lacklustre start as soft US data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week.
Nic Puckrin, investment ******* yst and co-founder of The Coin Bureau, said Bitcoin has staged a “remarkable recovery” over the past day as a “perfect storm of good news” swung momentum back toward the bulls.
He pointed to Vanguard lifting its long-standing ban on Bitcoin ETFs, Bank of America recommending a 1% to 4% crypto allocation that could channel as much as $700b into the ******* et cla

Kazakhstan’s central bank has signaled plans to place up to $300 million into crypto and crypto-linked ***** ets, a move that...
比特幣在經歷數次劇烈震盪後，於當前價格區間呈現出越來越多的建構性跡象。若把視野拉到 2026 年，市場正有兩股力量同步推高 BTC 再攻 10 萬美元的機率：一是以巨鯨（ whales ）為代表的長期...
Bitcoin price started a fresh decline from $92,000. BTC is down over 5% and the bulls are struggling to keep...

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Bank of America (BAC) says its wealth management clients should start thinking about getting some crypto exposure in their portfolios.
The firm is endorsing a 1%-4% allocation to digital ***** ets for clients of its Merrill, Bank of America Private Bank, and Merrill Edge platforms. Its investment strategists will begin covering four bitcoin ETFs in January.
"For investors with a strong interest in thematic innovation and comfort with elevated volatility, a modest allocation of 1% to 4% in digital ***** ets could be appropriate," Chris Hyzy, chief investment officer at Bank of America Private

As inflation and interest rates rise, many Americans are trying to save more — but keeping too much cash in low-interest accounts could be quietly costing them.
Be Aware: Fidelity Says This Is a Surprising Risk of Holding Too Much Cash — Do You Have Too Much?
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“Cash parked in low-yield savings or in low-yield checking accounts effectively erodes in real value,” said Gabe Krajieck, CEO of Kasasa, a financial services and tech provider for community banks and credit unions. “While the dollar amount remains static, th