Money, Wealth & Power—A Daily Look at the Financial World
New York City’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, is barely settled in at City Hall and already facing a defining question: is his inner circle treating the city’s business community as a partner or as a problem to be defeated. The charge that some of his aides see employers as “the enemy” is not an isolated…
California is once again at the center of a high-stakes debate over taxes, population trends and the future of the state’s economy, as a prominent tech investor warns that a new wave of residents could leave within the next year. The warning lands at a moment when official data shows modest population growth returning, even…
President Donald Trump has turned Cuba into the next test case of his hard-edged energy diplomacy, telling Havana to make a deal with Washington “before it’s too late” and tying the island’s economic survival to decisions made in Caracas. His message is blunt: with a key ally in Venezuela shaken, Cuba must choose between accommodation…
Greenland looks like a frozen blank on most maps, yet beneath its ice lies a resource story that could reshape global energy and technology. From oil and gas to rare earths and graphite, estimates of what the island might hold routinely stretch into the hundreds of billions of dollars, and some analysts argue the long…
U.S. markets were jolted as stock index futures and the dollar dropped in rapid succession after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell confirmed he is the subject of a federal criminal investigation. The sudden repricing reflects not only concern about the legal cloud over the central bank’s leader but also deeper anxiety about the future of…
Mike Rowe has spent years arguing that the real threat to the American workforce is not a robot uprising but a cultural retreat from hard, hands-on jobs. As artificial intelligence races ahead and white-collar workers brace for disruption, he keeps returning to a simpler diagnosis: the country has a motivation problem, not just a technology…
The fight over President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs has moved from ports and factory floors to the marble steps of the Supreme Court, and the stakes for American workers are suddenly very direct. If the justices strike down his use of emergency trade powers, one prominent economist argues that job growth could snap back faster…
Recent reports highlight President Donald Trump’s ambitious plans to reclaim Venezuelan oil assets, which major oil companies view as economically unfeasible amid ongoing US sanctions and geopolitical tensions. Philippine human rights groups have condemned the escalating US military posturing toward Venezuela as a desperate bid to maintain regional dominance, drawing parallels to aggressive foreign policy…
Argentina’s latest financial breakdown is not just another emerging market drama. It is a live demonstration of how repeated policy mistakes, political short-termism, and fragile institutions can grind a once-wealthy society into chronic instability. Any country that assumes “it cannot happen here” should look closely at how a slow erosion of credibility turned into a…
Elon Musk is no longer just predicting that artificial intelligence will shake up office work; he is sketching a future where six-figure careers vanish and money itself stops mattering. In his telling, AI and advanced robotics will be so productive that traditional salaries, savings and even the idea of “having a job” could become relics…