Silver surged past $95 an ounce for the first time ever, and gold vaulted above $4,700, as investors rushed to safe-haven assets amid increasing geopolitical uncertainties.
The agricultural sector is reeling this week following the release of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) January 2026 Crop Production Annual Summary and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE). In a move that caught even seasoned commodity traders off guard, the USDA confirmed a record-shattering corn harvest,
In a move that has ignited a firestorm of constitutional and economic debate, the Department of Justice (DOJ) under the Trump administration has officially launched a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The escalation, characterized by many on Wall Street as a frontal assault on the independence of
The transition of leadership at the Federal Reserve has taken a dramatic turn as of January 19, 2026, with reports indicating that Kevin Hassett is no longer the frontrunner to succeed Jerome Powell as Chair of the central bank. For months, Hassett—the current Director of the National Economic Council—
As of January 19, 2026, the era of "narrow leadership" that defined the post-pandemic bull market has officially given way to a new regime: the "Great Convergence." For nearly three years, a handful of mega-cap technology titans—the "Magnificent Seven"—shouldered the entire weight of the U.S. economy’s
The Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) is one of the best-performing ETFs, but the tech concentration is an issue. Is sticking with the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) better?
The century-long tradition of Federal Reserve independence is facing its gravest threat to date as the Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched an unprecedented criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell. The news, which broke on January 11, 2026, has sent shockwaves through global financial markets, raising fears that the
According to a Bloomberg report, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is looking to scrutinize the practice of large tech companies hiring startup employees instead of acquiring the company.
BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) has kicked off the 2026 earnings season with a resounding statement of dominance, reporting fourth-quarter results that exceeded even the most optimistic Wall Street projections. Fueled by an unprecedented wave of inflows into its asset and wealth management divisions, the firm saw its total assets under management
