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GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota — Iran’s economy is facing high inflation and other challenges, partly due to US sanctions, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday (Jan 8), underscoring Washington’s concerns about Tehran cracking down violently on anti-regime protests. “The Iranian economy is on the ropes,” Bessent told the Economic Club of Minnesota, underscoring President…

This article was written by 17.96K Followers Follow John M. Mason writes on current monetary and financial events. He is the founder and CEO of New Finance, LLC. Dr. Mason has been President and CEO of two publicly traded financial institutions and the executive vice president and CFO of a third. He has also served…

Paramount Skydance (PSKY) reaffirmed its offer on Thursday for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), saying that its “fully financed all-cash offer” of $30.00 per share was “superior” to the existing agreement with Netflix. “Our offer clearly provides WBD investors greater value and a more certain, expedited path to completion,” Paramount chairman and CEO David Ellison said…

New Delhi: Markets regulator Sebi on Thursday came out with a compliance reporting format to bring uniformity in the way Specialized Investment Funds (SIFs) are reported by mutual funds and asset management companies (AMCs). The Compliance Test Report (CTR) format has been modified to include a new part specifically for SIFs, Sebi said in its…

Buffett directed Berkshire Hathaway’s investing through the last quarter of 2025. Warren Buffett has held the spotlight on the investing stage for 60 years. That’s because, at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway, he’s helped drive market-beating returns over that time. We don’t yet have the report for the 2025 full year, but over the previous…

US President Donald Trump. US trade deficit fell to $29.4 billion in October, lowest since 2009 Exports rose 2.6 percent and imports dropped 3.2 percent in October Trump credits tariff policy for trade gap decline and economic growth Did our AI summary help? US President Donald Trump on Friday welcomed newly released economic data showing…

US stock futures are slightly softer this morning, as investors weigh strong services activity against cooler hiring signals and what that could mean for interest rates. The ISM Services PMI rose to 54.4 in December 2025, a level that points to solid growth in areas like healthcare, finance and travel, while price pressures in the…

Citigroup has also been aggressively accelerating its AI plans. Over the summer, the bank doubled down on its AI ambitions with new leadership at the helm of its tech transformation. In mid-October, Citi CEO Jane Fraser said that nearly 180,000 employees in 83 countries have access to the bank’s proprietary AI tools and have used…

Modest moves for Wall Street overall masked some big swings underneath the surface on Thursday, including for makers of weapons and other military equipment after President Trump said he wants to increase spending on them sharply. The S&P 500 barely budged and inched up by less than 0.1%, coming off its first loss in four…

Artificial intelligence is the greatest investment opportunity of our lifetime. The time to invest in groundbreaking AI is now, and this stock is a steal! AI is eating the world—and the machines behind it are ravenous. Each ChatGPT query, each model update, each robotic breakthrough consumes massive amounts of energy. In fact, AI is already…