For the customary seer, like the Cardano chap prognosticating hordes of 500 million to a billion new souls, or the ever-dramatic Raoul Pal envisioning four billion devotees by 2030-alas, their estimates wallow in the mire of quantification! As of mid-2025, global crypto pilgrims numbered a paltry 580 to 660 million, a figure as elusive as a ghost in the moonlight. 😂
According to our friends at S&P Global Market Intelligence-a trusty yet droll companion in financial intelligence-shares of Bloom Energy have dramatically soared a staggering 32.5% from the hushed trading of last Friday to the theatrical curtain of Thursday’s trading session.
According to the ever-reliable Reuters, Laos is feeling a bit nostalgic about contributing to industries that actually-get this-contribute to economic growth. No more feeding the insatiable energy beast that is crypto mining. Instead, Laos wants to use its electricity to fuel sectors like AI, electric vehicles (because who needs a gas-guzzler?), and even metal refining. Just a little more productive, wouldn’t you say?
Chainlink (LINK), a formidable giant among oracle services in the vast crypto cosmos, plummeted nearly 21% in a single day, a cacophony of sell-offs reverberating through the sector, much to the bewilderment of its holders. But pray, fear not! For with a slight rebound in its fortunes, the narrative remains intriguingly tangled-like a plot twist crafted by a mischievous imp. Shall we delve deeper into this unfolding tale?
Cryptocurrencies lack one thing compared to stocks: cash flow. These digital currencies may excite investors, but they are no more than gambles on whether other investors will buy alongside you, driving up the price along with it. For this reason, cryptocurrencies are incredibly risky compared to most stocks you can buy that are anchored to the annual cash flows generated by an underlying business.
High yields, while intoxicating to a weary investor, often mask the dark underbelly of their issuing companies’ predicaments-apparent salvation can swiftly morph into a siren’s song leading one to the depths of despair. In the light of such revelations, should one dare purchase the three highest dividend-paying stocks within this esteemed index?
Consider the numbers, if you dare: $130 billion conjured from the void in fiscal year 2024, compared to the paltry $27 billion of two years prior. It is the sort of arithmetic that makes one question the fabric of reality itself. But let us not dwell on mortal concerns. The true revelation arrives via Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), Nvidia’s Vulcan to its Prometheus – the unseen smith forging celestial fire into silicon.
The 1-hour chart reveals a clear breakdown from the $112,000 level, with strong selling momentum dominating recent sessions. While a brief period of sideways consolidation has emerged near the $103,000 level, the price action remains highly reactive to sell-side pressure. 🦴💸
Two and a half decades later, some analysts are whispering that Plug Power’s hydrogen tech might finally be ready to step out of the shadows. Meanwhile, warehouse giants like Amazon and Walmart are starting to take notice. It’s like watching a slow-motion car crash, but with more spreadsheets. The question isn’t whether Plug Power can turn things around-it’s whether it’s worth betting your retirement on a company that’s spent more time chasing the future than actually building it.
Among the heralds of this financial uplift was none other than Kristine Liwag, a diligent analyst at the esteemed Morgan Stanley. On a fateful Monday, she rendered a prodigious alteration to her price target, tripling it to an impressive $68 per share from its previous modest estimation of $20. Yet, amid this bullish shift, Liwag maintained a stance of neutrality, an “equal weight” recommendation that dances cautiously on the precipice of optimism.