Weekly Roundup: Trading, Investing & Online Business – October 11, 2025

Here is your weekly roundup of top news across trading, investing, and online business. Stay ahead of the markets with these key updates from the past week.

Crypto Trading 🚀

1. What is Ethereum and how does it work? – Cointelegraph
2. Global crypto ETFs attract record $5.95 billion as bitcoin scales new highs – Reuters
3. Bitcoin ATMs increasingly used by scammers to target victims, critics say – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
4. Bitcoin Touches Record Price Above $125,000 – Investopedia
5. Bitcoin Rises to a Record as ‘Debasement’ Trade Spurs Risk Rally – Bloomberg.com
6. Why Altcoins Are Dragging Their Feet as Bitcoin, Ethereum Soar – Yahoo Finance
7. Federal Reserve Warns Quantum Computers Could Expose Bitcoin’s Hidden Past – The Quantum Insider
8. Crypto Investor Known as ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Reaches Deal With Prosecutors – The New York Times
9. Bitcoin is ‘not an asset’ and has ‘no intrinsic value,’ says $225 billion investment company – Fortune
10. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana Fall as Cryptos End Week Lower. XRP Edges Up. – Barron’s
11. As Bitcoin Hits Record High, UK Investors Gain Access to Crypto ETNs – Morningstar Canada
12. ‘Bitcoin is not an asset class’: UK’s biggest investment platform has a stark warning for investors – CNBC
13. Bitcoin hits new all-time record high – Yahoo Finance
14. Bitcoin surges past $125,000 amid signs it’s becoming the safe asset it was always supposed to be – Fortune
15. Bitcoin hits all-time high above $125,000 – Reuters
16. Gold, Bitcoin Surge on Concerns Over Global Debt Pile – Bloomberg.com
17. 0.46 Bitcoin to USD: Veteran Trader Peter Brandt Says Bitcoin’s Bull Market Peak Could Arrive Any Day – Yahoo Finance
18. Central banks will end up holding Bitcoin in their reserves even though it is ‘backed by nothing,’ Deutsche Bank predicts – Fortune
19. Bitcoin Price Outlook After All-Time High: Larger Rally Or Corrections? – Yahoo Finance
20. Ethereum, BitMine Just Broke Out — And $5,000 ETH, $130 BMNR Could Be Next – Yahoo Finance

Forex Trading 📊

1. Economic Uncertainty Can Test the Resilience of the Foreign Exchange Market – International Monetary Fund
2. The U.S. dollar’s fluctuating value and what it means for investors – U.S. Bank
3. A dollar rally could be the next jolt for markets – Financial Times
4. Euro FX EUR/USD Futures Overview – CME Group
5. Dollar’s rebound gains momentum – United States – English – Convera
6. Currency Markets Shift As Dollar Rallies Against Weaker Yen And Euro – Finimize
7. Pound To USD Forecast: Is Now a Good Time to Buy US Dollars with Pounds? – Good Money Guide
8. Surprise in Japan’s leadership race jolts financial markets as the dollar soars against the yen – Fortune
9. Understanding Gresham’s Law: Bad Money vs. Good Money in Currency Markets – Investopedia
10. US Launches Financial Rescue of Argentina, Treasury Buys Pesos – Bloomberg.com
11. Currency watch: Rupee rises 7 paise to 88.72 against dollar; domestic markets and crude oil support gains – The Times of India
12. Trump boosts Argentina’s Milei with $20 billion lifeline as US buys pesos – Reuters
13. Good Policies (and Good Luck) Helped Emerging Economies Better Resist Shocks – International Monetary Fund
14. Canadian Dollar CAD/USD Overview – CME Group
15. India Central Bank Steps Up Offshore Defense to Shield Rupee – Bloomberg.com
16. US Dollar Rises As Markets Wait For Fed Minutes – Finimize
17. US Dollar Holds Strong As Markets Brace For Key Updates – Finimize
18. Argentine rates exceed 80% as peso crisis sparks cash crunch – Buenos Aires Times
19. US Dollar Flexes Muscle As Official Data Runs Late – Finimize
20. Naira witnesses marginal loss as weekly FX inflows decline – Businessday NG

Stocks Trading 📈

1. HSBC shares slide 6% from peaks on Hang Seng buyout move – Reuters
2. Fractional shares: Slicing stock into bite-size pieces – Britannica
3. Men’s Golf Makes History; Shares Title at Trinity Forest Invitational – Rice University Athletics
4. Ferrari Shares Sink the Most Since 2016 on Cautious Forecast – Bloomberg.com
5. Ferrari Shares Tumble Toward Historic Losses As Guidance Falls Short – Forbes
6. Jamie Dimon is worried about a stock market correction – CNN
7. Stock market today: Dow sinks 800 points, S&P 500 and Nasdaq see worst day since April as Trump’s renewed tariff threats spook Wall Street – Yahoo Finance
8. JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon sounds warning on US stock market fall – BBC
9. Dow drops almost 900 points, S&P 500 declines the most since April after Trump’s new China tariff threat – CNBC
10. E-mini S&P 500 Futures Overview – CME Group
11. Joyel Crawford ’97 shares career clarity, confidence and leadership wisdom on ‘Beyond the Bricks’ – Elon University
12. BMW shares drop after profit forecast cut on tariffs, China weakness – Reuters
13. Trilogy Metals shares surge as US acquires 10% stake – CNN
14. TSLA: Musk Sends Tesla Shares Soaring With Mysterious New Model Teaser – Yahoo Finance
15. Stocks close lower as S&P 500, Nasdaq retreat from record highs – CNBC
16. European luxury shares rise as creative debuts raise hopes for sales comeback – Reuters
17. J.P. Morgan upgrades euro zone to ‘overweight’, cites attractive equities – Reuters
18. Government collapse triggers French equities’ steepest fall in over a month – Reuters
19. Joby Aviation shares tumble after pricing of $514 million discounted offering – Reuters
20. Shares of rare earths miners rise after China tightens export controls – Reuters

Real Estate 🏠

1. Governor Newsom builds on this year’s historic housing reforms, signs legislation to accelerate housing and affordability – CA.gov
2. Quantitative easing and housing inflation post-COVID – Brookings
3. Why this wealthy Bay Area suburb is at the center of the next big fight over California housing – CalMatters
4. Government shutdown affecting housing programs, but not financial regulators – Consumer Finance Monitor
5. Homeowners Are Pouncing on the Tiniest Drop in Mortgage Rates – The Wall Street Journal
6. China Property Watch: The Chilling Effects Of Polarization – S&P Global
7. There’s No Good Way to Pay for Property Tax Repeal – Tax Foundation
8. When will mortgage rates go down? Predictions after rates increase for the second straight week. – Yahoo Finance
9. Ohio House votes to advance a pair of property tax reforms – Ohio Capital Journal
10. US 30-year fixed mortgage rate falls; prospective buyers stay on the sidelines – Reuters
11. Here’s why the housing slowdown isn’t lowering home prices – CNN
12. Average long-term US mortgage rate eases to 6.3%, back to its lowest level in about a year – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
13. Lower mortgage rates are here, thanks to Wall Street bond investors – USA Today
14. Consumers are fed up with today’s housing market – RealEstateNews.com
15. Governor Newsom Signs Historic Housing Legislation – California YIMBY
16. Current mortgage rates report for Oct. 7, 2025: Rates are down slightly – Fortune
17. Homebuyers Sue Mortgage Giants, Alleging Nationwide Price-Fixing Scheme – National Mortgage Professional
18. Opinion | Los Angeles housing permits are tanking, yet leaders want Newsom to veto a major reform – CalMatters
19. California braces for ‘devastating’ expected cuts to federal homeless housing funds – CalMatters
20. What are the monthly payments on a $550,000 mortgage now that rates have dropped? – CBS News

Agriculture 🌱

1. Crops look good across the Midwest and Great Plains. But farmers still face a tough economy. – WPR
2. How the Government Shutdown is Impacting Farmers – National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
3. Agriculture faces a MAGA reckoning – The Economist
4. Trump to Unveil Farmer Aid as China Shuns U.S. Crops – The New York Times
5. Researchers Share Images to Accelerate AI Use in Agriculture – NC State University
6. Specialty Crops: Mounting Cost Pressure, Limited Risk Protection – American Farm Bureau Federation
7. How AI is accelerating innovation in agriculture – CNH Newsroom
8. How Big Agriculture got its way in the latest MAHA report – The Washington Post
9. CAA: What is regenerative agriculture? – Steamboat Pilot
10. International delegates learn and exchange practical ideas for connecting consumers to agriculture – Michigan State University
11. Agriculture – The Spiritual Sound Review – Angry Metal Guy
12. Agriculture announce 2026 tour with Knoll – BrooklynVegan
13. A Shipwreck Killed 41 Crew and 5,900 Cattle. The Brutal Business Behind It Goes On – Bloomberg.com
14. Shutdown delaying key U.S. agriculture trade activities – Brownfield Ag News
15. Regional differences, spatial temporal evolution and dynamic evolution of food security in China – Nature
16. Crop vs. Livestock Sentiment: Perspectives From the Ag Economy Barometer – Successful Farming
17. Washington’s agriculture is among the best in the world because of the hard work of Washington farmers. I was proud to sign Rep. Tom Dent’s bill earlier this year to ensure that farmers get the fuel exemption they’re entitled to. – facebook.com
18. SARE Roundup: Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program Opportunities – National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
19. Interseeding cover crops into corn and soybeans in Michigan: Lessons learned – Michigan State University
20. REAP Must Remain Functional and Accessible to Farmers – National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Online Business & AI 💻

1. The value of physical media: Artificial intelligence and art – The Middlebury Campus
2. Europe’s AI Startups Look Stateside for Bigger Checks, Quicker Deals – The Wall Street Journal
3. Exclusive: Fintech Decacorn Ramp Acquires Jolt AI to Help Its Engineers ‘Build Faster’ – Crunchbase News
4. Italy Adopts Artificial Intelligence Law – Inside Privacy
5. Fintech Start-Ups and Investment Firms Are Battling Over Your 401(k) – The New York Times
6. AI fintech Optasia aims to raise $375 million in South African listing – Reuters
7. Artificial intelligence in student management systems to enhance academic performance monitoring and intervention – Nature
8. AI ASMR might be the worse use of artificial intelligence – The Quinnipiac Chronicle
9. Global Financial Watchdogs to Ramp Up Monitoring of Artificial Intelligence – Insurance Journal
10. University of New Haven Launches New Online and On-Ground Master’s in Artificial Intelligence – University of New Haven
11. How could artificial intelligence impact air quality? – Bay Journal
12. Winners Announced for the Global FinTech Awards 2025 – FinTech Magazine
13. Italy’s Law No. 132/2025 on Artificial Intelligence – Data Protection Report
14. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he is ‘envious’ of Gen Z college dropouts who have the ‘mental space’ and time to build new startups – Fortune
15. Setting a Global Standard | Comprehensive Artificial Intelligence Regulation – Brown & Brown
16. AI Stocks Face ‘Show Me’ Test. OpenAI Unleashes New Product Wave As Valuation Soars – Investor’s Business Daily
17. Writers on the Range: Artificial intelligence wants to inhale my Montana book – Post Independent
18. AI Fintech Optasia Targets Biggest South Africa IPO in 2025 – Bloomberg.com
19. Startups Are Eating Big Food’s Lunch – The Wall Street Journal
20. India leaves crypto and stablecoins at the door in fintech jamboree – Reuters

That’s a wrap for this week’s news! Which story caught your eye? Share your thoughts in the comments! 👇