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Russia’s largest private bank, Alfa-Bank, has begun testing crypto trading services, COO Dmitry Vitman told Russian news outlets this week. The private lender is preparing to launch its own digital depository and a full slate of crypto services once national regulation takes effect. The bank intends to offer “all possible services related to digital currencies” once the relevant legislation comes into force, according to Vitman.

It’s the search that’s been all over trading forums this week: should I sell Amazon stock, now that shares dropped 13% and slid into a correction? At the time of writing, the stock is still trading well below its highs, and that drop alone is enough to make anyone rethink an Amazon stock sell or hold call before earnings even land.

Microsoft stock (NASDAQ: MSFT) opened Thursday’s trading bell at $383 and has remained under pressure for over a month. The global software giant is facing scrutiny after announcing it will lay off 4,800 employees. The job cuts are especially from the Xbox department, and Amy Coleman, executive vice president and chief people officer, wrote in a public memo that “AI is changing how work gets done.” She added, “Our business is changing because the world around it is changing.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (AMD) has announced that it will release its fiscal second quarter 2026 financial results on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. AMD has been one of the beneficiaries of the ongoing AI boom and analysts have become increasingly optimistic about the company’s growth potential in the field. Let’s discuss if Wall Street analysts will increase AMD’s stock price target before the company’s earnings report next month.

Leading South Korean semiconductor giant SK Hynix is all set to trade on the Nasdaq index under the ticker SKHY on Friday (July 10, 2026). The company will give the final price to US investors tomorrow, and the appetite for the South Korean chipmaker’s share sale runs high. The company is coming to Wall Street through the secondary American Depositary Receipt (ADR), and the public can officially start trading it after Friday’s opening bell.

Amazon stock (NASDAQ: AMZN) is trading at $243 and remained flat on Wednesday amid escalating tensions between the US and Iran. The Dow Jones Industrial Average crashed nearly 600 points, while Asian markets plummeted by over 1,600 points. The bloodbath was evident, as both countries launched missiles, leading to further aggression and escalating tensions.

Micron (MU) stock price closed 1.11% (10.42 points) higher on July 8, 2026. The asset has further gained 4.44% (42.10 points) in the pre-market, inching closer to reclaiming the $1000 price level. Micron (MU) stock has made gains despite a re-escalation in the US-Iran conflict. Let’s discuss why the asset is up despite bearish forces remerging. Source: Samuel Boivin / Nurphoto / Getty Images Micron (MU) faced some price volatility after its recent earning report.

Avalanche (AVAX) is seeing some big gains amid a larger market-wide recovery. AVAX is currently outperforming top assets such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), XRP, etc. The asset’s price has risen 5.6% in the daily charts and 2.7% in the 14-day charts, according to CoinGecko data. Avalanche’s (AVAX) price rally comes after Grayscale recently gave a shoutout to the project. Let’s discuss what’s going on.

According to Arkham data, the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, bought $250 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) in two days. The massive purchase comes after the asset manager went on a near two-week selling spree. Let’s discuss if BlackRock analysts anticipate BTC to rebound soon. BLACKROCK IS BUYING BITCOIN BlackRock bought $250M Bitcoin in the past 2 days. They started buying Bitcoin after selling every single day for more than 2 weeks. How much will they buy this week?

The US is now caught in a web of myth that de-dollarization is not a threat and is going away on its own due to staunch nationalistic policies dolled out by President Donald Trump. There is no ruling out that the US dollar still monopolizes 58% of the global reserves, and no other currency comes close to this number. However, there is no ruling out either that the central banks of foreign currencies are buying gold in record numbers to escape the grasp of the US dollar.