Searching for the Limits of AI Optimism in 2026
Fidelity International calls AI âthe defining theme for equity marketsâ in the coming year....
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Fidelity International calls AI âthe defining theme for equity marketsâ in the coming year....
From trade tensions and high debt burdens to fears of an AI stocks bubble, the global economy will face an array of risks that could dampen growth in the new year....
President Trump says 2026 will be better for American farmers, thanks in part to $12 billion in new federal "bridge payments." But optimism remains hard to come by in farm country. (Image credit: Kirk...
Garry Tan is a top seed investor. Courtesy Y Combinator founders seized the AI boom in 2025, with increasingly younger teams securing millions in seed funding. Founders launched companies ranging from...
Emerging markets are finally accessing finance, with a $310-billion stablecoin market showing that adoption is not hype. Here is what this milestone actually means....
ATG cofounders Dillon Erb and Daniel Kobran. Autonomous Technologies Group ATG cofounders Dillon Erb and Daniel Kobran raised $15 million to build an AI wealth strategist. Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan l...
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang is the face of the company supplying chips to many of the companies in the AI arms race. Woohae Cho/Getty Images If you've heard about AI, you're probably familiar ...
The American economy is tipping away from low-wage workers once again. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images The K-shaped economy has returned, with gaps widening between high and low-income American...
Jensen Huang, Jeff Bezos, and Mary Barra all started far from the top. Getty Images Many of the world's most powerful business leaders began their careers in more humble ways. From Jensen Huang workin...
The dual life of stablecoins: A lifeline for citizens and a tool for sanctioned entities involved in Venezuela and Iran's economic crises....
President Donald Trump aims to control and revive Venezuela's oil industry. Critics call it modern-day colonialism....
Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images; Mateusz Slodkowski; Alyssa Powell/BI It certainly looks like an insider may have cashed in big by betting on Venezuelan President NicolĂĄs Maduro's American-orchestra...
Thereâs opportunity in inequality. Thereâs also an election coming up....
Wyomingâs Frontier Stable Token (FRNT) is âthe first fiat-backed, fully-reserved stable token" to be issued by a US public entity, says state Governor Mark Gordon....
Financial giant JPMorgan will expand its JPM Coin from Base to Canton Network, just days after Cantonâs coin set a new peak price....
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Damage caused by US tariffs has so far been muted but that wonât last...
The total NFT market capitalization dropped significantly in 2025, from about $9 billion in January 2025 to just over $2.7 billion in 2026....
Recent credit blow-ups underline the need to pay attention to practical warning signs...
Elon Musk lost billions in wealth this year. He's almost got it all back. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Tesla released its latest quarterly sales figures — and they're worse than Wall Street expect...