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businessinsider.com - Eugene Kim - Amazon's $8 billion Anthropic investment balloons to $61 billion
Amazon's $8 billion Anthropic investment balloons to $61 billion
Business Insider

Talk about return on investment. Amazon's bet on Anthropic looks like an enormous win, at least on paper. The cloud giant disclosed on Friday that it holds $45.8 billion of convertible notes and $14.8 billion of nonvoting preferred stock in the AI…

barchart.com - Andrew Hecht - Is Copper's Bullish Trend Still Intact?
Is Copper's Bullish Trend Still Intact?
Barchart.com

My January 20, 2026, Barchart quarterly report on the base metals sector highlighted LME copper forwards and COMEX copper futures, which posted gains of over 41% in 2026. I concluded the report with the following: I remain bullish on base metals…

newsweek.com - Sam Stevenson - California high-speed rail update as Newsom hails 'major milestone'
California high-speed rail update as Newsom hails 'major milestone'
Newsweek

California marked a 'major milestone' in its high‑speed rail project this week as Governor Gavin Newsom visited Kern County to celebrate the completion of a new railhead facility that would support the start of track installation. Newsweek…

americanbanker.com - Allissa Kline - Prosperity completes second of three Texas M&A deals
Prosperity completes second of three Texas M&A deals
American Banker

Threat group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the attack, which reportedly targeted third-party platforms rather than Betterment's own systems. Artificial intelligence developments are stoking investor fears about software companies. Banks'…

globenewswire.com - Novartis Pharma  AG - Novartis breaks ground on new global Biomedical Research center in San Diego to accelerate drug discovery
Novartis breaks ground on new global Biomedical Research center in San Diego to accelerate drug discovery
GlobeNewswire

New facility will enable end ‑ to ‑ end discovery across key disease areas and technology platforms, joining existing global research sites including Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Basel, Switzerland Approximately 466,000-square-foot…

blog.google - Kent Walker - The quantum era is coming. Are we ready to secure it?
The quantum era is coming. Are we ready to secure it?
The Keyword

Your browser does not support the audio element. Listen to article [[duration]] minutes The world is on the threshold of solving impossible problems in drug discovery, materials science, energy, and beyond. That's because of quantum computers…

barchart.com - Rich Duprey - Stellantis Is the Latest Automaker Wrecked by EVs. How To Play STLA Stock Now.
Stellantis Is the Latest Automaker Wrecked by EVs. How To Play STLA Stock Now.
Barchart.com

Not long ago, electric vehicles (EVs) were heralded as the inevitable successors to gas-powered cars, promising a green revolution on wheels. Automakers dove headfirst into the hype, unveiling ambitious blueprints for fleets of battery-powered…

barchart.com - Wajeeh Khan - Bitcoin Prices Are Deeply Oversold. What Crypto Price Predictions Say Could Come Next.
Bitcoin Prices Are Deeply Oversold. What Crypto Price Predictions Say Could Come Next.
Barchart.com

Bitcoin (BTCUSD) is extending losses today, crashing to a near two-year low of about $60,000 this morning, as a perfect storm of macroeconomic, political, and technical factors continued to pressure the world's largest cryptocurrency by market cap.

zerohedge.com - Tyler Durden - China Bans Stablecoin Issuance By Foreign And Domestic Companies
China Bans Stablecoin Issuance By Foreign And Domestic Companies
Zero Hedge

The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank, and seven Chinese regulatory agencies published a joint statement on Friday banning the unapproved issuance of Renminbi-pegged stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). The…

barchart.com - Neharika Jain - Are Wall Street Analysts Predicting Erie Indemnity Company Stock Will Climb or Sink?
Are Wall Street Analysts Predicting Erie Indemnity Company Stock Will Climb or Sink?
Barchart.com

Erie, Pennsylvania-based Erie Indemnity Company (ERIE) is a managing attorney-in-fact for the subscribers at the Erie Insurance Exchange. Valued at a market cap of $13.2 billion, the company provides issuance and renewal services, sales-related…

bleepingcomputer.com - Bill Toulas - Germany warns of Signal account hijacking targeting senior figures
Germany warns of Signal account hijacking targeting senior figures
BleepingComputer

Germany's domestic intelligence agency is warning of suspected state-sponsored threat actors targeting high-ranking individuals in phishing attacks via messaging apps like Signal. The attacks combine social engineering with legitimate features to…

helpnetsecurity.com - Zeljka Zorz - State-backed phishing attacks targeting military officials and journalists on Signal
State-backed phishing attacks targeting military officials and journalists on Signal
Help Net Security

German security authorities are warning that a likely state-backed hacking group is engaged in attempts at phishing senior political figures, military officials, diplomats, and investigative journalists across Germany and Europe via Signal. The…

newswire.ca - Galaxy Digital Inc. - Galaxy Announces $200 Million Share Repurchase Program
Galaxy Announces $200 Million Share Repurchase Program
CNW

NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2026 /CNW/ - Galaxy Digital Inc. (Nasdaq: GLXY) (TSX: GLXY) today announced that its Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program with authorization to purchase up to $200 million of Galaxy's Class A common stock.

mirror.co.uk - Ben Hurst - Airport food EU ban 2026 is extended list of 8 items with £5k fine
Airport food EU ban 2026 is extended list of 8 items with £5k fine
The Mirror

A Government prohibition on travellers bringing food products from the European Union into Britain has been prolonged, ministers have confirmed. The rules mean that if border and customs officers discover such items, which many purchase at…

cointelegraph.com - Vince Quill - PBOC Officially Bans 'Unapproved' Yuan-Pegged Stablecoins
PBOC Officially Bans 'Unapproved' Yuan-Pegged Stablecoins
Cointelegraph

The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank, and seven Chinese regulatory agencies published a joint statement on Friday banning the unapproved issuance of Renminbi-pegged stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). The…

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