Money, Wealth & Power—A Daily Look at the Financial World
Intel spent years as the chip giant investors loved to doubt, but the market’s tone has shifted as its finances have tightened up. Jim Cramer has zeroed in on that pivot, arguing that once Intel fixed its balance sheet, the narrative around the stock changed from a value trap to a potential comeback story. I…
The crypto billionaire who once shelled out $4.6 million to dine with Warren Buffett now says he would happily spend $30 million for a single hour with Elon Musk. The figure is eye catching, but it also captures how power has shifted from old-school value investing to the cult of the tech founder in the…
President Donald Trump is escalating a personal and political clash with Jamie Dimon, accusing the JPMorgan Chase chief of lying about a supposed offer to lead the Federal Reserve and declaring him unfit to run the central bank. The dispute, which began with a report that Trump had courted Dimon for the Fed chair, has…
High-yield dividend exchange traded funds have become core building blocks for investors who want steady cash flow without handpicking dozens of individual stocks. Among the most popular options, Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) and Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) stand out as low cost, large scale ways to tap into blue chip income….
Intel’s next earnings report is shaping up as a genuine line in the sand for the stock. After a powerful rebound over the past year and a fresh rally into 2026, expectations are high and positioning is crowded, which means the numbers and guidance Intel delivers on January 22 could trigger an outsized move in…
Michael Burry is once again positioning himself against the market’s favorite story, arguing that the artificial intelligence boom is hollowing out the economics of Big Tech and setting investors up for a painful reckoning. He is not just talking his book, he is using Warren Buffett’s own history to argue that when a powerful technology…
President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosure shows he has placed up to $2 million into bonds tied to Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery, just as a potential merger between the two media giants lands on his regulatory agenda. The timing and scale of those moves have revived long‑running worries that his personal portfolio could collide…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has spent years brushing off accusations that her family’s stock trades benefit from her access to market-moving information. When she snapped “That’s ridiculous” at a television interviewer pressing her on insider trading claims, the exchange crystallized a long-running tension between public outrage and the limited facts actually on the record. The…
Ray Dalio has spent years warning that the United States is drifting into a dangerous phase of its long‑term economic cycle. Now his language has sharpened into something closer to a siren, describing the risk of an “economic heart attack” and a “debt death spiral” that could reshape living standards for Americans. At the core…
The fight over Greenland has jolted transatlantic relations into their most dangerous phase in years, with President Donald Trump using tariffs to punish NATO partners and the European Union quietly readying a powerful countermeasure. European officials now talk openly about a secretive “trade bazooka” that could slam U.S. exports and services if Washington refuses to…