January 28, 2026
Capitol agenda: Shutdown threat weighs on Senate lunches
Senate Republicans and Democrats will head into separate lunches Wednesday for their first in-person conference meetings on how to avoid a partial shutdown at the end of the week. No one wants to see the vast majority of federal agency funding lapse at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. But partisan divisions over the Homeland Security bill are […]
January 28, 2026
Rubio scheduled to appear before Senate to outline Trump’s Venezuela policy
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will publicly testify on the Trump administration’s policy in Venezuela Wednesday morning after vowing to lawmakers that no more military action was expected in the region. Rubio’s return to the Hill, an increasingly frequent occurrence in recent months, comes after he, President Donald Trump, administration officials and Senate Republican leadership […]
January 28, 2026
Top Hunt aide charged taxpayers $44,000 in hotel expenses
The travel expenses of a Republican campaign manager in the crowded Texas Senate race have raised eyebrows for their seemingly exorbitant amount. James Kyrkanides, the campaign manager for Senate candidate Wesley Hunt, charged taxpayers more than $44,000 in hotel expenses over three years as Hunt’s congressional chief of staff. The charges average $457 per night, […]
January 28, 2026
Elon’s back: The tech mogul’s checkbook and platform are galvanizing the GOP
Just six months ago, most congressional Republicans kept their distance from Elon Musk after the tech mogul’s messy political breakup with President Donald Trump and his feverish attempt to kill their signature megabill. Musk is persona non grata no longer, thanks to his mega checkbook and mega platform — both of which he is now […]
January 28, 2026
Why is Nvidia stock (NVDA) soaring today?
Nvidia stock (NASDAQ: NVDA) surged over 1.5% on Tuesday, following the company’s $2 billion investment in CoreWeave. The investors remain focused on the strategic tie-up as a signal of locked-in demand for Nvidia’s AI chips amid sustained hyperscaler spending plans. Strategic positioning reinforces Nvidia’s AI infrastructure prospects Nvidia purchased approximately 23 million shares of CoreWeave […]
January 28, 2026
Commodity wrap: storm, supply woes lift oil; gold eases but remains near highs
Oil prices jumped on Tuesday as a massive storm hit crude production and operations at refineries in the US Gulf Coast. Meanwhile, gold prices fell, but remained near their recent record highs above the $5,100 per ounce level. Silver prices on COMEX also fell sharply after hitting a record high of $113.438 per ounce earlier […]
January 28, 2026
Tesla loses $15.4B in brand value in 2025, marking third straight annual decline
Tesla’s brand value fell sharply in 2025, extending a decline that has now run for three consecutive years, according to a new report from Brand Finance. The electric vehicle maker lost an estimated $15.4 billion in brand value last year, a drop of about 36%, reflecting weakening consumer sentiment despite the company’s continued prominence in […]
January 28, 2026
Reddit stock is tumbling and YouTube may be to blame
Reddit (NYSE: RDDT) shares are crashing this morning after an Adweek report said YouTube has officially overtaken the forum social media platform as the primary source of data for AI models. Investors are bailing on RDDT stock also because a senior Cleveland Research analyst warned the company’s revenue growth might be slower than previously expected […]
January 28, 2026
TikTok settles out of social media addiction trial as case proceeds against Meta, YouTube
TikTok has agreed to settle with the plaintiff in a high-profile lawsuit over the alleged harms of social media, removing the video-sharing platform from a landmark trial set to begin Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court. An attorney for the plaintiff confirmed that while TikTok will no longer be part of the proceedings, the trial […]
January 28, 2026
Russian wheat exports set for record year; SovEcon lifts 2025-26 outlook
SovEcon, a prominent agricultural consultancy, has substantially increased its forecast for Russian wheat exports for the 2025-26 marketing season. The projection has been raised by a significant 1.1 million metric tons (mmt), bringing the total expected exports to 45.7 mmt. This revised figure represents a notable acceleration in Russia’s position as a major global wheat […]
January 28, 2026
Micron stock surges over 6% today after expansion plan reinforces bullish outlook
Micron stock (NASDAQ: MU) climbed over 6% on Tuesday, after the memory chipmaker broke ground on a roughly $24 billion advanced wafer fabrication facility in Singapore. The move signals confidence that supply constraints will persist through the decade. The expansion addresses acute global memory shortages driven by surging demand for artificial intelligence. Tuesday’s rally reflects […]
January 28, 2026
Medicare shock: health insurers could cut benefits for 35M seniors in 2027- here’s why
The Trump administration delivered a stunning blow to health insurers, proposing a near-flat 0.09% payment increase for Medicare Advantage plans next year, far below Wall Street’s expectations of 4 to 6%. The decision triggered an immediate stock market rout: Humana plunged 13 to 20%, UnitedHealth and CVS each fell roughly 10 to 19%, erasing approximately […]