Money, Wealth & Power—A Daily Look at the Financial World
Silver’s violent price swings in early 2026 have turned a once sleepy metal into one of the most hotly debated assets in global markets. After spiking to $121 an ounce before plunging more than 30 percent in a matter of days, the question is no longer whether silver is volatile, but whether that volatility could…
Tariffs are often sold as a way to make foreign companies pay, but the bill that arrived in American mailboxes last year looked a lot more like a quiet tax. By the time you finished paying for groceries, clothes, electronics and a car payment, President Donald Trump’s trade policy had effectively siphoned about $1,000 out…
China’s reported move to push its banks out of United States government debt is colliding with one of the loudest inflation warnings on Wall Street. The combination of Beijing trimming its exposure to Washington’s IOUs and Peter Schiff talking about “soaring” prices is forcing investors to reassess how safe Treasurys and the dollar really are….
Wall Street is staring at a rare moment when a single gauge of investor nerves is screaming that something is about to break. Goldman’s so‑called Panic Index has surged to levels that signal “max fear,” even as major benchmarks hover near records and traders warn that a fresh wave of selling could be imminent. The…
American paychecks have shifted quickly in the past few years, and the familiar labels of “middle class” or “rich” no longer line up neatly with what people actually earn or own. New 2026 wealth brackets try to pin down where households fall on the national ladder, from struggling workers to the top 1 percent. I…
The United States has stacked nearly $700 billion in additional obligations onto the national ledger in just a few months, a pace that would have been unthinkable a generation ago but now lands with numbing regularity. That surge is unfolding on top of a debt load that has already climbed into the high thirty trillions,…
Nuclear power is back in the market’s spotlight, and this time it is not just a niche bet on uranium miners or speculative fusion labs. A planned listing by Holtec International is shaping up to be the nuclear sector’s largest initial public offering in years, a test of whether investors now see atomic energy as…
Google’s parent is leaning harder than ever on the bond market, planning a $15 billion sale that will help finance an aggressive wave of data center and AI infrastructure spending. The new borrowing comes as Alphabet’s total obligations climb and its capital expenditures surge, turning a once cash-rich fortress into a company willing to carry…
Wall Street’s tech engine is back in high gear, and the Nasdaq is leaving the broader market in its wake as artificial intelligence and software names roar higher. A powerful rebound in cloud and chip stocks has turned what looked like a late‑cycle grind into a fresh momentum phase for growth investors. The result is…
Michael Saylor just reported one of the ugliest quarters of his career, yet his company is still shoveling cash into Bitcoin at a relentless pace. After a multibillion dollar accounting hit tied to the crypto slump, his orange-dot memes and weekly buy signals are back, underscoring how little short term pain seems to matter to…