S&P 500 reaches record highs as tech stocks drive gains

The S&P 500’s push to a record near 7,400 confirms a late‑cycle, full‑risk‑on regime where Bitcoin and major crypto assets are again trading as high‑beta extensions of U.S. equities rather than as independent hedges. Gate’s futures data and European tape…

Strategy's Q1 earnings call signaled a departure from Saylor's "never sell" mantra, with Bitcoin slipping below $81,000 in the aftermath.

Gains for OpenAI and Arm investor help Nikkei 225 to record high after holiday closure

The exchange's strategic investment cements Centrifuge as the go-to issuance layer for compliant onchain assets, starting with a tokenized S&P 500 product for non-U.S. users.

In spite of a most uncertain standoff in the Middle East conflict, the U.S. stock market has just made another new all-time high. Is a resolution to the conflict now priced in? Can the S&P 500 break out of an 8-year ascending channel? Could Bitcoin ride this stock market wave and move to $80K and beyond?

Investors to scrutinise AI spending plans from companies that represent almost one-fifth of the S&P 500’s market cap

The ongoing shortage of memory chips looks likely to continue throughout the year as demand from the AI sector surges. According to Nikkei Asia, leading manufacturers are expected to be able to meet only about 60% of global demand despite expansion plans. Although new factories are on the way, several of them are not expected to reach full production until 2027 at the earliest. Even once those facilities are up and running, additional time will be required to scale up to efficient production levels. An annual production increase of around 12% would be needed to catch up with demand, analysts said, though current plans are significantly lower. The balance between supply and demand for memory is not expected to normalize until 2028. Because of the shortage, memory prices have risen by approximately 90% during the first quarter of 2026.

Still a third of the S&P 500 — and wobbling a bit