Morning News: January 27, 2026

Gold Soars Beyond $5,000 as Global Tensions Grow

How Gold’s Safe-Haven Appeal Is Fueling Record Prices

The Gold Boom Has Miners Scrambling to Find the Next Mother Lode

The Possible Faces of a Rio Tinto-Glencore Deal

EU Warns of Over-Reliance on US Gas After Greenland Spat

US Oil Capital Houston Buzzes As Industry Limbers Up For Venezuela Oil Rush

The Trump Administration Now Thinks Clean Air Is Worthless

Record Debt in the World’s Richest Nations Threatens Global Growth

EU and India Reach Free-Trade Deal as World Responds to Trump Tariffs

Trump Says He Will Raise Tariffs on South Korea to 25%

Tariffs Reward Inefficiency. Here’s a Better Way

As Trump Heads to Iowa to Trumpet Economy, Many Residents Feel Pain

Dollar Traders Are Paying a Record to Bet on Deeper Selloff

Fed Set to Pause Rate Cuts, With No Clear Path to Resuming

Blackstone Makes Over $400 Million Gain on Marathon Sale to CVC

No-Leverage, One-Man Hedge Fund Beats Bay Street With 65% Return

Goldman’s Solomon Sees ‘Slower’ Trajectory for Talent Growth

Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare Protect Us From Much Worse

Musk Is Wrong About AI and Retirement: You Still Need to Save

American Housing Needs More Institutional Investors

Yale’s Famed Investing Model Falters at a Fraught Time for Colleges

As Tech Chiefs Woo Trump, Silicon Valley Seethes Over Minneapolis Shootings

CEOs’ ICE Letter (That Doesn’t Mention ICE) Isn’t Good Enough

Silicon Valley’s Social License Is In Jeopardy

An A.I. Pioneer Warns the Tech ‘Herd’ Is Marching Into a Dead End

Nvidia Lacks Clear Successor for Superstar CEO Who Built Company

GM Beats Earnings Expectations, Boosts Dividend by 20%

UnitedHealth Books Hefty Charges, Issues Soft Full-Year Revenue Outlook

American Airlines Profit Misses Estimates, Sees Hit From Storm

Senate Antitrust Panel Chair Raises Concerns Over Netflix-Warner Deal

Shareholders, Not Bureaucrats, Should Decide the WBD Merger

Ian Schrager Forges New Partnership to Revamp His Stalled Hotel Brand

Sports Leagues Struggle To Lure Fans Away From Illegal Streams

Puma Brings in Chinese Sportswear Maker as Top Shareholder

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Posted by on January 27th, 2026 at 7:09 am


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