Good morning everyone. Here's your 7:00 AM Flash. At seven o'clock, Wall Street is showing early strength with the VIX sitting at seventeen point sixteen. Gold is trading at four thousand five hundred forty seven dollars, oil is at ninety eight dollars, and Bitcoin is holding near seventy four thousand six hundred eighty three.
Breaking Alert: Where are the investing safe havens now? With markets at all-time highs, top strategists are divided. Some are rushing into gold, others are calling Bitcoin the new digital safe haven, while traditional voices warn cash and short-term Treasuries remain king. This debate is driving volatility across asset classes this morning.
In other news, a new report reveals exactly how much it costs to run a fan all day versus turning on the air conditioning, as families look for ways to beat the heat without breaking the bank.
On a more personal note, one intriguing story making the rounds asks: can you tell how much money someone has just by looking at their face? Turns out one panelist is worth over a million pounds, another is a property mogul, and a third battled significant debt.
This is Miss Vicky from the Options Desk at VixShield, where it's not news till we talk about it. Stay with us as Russell Clark joins with more analysis.