Money, Wealth & Power—A Daily Look at the Financial World
The Trump White House is selling a story of breakneck growth and technological transformation, promising an economic revolution even as the job market slows. Voters, however, are increasingly focused on job security and the prospect that the same forces driving productivity gains could cost them their livelihoods. That tension, between a booming narrative and a…
In 2025, the United States economy delivered a stark verdict on who the system is working for. The richest households saw their fortunes swell at record pace while most workers, renters and borrowers watched their financial footing erode. The result is a historic widening of the wealth gap that is reshaping everything from politics to…
President Donald Trump is selling his new Greenland initiative as a breakthrough that secures “total access” for the United States while easing tensions with Europe. Behind the triumphant language is a looser “framework” with NATO that could reshape Arctic security, U.S. missile defense and the politics of a rapidly warming region. What it really means…
Six months after playing down the impact of new trade barriers, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is now warning that tariff-driven price increases are beginning to hit shoppers and could intensify in 2026. The shift matters far beyond one company’s earnings call, because Amazon’s scale turns its pricing into a rough proxy for how President Donald…
Sweden’s largest commercial pension fund has quietly spent the past year unloading United States government debt, just as President Donald Trump uses the Davos stage to pressure Europe over trade and his push for control of Greenland. The timing is not perfect cause and effect, but it captures a moment when political theater and balance-sheet…
President Donald Trump is brushing off the latest bout of market turbulence, casting the sell-off as trivial and insisting that U.S. stocks are on the verge of doubling in value. His optimism lands at a moment when major indexes are already near records and investors are trying to parse whether politics or fundamentals will set…
Natural gas markets are being whiplashed by a brutal Arctic outbreak that has sent heating demand soaring and prices spiking at a pace traders have not seen in years. Benchmark U.S. contracts have jumped roughly 45% in just two trading sessions as subzero wind chills sweep across large parts of the country and forecasters warn…
Housing affordability is finally starting to budge in the right direction, but the arithmetic behind that shift is unforgiving. To get back to a world where typical families can buy typical homes, someone on the other side of the ledger has to give up something real, whether it is price gains, profit margins, or policy…
Tesla heads into 2026 as one of the market’s most polarizing stocks, with its valuation now tied as much to software and autonomy hopes as to electric vehicle sales. Wall Street’s latest calls sketch a path that is far from the explosive rallies of earlier years, but still leaves room for sharp moves in either…
Investors who rode the 2025 surge in U.S. stocks have a familiar name to thank for some of the boldest calls behind that move. Analyst Tom Lee, who urged clients to stay long even as markets flirted with bear territory, is now arguing that the next leg of leadership will come from energy names rather…