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The 2026 Dakar Rally has become one of the most dramatic and unpredictable competitions in the event’s history. The INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS TEAM DE ROOY FPT, proudly sponsored by InstaForex, has demonstrated exceptional skill, determination, and teamwork throughout this grueling journey across treacherous desert terrain. After thirteen grueling stages, the team has claimed an impressive second place finish in the truck category – repeating the remarkable achievement they accomplished in 2024. Led by Czech driver Aleš Loprais and his crew – co-driver Pavel Vršecký and mechanic Darek Rodewald – the legendary Red Dragon truck has captured the hearts of rally enthusiasts…

BlackRock Investment Institute said it remains overweight on US and Japanese equities, citing support from artificial intelligence, corporate earnings strength and structural reforms. In its latest weekly commentary, the firm says traditional static asset allocation “no longer suffices” in a world shaped by mega forces such as digital disruption, geopolitical fragmentation and demographic divergence, favoring instead a scenario-based approach to portfolio construction. “We see the AI theme supported by strong earnings, resilient profit margins and healthy balance sheets at large listed tech companies. Continued Fed easing into 2026 and reduced policy uncertainty underpin our overweight to U.S. equities.” The firm is…

Most traders attempting to automate trading face the same problem: an advisor shows excellent results on historical data but drains the deposit on a real account. The reason often lies not in a coding error, but in a fundamental approach. Universal robots try to trade the same way around the clock, ignoring the fact that the market lives by its own biorythms. We decided to abandon this idea and created Red Riding Hood — a tool that does not fight the market but adapts to its natural rhythm. At the core of the system lies a unique architecture of 24…

By Sean Tinney October 16, 2025 Your Squarespace site showcases your brand beautifully—but are you capturing those visitors? Adding email marketing to your Squarespace site takes just minutes and unlocks one of marketing’s most powerful channels. Why Add Email Marketing to Squarespace Squarespace powers nearly 5 million websites worldwide, making it a go-to platform for businesses, creatives, and online stores. But here’s what many Squarespace users don’t realize: without email marketing, you’re watching potential customers disappear forever. When someone visits your Squarespace site, they’re interested right now. Email lets you continue that conversation long after they’ve closed their browser, nurturing…

Technical analysis of XRP’s current price action has presented an interesting structural comparison to Amazon that could lead to an upside cycle stretch for the cryptocurrency.  The comparison focuses on structure and symmetry between XRP’s current price action and how Amazon’s stock price played out after it broke a resistance. The implications for price would be dramatic if XRP were to follow what Amazon did after breaking a similar long-term resistance. The 8-Year Resistance Neckline Holding XRP Back Technical analysis of XRP’s chart shows a clearly defined horizontal resistance band stretching back roughly eight years. This 8-year resistance band is…

DCTRL, a Bitcoin hub and hacker space out of Vancouver, the fair-weather Canadian city, has announced the sunset of its downtown basement location, iconic among early adopters for its tinkerer mindset and hardware hacker culture. The community will be migrating to a new location in the coming weeks, and updates to the vision of the hub. The Vancouver Bitcoin community is renowned for having set up the first Bitcoin ATM in History, with DCTRL specifically having hosted a variety of renowned characters that, over the years, gave this industry much of its cultural and innovative flair.  Visited by some of…

Leading bitcoin BTC$67,045.32 treasury company Strategy has again raised the dividend on its STRC (“Stretch”) preferred series.Led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, the firm lifted the annualized payout by 25 basis points to 11.5%.While STRC to this point has performed as hoped by the company — continuing to trade in a tight range close to $100 — Strategy’s common stock, MSTR, has floundered alongside the price of bitcoin.MSTR closed February with its eighth consecutive monthly decline, falling 14% as bitcoin tumbled nearly 20%.Stretch is meant for steady incomeStrategy describes STRC as a short-duration, high-yield savings account. This latest dividend increase…

As tensions flare once again between Iran, Israel, and the U.S., social media, especially on crypto social media X (or Crypto Twitter), fears that Tehran could shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil chokepoint. Such a move, many worry, could send oil prices and global inflation soaring and roil financial markets, including bitcoin.However, those concerns may be exaggerated, according to some observers.Early Saturday, Israel and the U.S. launched airstrikes on Iran, aiming to dismantle the nation’s nuclear facilities and missile capabilities after failed negotiations. Iran retaliated by firing ballistic missiles at Israel and the U.S. bases in the…

Long before I began mentoring and coaching other traders, I was stuck in the same ‘one step forward, two steps back’ cycle of boom and bust that you are likely suffering through right now. Unfortunately, I’ve noticed that most traders never get past that point. Most traders spend the majority of their – often short – careers trading over and over, day in and day out, over-analyzing short time frames in the market. What’s worse, is that when these traders don’t get the returns they want, they often double-down on what’s not working; they try trading even more than the…

Top of the Ticker: CNN’s Saturday morning program First of All with Victor Blackwell celebrated its 100th episode this past weekend. To mark the occasion, the staffers of the weekly show, which is also available via podcast, treated themselves to a celebratory cake.Launched in 2024, First of All covers national headlines affecting communities of color, with some of the subjects recently covered including Anti-ICE protests, a racist video posted on Donald Trump’s social media page depicting the Obamas as apes, environmental justice in Alabama, and disappearing DEI initiatives.  Blackwell, on the show’s milestone, said, “Every week, the news cycle reaffirms why an…