Imrann Ahmad 
Key Points Gold and silver prices tumbled Friday after President Donald Trump’s reported choice of Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve appeared to calm fears about the central bank’s independence—and sent the dollar sharply higher. Spot silver sank 28% to $83.45 an ounce, hovering near its intraday lows. Silver futures suffered an even steeper … Read more
Key Points UnitedHealth Group reported a modest earnings beat for the fourth quarter on Tuesday. Still, investors focused on softer revenue guidance as the health-care giant works through rising medical costs and a broader turnaround effort. Here’s how the company performed compared with Wall Street expectations, based on analyst estimates from LSEG: The update comes … Read more
Key Points Shares of CoreWeave surged on Monday after Nvidia revealed a $2 billion investment in the fast-growing artificial intelligence infrastructure provider, giving investors fresh confidence in the company’s long-term prospects. According to the companies, Nvidia purchased Core-Weave Class A common stock at $87.20 per share—a discount to Friday’s closing price of $92.98. The capital … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A powerful winter storm grinding through Middle Tennessee has left more than 174,000 people without power as freezing rain and dropping temperatures pile up ice across the region. According to Nashville Electric Service, utility crews are struggling to keep up with more than 2,500 active outage events, with the number of customers … Read more
Capital One Financial just dropped one of the biggest fintech bombshells of the year — the credit card giant has agreed to acquire startup Brex in a $5.15 billion deal that mixes cash and stock, marking a major move into business-focused financial services. The deal, announced Thursday, is set to close by mid-2026 once it … Read more
European stocks were mixed early Monday as investors entered a busy week dominated by geopolitical uncertainty, key earnings reports and the start of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index showed little movement after recent gains, while major national indexes like the FTSE 100, DAX, and CAC 40 reflected cautious … Read more
In a dramatic escalation of foreign policy, former President Donald Trump announced steep tariffs on key European NATO allies as leverage in his ongoing push to acquire Greenland — a semiautonomous Danish territory in the Arctic that both Denmark and Greenland staunchly reject selling. Trump revealed that eight European countries — Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, … Read more
Europe Pushes Back Hard as Trump Threatens Tariffs to Force Greenland Sale European leaders are firing back at U.S. President Donald Trump after he shocked allies with a plan to slap rising tariffs on key European nations — unless Denmark agrees to sell Greenland to the United States. Trump announced late Saturday that starting Feb. … Read more
In an unprecedented move, NASA has brought four astronauts back to Earth ahead of schedule from the International Space Station (ISS) due to a medical concern affecting one of the crew — marking the first medical evacuation in the space station’s 25-year history. Here’s what happened: 🌍 Mission Cut Short — But All Four Are … Read more
NASA is gearing up for a historic return to deep space with Artemis II, the first crewed lunar mission in more than five decades. The agency’s massive Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are set to roll out to the launch pad this week at Kennedy Space Center in Florida — a major … Read more