Money, Wealth & Power—A Daily Look at the Financial World
President Trump sold his One Big Beautiful Bill Act as the linchpin of a plan to slash red ink through faster growth, not higher taxes. The emerging math points in the opposite direction, with independent analysts warning that the Big Beautiful Bill could add roughly $5.5 trillion to federal deficits and make it harder, not…
Silver’s vertical price spike has turned a once sleepy corner of the commodities market into the most fevered trade of early 2026. Spot prices have vaulted into triple digits, retail coins are changing hands at eye-watering premiums, and the move has been so abrupt that even seasoned metals traders are whispering the word “bubble.” I…
The United States is confronting a corporate reckoning that had been postponed for years. After an era of cheap money and emergency support, bankruptcies are now climbing across sectors, from airlines to construction, and the numbers are starting to rival the aftermath of the Great Recession. I see a convergence of higher rates, expiring debt,…
Canada is racing to redraw its trade map, pushing beyond its traditional reliance on the United States and China just as its energy minister lands in India to reboot a long-dormant relationship. The government is pairing a high-level diplomatic pivot with a concrete offer of oil, gas, and critical minerals, betting that a deeper partnership…
President Donald Trump’s threat to slap sweeping tariffs on Canadian imports is not just another skirmish in a long trade fight. It is a direct shot at the everyday prices Americans pay for cars, appliances, and groceries, with the potential to trigger a fresh burst of inflation just as households are still adjusting to higher…
Gold has smashed through the psychological ceiling of $5,000, while silver has vaulted into triple digits, turning a once sleepy corner of the market into the most fevered trade of early 2026. The move has the hallmarks of both a rational flight to safety and a speculative blow‑off, with safe‑haven buyers, central banks, and momentum…
The Federal Reserve’s latest attempt to feel out markets backfired in spectacular fashion, sending the U.S. dollar into a sharp slide and igniting a stampede into gold. As traders scrambled to interpret an odd “rate check” by the Fed, the world’s benchmark reserve currency wobbled and the classic haven metal ripped to fresh records. The…
After a three‑year run in which mega‑cap technology names dominated every rally, the market is finally blinking. Several prominent strategists now expect the largest platforms to cool, even as the broader opportunity set widens for investors willing to rotate into less crowded trades. The pause in the giants is not the end of tech, but…
The Trump administration is quietly testing a new way to compete with Silicon Valley for talent, and it starts with six-figure federal paychecks. A two‑year “Tech Force” fellowship offers salaries that can reach roughly the $195K range, then steers those same workers into roles at companies like Amazon and Meta once their government stint ends….
Whataburger’s familiar orange-and-white stripes are disappearing from parts of the South, as the Texas-born chain shutters all of its restaurants in three states even while it prepares a fresh wave of openings elsewhere. The closures mark a sharp turn for a brand that has spent the past few years racing to plant its flag far…