CEOs are using AI to research topics and summarize emails. Franco Origlia/Ethan Miller/Getty Images; Alexander Drago/via REUTERS CEOs are integrating AI into their personal and professional lives. Nvi...
China’s central bank has set the yuan’s daily reference rate at its strongest level in 15 months, as the currency strengthened in offshore trading and briefly broke through the closely watched seven-p...
China’s economy has successfully weathered mounting shocks, including US tariffs and technology curbs, and continues to innovate despite a challenging environment, according to the mouthpiece of the r...
Ethereum's daily transactions hit a record 2.02M driven by RWA tokenization, yet prediction markets show traders are more bullish on gold....
The once-daily Wegovy pill became the first oral GLP-1 approved for weight loss in the U.S., offering an alternative to injectable treatments that have driven soaring demand....
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Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world, but some of the people there earn less than $4 a month....
The future of cinemagoing is top of mind as 2026 kicks off, with Netflix, which is buying Warner Bros. for $72 billion, reportedly interested in a 17-day window for theatrical releases before they hit...
Crypto majors fall for first time in 2026; BTC at $92k. Morgan Stanley files for BTC, ETH and SOL ETFs. US Senate schedules key vote for crypto market structure bill for next week. Hyperliquid release...
Palmer Luckey, founder of Erebor Bank and Anduril Industries. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images Anduril founder Palmer Luckey has voiced support for the Trump administration's new regulations on ...
President Donald Trump speaks at a podium about his January 3rd raid on Venezuela. Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio, and Stephen Miller stand behind him. Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images Donald Trump on Sat...
Composite picture of Elon Musk (left) and Jeff Bezos (right) Joel Saget/AFP and Kevin Winter The 10 richest people are worth more than Amazon after a nearly $600 billion wealth gain in 2025. The AI bo...
Many leaders I spoke with took non-traditional paths to their current jobs. gradyreese/Getty Images/iStockphoto I spoke to around 80 executives in 2025, over 30 of whom worked at Fortune 500 companies...
Sridhar Ramaswamy cautions against all-or-nothing thinking when it comes to AI. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Snowflake CEO says the biggest misconception about AI is all-or-nothing thinking about its ...
Alcohol is cheaper in Germany than many other EU countries, with consumption still relatively high. However, there has been a fall in the amount that people, particularly young people and men, are dri...
The people, funds and institutions behind the emirate’s staggering rise to riches...
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The proposed levy on people worth 10 figures and above has rattled Silicon Valley and split Democratic leaders...
Trump pledged to use proceeds from the sale of this oil "to benefit the people" of both countries. (Image credit: Evan Vucci)...
Real estate is a fun new sector for the prediction market space—but how exactly will people use these markets?...