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Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) shares rose around 7% in pre-market trading after the stablecoin issuer reported second-quarter results in line with expectations, secured the first federal bank charter granted to a stablecoin company and raised parts of its full-year outlook. The company also announced that BlackRock, Visa and Mastercard will serve as validators for its upcoming blockchain network.

Investing.com -- Shares of Circle Internet Group jumped 7% in premarket trading on Wednesday after the stablecoin issuer reported second-quarter earnings in line with estimates and disclosed it had received the first federal bank charter awarded to a stablecoin company.

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index dropped Wednesday ahead of the Fed decision and Fed Chair Warsh's comments. SK Hynix sold off.

Oil prices rise, Visa is streamlining, Corning has worst day in four months, and more news to start your day.

The main US stock measures were mostly trending higher in Wednesday's premarket activity as traders

The stock market is fine outside AI. Seagate, SK Hynix, KLA and Bloom Energy are key earnings late. Will the Federal Reserve surprise?

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Retail sentiment remains ‘bearish’ on SPY and deteriorated to ‘extremely bearish’ on QQQ, amid growing anxiety around technology stocks.

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.

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Wall Street is heading for a pivotal week as Big Tech earnings, the Federal Reserve's rate decision and key inflation data test a market hovering near record highs. The busiest stretch begins on Wednesday, when Microsoft and Meta Platforms report earnings before the focus quickly shifts to...

July 14 was one of the most concentrated single-day events of Wall Street’s Q2 2026 earnings season, with all five of America’s largest banks reporting results on the same morning, alongside the June CPI report and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s inaugural Congressional testimony. Combined, those five firms have more than $13 trillion in assets, […]

Wall Street stocks are predicted to open sharply higher on Monday as a pause in US and Iranian attacks sent oil prices tumbling ahead of a massive week for markets, including a Federal Reserve meeting and earnings from several tech megacaps. Dow Jones futures were up 568 points, or 1.1%,...

The benchmark US stock measures were pointing higher before the opening bell Monday after the US and

This is a huge earnings week, with nearly a third of S&P 500 companies reporting. The Fed is expected to hold rates steady after its confab ends Wednesday, and we’ll see key inflation data on Thursday.

JPMorgan Chase just had the most profitable quarter in its history. Second-quarter net income came in at $21.2 billion, powered by a surge in trading revenue and a gain on its Visa stake. The S&P 500 is up close to 10% this year. Consumers are still spending. Inflation has moderated. By most ...

Dodge & Cox Fund, an investment management company, released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter for “Dodge and Cox Stock Fund”. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Despite volatile oil prices and rising inflation, U.S. equities reached record highs in Q2 2026, driven by a technology-led rally, particularly in memory semiconductors. The Fund’s […]

The Trump administration imposed 25% tariffs on Brazil, citing its PIX payment system and other alleged unfair trade practices.

Tarbert also highlighted Circle's newly approved national trust charter, which allows the firm to manage USDC reserves under federal oversight.

A federal banking charter sent Circle stock surging Friday, but with 69% losses over the past year and a rival stablecoin backed by Visa looming, the question is whether this rally marks a turning point or just a dead-cat bounce.

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Financial providers use their expertise in capital allocation and risk assessment to help facilitate economic growth while offering consumers and businesses essential financial services. Still, investors are uneasy as companies face challenges from an unpredictable interest rate and inflation environment. These doubts have caused the industry to lag recently as financials stocks have collectively shed 2.4% over the past six months. This performance was disappointing since the S&P 500 climbed 6.1

The European Central Bank secured key parliamentary backing on Tuesday for the launch of a digital euro, an electronic ‌means of payments aimed at making the euro zone less reliant on ‌U.S. credit cards at a time of fraying transatlantic relationships. The digital euro, essentially an electronic wallet guaranteed ​by the central bank but marketed by banks or fintech companies, will allow all euro zone residents to make payments online and in person. Six years in the making, the ECB's digital cash has become a more pressing issue since Donald Trump returned to ‌the White House, slapping tariffs ⁠on even established trade partners such as the European Union and raising fears that the U.S. could one day weaponize its ⁠dominance over payment networks like Visa and Mastercard.

Despite the passage of state legislation and a federal court settlement aimed at taming credit and debit card fees, the card networks and their issuers prevailed in the first half of this year.

These five stocks are positioned to benefit from persistent inflation, elevated interest rates, and strong nominal economic growth.

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) is one of the Good Stocks to Invest in Now. Over the past few days, the stock has climbed around 2% following a preliminary judicial approval for a landmark $38 billion swipe-fee settlement. ​Recently, on June 9, Reuters reported that a US federal judge granted preliminary approval to a revised $38 billion […]

Here’s the thinking of a federal judge who approved the settlement covering merchants who sued Visa and Mastercard over interchange fees.

A federal judge on Tuesday tentatively approved a settlement between Visa and Mastercard and a class of merchants, paving the way for potential big changes to credit-card rewards. The agreement would end a 20-year legal battle between the card networks and a group of merchants, who have argued that the fees they are charged for each transaction are too high. Initially reached in November, the settlement would give merchants more flexibility to reject certain credit cards and would mandate lowering swipe fees over multiple years.