Bitcoin’s price slid 3% after US President Donald Trump threatened sweeping tariffs on NATO allies over control of Greenland on Saturday, rattling global markets. Starting February 1, the White House will impose a 10% tariff, rising to 25% by June, on goods from the UK, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Finland if no deal on the world’s largest island is reached. World leaders slammed the move, while analysts warned of retaliatory moves that could hit the US economy. Public ...

Retail crypto investors love to debate price targets. Will Bitcoin revisit $60,000 or race toward new highs in 2026? According to Beau Turner, CEO of Abundant Mines, that question misses the point. In an interview with TheStreet Roundtable, Turner said the most important conversation is not where Bitcoin is going, but whether investors are prepared for what happens in between. Turner warned that Bitcoin investors should expect surprises — and not always the good kind. “Especially in this space, a blac ...

Treasuries rose to kick off the week after a report signaled a weakening US economy, with investors targeting a move in the benchmark 10-year yield below 4% in the coming weeks. Yields closed three to four basis points lower, with the 10 year at 4.16%, following an unexpected drop in the December ISM manufacturing gauge. Yields whipsawed throughout the day in the wake of the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro over the weekend and gyrations in oil prices. The ISM gauge drew a “measured resp ...

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after the opening bell in New York on Jan. 2, 2026.The stock market showed little reaction to President Donald Trump's extraordinary action in Venezuela as investors bet the attack, as well as the capture of leader Nicolas Maduro, would not lead to a bigger geopolitical conflict. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures were higher in premarket trading Monday, up 0.3% and 0.7%, respectively. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was last about flat. ...

Welcome back. Investors have a lot to keep an eye on this week from the events of the Middle East to another Fed meeting looming large. Joining us now, Alon's chief economic adviser, Muhammad Alerin.Welcome back. Thank you, Scott. So, how do you feel about the market today relative to our conversation on Friday given we still haven't had a resolution to what's happening in the Middle East, but the market certainly is taking it better.Yeah, I think two things happened today, Scott. one is behavioral. The mar ...

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