Economy

Hong Kong's monetary authority will grant first stablecoin issuer licenses in March with strict criteria on risk management and AML controls. Only very few applications expected to be approved initially.

MicroStrategy added 855 bitcoin before last week's crash, bringing its 5.5-year bitcoin experiment to barely break-even territory. Is Saylor's strategy still viable?

Prime Minister Takaichi must win over bond investors before voters as Japan's debt market becomes the ultimate political referee. Why financial markets now hold more power than ballot boxes.

Ripple secures full Electronic Money Institution license in Luxembourg, enabling EU-wide payment services. With 75+ global licenses, the company bets big on regulatory compliance over disruption.

As Bitcoin slides to $74,000, Jim Cramer questions the asset's reliability as short-term currency and wonders where the usual crypto defenders have gone.

December pending home sales plunged 9.3%, the worst drop since early pandemic. Trump's 50-year mortgages and portable loans can't solve the fundamental supply shortage.

The 90-year-old Dalai Lama becomes one of the oldest Grammy winners ever, but China's immediate condemnation reveals deeper tensions over Tibetan succession and religious freedom.

ECB survey reveals 47% of eurozone firms face deteriorating profits amid rising costs and weakening demand, highlighting structural challenges beyond cyclical downturns.

Bitcoin drops below $80,000 for first time since April, triggering $2 billion in forced liquidations. The broader market story behind crypto's latest tumble

Nvidia shares dropped as the chipmaker's $100 billion OpenAI investment faces uncertainty. CEO Jensen Huang's criticism of OpenAI's strategy reveals deeper tensions in AI partnerships.

Justin Sun announces $100M bitcoin purchase as crypto crashes, contrasting sharply with companies that bought at peaks and now face 30%+ losses.

With 57% of companies using AI in hiring, job interviews are fundamentally changing. Learn what AI interviewers look for and how to adapt your strategy.