The Walt Disney Company remains on track to appoint a new chief executive early this year, as the entertainment giant moves closer to resolving a long-running succession process and faces renewed pressure to revive its underperforming stock. In a letter to shareholders released late Thursday, board chairman James Gorman said Disney expects “to announce the
After days dominated by geopolitical tensions tied to US President Donald Trump’s Greenland ambitions and renewed tariff threats toward European allies, global markets are heading into a pivotal week shaped less by diplomacy and more by data, earnings and central bank signals. A heavy slate of corporate results and a closely watched Federal Reserve interest
Gold is knocking on the $5,000-per-ounce door after a historic 66% rally in 2025, driven by geopolitical shocks, a weakening dollar, and relentless central bank buying of the precious metal. The impressive rally has investors reconsidering a critical decision: should they own bullion directly or buy exposure through exchange-traded funds? The answer depends entirely on
US President Donald Trump threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on Canada after Ottawa moved to reset trade ties with China, reigniting fears of a renewed North American trade war just months after tensions appeared to cool. In a post on Truth Social on Saturday, Trump said Canada would face a 100% tariff on all goods
Uncertainty has become the defining condition of modern business. Market volatility, rapid technological shifts, geopolitical tension, and changing workforce expectations have made long-term predictability increasingly rare. In this environment, traditional competitive advantages—speed, scale, or capital—are no longer sufficient on their own. According to Alessio Vinassa, serial entrepreneur, advisor, and leadership mentor, one asset is emerging
The global upstream oil and gas merger-and-acquisition (M&A) market is set to cool in 2026, with activity expected to dip below 2025 levels despite nearly $152 billion in available opportunities as of January, according to a Rystad Energy analysis. “Rystad Energy expects North America to remain the clear anchor for upstream M&A activity in 2026,
Investors have been loading up on small-cap stocks as they take a breather from the larger, possibly overvalued artificial intelligence (AI) names in recent weeks. This shift in sentiment that experts have dubbed the “Great Rotation” has pushed the Russell 2000, a benchmark index that represents the US small-cap stocks, up some 8% since the
Shiba Inu price has entered one of its most closely watched phases of 2025, as analysts warn that the memecoin’s extended consolidation may soon give way to an explosive move. Despite months of sluggish trading and persistent bearish sentiment, experts believe the “dead and sleep coin,” as some have called it, could awaken with a
Shiba Inu price has transitioned from one of the most popular meme coins to a fallen angel. The SHIB token was trading at $0.00001013 on Wednesday, down 70% from its November high and 78% from its 2024 highs. This price has also dropped by over 88% from the all-time high. Shiba Inu price plunge has
The cryptocurrency space endured selling pressure today, with optimistic news like the latest Fed rate cut and Trump’s meeting with China’s Xi Jinping failing to trigger anticipated rebounds. The market value of all digital currencies plunged by over 4% the previous 24 hours to $3.64 trillion. Bitcoin continued to dip, now trading below $108,000 as