Are Wood Pellets Worth Billions In Subsidies? Drax Faces A Reckoning

SELBY, ENGLAND – JANUARY 30: The winter sun sets behind the Drax Bio mass Power Station operated by Drax Group PLC on January 30, 2025 in Selby, England. Once one of the largest coal power plant...

Weakness could tie Fed’s hands on inflation – Societe Generale

The Dollar index has dropped to its lowest level since February 2022, with limited impact on cash Treasuries. President Trump commented on the currency’s decline, stating, “I think it’s gr...

BlockDAG Closes Out Presale But Analysts Are Calling Layer Brett The ‘Next Shiba Inu’

The meme coin market is heating up, with new tokens catching traders’ attention worldwide. After past hits like Shiba Inu (SHIB), investors are watching closely for the next big meme token. BlockDAG (...

Trillion-Dollar Asset Manager Fidelity Launches its Own Stablecoin

Fintech Fidelity, one of the world’s largest asset managers with $5.9 trillion under management, is preparing to launch its own stablecoin, signaling another major step by traditional finance into dig...

AI investments fail to deliver financial returns for most companies, new studies show

A wave of reports released in late January has delivered sobering news for business leaders who have bet big on artificial intelligence: most companies are seeing lots of activity but little improveme...

Allbirds becomes latest retailer to close brick-and-mortar stores

A woman walks past an Allbirds store in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shoe brand Allbirds on Wednesday became the late...

Airbus, AstraZeneca and HSBC executives join UK’s Starmer on high-stakes China trip

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Downing Street on January 27, 2026 in London, England. Jack Taylor | Getty Images News | Getty Images BEIJING — Nearly 60 British businesses and cultural organiz...

Green Day’s Longest-Running Album Helps The Band Reach A Chart Milestone

Green Day’s Greatest Hits – God’s Favorite Band reaches 350 weeks as one of the 100 most consumed albums in the U.K., marking a first for the Grammy-winning band. NEW YORK, NEW YORK –...

Strengthening on commodity price optimism – MUFG

The Australian Dollar has outperformed, driven by optimism over global growth and rising commodity prices. Recent inflation data from Australia has reinforced expectations for a rate hike by the RBA i...

CZ pushes back against Binance listing criticism with DYOR comment

Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the founder of Binance, recently responded to criticism targeting Binance’s coin listing practices in a thread on X that stemmed from an earlier opinion he shared with his followe...

JPMorgan Chase to match $1,000 contribution to ‘Trump accounts’

Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., speaks at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington, Jan. 15, 2026. Luke Johnson | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase said Wednesd...

One year after DeepSeek, Chinese AI firms from Alibaba to Moonshot race to release new models

BEIJING — Chinese companies are accelerating the rollout of new artificial intelligence models as competition with U.S.-based rivals OpenAI, Anthropic and Google intensifies. Just over a year ago, Chi...

Coal Is Still A Force In U.S. Power Generation

ROBERTSON COUNTY, TEXAS – APRIL 29: Cows graze in a field near the coal-fueled Oak Grove Power Plant on April 29, 2024 in Robertson County, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Getty Imag...

GE Vernova (GEV) surpasses Q4 earnings and revenue estimates

GE Vernova (GEV – Free Report) came out with quarterly earnings of $13.39 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.05 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.73 per share a year ...

Memecoins Are Surging as Markets Brace for the Fed Decision

Altcoins Memecoins are showing renewed strength as the crypto market attempts a short-term recovery ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision later today. While major cryptocurrencies rema...

Southwest ends open seating after 54 years. We took the last flight

OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN — The 112 passengers on this Southwest Airlines red-eye flight from Honolulu to Los Angeles were the last in the airline’s more than 54-year history to scramble for a seat...

Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week SS/2026: Couples Therapy!

PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY 27: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY – For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House) Nicole Kidman and Arthur Jafa attend the Chanel Haute Couture Week Spring/S...

Weak momentum ahead of FOMC meeting – BNY

The Dollar is entering the FOMC decision on a weak note, with no signs of panic selling despite recent commentary from President Trump. There has been a marginal net-buying trend over the past three m...

Kleinfeld Bridal Says ‘Yes’ To Grooms

Kleinfeld is expanding its business by appealing to men through a hookup with Generation Tux. İ 2025 Blaine Siesser Photography, all rights reserved. Kleinfeld Bridal, the legendary wedding emporium i...

Double top near 215.00 weakens near-term outlook

The British Pound (GBP) is trading on the back foot against the Japanese Yen (JPY) on Wednesday, with GBP/JPY under modest pressure as demand for the Yen picks up amid fresh intervention speculation. ...

5 Best Meme Coins to Buy, According to an Early Shiba Inu (SHIB) Investor

Meme coins have turned into an absolute powerhouse in crypto, and if you’re one of those early Shiba Inu (SHIB) holders who scored big, you know the thrill. SHIB’s story has investors everywhere hunti...

Ripple rolls out treasury platform merging cash with digital assets

Ripple established its own treasury platform on Wednesday, powered by its recently acquired subsidiary, GTreasury. The firm said the treasury will enable CFOs, treasurers, and accounting teams to have...

Fashion’s Product Page Becomes A Person

Live shopping channels for fashion are growing fast, with over 500,000 hours being viewed per month in the UK Whatnot As we scan our social media feeds on our phones, we are constantly being served so...

New target set at USD5,600/oz – OCBC

OCBC Bank has revised its Gold forecasts higher to USD5,600/oz by end-2026, up from USD4,800/oz, reflecting recent price increases and persistent structural demand. The report highlights that geopolit...

Ethena Proposes Leaner Risk Committee Structure Ahead of ENA Vote

Key Insights: Ethena and sENA holders are voting on reducing the Ethena Risk Committee from five members to three. Proposal outlines clearer role assignments and changes to compensation and workload s...

Banking giant updates silver price target

Citigroup has sharply raised its short-term outlook for silver after the metal surged past earlier expectations, driven by strong investor demand and momentum-led buying. By press time, silver was tra...

Tokenized Deposits vs Stablecoins vs CBDCs

Fintech Digital money has moved from a niche experiment to a core topic in global finance over the past few years. What began with cryptocurrencies has expanded into a much broader ecosystem that now ...

Bank of Canada maintains on-hold bias – BBH

The Bank of Canada (BOC) is expected to keep its policy rate unchanged at 2.25% for the second consecutive meeting. Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) analysts note that the BOC will likely reiterate its o...

Could Trump name next Fed Chair amid FOMC meeting focus?

Speculation is intensifying over US President Donald Trump’s nomination of the next Chair of the Federal Reserve (Fed), an announcement that could come as early as Wednesday, while the Federal Open Ma...

BoC to maintain overnight rate at 2.25% with a cautious tone – TD Securities

TD Securities’ Global Strategy Team provides insights on the upcoming Bank of Canada Rate Decision scheduled for January. The expectation is for the overnight rate to remain at 2.25%, with a cau...

Bruno Mars’s Debut Album Reaches A New Peak, 15 Years After Its Release

Bruno Mars’s debut album Doo-Wops & Hooligans climbs to a new all-time high on the U.K.’s Official Albums Streaming chart nearly 15 years after its release. LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 20: Rec...

Diversification concerns remain – Rabobank

RaboResearch discusses the current state of the USD, highlighting potential negative factors impacting the currency. Concerns over Fed independence and US fiscal policies are noted, alongside signs of...