Money, Wealth & Power—A Daily Look at the Financial World
Investors looking ahead to 2026 are increasingly focused on political risk, and at the center of that conversation is President Donald Trump’s trade agenda. I see three intertwined catalysts around Trump’s tariff push and the Supreme Court’s role that could plausibly turn a routine correction into a full-blown stock market crash if they unfold in…
The warning lights on the United States economy are no longer subtle. A growing stack of data and expert analysis now points to a national slowdown that could hit households, markets, and public finances at the same time, turning a series of “soft” signals into a hard economic shock. I see a pattern emerging across…
Tim Draper has never been shy about bold forecasts, and his latest one is as audacious as ever: he believes Bitcoin can climb to $250,000 within roughly the next year. That target would require a dramatic repricing of the world’s best known cryptocurrency, but it also fits a pattern of conviction that has defined Draper’s…
The sudden collapse of a once-hyped electric vehicle startup has turned a $148 million valuation into a cautionary tale and left hundreds of workers scrambling for answers and unpaid wages. What looked like a bold new player in American trucks and SUVs has instead become a stark example of how quickly the electric gold rush…
Car buyers have heard a lot of big promises about relief at the dealership, and President Donald Trump’s latest pledge to knock $1,000 off the price of a new vehicle lands squarely in that frustration. The claim sounds simple, but the policy mechanics behind it are anything but. To understand whether that kind of discount…
Netflix’s move to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s storied film and TV empire has set off one of the most bitter corporate brawls Hollywood has seen in years, and no rival has fought harder than Paramount. As Netflix closed in on Warner Bros., Paramount tried to derail the streaming giant’s bid with a mix of aggressive…
Forbes has moved aggressively to cut costs, abruptly dismissing dozens of contributors as part of a broader effort by its leadership to present the company as “financially sound” to investors and potential buyers. The decision, which follows earlier staff reductions, signals a strategic shift away from the sprawling contributor network that once defined the brand’s…
Netflix’s move to buy Warner Bros in a historic $82.7 billion deal signals a new phase in the streaming wars, one where a single app could control a huge slice of the shows and films people watch every night. For viewers, the price tag matters less than what it will do to their monthly bills,…
US employers abruptly shifted from a long stretch of restraint to a sharp wave of announced layoffs in October, signaling that the era of “no hire, no fire” stability may be ending. After months in which companies largely chose to freeze openings rather than cut staff, the spike in planned job reductions suggests executives are…
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge showed prices rising 2.8% in September compared with a year earlier, a level that keeps the central bank uncomfortably above its target even as the broader economy cools. The latest reading, delayed by the government shutdown, suggests inflation is easing only gradually from earlier peaks, leaving households still squeezed…