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30+ min ago  (326+ words) Polymarket is at it again. Seeking to catch up to Kalshi, the leader in the prediction markets space, the futures trading exchange is deploying another trick that's instantly garnering headlines and strengthening its brand exposure, this time in the nation's…...

3+ hour, 15+ min ago  (268+ words) Analysis: It's Official: Trump's Tariffs Have Failed At a time when affordability is a key concern for many Americans and the midterm elections are looming, tariffs are fast becoming a liability for Trump. A recent Harris poll found that roughly…...

22+ min ago  (533+ words) " Argentina's unemployment rate climbed to 7.5% in the fourth quarter of 2025, up from 6.4% a year earlier, affecting roughly 1.7 million people nationwide " Young workers bore the heaviest burden, with joblessness among men under 29 surging 4.5 percentage points to above 16% " Economists flagged an unusual…...

12+ hour, 33+ min ago  (222+ words) Stocks fell on Wednesday, after one wholesale inflation gauge came in hotter than expected and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell highlighted the risks that higher energy prices will lift inflation. With the Iran war sending energy prices sharply higher and…...

29+ min ago  (807+ words) The Middle East Tensions Are No Longer Just a Geopolitical Story " They're a Macroeconomic Nightmare As a seasoned observer of global markets, I can tell you that the latest escalation in the Middle East has sent a palpable shiver through…...

19+ min ago  (622+ words) Ethereum is trading at $2,200 today, down 5.93%, as whale behaviour on the network raises fresh concerns about where the price is heading next. Large holders have been moving significant amounts of ETH to centralised exchanges, a pattern that historically precedes selling…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (488+ words) Gold prices have experienced a decline over the past week, and this trend raises important questions about the future of this precious metal. But here's where it gets controversial: is this temporary dip a sign of a deeper correction, or…...

40+ min ago  (192+ words) GUTA President Clement Boateng The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has expressed disappointment over the persistently high lending rates charged by commercial banks, despite a decline in the policy rate. According to GUTA, lending rates ranging between 22% and 24% remain…...

52+ min ago  (609+ words) The Bank of England (BoE) kept interest rates steady at 3.75% following similar moves by the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) and Bank of Japan (BOJ) as policymakers hiked inflation forecasts due to the war in the Middle East pushing up energy prices....

3+ hour, 21+ min ago  (795+ words) Capital loaned out can't be invested or consumed. Interest compensating the lender is merely "the price of time." Compare this argument from President Trump on Truth Social, in January 2026, to another (perhaps the same?) made by Pierre Joseph Proudhon in…...