A New Model Challenges Stablecoin Economics Circle, the issuer behind the USDC stablecoin, has built a large and profitable business primarily by investing the cash and short-term Treasury reserves backing its coin and keeping the … Read more
A Rare Stumble Amid an AI-Fueled Rally In a quarter otherwise dominated by upbeat AI-driven earnings across technology and financial sectors, IBM delivered a jarring counter-signal. Shares of the century-old technology giant fell sharply by … Read more
Bankers Line Up for a Landmark Listing Anthropic is moving closer to what could become one of the defining IPOs of the AI era, with investment banks reportedly lining up investor meetings as part of … Read more
A Warning Light Most People Are Missing While headline economic data continues to paint a picture of a resilient U.S. consumer, one corner of household credit is flashing red. Roughly one in 20 car loans … Read more
A New Round of Trade Escalation Markets entered the heart of summer earnings season facing a fresh jolt of trade-policy uncertainty. A weekend announcement of 30% tariffs on the European Union and Mexico pushed overall … Read more
A Blowout Quarter, Powered by Infrastructure Money The second quarter of 2026 delivered one of the strongest earnings seasons Wall Street has seen in years, and the common thread running through nearly every result was … Read more