Europe enters the year in a state of strategic tension: resilient at home, uneasy abroad.Businesses are still hiring and investing, but confidence is wobbling as global risks mount. From boardrooms rattled by trade threats to governments quietly redesigning defense and deterrence, the continent is adapting in real time.Growth has surprised…
The digital gold rush of the last two years has officially moved from the cloud to the streets.In a series of high-energy appearances on CNBC this week, Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives declared 2026 the year of “Physical AI” – the moment where artificial intelligence sheds its screen-bound skin to…
Silver’s vertical sprint to a record around $120 per ounce on January 29 has flipped into a punishing reversal.The prices crashed on Friday as leveraged bets unwind and the dollar snaps back.After some venues briefly printed intraday lows in the low-$90s on Friday, silver has since sliced through the closely…
Markets are closing the day grappling with a sharp mix of policy, politics, and positioning risk. Donald Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh for Fed chair is forcing investors to reassess the path for rates, liquidity, and asset prices. That shift is rippling across gold, crypto, and the dollar, while geopolitical…
Verizon (NYSE: VZ) has been a “disappointment” for investors in recent years. After flirting with $60 during the COVID pandemic, it bottomed out near $30 in late 2023 and is trading at about $44 currently.As higher interest rates and fierce competition bruised the telecom giant, investors started viewing it more…
Tesla is retiring its Model S and Model X as it reallocates resources toward autonomous driving, robotics, and artificial intelligence.The shift, driven by CEO Elon Musk, highlights a broader strategy to prioritize software and automation over legacy models.Shares also moved higher intraday on reports of potential tie-ups among Musk’s companies,…
One can’t move the male parent. One has to find one that commits. That’s the mismatch issue.Harvard economist and 2023 Nobel Laureate Claudia Goldin wasn’t speaking about modern relationships in the abstract; she was diagnosing why birth rates are collapsing across the developed world.In an email conversation with Invezz, she…
The financial world shifted on its axis this Friday as President Donald Trump officially nominated Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as Chair of the Federal Reserve.This appointment is far from a mere administrative baton-pass; it represents a fundamental pivot in the world’s most powerful economic engine.Warsh, a former Fed…
Exxon Mobil Corp achieved fourth-quarter 2025 earnings that narrowly surpassed Wall Street expectations, largely fueled by robust results in its refining segment and all-time high output from significant growth assets.Despite this strong quarter, the energy behemoth’s overall profit for the full year decreased compared to 2024, primarily due to the…
US stocks opened lower on Friday, weighed down once again by struggling technology shares.That weakness came even as investors appeared broadly comfortable with President Donald Trump’s decision to nominate Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve.The S&P 500 opened 0.3% down, the Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.4%, and…