CFOs move finance AI from pilots to deployment in 2026
Good morning. CFO confidence is on the upswing as 2026 begins, and digital transformation in finance has overtaken enterprise risk management as the top goal for the year ahead. Thatâs…
Polygon Labs buys two crypto startups for $250 million as it looks to compete with Stripe
The blockchain developer Polygon Labs has closed deals to buy the crypto startups Coinme and Sequence. The total purchase price for the two startups was for more than $250 million,…
Why the DOJâs subpoena of Jerome Powell backfired so quickly, emboldening Republicans to stand up to Trump
The Trump administrationâs criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appeared on Monday to be emboldening defenders of the U.S. central bank, who pushed back against President Donald Trumpâs…
Buying a home is 150% more expensive than in 2019. But hereâs why Trumpâs plan to shut out institutional investors could raise costs even more
Given President Trumpâs pledge to conquer Americaâs housing crisis, and the plan he just grandiosely delivered to do it, youâd think heâd soon hatch a new credo to spotlight the…
Ascend Money wants to finance the 10 million-plus Thais currently being ignored by traditional banks stuck in the past
What if a magazine subscriptionâsay, to Fortuneâhelped you get a loan? Tanyapong Thamavaranukupt, co-president of Thai fintech Ascend Money, sees spending patternsâlike magazine subscriptions or mobile billsâas a signal of…
Is Powellâs Fed head independence dead? Itâs just one more diversionary trick as Trump outfoxes himself
The only surprising quality regarding President Trump unleashing federal investigators to prepare potential prosecution criminal charges against the highly respected Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell â a Trump appointee himself…
Elon Musk says saving for retirement is irrelevant because AI is going to create a world of abundance: âIt wonât matterâ
Saving for retirement is pointless thanks to the impending âsupersonic tsunamiâ of AI and robotics, which will bring about a world of zero scarcity, according to Elon Musk. While the…
Trump threatens to keep âtoo cuteâ Exxon out of Venezuela after CEO provides reality check on âuninvestableâ industry
As other oil executives lavished President Trump with praise at the White House, Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods bluntly said the Venezuelan oil industry is currently âuninvestable,â and that major…
Former New York Mayor Eric Adams has a new act as a crypto entrepreneurâthough details of his âNYC Tokenâ remain vague
During his final days in office, embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams teased his future after politics, pledging to use cryptocurrency to âgo after violence, educate our children, and…
Americans making more than $100,000 are quickly losing faith in the economyâand itâs a red flag for the white-collar job market
The U.S. economy is a slightly steadier ship than many had expected heading into 2026, but with the labor market looking increasingly shaky, even one of the most optimistic demographics…