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Discount retail company Ollie’s Bargain Outlet (NASDAQ:OLLI) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2024 as sales rose 2.8% year on year to $667.1 million. On the other hand, the company’s outlook for the full year was close to analysts’ estimates with revenue guided to $2.58 billion at the midpoint. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.19 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.

Binance's BTC/TRY pair sees increased trading activity as the move sends the lira crashing.

Like most of its central banking peers, the Federal Reserve will likely sit on its hands at this week's meeting, blinded by the multiple crosswinds from U.S. economic policy upheaval and plans for sweeping tariff hikes. * Several U.S. national security agencies have suspended certain efforts to counter Russian sabotage, disinformation and cyberattacks, potentially lifting some pressure off Moscow, according to Reuters exclusive reporting. * A U.S. federal judge has blocked billionaire Elon Musk and DOGE from taking any more steps to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development, saying their efforts to close the foreign aid agency were likely unconstitutional.

Your day-ahead look for March 19, 2025

If you're patient enough, it's feasible to set and forget your investment in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), though it's probably a better idea to pay attention to it from time to time than it is to fully zone out. Fear of missing out (FOMO) is a powerful motivation for investors, especially in cryptocurrency. When you see an asset's price rise day over day, or even hour over hour, it's enormously tempting to smash a big wad of your cash into a new investment so that you capture the upside of the move rather than being left behind.

The price of the crypto is down 64% from all-time highs seen during late 2024.

German media group Axel Springer is considering a sale of its affiliate marketing unit Awin, according to three people familiar with the matter, following the planned break-up its owners agreed last year. The group has in recent weeks invited banks to pitch for an advisory role to help sell Awin, which helps publishers promote advertisers’ products, two of the people said. A spokesperson for Axel Springer declined to comment.