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Bihar: Fire Breaks Out On Sasaram Patna Passenger Train Due To Suspected Short Circuit | Watch

A fire broke out in the Sasaram-Patna passenger train at around 6 a.m. due to a suspected short circuit Sasaram Junction.

Q4 Results This Week: BEL, ITC, BPCL, LIC, Ola Electric, Bikaji Foods, Lenskart, Honasa Consumer And More

Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), GAIL, Indraprastha Gas and Mankind Pharma are among the companies that will announce results this week.

Q4 Results Today: Indian Oil, Zydus Wellness, Indraprastha Gas, JSW Cement, Others To Declare Earnings

VRL Logistics, DOMS Industries, Apollo Micro Systems and Astral, among others, will also post Q4FY26 earnings on May 18.

Epic Fury 2.0? A Look At US’ Five Conditions For Iran As Trump To Hold Key Meeting Over ‘Military Action’

Iran responded defiantly to the proposal, saying its armed forces are fully prepared to confront any new attacks by the US or its allies, Iranian News Agency reported.

Gold, Silver Price Today, May 18: Check Prices In Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore

Gold prices felt the heat as the yellow metal corrected sharply by nearly, pressured by a rise in crude oil prices and a stronger dollar index.

Vodafone Idea Shares In Focus After Fresh Funding From Aditya Birla Group

This comes on the back of Vodafone Idea fourth quarter earnings, where a one-time accounting gain due to AGR re-assessment saw its profit skyrocket to over Rs 50,000 crore.

Delhivery Delivers Strong Q4; Motilal Oswal Stays Bullish On The Stock — Check Revised Target Price

The brokerage maintains its FY27 and FY28 Ebitda estimates, factoring in Delhivery's strong growth in the transportation segment, supported by healthy service Ebitda margins.

SAIL’s Q4 Impresses, But Citi, Morgan Stanley Stay Bearish On Valuations — Check Revised Targets

Brokerages remain cautious on SAIL despite a stronger-than-expected fourth quarter, with both Citigroup and Morgan Stanley maintaining bearish ratings on the stock.

Strategic Partnership, ‘SITAC’: PM Modi’s Sweden Visit Yields 6 Outcomes — What It Means For India?

Both nations further agreed to work towards doubling bilateral trade and investment within the next five years.

PM Modi’s ‘Invest In India’ Pitch To Swedish Companies Highlights Five Key Potential Areas

The prime minister invited Swedish companies to enhance their presence in India under initiatives such as 'Make In India', the National Green Hydrogen Mission, and the National Critical Mineral Mission.

Crypto Market Dives As Liquidations Jump 107%

The crypto market retreated Saturday, erasing nearly $70 billion in value as the total valuation of all coins dropped to $2.6 trillion. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) dropped below the key support at $80,000 and moved to $77,800 at press time. 

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) price dropped to $2,170, while Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP) retreated by over 3.25% to $1.40. Some of the worst hit were coins like Humanity Protocol, World Liberty Financial, Venice Token and Canton.

Crypto Liquidations Jump As Prices Fall

The ongoing crypto market crash coincided with a big increase in liquidations. CoinGlass data show that the 24-hour liquidations jumped by 100% to $700 million, the biggest increase in days. 

More than 101,000 traders were liquidated in this period, with the biggest one being a Bitcoin trader whose $21 million was wiped out. Bitcoin positions worth $229 million were liquidated as it dropped below key psychological levels. 

Ethereum positions worth $197 million and XRP trades worth $13.6 million were liquidated. Some of the other most liquidated tokens were Solana

Full story available on Benzinga.com

US Market News

China’s April economic data underwhelms, with retail sales growth slowing to lowest since 2022

China's economy stumbled in April with consumption, industrial output and investment growth missing expectations.

White House touts deals on soybeans and rare earths after Trump-Xi summit, while China talks up tariff cuts

The meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping last week yielded new pacts, though the sides have provided differing details.

South Korea market volatility nears record high after $13 billion foreign investor selloff

South Korea's stock market volatility surged near record highs on Monday after foreign investors dumped $13.2 billion worth of local equities last week.

Apple Is Making Hit Products and High Profits From Imperfect Chips

The company’s popular, $599 Neo laptop is just one of dozens of Apple devices that use lower-performing processors.

SEEGNAL INC. ANNOUNCES FILING OF 2025 ANNUAL FILINGS AND THAT THE MCTO WILL NO LONGER BE IN EFFECT AS OF MAY 16, 2026

CALGARY, AB, May 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Seegnal Inc. (TSXV:SEGN) ("Seegnal" or the "Company") announces that the management cease trade order (the "MCTO"), issued by the Alberta Securities Commission on May 8, 2026, at the request of the Company, will no longer...

SEMIFIVE Reports 137% YoY Revenue Growth in Q1 2026, Accelerating Its Rise as a Key Global Player in AI ASIC

Revenue reached KRW 47.9 billion and new orders totaled KRW 55.4 billion, marking a record-breaking performance and signaling the beginning of full-scale growth. Overseas ASIC development revenue, including North America and Japan, exceeded 60% of total ASIC...

Indian Market News

Kotak Mahindra Bank Forms an Ascending Triangle Pattern Signalling a Potential Bullish Breakout

Synopsis: Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd has formed an ascending triangle on the 1-day chart, signalling a possible short-term bullish breakout. An ascending triangle is a bullish continuation pattern marked by higher lows and a flat resistance line. The chart shows a confirmed bullish breakout above the resistance neckline. Supported by volume surge and points to […]

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Physics Wallah Stock Forms an Ascending Triangle Signalling Possible Bullish Movement

Physics Wallah Stock Forms an Ascending Triangle Signalling Possible Bullish Movement

Synopsis: Physics Wallah has formed an ascending triangle pattern on the daily chart, indicating a potential bullish breakout and possible upside movement in the short term. An ascending triangle is a bullish chart pattern formed by rising lows and a flat resistance level. The chart shows a bullish breakout attempt above the resistance neckline. Rising […]

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Crypto Market News

Grayscale, VanEck amend US spot BNB ETF filings, stepping closer to a potential launch

The US securities regulator approved 21Shares’ Hyperliquid ETF last week, adding to a growing number of cryptocurrencies converted into ETF wrappers in the US.

Crypto Market Dives As Liquidations Jump 107%

The crypto market retreated Saturday, erasing nearly $70 billion in value as the total valuation of all coins dropped to $2.6 trillion. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) dropped below the key support at $80,000 and moved to $77,800 at press time.  Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) price...

Bernstein says Figure’s Q1 results shows uniqueness of blockchain marketplaces

Figure Technology Solutions latest quarterly results showed Bernstein analysts just how different it is from most balance sheet-based fintech lending platforms.

Saylor signals BTC buy as retail holders get push on STRC dividend vote

Michael Saylor signaled another Bitcoin buy on Sunday while urging retail investors to vote on a proxy measure enabling semi-monthly STRC dividend payouts.

The Clarity Act took a step forward: State of Crypto

Unpacking Thursday's at-times contentious markup hearing.

DeFi’s new front: VerifiedX bets bitcoin’s next chapter is programmable, private

VerifiedX says its Bitcoin sidechain enables programmable, privacy-preserving transactions without synthetic wrappers, targeting growing institutional demand for native DeFi on the original blockchain system.

SBI, Rakuten, Nomura line up to launch crypto investment trusts: Report

Japan’s biggest brokerages are racing to bring crypto investment trusts to retail investors, as regulators move to formally allow crypto-holding funds by 2028.

Japan’s SBI Securities, Rakuten Securities plan to offer crypto investment trusts

Another 11 companies responded to a survey saying they would consider offering crypto funds once the regulatory environment becomes clear.

Bitcoin slides below $79K on macro fears: Can fixed-income outflows save it?

While macro pain and Iran war uncertainty drag Bitcoin below $79K, fixed-income market outflows could trigger a medium-term Bitcoin rebound.

Italy’s largest bank more than doubles crypto holdings to $235M in Q1: Report

Intesa Sanpaolo grew its crypto holdings from $100 million to $235 million in Q1 2026, making first-time moves into Ethereum and XRP while nearly exiting Solana entirely.

A Russian stablecoin built to dodge sanctions says it can survive even if they’re lifted

A7A5, the Russia-linked stablecoin built to move money around banking restrictions, says faster trade settlement, yield and regional crypto infrastructure could keep it relevant even if geopolitical tensions ease.

Michael Saylor floated Bitcoin sales idea to avoid ‘impairing’ the asset

Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor said that continuing to use the “never sell” Bitcoin mantra could ultimately undermine the very asset his company is built around.

US CLARITY Act will be a ‘boon for domestic innovation’: A16z

A16z crypto said that when US legal frameworks strike a balance between innovation and consumer protection, the impact tends to ripple through into global markets.

STRC preferred stock investors are mispricing major ‘dislocation’ risk: Analyst

Potential liquidity contractions in secondary markets and surging government bond yields could spell trouble for preferred perpetual stockholders.

Strategy to repurchase $1.5B of 2029 convertible notes

The notes carry a 0% coupon, but can be converted into equity in the company if holders choose to redeem their notes for shares.

Bitcoin analysis sees ‘bear trap’ as BTC price passes two-week lows under $78K

Bitcoin fell below $78,000 for the first time since the start of May, but traders refused to give up hope of a BTC price rebound coming next.

OpenAI partners with Malta to give all citizens free ChatGPT Plus access

In a world-first deal, OpenAI and Malta will give all citizens free ChatGPT Plus for a year after they complete a government-backed AI literacy course.

Jump Crypto’s ‘Firedancer’ is taking a slow and steady approach to its long-awaited Solana infrastructure rollout

In an interview with CoinDesk, the lead engineer at Firedancer gives an update on how the new client, also known as a software, is fairing in the Solana ecosystem.

Crypto users are choosing juicy yields over protection, putting billions at risk of hacks

DeFi insurance protocols debuted with huge ambitions during the 2020 crypto boom. But as hacks evolved and users chased yields over protection, most of the sector collapsed under the same risks it was built to cover.

The $293 million KelpDAO hack shows why DeFi is finally being forced to grow up

For protocol founders and security researchers, the incident reinforced a broader shift underway across crypto: DeFi is no longer primarily battling coding bugs. It’s battling complexity.