Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg exits Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, Feb. 18, 2026. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg has directed staff to create a prediction markets platform, a person familiar with the company’s plans who asked not to be named confirmed to CNBC. The New…
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 15, 2026. Stringer | Reuters Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again on Saturday and warned vessels to stay away from the critical shipping route, but the U.S. denied those claims, stating the waterway remained open. Tensions between the two countries escalated…
CoinDesk’s president of indices and data has a message for investors: Don’t count out bitcoin. “When I got my first smartphone, which is a great example of a disruptive technology that has been incorporated into my life, I didn’t get the smartphone and say, ‘This thing is garbage because I can’t get a taxi in…
SpaceX Executives ring the Closing Bell at the Nasdaq on the debut of their IPO on June 12th, 2026. Adam Jeffery | CNBC SpaceX’s IPO didn’t just mint the biggest debut in market history — it also triggered a leveraged ETF historic land grab. Within days of SpaceX going public, competing fund firms launched 11…
SpaceX displayed outside the Nasdaq as the company launches their IPO on June 12th, 2026. Adam Jeffery | CNBC SpaceX options are officially listed, and they’re off to the races. Less than 30 minutes into the session, SpaceX options are already the third-most traded among single stocks, behind Tesla and Nvidia, which typically trade millions…
Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair Michael Selig weighed into the perpetual futures debate in a Monday appearance on CNBC’s “Fast Money,” defending his agency’s decision to approve the asset domestically. Selig said that incumbents will always fear the future, but that the commission is looking to onshore products that are being developed internationally to ensure…
Charlie Javice leaves Manhattan federal court after being sentenced to 85 months in prison for defrauding JPMorgan Chase & Co., in New York City, U.S., Sept. 29, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Charlie Javice, who was convicted of defrauding JPMorgan Chase after selling her company, is seeking a pardon from the Trump administration, The Wall…
The most important dates for SpaceX haven’t happened yet, according to TD Securities. Peter Haynes, the firm’s head of index and market structure, suggests SpaceX’s public debut is only a small part of the larger SpaceX timeline. He’s urging investors to pay close attention to when SpaceX is added to key indexes — including the…
Marvin Jung isn’t buying into SpaceX because he thinks it’s a bargain. The 51-year-old regional director of operations in veterinary care believes Elon Musk’s rocket company is coming public at a valuation that is “really, really aggressive.” Yet, he still requested 1,000 shares through Robinhood, betting enthusiasm for one of the world’s most anticipated initial…
Americans have more money invested for retirement in passive S&P 500 Index funds than any other investment. The Vanguard and BlackRock S&P 500 ETFs alone manage nearly $2 trillion in assets, with the Vanguard ETF (VOO) recently passing the $1 trillion mark. But they won’t be managing SpaceX shares any time soon for retail investors…
