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Tether Outbuys Most Central Banks in Gold Bunker Buildup

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Tether seems to be prioritizing buying gold because its value isn’t tied to governments as tightly as fiat currencies are.

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Markets

Crypto Firm BitGo Kicks off Huge Year for IPOs

Artificial intelligence companies Anthropic and OpenAI have already taken early steps toward an IPO, The New York Times recently reported.

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Markets

Limbo for Longer: Don’t Expect More Fed Rate Cuts Before Mid-2026

2026 presents a catch-22 for the Fed. It normally cuts rates to buoy hiring, which tightened last year, but that could drive up inflation.

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Banking

Huntington Bank’s 21% Growth Shows Main Street’s up for Borrowing

Huntington Bancshares reported that its average commercial loans grew 12% from the prior quarter and 21% from a year ago in Q4.

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Finance

Schwab Earnings Spotlight the Real Winners of Record Retail Investor Inflows

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Everyday investors closed 2025 with inflows that were nearly twice the five-year average, surpassing the previous record set in 2021 by 17%.

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Markets

Wall Street Gets Squeezed by Twin Global Crises

Yields on ultra-long 40-year Japanese Government Bonds (JGB) rose 0.26 percentage points Tuesday, reaching 4.2%, an all-time high.

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Banking

White House Affordability Push Grabs Big Bank Bulls by the Horns

The six largest US banks paid more than $140 billion in dividends and buybacks last year, setting a record, according to Bloomberg.

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Markets

SpaceX, OpenAI Dominate Speculation About $3 Trillion IPO Geyser

A logjam keeping companies worth as much as $2.9 trillion, from SpaceX to OpenAI, out of public stock markets may finally break in 2026.

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Banking

Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley Riding High on Dealmaking Wave

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In its earnings call, Goldman said that its deal backlog now sits at a four-year high entering the New Year.

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Markets

Why Lower Interest Rates May Not Deliver the Affordability Washington Wants

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In recent days the spread between the 10-year and two-year yields has been hovering near the highest levels since April.

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