• Gold Hits 3-Week High of $5,206 on Tariff Uncertainty
  
  Gold rose more than 2% to a three-week high Monday, fueled by a fresh wave of safe-haven demand on uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff plans after he vowed to raise duties following the Supreme Court's ruling against his earlier levies.
• US Tariff Turmoil Leaves Treasury Markets Dazed
  
  Far from being a source of relief, the Supreme Court's takedown of President Donald Trump's tariffs has infused new risks and uncertainties into trade policy, U.S. debt and the dollar.
• Tariff Uncertainty Thickens Economic Fog Again
  
  U.S. and foreign officials, corporate executives, analysts and investors had begun to hope the tumultuous U.S. trade policy reversals of last year were finished.
• From 'Buy America' to 'Bye America': Wall Street Exodus Gathers Pace
  
  U.S. investors are pulling money out of their own stock market at the fastest pace in at least 16 years as Big Tech returns fade and better-performing overseas markets look more attractive.
• Stocks Rise After Supreme Court Strikes Down Tariffs
  
  U.S. stocks are edging higher in tentative trading after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, which had been a source of volatility for the market.
• Amazon Overtakes Walmart as America's Biggest Company
  
  For nearly two decades, Walmart proudly called itself the nation's "Fortune 1" company , the largest in America by annual revenue, a title it had held since overtaking Exxon Mobil in the early 2000s. That era has now ended, The Wall Street Journal reports.
• Is the Global Economic Order Starting to Crack
  
  While headlines focus on slowing growth and rising risks, financial insiders warn the real danger lies deep beneath the surface.
• Steve Cohen's $3.4 Billion Point72 Payday
  
  If baseball were measured in billions, Steve Cohen would have just won the World Series. The billionaire owner of the New York Mets pocketed $3.4 billion from his hedge fund, Point72 Asset Management, in 2025 - more than $9 million a day , topping Bloomberg's annual ranking...
• Walmart Delivers Another Quarter of Stellar Sales - But Outlook Muted
  
  Walmart delivered another standout quarter as the promise of lower prices and speedy deliveries drew in a broader spectrum of Americans during the critical holiday shopping period, including wealthier households.
• Are You 'Too Old' to Benefit From an Annuity
  
  Probably not-but it depends on your circumstances and which kind of annuity.
• Speculative Narrative Unwinds
  
  For nearly two years, markets were driven by the same speculative narrative that "this time is different."
• Paramount Stock Soars 6% as Warner Reopens Deal Talks
  
  Paramount shares surged more than 6% Tuesday after Warner Bros. Discovery said it would reopen negotiations with CEO David Ellison, giving him until Feb. 23 to submit his "best and final" offer for the company, Yahoo Finance reports.
• Fed's Goolsbee: 'Several' Rate Cuts Possible This Year if Inflation Gets on Track to 2%
  
  The U.S. Federal Reserve could approve "several more" interest rate cuts this year if inflation resumes a decline to the central bank's 2% target, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said Tuesday, downplaying a recent weak consumer price report as masking strong service...
• Luxury Stocks' Volatility Highlights AI Jitters
  
  As luxury companies like LVMH and Gucci-owner Kering struggle to recover from a two-year slowdown, they are navigating increasingly sharp share price swings stoked by hedge fund bets and investor nerves over AI-rattled markets.
• Goldman, Nasdaq CEOs to Headline Mar-a-Lago Crypto Forum
  
  Prominent Wall Street executives and investors will convene to discuss the "future of finance and technology" alongside federal officials and U.S. lawmakers Wednesday at President Donald Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida.
• Warner Bros Gives Paramount One Week to Sweeten Deal
  
  Warner Bros Discovery has rejected Paramount Skydance's latest $30-a-share hostile takeover bid, but is giving the Hollywood studio seven days to see if it can come up with a better deal to buy the owner of HBO Max and the "Harry Potter" franchise, Warner Bros said...
• Jury Finds J&J Liable for Cancer in Latest Talc Trial
  
  A jury in Pennsylvania state court Friday awarded $250,000 to the family of a woman who sued Johnson & Johnson alleging its talc-based baby powder was to blame for her ovarian cancer.
• Wall Street Week Ahead: AI 'Whack-a-Mole'
  
  U.S. stock investors will be on guard next week for further volatility induced by fears of artificial intelligence disruption as they also assess the durability of a rotation beneath the market's surface, along with upcoming earnings from Walmart and fresh economic data.
• Wendy's Closes Several Hundred US Restaurants
  
  Wendy's is closing several hundred U.S. restaurants and increasing its focus on value after a weaker-than-expected fourth quarter.
• Amazon Ends Police Tech Partnership After Backlash
  
  Amazon's smart doorbell maker Ring has terminated a partnership with police surveillance tech company Flock Safety.
• Applied Materials Forecasts Q2 Above Estimates
  
  Applied Materials forecast second-quarter revenue and profit above market estimates Thursday, betting on a boom in demand for AI processors to help drive sales of its chipmaking equipment, sending its shares up 9% in extended trading.
• Plan for Financial Success in 2026
  
  Consider retirement income you'll need, taxes, asset allocation and alternatives to generate safe income. Avoid portfolio "death spiral."
• Einhorn: Gold Replacing Treasurys as Global Reserve Asset
  
  Hedge fund billionaire David Einhorn says gold is increasingly supplanting U.S. Treasurys as the world's leading reserve asset, reflecting growing unease over America's fiscal outlook and trade policy, Business Insider reports.
• Wall Street Pencils in Mid-2026 Fed Rate Cuts
  
  Major brokerages, including Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to deliver its next interest-rate cut in June, while J.P. Morgan sees the next move as a hike in 2027.
• xAI Faces Key Exits, Musk Promises Moon Factories
  
  Half of the original founding team at Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has now departed after two co-founders resigned in rapid succession this week, raising fresh questions about talent retention ahead of an expected initial public offering.

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