Venezuela’s rare earth minerals could be overlooked, expert warns
GM Defense President Steve duMont joins ‘Varney & Co.’ to break down America’s race to build its first heavy rare earth refinery, the growing threat of Chinese supply cuts and the urgent push to secure materials critical to U.S. military power. The deposition of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro has sparked questions about the country’s future […]
Polygon Pushes a New Payments Stack for Compliant Stablecoin Settlement Across Chains
Polygon Labs announced “Open Money Stack,” a modular payments infrastructure framework aimed at regulated stablecoin payments and modernizing cross-border money movement. What it’s designed to do: Combine key building blocks—settlement, liquidity, orchestration/routing, and compliance—into a single, modular system. Polygon said fintechs and institutions will be able to adopt only the components they need. Polygon Labs […]
Cubs Sign Jeff Brigham To Minors Contract
The Cubs signed right-hander Jeff Brigham to a minor league contract, MLB.com’s Jordan Bastian reports. Brigham’s deal includes an invitation to Chicago’s big league Spring Training camp. Brigham (who turns 34 in February) is a veteran of six Major League seasons, with 120 2/3 innings pitched over 94 total games with the Marlins, Mets, and […]
Anthony Joshua pays tribute to friends killed in Nigerian traffic accident
Joshua escaped with minor injuries from a crash that killed two of his close friends Anthony Joshua has paid tribute to “brothers” Sina Ghami and Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele following their deaths in a car crash in Nigeria last month. The former world heavyweight champion was in the SUV, alongside sport and exercise rehabilitation coach Ghami […]
Christian Singer Stacie Orrico Sues Ex-Manager for Alleged Childhood Sexual Abuse
Stacie Orrico Christian Singer Sues Ex-Manager for Sexual Abuse Published January 8, 2026 7:55 AM PST Stacie Orrico — a former Christian music singer — has filed a lawsuit claiming her manager sexually abused her when she was a child, and members of her label did nothing to stop it. The singer-songwriter filed the lawsuit […]
Barclays shares have tripled in 2 years. Is there more to come?
Image source: Getty Images It has been a good couple of years for shareholders in Barclays (LSE: BARC). The bank share has tripled over the past five years, moving up 215%. But, in fact, someone who bought as recently as just a couple of years ago, in January 2024, would also have seen their investment […]
US October wholesale inventories +0.2% vs +0.2% expected
Prior was +0.5% Wholesale trade sales -0.4% vs -0.2% exp It’s not clear whether we will get the Atlanta Fed GDPNow tracker but there should be a big rise in the Q4 data due to strong trade numbers earlier. This reading will be a small drag but it was mostly priced in. The US wholesale […]
Supreme Court set to deliver ruling on Trump’s tariff authority on Friday
White House senior counselor for trade and manufacturing Peter Navarro discusses President Donald Trump’s economic agenda and the Supreme Court’s upcoming decision on tariffs on ‘Mornings with Maria.’ The nation’s highest court is poised to rule Friday on a case that could redefine the scope of President Donald Trump‘s trade agenda. The cases stem from […]
‘America’s Test Kitchen’ Chef Elle Simone Scott Dead at 49
Chef Elle Simone Scott ‘America’s Test Kitchen’ Star Dead at 49 Published January 8, 2026 6:15 AM PST Chef Elle Simone Scott — who appeared on PBS’ “America’s Test Kitchen” — has died from ovarian cancer. Her chef pal Carla Phall shared the sad news on social media Wednesday and remembered Scott as a “friend, […]
US dollar rallies as GDP forecasts rise following strong trade data
The US dollar reaction immediately after the October trade data was tepid, with about 10 pips of gains in USD/JPY but that’s since stretched to 35 pips. USD/JPY 10 minute chart As I highlighted with the data, the trade beat will lead directly to higher GDP forecasts for the fourth quarter. The clearest example of […]
