Economy

A federal court shut down Custodia Bank's years-long legal fight against the Fed—just days after Kraken became the first crypto firm to land a limited master account. What's really going on?

Major banks are quietly raising oil price forecasts toward $100 a barrel after Trump's 'fight forever' declaration. Here's who wins, who loses, and what it means for your wallet.

January's PCE data was already running hot before the U.S. struck Iran. Now crude oil has surged roughly 70% in days. Here's what that means for your wallet—and the Fed's impossible choice.

Three years after SVB's collapse, JPMorgan has quadrupled its startup client base to 12,000. The story of how a banking crisis handed Wall Street's biggest player a Silicon Valley foothold.

The U.S. Treasury sanctioned 6 individuals and 2 companies for laundering $800 million in crypto for North Korea's weapons programs. Fake resumes, stolen identities, and DeFi bridges were the tools. Your hiring process may be the vulnerability.

Bitcoin climbed 2% past $72,000 as the dollar index broke above 100 and equity futures slipped. Is crypto decoupling from traditional risk assets — or is this a head fake?

Hong Kong built its post-Western pivot around Gulf financial hubs. Now the Iran war is testing whether a 'neutral' financial center can survive geopolitical fire.

A bombed school in Iran. Two completely different accounts. As information warfare becomes inseparable from military conflict, what can the world actually verify — and who decides?

Oil prices surged past $100 a barrel as the Strait of Hormuz crisis intensifies. What this means for energy markets, inflation, and your wallet.

21 ships carrying nearly a million metric tons of fertilizer are stranded in the Gulf as Iran's Strait of Hormuz closure threatens Asia's spring planting season and global food security.

Oil surges 10% toward $100, stocks drop, gold slips — yet Bitcoin is stubbornly holding the $70,000 line. Safe haven or just not yet panic-sold?

The IEA has called the Iran war the 'largest disruption in history' to oil supplies. Here's what that means for energy prices, global markets, and your wallet.