Some people are bird-watchers and some people are Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) estimate watchers. (Of course, some folks are both!) If you've been keeping an eye on estimates of 2027's COLA, which will be announced in October, you've probably seen it change.</
The global payments industry delivered another year of expansion in 2025, with network operators benefiting from international commerce and payment volume growth even as transaction processors faced slower merchant spending and intensifying competition. The world's 20 larg
USD/JPY forecast at 155 on 6-month view The Japanese Yen has seen a sharp pullback after comments from the Prime Minister and Bank of Japan Governor. The USD/JPY has returned to near the 160 level, partly due to a firmer US Dollar. A June BoJ rate hike is w
Trezor says your crypto is safe after Ledger audit exposes a hardware flaw The flaw affects only one of the wallet's multiple security layers and would require physical access, specialized equipment and advanced expertise to exploit. What to know: - Trezor disclosed a secu
SAN FRANCISCO, June 3 Beware the ghosts of IPOs past. SpaceX and Anthropic are preparing for what may be the biggest public-market launches in U.S. history, with OpenAI rumored to be close behind That will put the companies' chiefs in the sights of the buttoned-down
NEW YORK, June 3 The charge higher in U.S. technology stocks has made broader indexes as reliant as ever on the group -- and more vulnerable should those market leaders trip up. With stunning gains over the past two months, the S&P 500 technology sector now accounts for mo
Gold has become the world’s largest reserve asset, moving ahead of US government bonds, according to a European Central Bank (ECB) report. The shift follows years of heavy buying by central banks and a steep rise in bullion prices over the past two years The ECB sai
June 3 The artificial-intelligence boom already has fueled a record stock-market surge. Now it's driving up long-term Treasury yields too Meta Platforms, Oracle and other technology companies have raised $250 billion in debt markets globally this year, according to
Swiss National Bank Chairman Martin Schlegel reiterates preparedness to act against Swiss Franc appreciation, citing unchanged inflation pressures. Swiss National Bank (SNB) Chairman Martin Schlegel stated the central bank has heightened its readiness to intervene in the f
OpenAI is going public as the most expensive AI company in its peer group—not by market cap, but by what investors are paying for each unit of business quality, according to our latest research. The company’s upcoming disclosures will test whether that premium is justified