Money, Wealth & Power—A Daily Look at the Financial World
The fight over Greenland has shifted from diplomatic oddity to full-blown economic confrontation. President Donald Trump is threatening tariffs as leverage to force European countries to back his push to acquire the Arctic territory, while Europe is preparing to answer with a legal weapon it openly calls a trade “bazooka.” What began as a dispute…
The collapse of a popular sports apparel chain into Chapter 11 bankruptcy is not an isolated misstep but part of a broader reckoning in retail. As shoppers shift online and competition intensifies, even once-buzzy brands are discovering that name recognition is no shield against mounting debt, shrinking margins, and unforgiving landlords. The latest filing underscores…
The White House threat to “sue” CBS over its handling of a presidential interview is more than a sharp exchange between a press office and a network. It is a warning shot that signals how aggressively the current administration is prepared to police its image and challenge traditional media gatekeeping. At stake is not only…
When an economy unravels, it is not abstract charts that collapse but paychecks, savings, and the basic ability to buy food or fuel. I look at seven countries where fear is surging and where an ordinary person could go broke in a full-blown collapse, as inflation, currency crashes, and policy failures combine into a brutal…
Broadcom has emerged as one of the clearest beneficiaries of the scramble to build out artificial intelligence infrastructure, and Wall Street is taking notice. Analysts are lifting ratings and targets on AVGO as hyperscalers pour capital into networking, accelerators, and custom silicon that sit at the heart of modern AI data centers. The company’s latest…
Gold’s blistering run in 2025 has left investors fixated on what comes next, and Wall Street has responded with some of its most aggressive calls in years. Instead of scattered soundbites, the most useful way to see the stakes is to line up the boldest 2026 targets against where the metal actually finished last year….
Ford’s top executive is sounding an alarm that cuts against the usual narrative of robots taking everyone’s jobs. As artificial intelligence drives a rush to build data centers and retool factories, Ford CEO Jim Farley argues that The United States is running short of the very blue-collar workers needed to pour the concrete, pull the…
Intel spent years as the chip giant investors loved to doubt, but the market’s tone has shifted as its finances have tightened up. Jim Cramer has zeroed in on that pivot, arguing that once Intel fixed its balance sheet, the narrative around the stock changed from a value trap to a potential comeback story. I…
The crypto billionaire who once shelled out $4.6 million to dine with Warren Buffett now says he would happily spend $30 million for a single hour with Elon Musk. The figure is eye catching, but it also captures how power has shifted from old-school value investing to the cult of the tech founder in the…
President Donald Trump is escalating a personal and political clash with Jamie Dimon, accusing the JPMorgan Chase chief of lying about a supposed offer to lead the Federal Reserve and declaring him unfit to run the central bank. The dispute, which began with a report that Trump had courted Dimon for the Fed chair, has…