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This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Newsmax went public on Monday, raising $75 million from 7.5 million shares. The stock surged 667% in its debut, valuing Newsmax at about $8 billion. Newsmax's valuation is now double that of Trump Media and a third of Fox Corp. Newsmax is seeing wild trades in its first day as a public company. The conservative media company went public on Monday in a mini-IPO, selling 7.5 million shares at...

Trading Forex during the Asian Trading Hours When looking at trading through the Asian session, the currency pairings are categorized into the majors, cross-currency pairings (also referred to as the crosses) and the exotics. The major FX pairings for the Asian session are the U.S Dollar ($) – Japanese Yen (¥) or USD/JPY, Aussie Dollar (A$) – U.S Dollar ($) or AUD/USD and the Kiwi Dollar (N$) – U.S Dollar ($) or NZD/USD. The Global FOREX markets major currency pairings, which also include the EURO – U.S Dollar, UK Pound...

The latest: The top rates on online bank accounts, money market mutual funds, and short-term Treasuries have slipped from last fall’s peak above 5 percent.But thanks to a cautious Federal Reserve and a murky economic outlook, they’re still hanging in at 4 to 4.5 percent, much better than the pitiful yields that prevailed for years before inflation forced the Federal Reserve to jack up borrowing costs in 2022.After slicing rates by a full point last year, the Fed has hit pause. Fed chair Jerome Powell said last week that policy...

The U.S. dollar faced a decline against the Japanese yen on Monday, driven by fears of an economic slowdown and ongoing uncertainty concerning the Trump administration's trade policies. Investors' mounting concerns were compounded by a notable selloff on Wall Street.While the greenback faltered against the yen, it showed resilience by strengthening against currencies like the euro, Swiss franc, and sterling, as traders took profits from recent currency gains. Meanwhile, Wall Street noted a steep decline, with a significant drop in the Nasdaq as tech sectors suffered.Interest rate movements were...