Finance

Markets

Iran War Turns Middle Eastern Tourist Hot Spots into Strike Zones

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Shares in travel firms are plummeting as Iranian counter-attacks on the US and Israel target vacation spots such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

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Finance

New Berkshire CEO Embraces Buffett’s Focus on Long-Term Value Amid Lackluster Earnings

Berkshire stock, which has lagged the S&P 500 for the past 12 months, fell Monday as results from Warren Buffett’s last quarter underwhelmed.

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Finance

Dollars at Dawn? Victory Capital Duels With Peltz’s Trian for Janus Henderson

A bidding war for Janus Henderson is no surprise as many asset management firms pursue consolidation in a bid to buttress against outflows.

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Media & Entertainment

What’s the Point of Buying Warner Bros., Anyway?

Netflix, with its 325 million subscribers, swears its potential (if not likely) acquisition of Warner Bros amounts to vertical integration.

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Markets

Hypothetical AI Doomsday Scenario Lights Up Wall Street’s HALO Trade

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A post from Citrini Research has drawn widespread attention for its imagining of a 2028 in which AI leads to unceasing white collar layoffs.

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Blockchain

Bitcoin Sinks to 14-Month Low amid Plot Twist in Safe-Haven Story

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The cryptocurrency market has lost half a trillion dollars in value since last Thursday, according to CoinGecko data.

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Banking

Luxury Card Cage Match Heats Up With Rising Perks, Prices

Credit card issuers are enticing big spenders with luxurious perks and prestige brands, funded in part by fees that are higher than ever.

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Private Equity

Blackstone Hits Dealmaking ‘Escape Velocity’

Nobody is happier about the exit uptick than Blackstone executives, whose realized performance compensation reached $1.1 billion in 2025.

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Markets

Tether Outbuys Most Central Banks in Gold Bunker Buildup

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

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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

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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