Global equity markets staged a measured recovery after a sharp, technology-led selloff unsettled investors, underscoring how quickly capital can reprice risk when disruptive innovation collides with established business models. The rebound did not erase the damage inflicted on software and...

When a major retailer enters bankruptcy, the hierarchy of creditors usually follows a familiar pattern. Landlords, logistics providers, IT vendors, and consultants queue for limited recovery, often with little bargaining power and long waits. The bankruptcy of Saks, however, has exposed a markedly...

For decades, U.S. banks have relied on a simple but powerful model: attract deposits cheaply, lend those funds at higher rates, and earn the spread. That model is now facing a structural challenge from an unexpected direction. Dollar-backed stablecoins—digital tokens designed to maintain a...

Gold’s powerful rally has been driven less by inflation alone and more by an unusually dense layering of global risks. From geopolitics and sovereign debt concerns to technological uncertainty and monetary credibility, the metal has absorbed a wide spectrum of anxieties that investors have...

The sharp sell-off in gold, silver, and copper following a period of record-breaking gains has underscored a familiar but often forgotten truth about commodity markets: rallies driven by narrative and momentum can reverse abruptly when macro assumptions shift. What unfolded was not simply...

The surge that has carried gold toward the $5,600 mark and lifted silver close to $120 an ounce is no longer being driven by a single shock or short-term fear. Instead, it reflects a deeper reassessment by investors of how risk, value preservation, and monetary credibility function in a world...

Amazon’s decision to cut 16,000 jobs globally represents more than a routine cost-cutting exercise. It marks a structural reset after years of pandemic-era expansion and signals how the company is recalibrating its workforce around automation, artificial intelligence, and leaner management layers....

China’s decision to grant limited approval for ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent to purchase Nvidia’s H200 artificial-intelligence chips marks a carefully calibrated shift in Beijing’s technology policy. Rather than a blanket endorsement of foreign semiconductor imports, the move reflects a...

Venezuela’s oil industry has entered a radically altered phase following Washington’s intervention under the administration of Donald Trump, an episode that culminated in the U.S. asserting control over oil exports and revenues after moving to detain President Nicolás Maduro. Whatever the political...

Gold’s surge beyond the $5,100 mark is not a conventional commodities rally driven by cyclical demand or supply disruptions. It reflects a deeper repricing of financial risk as investors, institutions, and central banks increasingly question the stability of currencies, policy frameworks, and...

The European Union’s investigation into the deployment of Grok, the artificial-intelligence chatbot integrated into X, marks a turning point in how regulators are asserting control over generative AI embedded inside mass-reach social platforms. At issue is not simply whether objectionable material...