📰 Anthropic, hailed as the emerging leader in the AI landscape, has seen its annual recurring revenue (ARR) skyrocket from $9 billion to $30 billion in just one quarter—outpacing OpenAI’s $25 billion valuation reached in February. This explosive growth marks one of the strongest trajectories in the industry. Meanwhile, the company's pre-IPO shares have surged over 350% since January last year. An anticipated fall IPO could place its valuation between $800 billion and $1 trillion. For more details, visit here.

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📈 Russia's largest gold producer, Polyus, has declared dividends for 2025 amounting to 56.8 rubles per share. The record date is scheduled for May 18.

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🇷🇺🇺🇸 Dmitriev isn't involved in talks about resolving the Ukraine situation, according to Peskov. He's participating solely within the U.S.-Russia economic cooperation group. #Russia #USA #Ukraine #EconomicCooperation

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✴️ Ethereum is experiencing unprecedented network activity, reports CryptoQuant. Historically, similar spikes have frequently signaled the start of significant price surges. Dive into the details in this analysis.

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⚠️🇺️🇸 In Q1 2026, Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen, heir to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., became the top insider seller of stock, outpacing notable figures such as Peter Thiel, a Bloomberg report reveals. Further insights are available here.

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⚠️ According to Shokhin, talks about implementing a windfall tax on Russian companies will only become realistic once the key interest rate drops below 10% and global market conditions improve.

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🇯🇵 Japan has moved to officially classify cryptocurrencies as "financial products," signaling a major shift in how digital assets are treated under the country’s legal and financial framework. This change could reshape regulation and investor access in one of Asia’s largest markets. Read more in the article Japan classifies cryptocurrencies.

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🚨 New updates show Russian entrepreneur Alexander Chachava has raised his stake in Ozon to 34.95%, surpassing “Sistema” (AFKS) to become the company’s largest shareholder. Dive into the details in the full article.

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✴️ Abra, backed by a fund from U.S. Commerce Secretary Latnik’s family, has secured $150 million to acquire BTC. The company’s CEO noted that the “real” BTC bottom hasn’t likely been hit yet, indicating further market declines may come. Full details available at .

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🚫🛢 Iran is preparing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after the resolution of its tensions with the United States and Israel, a representative of the Supreme Leader has announced. For more information, visit .

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TSMC shares rise 2% as Q1 2026 revenue jumps 35% year-on-year, driven by sustained high demand for AI chips. The semiconductor giant reaffirms its strong market position amid growing industry momentum. Full insights available at Markettwits. #TSMC #ArtificialIntelligence #Semiconductors

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🚨 UPCOMING

The U.S. will release March’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) data at 15:30 Moscow time.

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📊 In March, U.S. consumer inflation rose 0.9% month-on-month—just under the expected 1% but up from February's 0.3%. Year-over-year inflation came in at 3.3%, slightly below forecasts of 3.4% and above the previous 2.4%. Core CPI increased 2.6% over the past 12 months, marginally below the projected 2.7% and up from 2.5% earlier. Full details available at Markettwits.

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💥 Morgan Stanley has revealed that its newly launched spot BTC ETF (MSBT) delivered the strongest first-day performance in the bank's entire ETF history. For more, head to .

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🇺🇸 Seligdar surpassed its Q1 gold production goal by 13%, reaching 956 kg, according to RIA. Full coverage here.

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🔗 CZ forecasts that crypto adoption could reach internet-scale levels—within just five years. Dive into his full perspective at MarketTw meanwhile.

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Save the date: The Moscow Exchange Forum 2026 will be held on April 16. For details, visit the official website.

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Russia’s budget set to gain 653.27 billion rubles in 2025 from National Wealth Fund returns — with nearly 40%, or 393.3 billion rubles, expected from Sberbank dividends, the Finance Ministry reports.

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🇷🇺 In 2025, the National Wealth Fund (NWF) made investments in SBER, VTBR, AFLT, and DOMRF. For full details, check the official announcement.

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🔔 What's Next: At 17:00 Moscow time, the U.S. will publish preliminary April figures for the Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index and consumer inflation expectations.

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⚠️✴️🇺🇸 As Trump touts his golden crypto triumph, the WLFI token from his cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial, has plunged 14% today—hitting a new low.

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