Markets
Payrolls Data Becomes Fed’s Pivot Point as Rate Cut Debate Intensifies
With the Federal Reserve holding rates at 3.5-3.75%, Friday's employment report will test whether January's 130,000 job gain marks a labor market turning point or a statistical anomaly.
Cross-Party Revolt Builds Against UK North Sea Tax as Investment Collapses
Former ministers from Labour, Conservative, SNP and Liberal Democrat ranks unite to challenge windfall levy they warn threatens energy security and jobs without cutting emissions.
The Unraveling: Wall Street’s Market-Making War Reaches Tipping Point
As Citadel Securities pushes deeper into bank territory and JPMorgan fortifies its defenses, the once-symbiotic relationship between traditional lenders and electronic traders is fracturing into open competition for control of market infrastructure.
Schwarzman’s $1.24 Billion Payday Reignites Private Equity Tax Debate
Blackstone CEO earns near-record compensation as Democrats target carried interest loophole and housing acquisitions in election-year push.
SpaceX Eyes Confidential IPO Filing in March, Targeting $1.75 Trillion Valuation
Elon Musk's rocket company moves toward what could become the largest public offering in history, testing a market that's shown renewed appetite for tech debuts.
BMW Completes 11-Month Humanoid Robot Trial as Manufacturing Automation Race Accelerates
Figure AI's robots handled 90,000 parts in BMW's Spartanburg plant, marking the first sustained deployment of general-purpose humanoids in high-volume automotive production.
Trump Media Explores Truth Social Spin-Off as Stock Languishes 89% Below Peak
The social media platform could become an independent public company following a complex merger with fusion energy firm TAE Technologies.
Wall Street’s Climate Retreat: US Asset Managers Abandon Net Zero Alliance as Europe Doubles Down
The relaunched Net Zero Asset Managers initiative attracted 250 signatories but only 12 from the US, creating a $27 trillion divide in climate finance as BlackRock, Vanguard, and Fidelity decline to rejoin.
PayPal Denies Stripe Acquisition Talks as Stock Plunges 6% Following Retraction
The payments giant confirmed it is not in discussions to be acquired, contradicting reports that sent shares soaring earlier this week and exposing deeper vulnerability amid leadership transition.
Block Slashes 40% of Workforce in AI-Driven Restructuring as Markets Reward Dorsey’s Efficiency Play
Jack Dorsey's fintech cuts 4,000 employees from strong position as stock surges 23% on bet that AI tools replace human labor at scale.
Smartphone Market Faces 13% Contraction as Memory Crisis Ruptures Supply Chain
IDC projects shipments will plunge 140 million units in 2026 as DRAM and NAND shortages driven by AI infrastructure demand force manufacturers to raise prices and cut production.
Victory Capital Launches $8.6 Billion Counterbid for Janus Henderson
San Antonio-based asset manager offers $57.04 per share in competing proposal, topping Trian's December deal by 16% and forcing bidding war for $484 billion AUM firm.