Predicate completes $8 million Series A financing, led by Blockchain Capital.

Sources familiar with the matter confirmed that Solidigm, the U.S. subsidiary of SK Hynix (SKHY.O), is in discussions with the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the $45 billion U.S. factory project.

US President Trump said that consumer confidence has risen by 7.5%, a very significant increase.

According to data from the BIT stock platform, the Nasdaq 100 index’s gain has expanded to 1%, and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index is up more than 2.3%.

According to data from the BIT stock platform, Boeing (BA.N)’s decline has widened to 10% after the company cut its delivery target.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is working to boost the release frequency of the closely watched Commitment of Traders (COT) Report to twice weekly by the end of this year. Currently published every Friday, the report details buying and selling activity in the commodities market, categorizing participants into hedge funds, other asset management firms, and commercial trading entities. Producers rely on the report to inform their hedging decisions, while speculators use the data to monitor shifts in market positions and whether related bets are overly concentrated. CFTC Chair Michael Selig stated last week at an agricultural commodities futures conference held in Kansas that the plan to increase the report’s release frequency stems from demands from the agricultural community.

Meta Platforms (META.O)’s AI Director Rohit Patel has left the company and will join a sector competing with Microsoft’s (MSFT.O) Office and Google’s (GOOG.O) Workspace.