Month: January 2026
Global central bankers unite in defense of Fed Chair Jerome Powell
Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Global central bankers issued a statement Tuesday defending U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell following the launch of a criminal investigation […]
Read More
Iran’s regime in its ‘final days and weeks’ after mass protests, Germany’s Merz says
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) gives a press statement on the sidelines of his visit to the Bosch company. This is the last stop on his trip to India. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday said the embattled Iranian regime appears to be finished as mass protests […]
Read More
Trump’s tariff gambit over Iran risks derailing U.S.–China trade deal
TOPSHOT – US President Donald Trump (L) and China’s President Xi Jinping arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on October 30, 2025. Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s threat of 25% tariffs on countries doing business with Iran has raised […]
Read More
European shares open broadly higher as geopolitics remains in focus
A trader works at his desk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after the opening bell in New York on December 3, 2025. Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks opened higher on Tuesday, as investors continued to weigh geopolitical developments in Iran, and the launching […]
Read More
Orsted jumps 6% after U.S. judge rules firm can resume wind project halted by Trump
A turbine blade is lifted onto a rack near tower sections at the Revolution Wind project assembly site at State Pier in New London, Connecticut, US, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Danish renewables giant Orsted rose nearly 6% on Tuesday morning, shortly after a U.S. judge cleared […]
Read More
Hedge funds had their best year since 2009. These 2 strategies drove the biggest returns
Key Points Hedge funds landed their biggest annual gain in 16 years, with equity strategies and thematic macroeconomic funds leading the charge. Healthcare, energy and commodities markets offered fertile territory last year, as fund managers weathered tariff turbulence and crypto corrections. 2025 saw positive performances across a range of investment approaches, with industry mainstays Citadel […]
Read More
Europe’s new war economy: Greenland, Venezuela fears fuel defense ‘mega-trend’
Investors are piling into a European defense spending “mega-trend,” turbo-charged by a mix of EU, national and private capital funding that’s set to run well into the next decade. As several of Europe’s leading defense stocks surged to near-20% returns in the opening week of 2026, investors now see the sector as a long-term bet, […]
Read More
JPMorgan Chase is set to report fourth-quarter earnings – here’s what the Street expects
Key Points JPMorgan Chase reports fourth-quarter earnings before the market open Tuesday. Wall Street expects earnings of $5 a share and revenue of $46.2 billion, according to LSEG. JPM executives will host a call with analysts at 8:30 a.m. ET. Source
Read More
The ‘rebellious’ instincts that turned Synthesia CEO Victor Riparbelli into a generative‑AI trailblazer
Victor Riparbelli, co-founder and CEO of Synthesia, has become one of Europe’s leading voices on AI — despite starting far from the traditional tech path. Growing up in Denmark, Riparbelli often felt out of step with its consensus-driven culture. “It’s an amazing place, but it’s really not a place that inspires ambition and drive and innovation,” he told CNBC’s Steve Sedgwick on the “Executive Decisions” podcast. He immersed himself in books and computers, […]
Read More
Venezuela stocks soar 130% to record highs as Maduro’s ouster spurs economic turnaround hopes
A Venezuelan living in Colombia waves a Venezuelan flag and a U.S. flag at Plaza de Bolivar to celebrate after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Bogota, Colombia, Jan. 3, 2026. Andres Galeano | Reuters Venezuela’s stock market has […]
Read More