Signals Over Noise
Saks Global, the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy late Tuesday, marking the first major retail collapse of 2026. The filing comes just over a year after the company completed its $2.65 billion acquisition of Neiman Marcus, a deal heavily financed with debt that has weighed on the business….
Microsoft (MSFT) is stepping up to address growing concerns over the impact of AI data centers on local communities. In a recent Washington, D.C., speech, President Brad Smith outlined a strategy to mitigate rising electricity and water demands near new facilities, signaling a shift in how tech giants balance rapid AI expansion with public responsibility….
The US dollar has survived countless predictions of collapse. From oil shocks to financial crises, the greenback has remained the backbone of global trade. But a growing bloc of emerging economies is now challenging that dominance in a way the world hasn’t seen before. According to financial author Robert Kiyosaki, the BRICS alliance may be…
Barclays has taken a notable step into the stablecoin economy, marking a shift in how major banks are positioning themselves for a tokenized future. The UK-based banking giant has made its first-ever investment in a stablecoin-related company, backing Ubyx, a US-based clearing platform focused on regulated digital money. While the size of the investment remains…
Bitcoin surged to a fresh 2026 high near $94,000 this week, extending its recovery despite weak U.S. manufacturing data. Yet even as prices climb and institutional demand shows signs of life, a growing controversy in Washington is raising uncomfortable questions about how seriously the U.S. government is treating its own Bitcoin strategy. At the center…
HashKey’s plan to go public in Hong Kong is shaping up to be a defining moment for the city’s digital asset ambitions. The company is seeking to list more than 240 million shares, aiming to become the first fully crypto-native platform to trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the city’s virtual asset rules….
Trading at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange gradually came back online Friday after a cooling system failure at a third-party data center forced one of the world’s most important derivatives platforms to pause activity across multiple markets. The outage, which hit overnight during one of the slowest U.S. trading periods of the year, briefly halted stock…