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Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) was founded in 2013 by two friends who thought the cryptocurrency industry was taking itself too seriously. Inspired by the "Doge" meme that was spreading across the internet at the time, they created Dogecoin as a joke (in their own words). Unfortunately, Dogecoin has almost no real-world utility, and speculative frenzies never last.

Japan's largest credit card company, Rakuten Card, is aiming to almost double its annual operating profit to 100 billion yen ($663.7 million) in the medium term and sees opportunity in expanding into the largely untapped business-to-business payments market, its new chief executive officer said. Although Japan's shrinking population is hitting demand in much of the domestic economy, the credit card and payments markets are a rare growth area as digitalisation of financial services booms in what was once a cash-dominated economy. Rakuten Card, which can only be applied for online and is part of Rakuten Group - an e-commerce and financial services conglomerate - has ridden this wave to issue more than 30 million credit cards to date and booked an operating profit of 62.1 billion yen in 2024, up more than 20% on 2023.

The Dogecoin Foundation agreed in February to a five-year partnership with House of Doge, which will be its official commercialization partner.

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US stock futures dipped after a solid day of gains. Tariff moves continue to remain front and center for investors.

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ZURICH (Reuters) -Holcim's imminent North American spin-off Amrize is targeting robust growth in earnings and sales through 2028, albeit at a slower pace than in recent years as it navigates a challenging environment with trade clashes clouding the outlook. The building materials company said on Tuesday it aims for annual growth in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) of about 8-11% between 2025 and 2028, alongside annual sales growth of 5-8%. Holcim targeted a $30 billion valuation when the spin-off was first announced in January 2024.

PLUS: AI tokens remained stable despite a prominent technology backer saying investments in the sector are occurring “ahead of demand.”

MicroStrategy shares jumped more than 10% on Monday after a regulatory filing revealed that the software firm, the world's largest corporate holder of bitcoin, had purchased more of the digital currency. Monitor these major chart levels.