Kiyoshi Kimura broke his own record for a giant bluefin tuna at the celebratory start-of-year auction at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market. He said customers would pay standard prices despite him splashing o...
RAKBank's in-principle nod from the Central Bank of the UAE to launch a dirham-backed stablecoin adds a homegrown bank to the UAE’s stablecoin race....
The offering expands Nexo’s structured lending products to Bitcoin and Ether holders amid a broader recovery in crypto-backed lending....
Rich nations built their wealth on coal, oil and gas. Now the world is asking poorer countries like Mozambique to chart a different course. Is a fossil-free path to development realistic?...
Brian Niccol said he wanted Starbucks to feel like the coffee shop from "Friends." Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol said a fictional café guided his vision of what his s...
Article URL: https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/01/08/do-not-mistake-a-resilient-global-economy-for-populist-success Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46550777 Points: 21 # Commen...
Elon Musk stays on top as Nvidia’s Jensen Huang powers up the rankings on an AI-fuelled surge in fortunes...
The phrase “shadow fleet” refers to ageing oil tankers that operate under false flags to bypass Western sanctions on Russian, Iranian, and Venezuelan crude, a practice Russia has reportedly invested b...
Brian Niccol has spent his first year as CEO of Starbucks making a series of changes, big and small, to improve operations at the coffee giant. Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Fast Company Brian Ni...
Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller has long been considered the wealthiest man in America's history. NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images America has more billionaires than ever, led by Elon M...
Beyoncé performs during the Renaissance World Tour. Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Parkwood Beyoncé is worth $1 billion, according to Forbes' estimates. Much of her wealth is derived from her valuable musi...
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...
XRP ETFs logged their first net outflow day since launch, breaking a multi-week inflow streak after more than $1 billion poured into the funds....
BlackRock has further separated itself from competitors in the crypto ETF market in 2025, with its Bitcoin and Ether funds, IBIT and ETHA, accounting for the majority of net inflows....
The $11 billion Bitcoin whale is betting hundreds of millions of dollars on the price increase of Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana, while smart money traders remain net short on leading tokens....
Bruce Springsteen, Beyoncé, and Taylor Swift are all billionaires. Al Pereira/WireImage; Edward Berthelot/Andreas Rentz/Getty Images Beyoncé's net worth has officially reached $1 billion, according to...
Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Google's Larry Page had different responses to California's proposed billionaire's tax. Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images, EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/GettyImages A proposed w...
A fancy Starbucks coffee drink with whipped cream Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images Under new CEO Brian Niccol, Starbucks had a sometimes rocky 2025. I thought slimming down the menu length and adding after...
: Plexi Images/GHI/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images New York City's Significant Industry report lists the top 10 most common finance jobs. The report also listed the projected growth rates ...
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...