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Crypto payments leader MoonPay has acquired Israeli security startup Sodot to anchor its new institutional services division. The all-stock deal aims to provide large-scale financial entities with secure infrastructure for tokenized assets and stablecoin issuance.

• Acquisition valued at $100 million in an all-stock deal
• Establishment of MoonPay Institutional for large-scale financial firms

A high-conviction options trader has placed a million-dollar bet on a significant decline in the SPDR Gold ETF (GLD). The strategy combines selling upside calls with buying downside puts to profit from a potential 15% drop by mid-July.

• Net credit of $1.1 million generated from the options spread
• Upside breakeven set at $450, matching April's price peak

Governor Alex Michl highlights the potential for Bitcoin to either surge or collapse to zero. While acknowledging its role in portfolio diversification, the Czech National Bank has declined to allocate foreign exchange reserves to the asset.

• Governor Michl describes BTC as high-return but 'too risky' for reserves
• CNB's $1M test portfolio includes BTC, stablecoins, and tokenized deposits

Negotiations for a $500 million bailout for Spirit Airlines have encountered significant obstacles. Lenders are reportedly pushing back against the proposed terms of the rescue financing.

• Rescue package valued at $500 million
• Lenders disagreeing on proposed financing terms

Italian pharmaceutical leader Chiesi Group has reached an agreement to acquire U.S.-based rare disease developer KalVista Pharmaceuticals. The all-cash transaction is valued at approximately $1.9 billion.

• Acquisition valued at nearly $1.9 billion
• Transaction structured as an all-cash deal

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon cautioned that a recession triggered by credit weakness could be more damaging than current market expectations. He emphasized that such a crisis would likely extend far beyond the private credit sector.

• Warning of a severe credit-led recession
• Contagion risks extend beyond private credit

Avnet has outperformed analyst expectations for the third quarter and issued a bullish forecast for the upcoming period. The company's guidance for the fourth quarter significantly exceeds consensus estimates for both revenue and earnings per share.

• Q3 earnings beat analyst estimates
• Q4 revenue guidance: $7.30B - $7.60B

Ukraine's SBU reports drone strikes on a Transneft oil pumping station in the Perm region and a sanctioned tanker in the Black Sea. Satellite data confirms heat anomalies at the inland facility.

• Drone attack hit Transneft PJSC facility in Perm
• Facility located 1,500km from Ukrainian border

Germany's annual inflation rate rose to 2.9% in April, coming in below market forecasts. The data supports the European Central Bank's potential hesitation to raise rates amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.

• April inflation recorded at 2.9% annually
• Market consensus was higher at 3.1%

Pharmaceutical leader AbbVie has announced the schedule for its first-quarter financial review. The company will host a live webcast to discuss its latest earnings results.

• Conference call scheduled for April 29, 2026
• Start time confirmed for 9:00 AM ET

Expand Energy Corporation (EXE) will host a conference call today to review its first-quarter financial results. The event is scheduled for 9:00 AM ET.

• Conference call scheduled for April 29, 2026
• Event start time set for 9:00 AM ET

A new report indicates that a tiny fraction of traders are capturing the vast majority of gains on the prediction platform. The data suggests a significant structural divide between professional operators and retail participants.

• 0.55% of maker wallets captured $8M in politics profits
• 0.26% of taker wallets captured $8M in politics profits