English News Archive — Business
January 2026
Energy — Finance — Top 10% of Americans Now Drive Nearly Half of All Consumer Spending, Hitting Record High
Investing — Hedge Funds Hit Record High Exposure to Semiconductor Stocks as Sector Rally Intensifies
Retail — Luxury Retail Giant Behind Saks, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman Files for Bankruptcy Amid Mounting Debt
Finance — Bitcoin Soars Past \$95,000 in Powerful Breakout as Bullish Momentum Accelerates
Economy — Trump Hails Surging GDP as Sign of Economic Strength in Detroit Speech
Markets — Silver Soars to Record \$87 as Global Demand Fuels Historic Rally
Markets — Investors Pour Record Cash Into Money Market Funds as January Inflows Hit Multi-Year High
Finance — Massive \$700 Million Cash Drain from Minneapolis Airport Spurs U.S. Probe into Somali-Run Remittance Networks and Potential Fraud Links
Finance — Iranian Rial Collapses to Near Zero Value Against Euro as Sanctions Deepen Crisis
Markets — Credit Card Interest Cap Sparks \$100B Selloff in Major Banks, Cards Firms
Markets — Silver soars past \$85/oz, marking historic high as 2026 gains blaze ahead
Finance — Powell Breaks Silence: Unflinching Two-Minute Response Signals End to Restraint Amid Trump Attacks
Investing — Balancing Risk and Loyalty: Should Employees Buy Their Own Company’s Stock?
Finance — Powell Adjusts Cuffs at Podium as Fed Signals Caution in Washington Briefing
Finance — China’s Urban Population Shrinks: Property Market at Risk as Towns Slow Down
Markets — Powell Defends Fed's Independence as Subpoenas Loom Over Headquarters Renovation, Markets React
Regulation — Trump Proposes 10% Cap on Credit Card Interest, Warns of Legal Penalties for Rates Above Cap by Jan. 20
Markets — Silver Surges to \$83.53/Oz, Up 4.5% as Prices Rally from \$28 in March
Finance — Powell Denounces DOJ Probe as Political Retaliation Over Independent Fed Rate Policy
Markets — Silver Surges Above \$83 as Geopolitical Tensions Fuels Safe‑Haven Rally Toward New All‑Time High
Markets — China Surges Ahead as Auto Market Shifts: 2025 Vehicle Sales Hit Record 27 Million, Japan Flat at 25 Million
Finance — Docklands: Decisive Deregulation Turns Wasteland into Global Finance Hub, Amid Rising Britain’s Inequality
Markets — Venezuela Stock Market Surges 124% After Maduro Capture; Bonds Rally as Exchange Gap Widens and Investors Forecast Reform
Finance — US Job Growth Revisions Hit 2025 All Year, Down 624,000 Jobs on Aggregate Revisions and Weak October, With December Expecting More Losses
Finance — Kenn Ricci Champions Family Finance: Quarterly Meetings and Open Wealth Talk with His Kids
Markets — Mortgage Rates Fall to 5.99% as Government Purchases Bond Market and New Rules Boost Housing Affordability
Finance — Supreme Court Expected to Strike Down Trump Tariffs, White House Faces Blowback as Odds Favor Ruling Illegal
Economy — Trump Launches \$200 Billion Mortgage Bond Buyback to Slash Rates and Restore Housing Affordability
Markets — China Stocks Rally to Four-Year High as Turnover Soars to 2.8 Trillion Yuan, Broad-Based Gains Lift CSI 300 and Shanghai Composite
Finance — India to Lift Five-Year Ban on Chinese Firms in Government Tender Bids as Ties Warm Over Border Dispute Resolution
Finance — Larry Page Shifts Empire Out of California Ahead of Billionaire Wealth Tax Deadline
Mergers & Acquisitions — JPMorgan to Take Over Apple Card from Goldman, Expands Its Card Empire as Goldman Exits Consumer Lending
Real Estate — Trump Bans Institutional Purchases of Single-Family Homes as Blackstone Stocks Plunge on Market- redefining Affordable Housing push
Finance — Trump to Convene With Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Executives on Venezuela Investment Push
Finance — US and Venezuela Strike \$2 Billion Oil Trade Deal, Redirecting Crude Flows to Gulf Coast Refineries
Markets — Dow Hits All-Time Highs as Materials Lead Rally: Dow Surges to Over 49,000, S\&P 500 Sets Record, Metals Rally Boosts Market
Markets — US Gas Prices Fall to 2021 Lows as States See Wide Range from \$2.24 to \$4.42 per Gallon
Markets — Silver Surges Past \$80 as Record-Looming Demand Sparks Parabolic Rally into 2026
Markets — Silver Soars to \$79+ as Safe-Haven Demand Surges Amid Geopolitical Tensions, Nears Record High
Markets — Mystery Trader Nets \$410K in Maduro Bet on Polymarket, Igniting Insider-Trade Scrutiny
Markets — US‑capture rumors trigger Caracas stock surge as market closes near record high, Caracas General Index up 17%
Energy — US Awards \$2.7 Billion to Expand Domestic Uranium Enrichment and Secure Nuclear Fuel Supply Chain
Markets — Japan 10-Year Yield Surges to 1999 High as Deficit Spending and Yen Weakness Fuel Bond Market Selloff
Markets — Copper Surges to Record as 2025 Rally Pushes Prices Past \$13,000; Market Faces 2026 Shortage Outlook
Markets — Bitcoin Breaks \$94k on \$200M Short Liquidations, Sparks Sharp Rally While Market Eyes Sustainability
Markets — February Streak Remains Tepid as S\&P 500 Posts Modest Average Gain of 0.09% and Weakest Month Pattern
Business — Pizza Chains Shift Tactics as Delivery Demand Slows, Rethinking Menu, Pricing, and Operations
Economy — Economies Clash in Triple-A Ranking: A Fresh Look at Global Growth, Trade, and Prosperity
Economy — China’s Art Market Stumbles as Property Slump Plunges Prices for Five More Years
Markets — Wall Street Bets on 2026 Rally Amid High Valuations, Hints of Rate Cuts and Robust Earnings
Finance — Somali Fraud Ring Spends Stolen Funds on Luxury Real Estate, Exotic Cars, and Beachside Retreats
Markets — Small Hedge Funds, Quant Shops, and Short-Sellers Left Behind as Market Shift Reshapes the Landscape
Markets — Solana Onchain Spot Volume Surpasses Major Centralized Exchanges in 2025, Reaching \$1.6 Trillion as Binance Maintains Dominance and Onchain Trading Surges
Real Estate — Home Prices Loom Over Incomes as First-Time Buyers Reach Record Age of 40
Markets — BYD Surges Past Tesla as Global EV Leader with 28% Uptick to 2.25 Million, While Tesla Faces Slump and Bold Robot Ambitions Loom
Markets — Chinese Government Bonds Surpass Global Peers as Yields Fall and Deflation Persists Since 2021
Finance — Federal Spending Surges to \$7 Trillion as Deficit Gap Persists for 23rd Year
Finance — Fed’s Standing Repo Use Surges to Record Peak as Banks Hoard Cash Ahead of Year-End Amid Liquidity Strain
Markets — Sandisk and Western Digital Lead S\&P 500 Surge as AI-Driven Demand Boosts Data-Storage Giants
Taxes — Minnesota Property Taxes to Jump Nearly \$950 Million in 2026, Marking a 7% Increase
Finance — Dollar Stumbles in 2025 as Bearish Bets Return and Fed Policy Looms Over Slumped Index