Strategy slides after bitcoin briefly dips below crypto firm’s key breakeven level

Strategy slides after bitcoin briefly dips below crypto firm’s key breakeven level

Michael Saylor, chairman of MicroStrategy, speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 26, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Strategy plunged 8% on Monday after bitcoin dipped below the cryptocurrency treasury company’s average purchase price per token.   Bitcoin traded at about $74,500 at its bottom on Monday – its lowest … Read more

Earnings, jobs loom large in the week ahead for a discerning market. Here’s what’s coming up

Earnings, jobs loom large in the week ahead for a discerning market. Here’s what’s coming up

More Magnificent Seven earnings are coming next week, helping to decide the direction of a stock market that’s becoming more discerning, while the latest data on the labor market will cast light on the state of the economy. Alphabet and Amazon are the next big technology companies in line to have their income statements scrutinized, … Read more

Wealth inequality and the ‘K-shaped’ economy are more striking than ever, data shows

Wealth inequality and the ‘K-shaped’ economy are more striking than ever, data shows

The gap between the best and worse off Americans is growing — and economists don’t see an end in sight. The “K-shaped” economy has been top of mind for consumers, corporate leaders, policymakers and investors since the Covid pandemic drastically reshaped Americans’ financial habits almost six years ago. Economists now warn that this two-speed economic … Read more

World leaders flock to Beijing, hedging against U.S. disruptions

World leaders flock to Beijing, hedging against U.S. disruptions

China’s President Xi Jinping (R) and Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer shake hands before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 29, 2026. Carl Court | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — Countries that shunned China during its trade dispute with the U.S. are now sending their leaders to … Read more

S&P 500 touches record 7,000 level, but gain fades as Fed keeps rates on hold: Live updates

S&P 500 touches record 7,000 level, but gain fades as Fed keeps rates on hold: Live updates

A television station broadcasts the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold rates after a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The S&P 500 reached a milestone level on Wednesday, hitting 7,000 … Read more

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

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 organizations will join U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on his trip to China this week, the first such state visit in eight years. … Read more

Big winter storm to hit first quarter GDP. But it may give a boost to Costco and other stocks

Big winter storm to hit first quarter GDP. But it may give a boost to Costco and other stocks

This weekend’s winter storm continues to affect much of the U.S., and could even have a material impact on gross domestic product — but there are some companies that are likely to be beneficiaries. The storm is continuing to make its presence felt on Monday, with wind and below-freezing temperatures lingering even after much of … Read more

Stock futures fall as traders get set for a big week of trading: Live updates

Stock futures fall as traders get set for a big week of trading: Live updates

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Jan. 22, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures fell on Sunday night as traders braced for a big week, with key earnings reports and a U.S. monetary policy meeting. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures lost 317 points, … Read more

Buy low, sell high: How we navigated the wild week on Wall Street

Buy low, sell high: How we navigated the wild week on Wall Street

It was a tumultuous week for investors. President Donald Trump ‘s threat to increase tariffs on eight European countries for opposing his bid to take over Greenland sent the stock market into a tailspin on Tuesday, with the S & P 500 and Nasdaq posting their worst days since October. Both averages rebounded the next … Read more

Gov. Walz calls on Trump to halt ICE operations in Minnesota after another fatal shooting

Gov. Walz calls on Trump to halt ICE operations in Minnesota after another fatal shooting

A federal agent cordons off the area as people gather at the scene of a shooting involving federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Jan. 24, 2026. Tim Evans | Reuters Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Saturday called on President Donald Trump to end sweeping Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in the state after … Read more