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Finance

Best certificates of deposit (CDs) for January 2026

Economy

Two Southeast Asia 500 companies may merge—forming Malaysia’s largest construction conglomerate

Consumers lost $12.5 billion to fraud last year, and AI-powered scams are set to explode in 2026, Experian warns

Buying a home is 150% more expensive than in 2019. But here’s why Trump’s plan to shut out institutional investors could raise costs even more

Ascend Money wants to finance the 10 million-plus Thais currently being ignored by traditional banks stuck in the past

Banking

Ascend Money wants to finance the 10 million-plus Thais currently being ignored by traditional banks stuck in the past

Former New York Mayor Eric Adams has a new act as a crypto entrepreneur—though details of his ‘NYC Token’ remain vague

Allegiant Air to acquire Sun Country Airlines for $1.5 billion

‘Something big’ just happened in the U.S. housing market, real estate CEO says. And it could mean the difference of being able to buy a home or not

Personal Finance

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Current refi mortgage rates report for Jan. 13, 2026

Current mortgage rates report for Jan. 13, 2026: 30-year rate hits lowest in over a year

Elon Musk says saving for retirement is irrelevant because AI is going to create a world of abundance: ‘It won’t matter’

Investing

Defense companies like RTX and Anduril are feeling the heat on pay and stock buybacks after Trump’s executive order

Forget the K-shaped economy, market veteran Ed Yardeni says—instead, it’s boomers hoarding wealth while Gen Z struggles to build it

‘Apple Intelligence,’ powered by Gemini, marks a ‘major validation moment for Google,’ top tech analyst says

Paramount fires back at Warner Bros. bid, launching proxy fight for board seats at annual meeting

Real Estate

Two Southeast Asia 500 companies may merge—forming Malaysia’s largest construction conglomerate

Buying a home is 150% more expensive than in 2019. But here’s why Trump’s plan to shut out institutional investors could raise costs even more

Current ARM mortgage rates report for Jan. 13, 2026

Current refi mortgage rates report for Jan. 13, 2026

Energy

Trump threatens to keep ‘too cute’ Exxon out of Venezuela after CEO provides reality check on ‘uninvestable’ industry

Oil prices rise as bloody crackdown on Iran protests suggests Tehran fears a ‘dire security threat to the regime’ with loyalty of forces in doubt

Trump vows to protect Venezuela and warns Maduro ally Cuba ‘I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE’

A dispatch from the oil crisis in Caracas

Crypto

Former New York Mayor Eric Adams has a new act as a crypto entrepreneur—though details of his ‘NYC Token’ remain vague

An anonymous Polymarket trader made $400,000 betting on Maduro’s downfall—and now Washington wants answers

DeFi has earned a seat at the grown-ups table—now comes the hard part

How a Harvard grad helped make Hyperliquid the biggest new player in crypto—with just 11 people and no venture funding

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‘Godfather of AI’ says the technology will create massive unemployment and send profits soaring — ‘that is the capitalist system’

Americans making more than $100,000 are quickly losing faith in the economy—and it’s a red flag for the white-collar job market

An anonymous Polymarket trader made $400,000 betting on Maduro’s downfall—and now Washington wants answers

Just like during Great Recession-era job struggle, Gen Z graduates are pouring into education as Teach For America reports a 43% surge in new teachers

Acquisition.com CEO says leaders ‘have it backwards’ when it comes to hiring: She says she hires for emotional intelligence over technical skills

‘Something big’ just happened in the U.S. housing market, real estate CEO says. And it could mean the difference of being able to buy a home or not

The FOMC has the power to pick its own chair and could keep Powell—unless the DOJ probe and Supreme Court let Trump oust him from the Fed

Goldman Sachs top economist says Powell probe won’t change the Fed: ‘Decisions are going to be made based on employment and inflation’

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