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Aethon Fund, a newly launched AI-driven hedge fund, has secured $50m in capital as it looks to challenge traditional quantitative investing models by using proprietary market signals developed through years of retail investor data.The funding includes an allocation held through a separately managed account from a fund of funds, alongside commitments from ultra-high-net-worth individuals and institutional investorsAethon’s investment strategy combines multiple approaches, including long and short positions, momentum, mean reversion and stealth accumulation strategies. These strategies are reviewed by the investment team before algorithms manage execution, with capital dynamically allocated towards approaches performing best in changing market conditions.The fund’s technology…

Circle Stock Is Downgraded As Stablecoin Competition Heats Up The stock of Circle Internet Group (NYSE: $CRCL) has been downgraded and received a Street low price target as competition in the stablecoin sector intensifies.  Mizuho Securities (NYSE: $MFG) has cut its rating on CRCL stock to a sell-equivalent “underperform” from a hold -equivalent “neutral” previously.  Analyst Dan Dolev also placed a price target of $50 U.S. on Circle’s stock, the lowest level on Wall Street and implying 18% downside from current levels.  More From Cryptoprowl: The downgrade comes with Circle Internet Group’s stock having lost more than three quarters (75%)…

SBI Balanced Hybrid Fund: What the draft paper reveals about its equity, debt and global exposure Upstox Source link

Washington’s refusal to lock in a USMCA extension puts the world’s largest silver-producing country on an annual trade review instead of a sixteen-year deal. Investorideas.com (www.investorideas.com), a go-to platform for big investing ideas including mining and silver stocks, features a silver market analysis article from The Silver Engineer at Golden Meadow. Washington declined to renew the trade deal covering Mexico, the country that mines a fifth of the world’s silver, and the pact now goes to review every year instead of being locked in for another sixteen, without a single ounce moving. Silver trades near $57 today, unable to crack…

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $63,788.52 on Friday, July 17, 2026, down 1.4% from Thursday’s opening price. The value of bitcoin fell to $63,130.40 by 8:33 a.m. ET. Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $1,863.16 on Friday, July 17, 2026, down 2.8% from Thursday’s opening price. The value of ethereum moved down to $1,832.29 as of 8:33 a.m. ET. Bitcoin’s time above $65,000 and ethereum’s time over $1,900 was short-lived this week as a sixth day of U.S. airstrikes against Iran has dulled risk-based investments like crypto. The prices of ethereum and bitcoin have resettled this morning at levels seen earlier in the…

This Week in Macroeconomics – Issue 66Welcome to the latest issue of This Week in Macroeconomics. This week, Phyllis Papadavid takes stock of China’s latest growth data, which showed a sharper than expected growth slowdown. Despite the geopolitical and economic uncertainty linked to the Iran war, export and manufacturing growth signaled strength. Policy support, and an evolving growth model, targeting innovative technology, suggest positive regional spillovers for emerging economies. Source link

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Global education provider Kaplan and the CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst) Association, the leading professional body for alternative investment education and credentialing, today announced a partnership that will help more financial professionals gain access to CAIA.nxt™ certificates and microcredentials. This collaboration expands access to CAIA.nxt™ education through Kaplan’s global learner network, helping more financial professionals build practical expertise to navigate the rapidly expanding $25 trillion alternatives market. As part of this commitment to accessible professional development, the partnership will offer Kaplan students a 10% discount on enrollment, enabling them to build investment credibility through modular, expert-led content.Kaplan…

An insolvency search is a useful starting point for identifying whether a business has entered formal financial distress. It provides a clear snapshot of insolvency events, but it only reflects what has already happened. However, to make stronger trading decisions, your business needs ongoing visibility of customer and supplier risk. Financial health can change quickly, so combining insolvency search data with constant credit monitoring and broader business intelligence can help spot any potential issues before they affect your cash flow. At Allianz Trade UK, our trade credit insurance goes beyond a basic insolvency search. Not only does it protect your…

The draws continue to narrow at the YONEX Northern Marianas Open, and with the field wide open, both seeded players and underdogs brought their best in a bid for coveted semifinal spots. In their first international outing as a duo in nearly a year, Tori Aizawa/Hina Osawa (JPN) toppled 2024 Olympic silver medalist Jeong Na Eun (KOR) and her partner Cho Song Hyun in the mixed doubles. With a swift start to the match, the Japanese pair darted around the court, carefully placing the shuttle just out of reach of their opponents. Cho/Jeong found a rhythm in the second game…

Ripple XRP is trading at $1.08, down more than 60% from its all-time high of $3.65 set on July 18, 2025, and the search data tells the same story the price chart does. According to Google Trends, worldwide XRP search interest peaked at a score of 100 during the week of July 13–20, 2025, exactly when the cryptocurrency hit its record high. By the week of July 12–19, 2026, that score had collapsed to 9, a 91% decline that reflects not just falling prices but a fundamental evaporation of retail attention. The central tension this data surfaces: XRP spent years…