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scmp.com - Anthony Rowley - Macroscope | How one election in Japan could upend bond markets and global finance
Macroscope | How one election in Japan could upend bond markets and global finance
South China Morning Post

Compared with the turmoil threatened by US President Donald Trump's actions in everything from geopolitics to trade, the outcome of Japan's parliamentary lower house election, set for February 8, may seem like small beer. Yet it could presage a…

seekingalpha.com - Max Gottlich - Affirm, PennyMac Financial drop, WSFS, CACC gap up: week's financials wrap
Affirm, PennyMac Financial drop, WSFS, CACC gap up: week's financials wrap
Seeking Alpha

It was another busy week for financials, from earnings season heating up to the Federal Reserve holding interest rates steady after three straight cuts. PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) fell the most of any financial stock (with a market cap over…

abcnews.go.com -  LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press - Huge cache of Epstein documents includes emails financier exchanged with wealthy and powerful
Huge cache of Epstein documents includes emails financier exchanged with wealthy and powerful
ABC News

WASHINGTON -- A huge new tranche of files on millionaire financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released Friday revealed details of his communications with the wealthy and powerful, some not long before he died by suicide in 2019. The Justice…

telegraph.co.uk - Robert White - More people despair over 'broken Britain' than during financial crisis
More people despair over 'broken Britain' than during financial crisis
The Telegraph

More Britons believe the UK is broken than during the 2008 financial crisis, a poll has found. Some 68 per cent of the public claim British society is broken, compared with 63 per cent in September 2008, according to research by Ipsos for The…

businessinsider.com - Jacob Zinkula - I was laid off by Amazon and am struggling to find work. The job market feels like a brick wall, and I'm worried about my finances.
I was laid off by Amazon and am struggling to find work. The job market feels like a brick wall, and I'm worried about my finances.
Business Insider

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with James Hwang, a 28-year-old job seeker who lives in southern Michigan. He previously worked for Amazon as an IT support engineer until being laid off last October. The following has been edited…

pcmag.com - Eric Griffith - Take Control of Your Money With the Personal Finance Apps and Services Our Readers Trust Most
Take Control of Your Money With the Personal Finance Apps and Services Our Readers Trust Most
PCMag

Did you make New Year's resolutions that involve budgeting or saving money in 2026? Not to be pessimistic, but the chances of following through on them aren't great. According to a recent survey, 83% of Americans failed to stick to some or all of…

fool.com - Daniel Foelber - 2 Financial Stocks Poised for a Comeback in 2026
2 Financial Stocks Poised for a Comeback in 2026
The Motley Fool

The S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.43%) is up 14.9% over the last year, but payment processors Mastercard (MA 1.00%) and Visa (V 3.00%) are down slightly. Both stocks have sold off so far in 2026 as investors grow concerned about weakening consumer spending and…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - SBI unveils CHAKRA Centre for financing sunrise sectors
SBI unveils CHAKRA Centre for financing sunrise sectors
The Hindu

State Bank of India (SBI), has announced the launch of ‘CHAKRA' – Centre of Excellence (CoE) for financing sunrise sectors that are critical to India's economic development. The centre will serve as a knowledge-led platform to enable…

indianexpress.com - Hitesh Vyas - SBI launches CHAKRA for financing RE, advanced cell chemistry and 6 other sunrise sectors
SBI launches CHAKRA for financing RE, advanced cell chemistry and 6 other sunrise sectors
The Indian Express

3 min read Mumbai Make us preferred source on Google The country's largest lender, the State Bank of India (SBI), Saturday launched CHAKRA — Centre of Excellence (CoE) for financing eight sunrise sectors, including renewable energy, advanced…

thenewamerican.com - Paul Dragu - UN on Brink of Financial Collapse, Says UN Chief
UN on Brink of Financial Collapse, Says UN Chief
The New American

Could 2026 be the year the United Nations finally ceases to exist? According to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, the globalist organization is on the brink of “imminent financial collapse.” He said this in a letter he…

heraldscotland.com - Stephen McGowan - Scottish women's football faces financial reckoning
Scottish women's football faces financial reckoning
The Herald

FIFA make a big play of their financial support for women's football. After the last World Cup in 2023, world football's governing body distributed £8.3m in solidarity payments to 1041 teams around the planet. Billed as further evidence of…

chicagotribune.com - Addison Wright - Mokena Village Board OKs financial incentive for Midwest Furniture Liquidators
Mokena Village Board OKs financial incentive for Midwest Furniture Liquidators
Chicago Tribune

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Mokena Village Board approved a performance-based financial incentive agreement with Midwest Furniture Liquidators, a business with a Mokena store for 10 years, that could award the business up to…

beincrypto.com - Aaryamann Shrivastava - XRP Price in 'Opportunity Zone' Amid Global Financial Chaos
XRP Price in 'Opportunity Zone' Amid Global Financial Chaos
BeInCrypto

XRP price has weakened over the past 48 hours as broader market conditions failed to stabilize. The token extended its pullback, reflecting persistent risk aversion across digital assets. Despite the decline, XRP is not showing signs of disorderly…

coindesk.com - Francisco Rodrigues - Solana DeFi platform step finance hit by $27 million treasury hack as token price craters
Solana DeFi platform step finance hit by $27 million treasury hack as token price craters
CoinDesk

Step Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) portfolio tracker built on Solana, said some of its treasury wallets were compromised in a security breach under active investigation. Onchain data shared by blockchain security firm CertiK shows that…

koreaherald.com - Reuters - Guterres warns of UN's 'imminent financial collapse
Guterres warns of UN's 'imminent financial collapse
The Korea Herald

GENEVA (Reuters) -- The UN chief has told member states the organization is at risk of 'imminent financial collapse,' citing unpaid fees and a budget rule that forces the global body to return unspent money, a letter seen by Reuters on Friday…

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