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Binance's new AI stack brings personalized market data, executable strategies and developer infrastructure into its financial ecosystem. Binance has unveiled Binance Intelligence, an AI product stack that brings financial education, strategy creation and developer …

Binance's new AI stack brings personalized market data, executable strategies and developer infrastructure into its financial ecosystem. Binance has unveiled Binance Intelligence, an AI product stack that brings financial education, strategy creation and developer tools into its exchange ecosystem. The offering includes Binance AI for personalized market information and Binance AI Pro for finance-focused agents, alongside the recently launched Binance Agent OS for developers, Binance Co-CEO Richard Teng and VP of Product Jeff Li said Oct. 5. The products are aimed at addressing the gap between retail users and professional market participants as financial information becomes increasingly fragmented across crypto and traditional markets, according to Binance. Advertisement Binance AI provides a free, personalized experience that adjusts financial information and tools to each user’s interests, activity and level of market knowledge, the exchange noted. The product combines signals from charts, news, social media, on-chain data and research, while an agentic framework coordinates specialized agents to gather data, generate insights and keep information updated. Features include an AI-generated Market Brief refreshed every four hours, Smart Tool Tips, market and portfolio widgets and Master Trade profiles. AI, tech, and the markets they move—in one daily briefing. Daily. Free. Join 34,000+ readers across crypto, finance, and policy. Email address Subscribe free We respect your privacy. Unsubscribe anytime. “Finance has always been built for the people who already understand it,” said Teng. “Binance Intelligence closes that gap by giving everyone an intelligent partner that meets them where they are — right inside the Binance app they already use. Blockchain is giving everyone access to markets; AI gives everyone the knowledge to navigate them.” Binance AI Pro adds automated strategy development, allowing users to describe financial ideas in natural language and have an agent turn them into editable visual workflows without coding, the exchange stated. Recommendations draw on Binance market data, while live strategies can run continuously on the platform. Users can review and modify workflows before execution, while premium users can test strategies through paper trading. Each live strategy operates through a dedicated sub-account funded manually by the user, preventing the agent from moving funds independently. “Binance AI Pro is powerful because it’s native to Binance and built for finance. Unlike general-purpose AI, which just talks about the market, our agent puts Binance’s market data, execution, research, and curated third-party sources to work,” Li stated. “Users bring their ideas in plain language; everything a strategy needs is already built in.” The service will begin rolling out in the second half of October under a freemium model. Standard users will receive free monthly credits for queries and strategy previews, while the $19.99 USDC-a-month Premium plan will include live strategy deployment, paper trading, access to available frontier AI models and additional credit purchases. Binance said users remain responsible for deciding whether, when and what to execute. Binance Agent OS, which provides infrastructure that connects AI agents with Binance’s market data, trading, wallet, payments and on-chain services, has surpassed 280,000 daily calls since its launch in August. The platform incorporates Binance APIs, Wallet Agentic Hub, x402 programmable payments and Skill Hub, alongside Model Context Protocol support. Developers can use tools including ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex and Cursor to authorize agents to access account information, market data and supported trading functions, with permissions configurable and revocable by users.

The AI boom pushed the global billionaire count to 3,795 and their combined fortunes to $15.1 trillion, though signs of cooling are emerging Artificial intelligence has been very, very good to the people who …

The AI boom pushed the global billionaire count to 3,795 and their combined fortunes to $15.1 trillion, though signs of cooling are emerging Artificial intelligence has been very, very good to the people who already owned a lot of stock. The AI investment boom of 2025 and 2026 pushed the global billionaire population to a record 3,795, with collective net worth hitting $15.1 trillion. The twist: Bloomberg reports that the peak of this wealth surge has likely been reached. The numbers behind the AI money machine The billionaire headcount rose 8.2% year over year in 2025. Their combined fortunes grew even faster, climbing 12.8%. The engine was equity. Billionaires holding large stakes in firms building foundation models, AI infrastructure, and AI applications saw those holdings swell. Companies with AI exposure posted valuation gains that ran 23% faster than their non-AI peers across 2024 and 2025. Nvidia and Alphabet stood among the biggest beneficiaries. The surge was fueled on two fronts: private investment pouring into AI startups and public market investors bidding up anything tied to the technology. Advertisement The startup side minted fresh fortunes at speed. More than 50 new billionaires emerged in 2025 from stakes in AI-focused companies, with Anthropic among the notable sources. The names at the top of the leaderboard Elon Musk remains the gravitational center of the billionaire universe. His net worth reached approximately $900 billion, driven by holdings across SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI. AI, tech, and the markets they move—in one daily briefing. Daily. Free. Join 34,000+ readers across crypto, finance, and policy. Email address Subscribe free We respect your privacy. Unsubscribe anytime. By October 2026, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index put Musk’s fortune at $977 billion amid stock volatility. Alphabet’s founders also had a strong year. Larry Page and Sergey Brin gained over $100 billion combined in 2025, tied to Alphabet and its Gemini AI push. The wealth wave was not confined to the ultra-rich either. In the US, high-net-worth wealth set records, with assets held by millionaires and above growing 9% to $98.3 trillion in 2025. Background: how a technology became a wealth event What stands out about the AI cycle is concentration and speed. The gains flowed heavily to a relatively small set of companies building chips, cloud capacity, and models, and to the founders and early investors who held large stakes in them. Private markets played an unusually large role. Startups like Anthropic created paper billionaires before ever touching a public exchange, which means a portion of this wealth rests on private valuations rather than daily trading prices. What this means: a boom with a speed limit The central question now is whether the AI wealth surge has topped out. Bloomberg’s assessment that the peak has likely been reached lines up with signs of a slowdown in new wealth creation as of late 2026. The 23% valuation premium AI-exposed firms earned is a double-edged sword. Premiums reward expectations. If expectations slip, the premium is usually the first thing to go. The pace of more than 50 new AI billionaires in a single year set a high bar. If new wealth creation is slowing, late-stage investors may need to rethink entry prices and expected returns.

The dollar's ascent continues, climbing to a 17-month peak as the likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate increase diminishes. Meanwhile, European currencies face challenges, notably the euro, burdened by rising concerns over France’s debt …

The dollar's ascent continues, climbing to a 17-month peak as the likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate increase diminishes. Meanwhile, European currencies face challenges, notably the euro, burdened by rising concerns over France’s debt and political instabil… The dollar started the week on a firm footing, hovering near a 17-month high on Monday as traders weighed receding odds of a Federal Reserve rate hike this month after soft US jobs data while fiscal …

Rupee trades near 96 paise against US dollar mark Rupee began the week on a cautious note, struggling to move away from the 96-per-dollar level, as high crude oil prices and continued foreign fund …

Rupee trades near 96 paise against US dollar mark Rupee began the week on a cautious note, struggling to move away from the 96-per-dollar level, as high crude oil prices and continued foreign fund selling keeping the currency under pressure. On Monday, rupee opened at 96.20 against the US dollar before weakening to 96.26, down 1 paisa from its previous close.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been stepping in periodically to limit excessive intraday swings, forex traders said. However, higher import bills and sustained strength in the greenback continued to weigh on sentiment.The rupee's latest move follows a sharp fall on Thursday, when it closed at 96.25 per US dollar after slipping below the psychologically important 96 level. Currency and equity markets were shut on Friday for Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti."The rupee closed at its weakest in over two months, and carries an upward bias for the pair within 95.50–96.50 on oil above $100, US yields at multi-year highs and heavy foreign portfolio selling," said Anindya Banerjee, Head of Commodity and Currency Research, Kotak Securities.The scale of the RBI's intervention can be seen in the country's foreign exchange reserves, which fell by $18 billion to $748 billion.Official data released on Friday showed reserves had dropped $18.343 billion to $747.557 billion in the week ended September 25. This followed a decline of $14.881 billion to $765.901 billion in the previous reporting week.The RBI's monetary policy committee is also scheduled to meet this week, with most economists expecting a 25 basis point rate increase to 5.50 per cent.Markets are now watching several developments for their potential impact on the USD/INR pair. These include US services data, the Federal Reserve minutes and the RBI's policy decision on Wednesday, besides any confirmation from Saudi Arabia on weekend damage.Banerjee said a Fed decision to remain on hold in October and an RBI hike are already priced in. However, confirmed damage to Saudi infrastructure is not priced in and could push Brent towards the upper end of its range quickly, he added.The dollar index was at 102.47, up 0.54 per cent. Brent crude futures, meanwhile, were trading 0.89 per cent lower at $101.34 a barrel."Though we wait for RBI action on rupee, as dollar buying by oil companies will continue while FPIs will continue to remain in sell mode…," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, head of treasury and executive director, Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.Foreign selling remained another pressure point for the currency. Foreign Institutional Investors offloaded equities worth Rs 9,484.22 crore on a net basis on Thursday, according to exchange data.Dalal Street, however, began Monday's session on a positive note. BSE Sensex rose 413 points to 72,315, while NSE Nifty gained 131.55 points to trade at 22,554.20 in early trade.

Investors will look for clues on the Federal Reserve's next interest-rate move when minutes from its latest meeting are released on Wednesday. The Fed raised rates for the first time since 2023 at its …

Investors will look for clues on the Federal Reserve's next interest-rate move when minutes from its latest meeting are released on Wednesday. The Fed raised rates for the first time since 2023 at its previous meeting and signalled that further tightening could come before the end of the year. However, expectations for another hike have cooled after data showed US inflation rose less than expected in August. Markets will closely assess policymakers' views on inflation, growth and how much more monetary tightening may be needed.

Even with bond yields hovering at more than 20-year highs, the stock market has barely flinched. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose Friday to sit less than 1% from its record high while the Nasdaq …

Even with bond yields hovering at more than 20-year highs, the stock market has barely flinched. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose Friday to sit less than 1% from its record high while the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) was near an all-time high as a weak jobs report lowered expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike this year. Up until now, elevated oil prices, AI-related risks, and deteriorating market breadth have suggested a pullback may be just around the corner. "The market has had every reason to sell off, and it hasn't sold off yet, and to me it feels like it's running out of time," Sean McLaughlin, chief options strategist at All Star Charts, told Yahoo Finance. "The path of least resistance appears to be higher." Seasonality also leans bullish as October, while traditionally volatile, has posted a 63% win rate over the past 20 years. And looking at the four-year presidential cycle, the S&P 500 has posted an average return of 18.3% over the next seven months during the past 50 years, McLaughlin noted. "We've got earnings season coming up, and if we get any glimmer of good news, I think the market is going to be caught offside, and we could have a really significant rally over the next three to six months," McLaughlin said. That doesn't mean the market's resilience hasn't been a head-scratcher, particularly as the 10-year Treasury yield has climbed to its highest level since 2002. Wall Street anticipates yields on the 10-year can climb higher before they begin to weigh on valuations. "Historical data show that valuations start compressing after 5.5%, and everyone from investors to corporations to consumers would have to redo the math on their investments," Fundstrat economic strategist Hardika Singh wrote in a note last week. UBS strategists last week noted that yields become more concerning for stocks when economic growth begins to falter. That's not the case with a booming AI build-out in the US. "We forecast S&P 500 earnings growth of 25% this year and 14% in 2027, which should help equities absorb moderately higher interest rates," Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi, chief investment officer Americas and global head of equities at UBS, wrote. To spread risk, Hoffmann-Burchardi recommends buying stocks across global markets such as the US, Europe, and Asia. At the same time, she suggests targeting major growth trends such as AI, power and resources, and healthcare (XLL). The stock market is still near record highs despite surging bond yields. REUTERS/Jordan Tovin/File Photo · Reuters / REUTERS Ines Ferre is a senior business reporter for Yahoo Finance. Click here for the latest technology news that will impact the stock market Read the latest financial and business news from Yahoo Finance

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A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Sept. 16, 2026. The Nasdaq Composite sailed to a fresh all-time high as traders looked past …

A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Sept. 16, 2026. The Nasdaq Composite sailed to a fresh all-time high as traders looked past rising U.S. Treasury yields and digested new economic data. The Nasdaq Composite was up 1.05% and hit an intraday of 27,544.07. The tech-heavy index posted a record close of 27,477.31. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 90.94 points, or 0.18%, to end at 51,267.90. The S&P 500 climbed 0.66% to 7,773.95. Several stocks tied to the artificial intelligence trade led the way higher for the Nasdaq. SpaceX jumped more than 7%, while hyperscalers Meta Platforms and Microsoft ticked up almost 2% and more than 1%, respectively. Nvidia and Tesla rose 2% each. Tech is "sort of like the inverse bond trade," Infrastructure Capital Advisors founder and CEO Jay Hatfield told CNBC. "It's buy tech, sell everything else, and so it's kind of an unstoppable juggernaut." Hatfield added that tech has served as a kind of safe haven since the pandemic, citing the sector's high earnings-related growth and relatively low sensitivity to interest rates. "It really doesn't matter what they pay for debt, and the demand for compute is so strong, [so tech is] not really impacted by interest rates," Hatfield said. As tech stocks rallied, bond yields also advanced. The benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield was last up more than 3 basis points to 5.311%, while the 30-year rose more than 3 basis points to 5.664%. Both yields surged to multiyear highs in recent weeks, as traders fretted that inflation would lead the Federal Reserve to keep rates higher for longer. Stocks and bonds moved as traders processed the Institute for Supply Management's latest report on economic growth in the services sector. The ISM report showed that the Purchasing Managers Index for services came in at 54.9% in September, or roughly in line with expectations. However, that figure came in modestly below the index's rate of growth for the previous month. Investors now turn their attention the Fed, which will release the minutes from its September meeting — potentially shedding light on its decision to hike rates by a quarter of a percentage point last month. Traders also monitored oil prices, which were lower on Monday. Brent crude futures settled down 1.89% at $100.32 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate crude was down 1.8% to settle at $89.43 a barrel. Stocks are coming off a week defined by surging Treasury yields and a surprisingly lackluster jobs report that helped ease concerns about another Fed rate hike this month. The data provided some relief after a week of pressure from rising bond yields. "Despite a growing list of headwinds (e.g., geopolitics, higher rates), global equities have climbed c12% YTD and are just below all-time highs," wrote Citi strategist Beata Manthey. "Does this relative calm suggest equity fundamentals will prove resilient to ongoing macro shocks, or will stocks eventually need to correct to more accurately reflect the current risk backdrop? While uncertainty remains high, we still find ourselves in the 'resilience' camp for now."

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Bankers expect the Reserve Bank of India to raise the repo rate by 25 basis points soon. This marks the end of the rate-cutting phase that began in February 2025. Economists predict inflation will …

Bankers expect the Reserve Bank of India to raise the repo rate by 25 basis points soon. This marks the end of the rate-cutting phase that began in February 2025. Economists predict inflation will exceed the RBI’s forecasts, necessitating tightening. Experts … EMI CalculatorDetermine the monthly installment amount for a loan