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Executive Summary SpaceX’s record-breaking $25 billion investment-grade bond offering was initially hailed as another milestone in the AI infrastructure investment boom. With nearly $89 billion in investor orders, the transaction demonstrated that institutional appetite for marquee AI-related issuers remains exceptionally strong. Yet the celebration was short-lived. Record Demand Meets a Harsh Market Reality SpaceX made waves in the financial world last week by launching a massive $25 billion debut investment-grade bond offering spread across five tranches with maturities stretching from 2031 out to 2056 and yielding between 5.35% and 6.65%, hot on the heels of its historic June 12 IPO.…

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.79%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -1.44%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.61%.  September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are down -0.77%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) are down -0.60%. Stock indexes are sliding today as crude oil prices and bond yields jumped after President Trump declared the ceasefire with Iran is over.  Mr. Trump called the ceasefire “a waste of time” after the US launched strikes against Iran in response to attacks on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.  The escalation of hostilities has prompted a flight…

Victoria, Seychelles, July 8th, 2026, Chainwire MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, will add nine Ondo tokenized stock and ETF trading pairs to its spot market, the latest expansion of ongoing collaboration with Ondo Finance. The new pairs cover companies across the data center, semiconductor and power supply chains linked to growing AI infrastructure demand, expanding the range of tokenized U.S. equities available to users and providing on-chain exposure to a sector at the center of the current AI infrastructure buildout. The pairs include tokenized stocks and ETFs tracking Bloom Energy (BEON/USDT), Astera Labs (ALABON/USDT), Credo Technology (CRDOON/USDT),…

The wheat complex is trading with gains on Monday, despite a weaker Export Inspections report. Spillovers support from the corn and beans is supportive. Chicago SRW contracts are 11 to 12 cents higher on Monday. KC HRW futures are up 7 to 9 ½ cents on the day. There were 119 deliveries issued against July KC wheat on Thursday night, with just 1 for Chicago wheat.  MPLS spring wheat is trading with 7 to 9 cent gains at Monday’s midday.The weekly Export Inspections report showed wheat shipments of just 133,652 MT (4.91 mbu) in the week of 7/2. That was…

Zug, Switzerland, July 7th, 2026, Chainwire Premium virtual assets pioneer BTCS (Middle East) Ltd. is now fully authorized by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM, enabling regulated institutional services across the UAE. Building on its position as Switzerland’s leading crypto financial services provider, Bitcoin Suisse is further accelerating its international expansion. Bitcoin Suisse Group’s subsidiary, BTCS (Middle East) Ltd. (“BTCS ME”) has received Financial Services Permission (FSP) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM, the international financial centre of Abu Dhabi, marking another significant step toward the Group’s international growth strategy becoming a leading global wealth…

Bitmine owns 4.8% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 million Bitmine is 95% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 12 months Bitmine was added to the Russell 1000 Large-cap index on June 26, 2026 Bitmine’s Series A Preferred Stock is trading on the NYSE under the symbol BMNP Bitmine has 4,879,157 staked ETH, representing $8.8 billion at $1,800 per ETH. MAVAN (Made in America VAlidator Network) is a premier Ethereum staking destination for BMNR and institutional investors Bitmine owns $71 million of Eightco (NASDAQ: ORBS), now one of the only publicly listed equities in…

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26) today is down -0.29 (-1.83%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK26) is down -6.90 (-1.49%).Sugar prices are falling today as a -2% slump in crude oil prices (CLK26) has sparked long liquidation in sugar futures.   Don’t Miss a Day: From crude oil to coffee, sign up free for Barchart’s best-in-class commodity analysis.   On Tuesday, NY sugar rallied to a 5-month high, and London sugar to a 5.5-month high, as the recent surge in crude prices to a 3.75-year high is bullish for sugar.  The strength in crude prices boosts ethanol…

Panama City, Panama, July 6th, 2026, Chainwire Deribit by Coinbase, via its broker-dealer DRB Panama Inc., and SignalPlus, a leading provider of software and infrastructure solutions for crypto derivatives, today announced the launch of The Island, their fifth trading competition and biggest edition to date. Running for 35 days, the competition features up to $600,000 USDC in prizes across solo and team competition, daily and weekly reward rounds, Mystery Box deposit mechanics, short-dated options challenges, and a Private Island jackpot. Registration for The Island opens on June 29 at 08:00 UTC, with the competition running from July 6 at 08:00…

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26) on Thursday closed down -56 (-1.10%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) closed down -71 (-1.86%).Cocoa prices settled lower on Thursday amid some pre-weekend liquidation and position squaring, as US markets will be closed on Friday for a holiday.  Losses in London cocoa accelerated on Thursday after the British pound (^GBPUSD) rose to a 2-week high.  The stronger pound undercuts cocoa priced in sterling. Don’t Miss a Day: From crude oil to coffee, sign up free for Barchart’s best-in-class commodity analysis.   Rising cocoa inventories are also weighing on prices.  ICE cocoa inventories rose…

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Thursday closed unchanged, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +1.14%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -1.61%.  September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) fell -0.25%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) fell -1.82%. Stock indexes erased early gains on Thursday and settled mixed, with the S&P 500 posting a 2-week high and the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting a new all-time high.  Chipmakers sold off for a second day on Thursday, weighing on the broader market and dragging the Nasdaq 100 sharply lower.  Chipmakers opened lower on Thursday after South Korea’s Kospi Index…