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On January 7, 2026, the global media landscape underwent a seismic shift that few traditional pundits saw coming. News Corp (Nasdaq: NWSA), the parent company of Dow Jones, announced an exclusive multi-year partnership with Polymarket, the world’s leading decentralized prediction platform. This alliance does more than just share data; it signals the definitive arrival of [...]
As the battle for the future of information markets moves from the betting floor to the federal courtroom, a new consensus is emerging among the world’s most active forecasters. On the social prediction platform Manifold Markets, a high-stakes contract titled "Will Federal Preemption Protect DCMs from State Bans by End of 2026?" has seen a [...]
As of January 17, 2026, the global financial landscape has fundamentally shifted. What were once dismissed as "gambling dens" for political junkies have evolved into the world’s most accurate "truth engines." The catalyst for this transformation can be traced back to a single, high-conviction figure from the 2024 U.S. election: the pseudonymous French trader known [...]
As of mid-January 2026, the global financial landscape is witnessing a tectonic shift in how the world’s largest technology companies manage their balance sheets. For over a decade, the "Big Three" of cloud computing—Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL), and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)—were
The high-flying momentum of the artificial intelligence sector met a cold reality in the opening weeks of 2026 as Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE: PLTR) saw its stock price tumble by more than 11%. This sudden retreat follows a historic "monster" year in 2025, where the data analytics giant surged by
The century-long tradition of Federal Reserve independence is facing its gravest threat to date as the Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched an unprecedented criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell. The news, which broke on January 11, 2026, has sent shockwaves through global financial markets, raising fears that the
In a move that signals a seismic shift for Wall Street’s most storied investment bank, Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) CEO David Solomon has officially signaled the firm’s intent to enter the rapidly maturing world of prediction markets. Speaking during the company’s Q4 2025 earnings call on January
As the Federal Reserve grapples with a complex economic landscape in early 2026, Governor Michelle Bowman has delivered a striking shift in rhetoric, signaling that the central bank’s work in lowering interest rates is far from over. Speaking at the Outlook '26: The New England Economic Forum on January
As the final tallies from the fourth-quarter earnings season roll in this January 2026, the verdict is clear: Wall Street’s titans have not just survived a period of economic uncertainty—they have thrived. Defying fears of a persistent slowdown, the largest U.S. financial institutions reported record-breaking annual revenues
Shares of clothing and footwear retailer Boot Barn (NYSE:BOOT)
jumped 2.6% in the afternoon session after Piper Sandler raised its price target on the stock to $229 from $220, maintaining its Overweight rating.
The primary theme for the year is a "broadening bull market," where investors are looking for growth beyond the tech titans that have carried the index to its current heights. However, with the S&P 500 currently trading at a forward P/E ratio of 24x and a Shiller CAPE
As of mid-January 2026, the American corporate landscape has reached a historic financial milestone. Net profit margins for the S&P 500 have surged past 13%, marking a record high that defies years of inflationary concerns and geopolitical volatility. This expansion, driven by a structural shift toward artificial intelligence (AI)
As the first weeks of 2026 unfold, the U.S. financial landscape is grappling with the aftermath of a historic milestone: corporate share buybacks officially surpassed the $1 trillion mark in 2025. This massive return of capital to shareholders has become the primary engine behind the S&P 500's resilience,
The latest wholesale inflation data has provided a complex puzzle for Wall Street and the Federal Reserve alike. In a report released this week, the Producer Price Index (PPI) for November showed that wholesale prices rose by 0.2%, coming in slightly below the 0.3% increase that economists had
The dawn of 2026 has brought a cold front to the financial sector. This week, three of the nation’s largest financial institutions—Citigroup (NYSE: C), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC)—released their fourth-quarter 2025 earnings reports, sparking a significant sell-off across the board. Shares
JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) officially opened the fourth-quarter earnings season on January 13, 2026, delivering a set of results that sent a chill through the financial sector. Despite reporting robust headline revenue and a significant beat on adjusted earnings per share, the banking giant saw its stock price tumble by
In a move that signals the definitive end of the "chatbot era" and the beginning of the age of autonomous execution, Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) has finalized its acquisition of Manus AI. Announced in late December 2025 and closing in the first weeks of 2026, the deal—valued at an estimated $2 billion—marks Meta’s most [...]
Super Micro Computer’s shares rose amid broader gains in the semiconductor industry after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company delivered blowout quarterly results earlier this week.
