Fintech lender Affirm said Tuesday that it’s reached an agreement with JPMorgan Chase to offer its buy now, pay later loan services to merchants on the bank’s payments network. U.S. merchants who use JPMorgan to handle payments can soon add Affirm to their checkout pages, according to a release. Consumers will have access to loans ranging from 30 days to 60 months, according to ...

Aaliyah Chavez, the No. 1-ranked women’s college basketball recruit in the nation, has announced her college decision. Chavez, the National Gatorade Player of the Year in 2025, announced her commitment to Oklahoma live via ESPN’s ‘SportsCenter’ on Tuesday afternoon. She chose the Sooners over Texas, Texas Tech, LSU, South Carolina and UCLA. Chavez, a 5-foot-9 point guard, is rated the ...

Silver Tiger Metals Inc. (TSXV: SLVR) (OTCQX: SLVTF) (the ‘Company‘ or ‘Silver Tiger’) is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement with Stifel Canada and Desjardins Capital Markets, to act as co-lead underwriters (together, the ‘Co-Lead Underwriters’) and joint bookrunners (together with a syndicate of underwriters, the ‘Underwriters’) pursuant to which the Underwriters have agreed to purchase, on ...

WhiteBIT, the largest European cryptocurrency exchange by traffic, is entering the Australian market, unlocking new opportunities for investment in digital assets. The platform’s launch in Australia is a strategic move in the company’s global expansion, reinforcing its presence on the international stage. The WhiteBIT.au platform was launched in December 2024, but this launch was preceded by months of internal work ...

It seems as if the oil market can’t catch a break from tariffs and increasing uncertainty about global supply.  The recent announcement by the US President Donald Trump to impose 25% tariffs on countries buying oil and gas from Venezuela has already shaken up the crude market.  Market participants are concerned about the impact of the new sanctions, while refineries ...

As Nissan navigates a challenging period marked by declining sales and mounting competition, incoming CEO Ivan Espinosa is charting a bold course to revitalize the struggling automaker. At the heart of his strategy is a commitment to dramatically reduce vehicle development time, a move intended to boost Nissan’s competitiveness and align its product lineup more closely with evolving customer preferences. ...

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., has lingering questions about President Donald Trump’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) nominee, Dr. Mehmet Oz, and his past stances on transgender treatments for minors and abortion, and he says the nominee hasn’t answered his inquiries.  The Missouri Republican told Fox News Digital in an interview that he remains concerned by Oz’s past of ...

DoorDash and Klarna are joining forces to let users pay for meal deliveries with installment loans, calling it “essential to meeting our customers’ needs.” Not everyone sees it that way. The announcement has drawn a flurry of criticism on social media, less directed at the companies themselves than questioning what the need to use a “buy now, pay later” service ...

Bitcoin is more closely correlated to the Nasdaq than it is to gold most of the time, and investors could benefit from viewing it as another big tech stock, says Standard Chartered. Bitcoin’s correlation with the Nasdaq is currently at about 0.5, after it approached 0.8 earlier this year, according to the bank. Meanwhile, its correlation with gold has been falling ...

We’re watching this evolution play out in real time, a path that was inconceivable a few short years ago. A path that has finally reached the top of the mountain, where everything should be gold and bold and clear to see. Only it’s not. The coach/player dynamic is rapidly changing, and there’s nothing anyone can do about it. Not even ...

Investors are attempting to maintain momentum from the previous session’s gains, which were fueled by optimism surrounding the potential for narrower US tariffs, leading to a slight increase in US stocks on Tuesday. At the time of writing, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.2%, while the S&P 500 index was also 0.2% higher from the previous close. The ...

A federal judge from New Jersey temporarily blocked the Trump administration from separating two transgender service members from the Air Force.  The ruling is the second instance when a federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration as it seeks to implement its ban against transgender people from serving in the military.  U.S. District Judge Christine O’Hearn, an appointee of ...