Investors on November 18 withdrew a record $523 million from BlackRock's bitcoin exchange-traded fund - iShares Bitcoin Trust, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-19/bitcoin-btc-slide-spurs-record-withdrawals-from-blackrock-s-ibit">calculated</a>. This is the largest outflow in a day since the fund's launch, the agency notes. Investors withdrew money from ETFs for the fifth day in a row.

A record amount of money has been withdrawn from the BlackRock bitcoin-ETF. What happens next?

BlackRock, Inc.

Betting on technology has increased the U.S. gap from the rest of the world, says Larry Fink

Head of Blackrock named the main investment trend for the next year and a half

NVIDIA Corporation

Microsoft Corporation

World leader in artificial intelligence processors Nvidia, one of the leading AI companies Microsoft and Elon Musk's AI startup xAI were among a group of investors who will spend $40 billion to buy 100% of data center owner Aligned Data Centers. This follows the <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251015016099/en/Macquarie-Asset-Management-to-Lead-Sale-of-Aligned-Data-Centers-at-an-Enterprise-Value-of-%24US40-Billion">announcement</a> of the deal. It involves, among others, the AI Infrastructure Partnership (AIP) consortium, which <a href="https://news.microsoft.com/source/2024/09/17/blackrock-global-infrastructure-partners-microsoft-and-mgx-launch-new-ai-partnership-to-invest-in-data-centers-and-supporting-power-infrastructure/">was formed in</a> September 2024 with participation from Microsoft, BlackRock and UAE-based investment firm MGX. Nvidia and xAI <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-xai-join-microsoft-blackrock-develop-ai-infrastructure-2025-03-19/">joined</a> it in March 2025.

Nvidia and Microsoft are part of the "largest data center deal ever" at $40 billion

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

ASML Holding N.V.

This week, investors are likely to be left in the dark about a number of key US macroeconomic indicators - their publication has been postponed due to the government shutdown that has lasted for 13 days. Data - from import prices and retail sales to wages and jobless claims - are very likely to be excluded from the publication calendar, Yahoo Finance <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stocks-dip-as-government-shutdown-continues-rare-earths-rally-what-to-watch-this-week-114600627.html#:~:text=In%20the%20week%20ahead%2C%20the%20market%20will%20continue%20to%20fly%20blind%20on%20several%20key%20points%20of%20economic%20data%20that%20would%20normally%20publish%20if%20not%20for%20the%20gridlock%20in%20Washington.%20Figures%20ranging%20from%20import%20prices%20and%20retail%20sales%20to%20hourly%20earnings%20and%20jobless%20claims%20are%20likely%20to%20be%20missing%20from%20the%20calendar.">writes</a>. The main macroeconomic release this week for Wall Street was supposed to be the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September in the U.S. The Bureau of Labor Statistics had planned to publish it on October 15, but <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-10/bls-to-publish-september-cpi-report-on-oct-24-despite-shutdown?sref=Y0jVLcFo">postponed</a> it to October 24. To work on it, the agency recalled some employees from vacation. If the report on inflation will be prepared on time, the Fed will receive it before its meeting on interest rates, which is scheduled for October 28-29, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-10/bls-to-publish-september-cpi-report-on-oct-24-despite-shutdown?sref=Y0jVLcFo">notes</a> Bloomberg.

Wall Street bank earnings, ASML and TSMC: what investors need to know this week

Alibaba Group Holding Limited

Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi's stock price soared by almost 10% after the announcement of its partnership with OpenAI. OpenAI's Sora 2 app instantly broke into the top of the App Store and reignited the debate about the safety of AI innovations. Stock managers see potential for a further Alibaba rally. These and other topics are covered in our review of key events on the morning of October 3.

Highlights for the morning: Alibaba rally, Hitachi's partnership with OpenAI and a $40 billion deal

Analysts of the world's largest investment company propose new diversification rules

BlackRock believes the 60/40 era is over. How should investors mitigate risks now?

Freedom Holdings Corp.

U.S. giant BlackRock is Freedom Holding's second largest investor by number of shares

The world's largest investment company increased its stake in Freedom Holding

Orsted A/S

The world's largest wind farm operator will try to convince investors on August 26 that the situation is under control

'Just a disaster': Orsted shares plummet to lows after project halt in US

Strategy Inc

From "rat poison" to "digital gold": stock market legends argue about the prospects of bitcoin and other coins


"I hate bitcoin's success": what Buffett and other market gurus are saying about cryptocurrencies


In the current situation, there are two ways to achieve super profitability, Blackrock believes

Fund managers have started spending cache. Bank of America sees this as an alarming signal

Citigroup Inc.

The resilience of the U.S. economy continues to face risks, including trade and geopolitical tensions, said the CEO of JPMorgan, the nation's largest bank


'Serious risks remain': how three of the five largest US banks reported


Grayscale played a key role in the admission of bitcoin-linked ETFs to U.S. exchanges
