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S&P 500, Dow climb to closing records as
S&P 500, Dow climb to closing records as traders look past Fed independence risk: Live updates CNBCStock market today: Dow, S&P 500 eke out records, gold soars after Trump amps up fight with Fed, Powell Yahoo Finance UKStock Market Today: Dow higher, joining S&P 500 and Nasdaq in positive territory after erasing early losses; Powell says the Fed has been subpoenaed, Treasury yields edge up, and gold and silver hit new records. MarketWatchWall Street indexes gain with tech, Walmart ReutersDollar Weakens After Fed Is Served With Subpoenas: Markets Wrap Bloomberg.com
Posted on 12 January 2026 | 1:24 pm
George Saunders Says Ditching These Three
George Saunders Says Ditching These Three Delusions Can Save You The New York Times
Posted on 12 January 2026 | 12:29 pm
Trump’s move to pull US from key UN
Trump’s move to pull US from key UN climate treaty may be illegal, experts say The GuardianQ&A: What Trump’s US exit from UNFCCC and IPCC could mean for climate action Carbon BriefWhich are the 66 global organisations the US is leaving under Trump? Al JazeeraUN chief says the U.S. has 'legal obligation' to fund agencies after Trump's withdrawal order PBSState Department declares 'international bureaucracies' will no longer get 'blank checks' from the US Fox News
Posted on 12 January 2026 | 9:34 am
Ricky Gervais Won the Comedy Award. Wanda
Ricky Gervais Won the Comedy Award. Wanda Sykes Got the Last Laugh. The New York TimesWanda Sykes Thanks “God and the Trans Community” on Ricky Gervais’ Behalf After His Golden Globes Win The Hollywood ReporterWhy Ricky Gervais won’t be at the Golden Globes this year despite being nominated Indy100Wanda Sykes skewers Ricky Gervais in biting Golden Globes speech USA TodayWanda Sykes Uses Ricky Gervais’s Absence to Thank the Trans Community Vulture
Posted on 12 January 2026 | 6:05 am
Meta names former Trump advisor Dina Powell
Meta names former Trump advisor Dina Powell McCormick as president, vice chair CNBCDina Powell McCormick Joins Meta as President and Vice Chairman Meta StoreMeta names Dina Powell McCormick, a former Trump adviser, as president and vice chairman CBS NewsDina McCormick, wife of Sen. Dave McCormick, named Meta President and Vice Chairman WJACMeta Picks Former White House Advisor to Drive AI Projects PYMNTS.com
Posted on 12 January 2026 | 5:58 am
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Venezuela stablecoin fact of the day
By one estimate, almost 80% of Venezuela’s oil revenue is collected in stablecoins like tether, a local economist, Asdrúbal Oliveros, said on a recent podcast.
Here is the full WSJ piece.
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Posted on 12 January 2026 | 12:46 pm
Elizabeth Warren presses SEC Chair Atkins on
Senator Elizabeth Warren has written directly to Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins asking him to explain how the SEC plans to serve its mission of investor protection as it seeks to support President Trump's order to make cryptocurrency investments available in retirement…
Posted on 12 January 2026 | 12:46 pm
Meta said to axe 10% of Reality Labs
Meta Platforms Inc. is looking to introduce more layoffs targeting around 10% of its workforce in its Reality Labs division, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing three people familiar with th...
Posted on 12 January 2026 | 12:46 pm
Socialism, Not Sanctions, Is Responsible For
Socialism, Not Sanctions, Is Responsible For The Destruction Of Venezuela
Authored by Daniel Lacalle,
Venezuela is not poor due to sanctions. It is poor because the Chavez-Maduro regime stole hundreds of billions of dollars and demolished the productive fabric of the economy.
Venezuela had…
Posted on 12 January 2026 | 12:46 pm
Investors Shift Focus to AI Infrastructure,
Artificial intelligence (AI) startups Cast AI, Cyera and Swap headlined a wave of capital injections this week, reflecting where investors see near-term demand as enterprises scale production AI systems. The deals point to continued interest in tools that manage compute constraints, govern…
Posted on 12 January 2026 | 12:46 pm
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Klarna CEO wants to turn the platform into a
The buy now, pay later giant's IPO may be on hold — but its business strategy remains the same, according to CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski.
Posted on 18 June 2025 | 6:13 am
Sam Altman says Meta offered OpenAI staff
While Meta had sought to hire "a lot of people" from OpenAI, "so far none of our best people have decided to take them up on that," Sam Altman said.
Posted on 18 June 2025 | 5:28 am
JPMorgan Chase unveils new Sapphire Reserve
JPMorgan, the biggest U.S. bank by assets, shook up the card industry with the launch of the Sapphire Reserve almost a decade ago.
Posted on 18 June 2025 | 4:57 am
'Tariff engineering' is making a comeback as
Global manufacturers are rethinking their products design, looking to tap into a lesser-known legal technique known as "tariff engineering" to lower duty costs.
Posted on 18 June 2025 | 4:40 am
These are the sticking points holding up a
The U.S. and European Union are nearing the deadline for striking a deal on trade before tariffs come back into full effect.
Posted on 18 June 2025 | 3:58 am