Author: Daniel snow

U.S. dollar banknote and decreasing stock graph are seen in this illustration taken April 25, 2025. Dado Ruvic | ReutersFresh off its worst performance since Richard Nixon was president, the U.S. dollar faces a variety of headwinds heading into the second half of the year that could have important investing implications.The greenback tumbled 10.7% against its global peers through June, making it the worst first half since 1973, back when Nixon broke the Bretton Woods gold standard. At its bottom, the currency hit its lowest point since February 2022.The path ahead may not look much brighter.That’s because many of the…

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CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator, left, testifies before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation in Washington on May 8, 2025.Chip Somodevilla | Getty ImagesArtificial intelligence-oriented cloud infrastructure company CoreWeave said Monday it will acquire Core Scientific, a data center infrastructure provider, in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $9 billion.CoreWeave stock was down about 2% in trading on Monday afternoon, while Core Scientific stock was about 16% lower. Shares of both companies rallied at the end of June after the Wall Street Journal reported that talks were underway for an acquisition.”I think that, like many things that we do,…

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