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The world’s largest cryptocurrency has shown its resilience, rallying despite two potential setbacks.

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan just charged two former Robinhood engineers over crypto trades, and the fallout is already hitting brokerages that had nothing to do with it.

Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi welcomes Senior Business Reporter Ines Ferre to the Opening Bid to discuss whether the latest Fed rate decision could mark the start of a tightening cycle, which has historically pressured markets. Robinhood (HOOD) chief investment officer Stephanie Guild also weighs in on what higher rates could mean for markets, with a focus on the energy sector.

Federal prosecutors have charged two former staffers at Robinhood Markets with fraud, according to a complaint filed Tuesday in the Southern District of New York. The complaint alleges that the two defendants were working as engineers at Robinhood when they used confidential company information to trade perpetual futures on the trading platform Hyperliquid. The former employees, Hefu Chai and Huaisong Xiang, allegedly used information in emails and Slack channels to buy perpetual futures linked to crypto tokens, ahead of announcements that those tokens would be listed on the Robinhood Crypto platform.

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index drops Tuesday as the 10-year Treasury yield reaches its highest level since 2007. Nvidia stock rises.

A Federal Reserve rate hike is likely while the crypto Clarity Act faces long odds with a Senate vote on deck. Salesforce holds its Dreamforce conference.

Stocks took a beating Tuesday as surging oil prices and looming inflation data rattled every corner of the market, and now Wall Street analysts are reshuffling their calls on names ranging from nuclear energy upstart Oklo to retail giants Abercrombie and Ulta Beauty.

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Lululemon (LULU) shares are diving as its China business is showing signs of strain, with revenue in mainland China falling 2% in the second quarter after adjusting for currency fluctuations. - Tesla (TSLA) shares are lower on news it formally rolled out the Cybercab for robotaxi service, a long-anticipated step in Elon Musk's effort to push the company away from its roots as an auto manufacturer. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a probe into the process and technical data on which Tesla relied when it self-certified the vehicles as compliant with federal safety standards. - Robinhood (HOOD) is down as AMC Entertainment boss Adam Aron criticized Robinhood Markets Inc. after the platform launched a tokenized version of the theater chain's shares.

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.03%, and the actively tr

The Fed’s keeping a close eye on the jobs report, stock futures rise, and AMC is the biggest riser after a CEO spat.

↗️ Volkswagen (XE:VOW3): Shares jumped 6% after the German automaker’s supervisory board approved a plan to double job losses to 100,000 and halve its model portfolio as it contends with President Trump’s tariffs and intensifying competition from Chinese automakers.

Fed Rate-Hike Fears Fade, Igniting $80K Bitcoin and Crypto Stock Frenzy

The Dow added more than 600 points after Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller said he could support holding rates steady.

The stock market jumped above key levels Thursday, buoyed by Snowflake and dovish Fed comments. A Tesla Cybercab event and jobs report are on tap.

Robinhood and Coinbase rally as the price of Bitcoin surges to its highest level since May, fueled by easing Federal Reserve rate hike expectations.

Markets push upwards as the likelihood of a September rate hike slips slightly, today, Sept. 3, 2026.

Brent crude climbs as U.S.-Iran tensions escalate, fueling a broad bond sell-off and inflation concerns today, Sept. 1, 2026.

The stock market rose Tuesday amid lower oil prices and yields, but cautiously heading into Fed inflation data and Nvidia earnings.

The last week of August will be chock-full of news, from Nvidia earnings to the Fed’s hotly-anticipated meeting in Jackson Hole.

The market rally suffered damage last week, though bitcoin and gold shined. Nvidia and CrowdStrike earnings are critical while Fed's Warsh will make a big speech.

Today, Aug. 20, 2026, disappointing consumer results and rising oil prices snapped Wednesday's relief rally, renewing inflation concerns across major indexes.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) surged past $70,000 after Trump met with cryptocurrency leaders at the White House and called on Congress to pass the CLARITY Act. Yahoo Finance Fed Correspondent Jennifer Schonberger reports on who was among the two dozen attendees at the meeting and whether there is real progress on the stalled digital asset legislation.

Cisco and Coherent both slide despite solid earnings, while StubHub plummets as higher costs offset a World Cup boost.

Scott Melker discusses the Federal Reserve's latest decision to hold interest rates steady, Meta (META) and Microsoft's (MSFT) increasing AI expenses, but only one stock is getting punished. Meanwhile, bitcoin (BTC-USD) continues to hover around $64,000, Melker explains why the cryptocurrency's resilience is a bullish sign despite the broader market uncertainty. "The Daily Wolf with Scott Melker" airs every day at 12:00 p.m. Tune in for your daily dose of all things crypto. Make sure to also check out Yahoo Finance's new crypto hub to find the latest crypto-related news.

Plus markets are rebounding after a slightly hawkish FOMC, BTC ETFs flip to inflows and MoonPay launches a new AI product + airdrop

Robinhood Markets posted ‌a rise ‌in second-quarter profit ​on Wednesday, as volatility in the markets ‌spurred higher ⁠trading activity on its ⁠platform. The Menlo Park, California-based ​company's ​profit ​was $573 million, ‌or 62 cents per share, for the three months ended ‌June 30, ​compared ​with $386 ​million, or ‌42 cents per ​share, ​a year earlier.

Retail sentiment remains ‘bearish’ on SPY and QQQ. Further weakness in QQQ will put it on track for the longest losing streak since August 2025.

Today Federal Reserve meeting: Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh will hold a press conference at 2:30 p.m. ET, following the FOMC interest-rate decision at 2 p.m. Earnings (a.m): Procter & Gamble, Humana, L3Harris, Biogen, General Dynamics, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Airbus Earnings (p.

Today Earnings (a.m.): Coca-Cola, UPS, Boeing, Sherwin-Williams, Hilton, Centene, PayPal, S&P Global Earnings (p.m.): Visa, Ford Motor, Mondelez International, Waste Management, PPG Industries, Bloom Energy, Avis Budget, Seagate Technology Economic data: Consumer confidence index, Johnson Redbook retail sales index, U.

Investing.com -- Bitcoin prices were closing in on $64,000 on Sunday lifted by pre-Fed positioning and a notable surge in options market activity as traders bet on a significant move targeting toward $72,000 by the end of July, following this week’s Federal Reserve meeting.