


Treasury secretary Scott Bessent has a shortlist of five candidates vying to replace Jay Powell

The unmistakable shift in the dynamics, after 29 days, stems from more than a dozen Semafor sources in both parties.


Microsoft misled Sen. Cruz about cutting ties with NewsGuard, continuing censorship via LinkedIn and CCP partnerships.

Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity, by Paul Kingsnorth, Thesis, 368 pages, $32 Since about 1970, infant mortality in the United States has decreased by roughly 75 percent. The United Kingdom has seen a similarly striking decrease. Globally, infant mortality is dramatically lower now than in the early 1970s. Those are dull percentages—statistics, […]

Leverage, often referred to as gearing, is a financial mechanism that allows investors to control a large position in a market by only depositing a fraction of the total value. While this concept enables the amplification of potential returns, it equally amplifies potential losses, transforming minor price fluctuations into severe capital erosion. Successful engagement with […]

After eight years of innovation, the company earns top honours for bridging the fiat and crypto divide in Southeast Asia. The digital marketplace of Southeast Asia is a mosaic of economies, currencies, and consumer behaviours. For any business operating in the region, managing payments is a significant operational challenge. From customer transactions in Vietnamese Dong […]

I. The Disappearing Alpha and the High-Octane Imperative Arbitrage, traditionally defined as the simultaneous purchase and sale of identical or similar assets to profit from minute price differences, is theoretically risk-free. However, in modern, technologically saturated markets, the theoretical return of simple arbitrage is rapidly approaching zero. Historical analyses of strategies like stock index futures […]