Shan Ahmed Khan

Shan Ahmed Khan is a senior markets reporter at TS2.tech, specializing in stocks, technology and macroeconomic trends. A graduate of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), he previously worked in investment research and market analysis. His coverage helps readers understand the key developments influencing global financial markets and emerging industries.

Natural gas stock Woodside edges up after Turkey BOTAS LNG deal puts Louisiana project in focus

Natural gas stock Woodside edges up after Turkey BOTAS LNG deal puts Louisiana project in focus

Woodside Energy Group’s U.S.-listed shares last traded at $15.52, up about 1%, after the Australian natural gas producer signed a binding agreement to supply Turkey’s state-owned BOTAS with about 5.8 billion cubic metres of liquefied natural gas over up to nine years starting in 2030. “This supply agreement … represents a strategic milestone,” Woodside executive Mark Abbotsford said. Reuters
30 December 2025
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Dow Jones today: Dow drops 249 points as tech slides; Fed minutes next on deck

Dow Jones today: Dow drops 249 points as tech slides; Fed minutes next on deck

Wall Street’s blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 249.04 points, or 0.51%, on Monday to 48,461.93, pulling back in thin year-end trading after the benchmark hit a record closing high last week. The S&P 500 lost 0.35% and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.50% as heavyweight technology shares retreated, with Tesla sliding 3.3%, Nvidia down 1.2% and Palantir off 2.4%. Materials weakened as silver and gold slipped from recent records, while energy stocks gained with oil rising; DigitalBridge jumped 9.6% on SoftBank’s planned $4 billion acquisition, and investors next turn to Fed minutes and weekly jobless claims in a holiday-shortened week. Reuters
30 December 2025
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Sberbank’s first crypto-backed loan to a bitcoin miner lands as Russia tightens trading rules

Sberbank’s first crypto-backed loan to a bitcoin miner lands as Russia tightens trading rules

Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, said it has issued the country’s first crypto-backed loan to Intelion Data, one of Russia’s biggest bitcoin miners, using digital currency mined by the firm as collateral. Sberbank did not disclose the loan size or the amount of cryptocurrency pledged, and said it will hold the collateral in its own wallets until the loan is repaid. “The regulation of the digital currency market is still in its infancy in Russia,” said Anatoly Popov, Sberbank’s deputy chair. DL News
30 December 2025
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Bitmine Immersion (BMNR) stock in focus after $13.2B crypto stash update as year-end trading thins

Bitmine Immersion (BMNR) stock in focus after $13.2B crypto stash update as year-end trading thins

Shares of Bitmine Immersion Technologies last traded at $28.54, up 0.8% from the previous close, after swinging between $27.80 and $29.60 in Monday’s session. The company said its crypto, cash and other investments totaled $13.2 billion as of Dec. 28, including 4,110,525 ether — the token of the Ethereum blockchain — at $2,948 each, 192 bitcoin, $1.0 billion in cash, a $23 million stake in Eightco Holdings and 408,627 staked ether. “Year-end tax-loss related selling is pushing down crypto and crypto equity prices,” Chairman Thomas “Tom” Lee said, noting Bitmine added 44,463 ether in the past week. SEC
30 December 2025
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Bitcoin ATM scam costs Nebraska couple $250,000 as crypto kiosk fraud draws fresh warnings

Bitcoin ATM scam costs Nebraska couple $250,000 as crypto kiosk fraud draws fresh warnings

An 82-year-old and 84-year-old Nebraska couple were scammed out of $250,000 after imposters posing as Amazon and the FBI pushed them to pay through bitcoin ATMs, Western Union transfers and Apple cards, the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office said. The office said the couple began paying in August after being told they owed $200,000 on a compromised Amazon account and did not report the loss until Dec. 17. https://www.1011now.com
30 December 2025
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