Both the iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF (IWN) and the iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF (IJJ) cater to investors seeking U.S. value stocks, yet they court different corners of the market. IWN waltzes through small-cap value companies, while IJJ prefers the mid-cap tango. This comparison, though, is less about preference and more about the eternal question: which fund offers the better dance card?
The total crypto market value shrank like a timid soufflé, down 1% to $3.01 trillion. Bitcoin, our tragic hero, traded near $86,816-down a modest 0.5%. Ethereum, ever the drama queen, plunged 3% to $2,838. Sacré bleu!
Whether Bitcoin shall rise like a phoenix or continue its descent into the abyss depends on the capricious winds of market forces. And lo, Binance stands as the oracle to watch, its trading activity a key to unlocking the mysteries of this financial farce. 🔮
Japan has maintained ultra-low interest rates for decades to stimulate economic growth through cheap borrowing. However, rising inflation and a weakening yen have prompted the BOJ to signal a rate hike. Economists predict a 0.25% increase from the current 0.5%, potentially reaching 0.75%, the highest level in decades. 🤯 (Because nothing says ‘we’re finally doing something’ like a 0.25% increase.)
“We stand,” gaspeth Tenev, “at the drip of the ocean, not the crest of the wave-a prediction market supercycle, where dollars and dreams conjoin!” Alas, the crowd mere Baby Steps in this grand farce.
“We’re at the bottom of the range […] this area, the bottom of the range, and the bottom of the range has been quite wide,” said Taylor, who clearly loves repeating himself! 🤪 “So, I’d say between like $2.01 and all the way down to about $1.60. This has been the best area to enter […] for the last […] basically year and a bit.” A year and a bit? That’s not just a buy zone, folks, that’s a buy vacation! 🏖️
Let us consult the scroll of accounts: 543,081 shares, valued at $9.2 million as of September 30, now constituting 1.9% of the fund’s $493 million in reportable U.S. equity holdings. One might marvel at the audacity of a REIT whose shares have pirouetted 60% below their mid-2000s zenith, yet dares to strut upon the stage of valuation as though adorned in new finery. The current price of $17.41-up 10% year-over-year-still trails the S&P 500’s 12% gallop, a tortoise outpaced by a hare of common sense.
Solana’s memecoin frenzy has once again become the most uncomfortable party guest after a U.S. federal court gave the PumpFun lawsuit a pass to proceed. This has dragged Solana Labs and its entourage into the legal spotlight, reigniting questions about whether “fair launches” are just a polite way of saying “random chaos with a side of hope.”
The Jito Foundation is bringing its core operations back to the United States, marking a rare reversal after years in which many crypto firms moved offshore to avoid regulatory pressure. The decision follows what Jito’s leadership describes as a clearer and more constructive policy environment emerging in Washington. 🗽
Shima Capital, the firm that made “Web3” sound like a guaranteed ticket to riches, is now the star of its own financial disaster movie. The SEC just dropped a bombshell lawsuit accusing founder Yida Gao of turning his résumé into a fantasy novel. Spoiler alert: the plot holes are massive. According to Kate Irwin’s reporting, the SEC claims Shima Capital pulled off a “systematic scheme” to dupe investors while serving champagne on a sinking yacht. 🚢