Forecasting the world in 2026
FT writers’ predictions for the new year, from the likelihood of higher Trump tariffs to the future of interest rates and the arrival of humanoid helpers...
Dec 31Financial TimeseconomicsImpact
FT writers’ predictions for the new year, from the likelihood of higher Trump tariffs to the future of interest rates and the arrival of humanoid helpers...
The first block was mined and added to the Bitcoin ledger on January 3, 2009, by pseudonymous cryptographer Satoshi Nakamoto....
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong warned that reopening the GENIUS Act would cross a “red line,” accusing banks of lobbying Congress to block stablecoin rewards and limit competition....
Tourists planning to spend Christmas in Hong Kong have fuelled a surge in guest house bookings since October, driving occupancy and room rates to their strongest levels in five years. But those arrivi...
📋 Key Facts ✓ iRobot filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on December 14 and will be acquired by Picea Robotics. ✓ Founded in 1990 by Colin ...
AI-fuelled market euphoria is a new telling of an old story that will not play out differently this time, writes John Plender — but it may have some way still to go...
RWA protocols have overtaken decentralized exchanges by total value locked, as tokenized Treasurys, private credit, and commodities become core onchain building blocks....
Protesting French farmers entered the centre of Paris and reached the Eiffel Tower on Thursday with more heading to the French capital amid anger over a free trade agreement between the Europea...
Italy on Wednesday said that an EU trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur could bring "enormous benefits", despite calling for a postponement of plans to seal the accord in December. On Friday, ...
Crypto-treasury stocks can fall harder than the coins they hold. Leverage, valuation premiums, dilution risk and equity market structure amplify downside moves....
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...
Economists and tax collectors might be underestimating its impact...
Michael Burry, the investor of "The Big Short" fame. Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images Michael Burry touted health insurer Molina as a winning stock pick on his Substack. The "Big Short" in...
: 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 ...
From left: Anthony Gutman, David Solomon, Jacqueline Arthur. Courtesy of Goldman Sachs 10 Goldman Sachs leaders shared their go-to book and podcast recommendations. Business Insider asked the CEO and ...
Article URL: https://jacobin.com/2025/12/romney-tax-rich-op-ed-nyt/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46436687 Points: 34 # Comments: 4...
Article URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/data-center-growth Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46521238 Points: 9 # Comments: 1...
From hacks and macro shocks to stablecoin regulation and market-structure upgrades, 2025 reshaped how crypto operates and what mainstream adoption really means....
Leading AI companies are competing for the world's top talent, doling out huge pay packages. They are also paying top dollar for undiscovered talent. iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BI AI giants like OpenAI, A...
Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI The must-read story in the $5 trillion hedge fund industry used to be about who made the biggest trade or launched the biggest fund. Now it's about who made the biggest ...