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Trump's Crypto Comments Cheered: Robinhood CEO Stresses 'Broad Ownership' At White House Event, Binance Founder Says, 'We're So Back'

President Donald Trump repeated his commitment to secure U.S. leadership in cryptocurrency and emerging technologies, sparking widespread reactions from industry executives and top administration officials.

Benzinga · Aug 20

Nikki Haley Warns Social Security Could 'Go Bankrupt' in 5 Years as US Debt Surges Past $40 Trillion: 'Past a Crisis Situation'

Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley warned that Social Security faces a looming funding crisis as the U.S. national debt surpassed $40 trillion, intensifying concerns over the government’s fiscal outlook.

Benzinga · Aug 20

Stock Market: Will S&P 500 Open Up or Down Today?

U.S. stock futures are posting modest gains early Thursday as investors evaluate an intensifying U.S. economic offensive against Iran alongside incoming corporate earnings and a recent Treasury buyback announcement.

Benzinga · Aug 20

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Trump Could Reportedly Cut Canadian Auto Tariffs to 15%, Aluminum and Steel to 25%: NUE, STLD, CENX in Focus (UPDATED)

Editor’s Note: The story has been refreshed with the latest market price action and a revised headline.

Benzinga · Aug 20

Mohamed El-Erian Warns US Treasury's Bond Buyback Is Just a 'Band-Aid,' Not a Fix For a $40 Trillion Debt Problem

Economist Mohamed El-Erian said the U.S. Treasury Department’s surprise move to double its bond buybacks this week is a short-term fix that does nothing to address the root causes of soaring long-term interest rates and the federal government’s mounting debt and deficits.

Benzinga · Aug 20

Trump’s FDA Pick Heidi Overton Faces Republican Resistance as Bill Cassidy Calls Vaccine Order Role ‘Almost Disqualifying’

President Donald Trump’s choice of Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration faced Republican resistance Wednesday as Senate Health Committee Chair Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said her role in the administration’s vaccine order was "almost disqualifying."

Benzinga · Aug 20

Jensen Huang Said AI Could 'Destroy and Eliminate' Jobs in Radiology, but Mark Cuban Says 'No Chance'

Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang earlier warned that AI could make radiology the first profession to be "wiped out," while billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban strongly rejected the idea that radiologists will disappear.

Benzinga · Aug 20

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Trump’s Former Counterterrorism Chief Warns Against Iran Economic Measures, Citing Risk to US Troops—Backs Sanctions Relief to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump‘s former counterterrorism chief Joe Kent has warned against Washington’s threat to impose “crushing economic” measures against Iran, reiterating that the U.S. should provide sanctions relief to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Benzinga · Aug 20

Eric Trump Says It's 'Exciting to See' Bitcoin's Massive Surge, Deems Digital Assets as the 'Future'— ABTC Stock Rips 13%

Eric Trump, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of American Bitcoin Corp. (NASDAQ: ABTC), expressed excitement over Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) dramatic surge on Wednesday.

Benzinga · Aug 20

Trump Says US is the 'Hottest Country' and CLARITY Act Will Keep it Ahead Of China — Bitcoin Purchase 'Been Talked About'

President Donald Trump reiterated on Wednesday his commitment to preserve the U.S. leadership in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), cryptocurrency and prediction markets.

Benzinga · Aug 20

Elon Musk Says mRNA Has 'Tremendous Promise,' Turning Disease Into a 'Software Problem,' as Moderna Stock Rockets 177% on Cancer Vaccine Breakthrough

Elon Musk said Wednesday that mRNA technology could fundamentally change how diseases are treated, a shift that would make medicine more of a software problem than a biological one, as Moderna Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNA) and Merck & Co Inc. (NYSE:MRK) posted a major cancer-vaccine trial win.

Benzinga · Aug 20

Cathie Wood Bets Big on Broadcom and Cerebras, Trims AMD Stock for Third Straight Day

On Wednesday, Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest executed significant trades involving Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO), Cerebras Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRS), and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD).

Benzinga · Aug 20

Bitcoin Near $70,000, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Pop as Crypto Hits 'Greed' Mode: Analyst Says It's Just the 'First Start' as Markets Wake Up 'Massively'

Leading cryptocurrencies jumped to their multi-month highs on Wednesday as investors parsed CLARITY Act optimism and other macro developments.

Benzinga · Aug 20

Trump Threatens Iran With 'the Most Crushing Economic Operation Ever': Warns Nations of 'Tremendous' Consequences for Providing Help to Tehran

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced what he called the “most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country,” targeting Iran and warning that any nation providing Tehran a financial “lifeline” would face severe consequences.

Benzinga · Aug 20

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Moderna, Webull, Bitmine Immersion, Strategy and Merck: Why These 5 Stocks Are on Investors' Radars Today

Major U.S. indices closed higher on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.22% to 53,463.05, the S&P 500 gaining 0.21% to 7,707.98 and the Nasdaq advancing 0.16% to 26,331.09.

Benzinga · Aug 19

Merck, Moderna Cancer Vaccine Breakthrough Could Be Catalyst the mRNA ETF Trade Has Been Waiting For

Moderna Inc.’s (NASDAQ:MRNA) latest cancer-vaccine breakthrough could be doing more than sending its stock sharply higher. It may be giving investors a reason to revisit an mRNA investment thesis that has largely been defined by COVID-19. ETFs tied to precision medicine names are also getting a boost.

Benzinga · Aug 19

Samsung Tumbled Nearly 8% in Seoul Even as AI Demand Drives Chip Prices Up To 15%

Samsung Electronics raised prices for some advanced chipmaking services by up to 15% for new orders, as surging AI demand fills key production lines and pushes customers toward alternatives to capacity-constrained Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE:TSM).

Benzinga · Aug 19

Michael Saylor Warns Strategy Investors: 'We Have to Be Prepared to Have Difficult Years'

Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) Executive Chairman Michael Saylor and CEO Phong Le recently defended the company’s Bitcoin-focused capital strategy, arguing that near-term pain and equity issuance are necessary.

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Benzinga · Aug 19

Trump Adds to Wealth With Moderna Stock Gains: Here’s How Much President Made

Moderna Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNA) stock soared Wednesday after the company and Merck reported positive Phase 3 results for a personalized mRNA cancer vaccine, marking a major milestone for the emerging technology. Shares jumped more than 100%, reaching levels not seen since May 2024.

Benzinga · Aug 19

Eagle Point Backs $1.3B Loan for Anthropic-Anchored Texas Data Center

Eagle Point Credit Management is backing a $1.3 billion private credit loan for a major artificial intelligence data center in Texas linked to Anthropic.

Benzinga · Aug 19

$860 Billion Stuck: Private Equity’s Zombie Problem Deepens

Private equity firms are sitting on more than $860 billion in buyout assets in funds at least 7 years old, as thousands of portfolio companies linger beyond traditional exit windows, trapping capital for sponsors and investors.

Benzinga · Aug 19

Moderna Doubles, Gold Rallies To $4,500 As Dollar Sinks: Stock Market Today

U.S. equities clawed back Tuesday’s tech-led slump by midday Wednesday as the Treasury’s decision to double its long-dated debt buybacks pulled benchmark yields off 20-month highs and knocked the dollar to its weakest level since late May.

Benzinga · Aug 19

Private Equity's Return to Oil, Gas and Coal Already Tops All of 2025, Driven by One $9.7B Deal

Private equity investment in oil, gas and coal has already surpassed the total amount invested during all of 2025, helped by a nearly $10 billion acquisition by KKR & Co. (NYSE:KKR) and Energy Capital Partners as investors return to traditional energy assets.

Benzinga · Aug 19

Easy Income Portfolio: August 2026 Edition

The Easy Income portfolio is doing exactly what we built it to do. It is collecting a substantial amount of cash from a diversified group of investments that do not all depend on the same economic outcome, the same interest-rate forecast or the same direction for the stock market.

Benzinga · Aug 19

Apple Is The Most Underappreciated AI Mega-Cap, Analyst Says

Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock gained almost 3% on Wednesday as buyers lean into large-cap strength despite a softer tape in Technology. The Nasdaq is up 0.13% while the S&P 500 has gained 0.53%, even as the Technology sector is down 0.6%.

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