The city served as an imperial capital for almost 1600 years: during the Roman/ Byzantine (330–1204), Latin (1204–1261), late Byzantine (1261–1453), and Ottoman (1453–1922) empires. The city grew in size and influence, eventually becoming a beacon of the Silk Road and one of the most important cities in history. In 330 CE, the Roman emperor Constantine the Great made it his imperial capital, renaming it first as New Rome ( Greek: Νέα Ῥώμη, Nea Rhomē Latin: Nova Roma) and then as Constantinople ( Constantinopolis) after himself. The city was founded as Byzantium ( Greek: Βυζάντιον, Byzantion) in the 7th century BCE by Greek settlers from Megara. Istanbul is the most populous European city and the world's 15th-largest city. The city straddles the Bosporus strait, lying in both Europe and Asia, and has a population of over 15 million residents, comprising 19% of the population of Turkey. The single-session put/call ratio was 0.97.Istanbul ( / ˌ ɪ s t æ n ˈ b ʊ l/ IST-an- BUUL, US also / ˈ ɪ s t æ n b ʊ l/ IST-an-buul Turkish: İstanbul ( listen)), formerly known as Constantinople ( Greek: Κωνσταντινούπολις Latin: Constantinopolis), is the largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, cultural and historic hub. Yesterday, 3,971,157 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 3,836,975 put contracts. The greenback is up against the euro, down against the Yen, and up against the Pound. The dollar is mixed compared to the major currencies today. Brent crude is down $1.62 at $75.09 per barrel. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is down $1.63 at $70.52 per barrel. Futures & CurrenciesĮnergy futures are down today. The Euro Stoxx 50 is down 0.3%, the FTSE 100 is down 0.25%, the CAC 40 is down 0.2%, and the DAX is down 0.12%. The Nikkei 225 is up 0.9%, the Mumbai Sensex (S&P BSE SENSEX) is up 0.01%, the Hang Seng is down 0.23%, the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is down 1.1%, and the Shanghai SE Composite Index is down 1.15%. Quote of the Day It's easy to make a buck.

The Nasdaq is down 0.03%, the S&P is down 0.05%, and the Dow Jones is down 0.06%. Traders expressed caution across global equity markets, as there is a prevailing sentiment that markets have surged too quickly based on artificial intelligence hype, with the S&P 500 teetering on the cusp of a new bull market.

The main stock benchmark in Europe faced downward pressure due to Chevron Corp.'s 1% decline and the impact of lower crude prices on Shell Plc and BP Plc, following Saudi Arabia's supply cut. Concerns about the high price of Apple's mixed-reality headset impacting shipments led to a slight drop in Nasdaq 100 contracts, and European semiconductor companies saw declines following Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s announcement of lower capital spending, as it is a major chip supplier to Apple. expected to continue its decline, while energy stocks were negatively affected by a decrease in oil prices. US futures were volatile, with Apple Inc. Tuesday, J08:20 AM | Jason Fisher First Look

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