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SK Hynix IPO Becomes Biggest Foreign US Listing

SK Hynix raised $26.5 billion and closed up 13% on July 10, the largest US IPO ever by a foreign company, driven by AI memory demand.

Jake Trader
Jake TraderJul 11, 20265 min read
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Fincart's AI Wealth App Makes Goal-Based Investing Easy

Fincart's July 9 app update adds AI-powered, goal-based investing and bundles mutual funds, digital gold, and PMS to widen access for retail investors.

Jake Trader
Jake TraderJul 11, 20264 min read
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eToro's New AI-First App Adds Tori and Agent-Powered Portfolios

eToro rebuilt its app around AI, launching Tori — a proactive assistant on WhatsApp and Apple Watch — plus agent-powered portfolios that trade in dedicated sub-accounts.

Jake Trader
Jake TraderJul 9, 20265 min read
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CaixaBank and Visa Complete Their First AI-Agent Card Payment

CaixaBank and Visa just ran their first real card payment made by an AI agent on a shopper's behalf, pushing agentic commerce onto trusted rails.

Jake Trader
Jake TraderJul 9, 20264 min read
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Securitize Debuts on the NYSE and Puts Its Own Stock On-Chain Day One

Securitize began NYSE trading as SECZ on July 2, 2026 and became the first newly public company to offer a regulated tokenized version of its own stock at listing.

Jake Trader
Jake TraderJul 8, 20265 min read
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Dow 53,000: The Stock Market Just Set a Fresh Record Close

The Dow topped 53,000 for the first time ever on July 6, 2026. Here's what the record close means and why the whole market is riding high right now.

Jake Trader
Jake TraderJul 8, 20263 min read
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Bending Spoons IPO Debuts on Nasdaq With a Strong First-Day Pop

The Bending Spoons IPO priced at $29 and surged about 40% on its Nasdaq debut, spotlighting a diversified multi-brand software holding company.

Jake Trader
Jake TraderJul 4, 20263 min read
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Russell 2000 Hits Record High, Capping Its Best First Half Since 1991

The Russell 2000 small-cap index closed at an all-time high, capping its strongest first half since 1991 with a 22% gain as market strength broadens.

Jake Trader
Jake TraderJul 4, 20264 min read
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Webull's Vega Portfolio Puts an AI Research Partner in Your Pocket

Webull unveiled Vega Portfolio, an AI research and analysis partner for retail investors that offers personalized guidance while you stay in control.

Jake Trader
Jake TraderJul 3, 20264 min read
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Airwallex Hits $11B Valuation and Bets Big on Agentic AI Finance

Airwallex raised a $320M Series H to reach an $11B valuation, hit $1.3B annualized revenue, and launched agentic AI finance products T:0 and Airi. Here's the scoop.

Jake Trader
Jake TraderJul 1, 20265 min read
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Robinhood's Venture Fund Buys Into Canva, Opening Private Markets to Everyday Investors

On June 25, 2026, Robinhood Ventures Fund I invested ~$25M in Canva — extending no-minimum, no-accreditation access to top private companies for ordinary investors.

Jake Trader
Jake TraderJun 30, 20264 min read
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Cboe Launches Predicts, a New Suite of Retail-Friendly Index Contracts

Cboe introduced Cboe Predicts on June 23, 2026 — centrally cleared, retail-scaled contracts on the Mini-S&P 500 Index, available now on Interactive Brokers.

Jake Trader
Jake TraderJun 29, 20264 min read
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Google Finance Exits Beta With AI Portfolio Tools and a New App

Google Finance left beta the week of June 25, 2026, rolling out AI portfolio tracking, scheduled briefings, and a dedicated Android app for everyday investors.

Jake Trader
Jake TraderJun 28, 20264 min read
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SoFi Composer Lets Everyday Investors Build Strategies in Plain English

SoFi unveiled Composer by SoFi on June 23, 2026 — an AI-powered, no-code platform that lets retail investors build, backtest, and automate strategies in plain English.

Jake Trader
Jake TraderJun 26, 20265 min read
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Webull Opens Pre-IPO Private Market Access to Everyday Accredited Investors

On June 23, 2026, Webull launched a private-markets offering with Monark Markets, giving accredited investors access to late-stage, pre-IPO companies through focused SPVs.

Jake Trader
Jake TraderJun 25, 20264 min read
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Plus500 Rolls Out 24/5 Stock CFD Trading for Retail Investors

Fintech group Plus500 launched 24/5 CFD trading on a selection of stocks on June 23, 2026, giving retail investors far more flexibility to trade around their own schedules.

Jake Trader
Jake TraderJun 24, 20264 min read
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U.S. ETF Flows Cross $1 Trillion Before Summer in a Record 2026

U.S.-listed ETF inflows crossed the $1 trillion mark on June 17, 2026 — less than halfway through the year — as active ETFs smash records and investors keep embracing low-cost index funds.

Jake Trader
Jake TraderJun 23, 20264 min read
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Trading Technologies Brings Institutional Tools to Prediction Markets via Kalshi

Trading Technologies is connecting its institutional execution and algo platform to regulated prediction markets, starting with Kalshi — a milestone that professionalizes a fast-growing new asset class.

Jake Trader
Jake TraderJun 22, 20264 min read
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The IPO Window Is Wide Open as 2026 Listings Surge

A record-breaking space-sector debut and a sixfold jump in IPO proceeds signal that the 2026 public-listing market has roared back to life, with 121 filings logged so far this year.

Jake Trader
Jake TraderJun 21, 20264 min read
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Flutterwave Hits $3.2B Valuation in Ripple-Backed Series E Round

Flutterwave closed a Series E at a $3.2B valuation on June 19, with a strategic investment from Ripple fueling its stablecoin strategy across emerging-market payments.

Jake Trader
Jake TraderJun 20, 20263 min read
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Nuvei's $2.75B Payoneer Deal Aims to Build a Cross-Border Payments Powerhouse

Nuvei's $2.75B agreement to acquire Payoneer would create a global payments platform spanning 190+ countries, with stablecoin and agentic-commerce support.

Jake Trader
Jake TraderJun 20, 20263 min read
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Apis Partners Invests $50M in BIPO's Global Payroll Fintech Platform

Apis Partners' $50M investment in BIPO fuels global payroll fintech expansion and AI-driven workflows across 170+ countries and 5,600+ clients.

Jake Trader
Jake TraderJun 18, 20263 min read
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Flagright Raises $12.5M to Scale Its AI Platform for Financial-Crime Compliance

Fintech Flagright closed a $12.5M Series A to grow its AI compliance platform, which serves 100+ banks across 35 countries and claims to cut false positives by up to 93%.

Jake Trader
Jake TraderJun 17, 20264 min read
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Digital Asset Raises $355M to Bring Capital Markets On-Chain via Canton

Canton Network developer Digital Asset raised $355M led by a16z crypto, with HSBC, BNP Paribas, Citadel Securities and more backing on-chain market infrastructure.

Jake Trader
Jake TraderJun 17, 20264 min read