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Bitcoin slipped below $93K even with sky-high futures volume and a $1.85T market cap still holding. Gold steadied after a 3-day rally, trading near $4,470, with traders watching U.S. data instead of global chaos. Trump said Venezuela will send between 30 and 50 million barrels of crude oil to the U.S., estimating the sale could fetch as much as $3 billion. The oil will be sold at market price, not discounted. Trump’s remarks came just days after the U.S. launched an attack on Venezuela. Despite the backdrop, equity futures barely blinked. Dow futures added 28 points, or less than 0.1%, with S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures flat after both indexes closed at fresh highs on Tuesday. Silver fell 2.2%, but it’s still up 12% on the year, mostly thanks to Chinese retail buying. Platinum dropped 4.2%, and palladium slid 2.9%. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index ticked up 0.1%. Prediction markets got a jolt. Traders on Kalshi cranked up bets that Trump will “take back the Panama Canal” before 2029. Odds jumped to over 35%, up from below 30% just days ago. A separate bet on whether the U.S. would take control of any part of Greenland spiked to 38% midday Tuesday, up 8 points in a week. What to know. Bitcoin is still in the red, unable to climb back above $93,000 after surging above $95,000 yesterday.
Premium gym chains are entering a “golden era” that is ending or already in decline, as rising operating costs collide with shifting consumer preferences toward more flexible, community-based ways to exercise. Long-term memberships are shrinking, margins are pressured by higher rents and facility expenses, and competition from smaller, more personalized…
