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Visa introduces new tools for developers building AI agents engaged in commerce. Visa Acceptance Agent Toolkit contains a broad workbook and integration library.

Never has a national leader so comprehensively severed ties with the international community in a single month. Trump administration wrongly assumes that Americans support dismantling of international organizations.

PepsiCo has initiated a collective dismissal procedure under Article 51 of the Workers Statute that would impact all sales offices in Spain. PepsiCo is using digital twins and AI agents as co-designers of facility layouts. Multi-year pilot with Nvidia and Siemens creates 3D replicas of U.S. plant and supply chain operations. PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta says companies must ‘reframe’ green premiums debate, says PepsiCo ceo. PepsiCo UK admits it has not hit all its self-imposed targets to make products healthier. PepsiCo Stocks $73 billion Safety Net For Shareholders. PepsiCo is susceptible to significant sell-offs.

Germany is growing jitters about having so much of its gold reserves stored at the US Federal Reserve. Steak n Shake has increased its Bitcoin exposure by an additional $5 million in notional value. Japan topped the Anholt-Ipsos Nation Brands Index in 2023.

Wall Street expects a record quarter for Apple with $138.5B in revenue and a focus on the iPhone 17 supercycle and Services growth. Some analysts predict a potential rally in the months ahead.

Gold is officially trading above $5,000 per ounce for the first time ever. 19 States and D.C. have seen price declines Seasonally Adjusted. Mervis asks several former leaders of the US scientific establishment for their views of the current situation. Iran might be able to buy time and possibly get the US to drop some of the demands. Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff and top Trump adviser, dictated the wording of a press statement. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Noem and Lewandowski could be next on the chopping block. Unions are working on a more ambitious agenda, including a general strike. Pending sales plunged by 13.3% in December from November, seasonally adjusted, to the worst level of sales for any December on record. Consumers outspent inflation at a solid clip despite their sour mood, despite the shutdown, and despite the massive job losses at federal and state governments. Wolf Richter looks to me like the is plenty of inflation. Americans personal income rose 4.3% year-over-year in November to an annual rate of $26.4 trillion. Dividend and interest income rose by 1.7% year over year to $4.23 trillion. Social Security benefits: $1.58 trillion Medicare and Medicaid benefits. Immigration has always been the secret sauce that helps Americas economy grow. Immigration has been viewed through a social lens, void of any economic consideration. Jeffry Frieden: The second administration of President Donald Trump has remade American trade policy. Zach Buchwald, CEO and Chairman of Russell Investments, talks with Barry Ritholtz. Buchwald had a 15-year tenure at BlackRock, where he served as the head of its $2 trillion Institutional Business. He joined Russell Investments from Morgan Stanley, BlackRock and BlackRock. In Part 2, Bill McBride reviews housing inventory and sales. America remains far too violent to support the kind of pleasant urban life that Europeans and East Asians enjoy. Japan should encourage greenfield platform FDI, in which foreign companies build factories or offices in Japan to create goods and services that are then exported from Japan to a third country. Greenfield FDI is more likely to be received warmly by the Japanese public. An increase in global demand for Japanese exports can help increase the value of the yen. China has made a stunning breakthrough in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV), the most powerful and important chipmaking technology in the world. In real terms, the Case-Shiller National index (SA) is about 10.1% above the bubble peak. Bitcoin historically crushed silver but a huge flip since 2021 has changed everything for investors. Steak n Shake has increased its Bitcoin exposure by an additional $5 million in notional value. Steaks n Shake increased its Bitcoins exposure by $10 million. Bitcoin price reclaims $90,000 level as traders digested fresh macro signals and growing momentum around U.S. dollar. Gold continues to surge to new all-time high above $5,300 per ounce, underscoring renewed demand for hard assets amid rising currency uncertainty. Dallas-based firm said it sold 1.32 million shares of preferred stock at $90 per share. Bitcoin enters 72-hour danger zone as historic supreme court battle and fed decision threaten to tank the dollar. Canada will slash tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles as part of a trade deal with the U.S. A7A5, a Russia-linked stablecoin, is pegged to the value of the Russian ruble, became a key vector for illicit crypto activity, particularly sanctions evasion, over the course of last year. U.S. Considers Sanctions Relief to Revive Venezuelaas Oil Output 22 hours. Winter Weather Knocks as much as 25 Bcfd off US Gas Output by Rystad Energy , cold froze� 1keySea JacketsPaul Together Robotics pharmacy DEL story 297 Yosh

Tesla plans to report fourth-quarter earnings for 2025 after the bell on Wednesday. Unless revenue beats estimates, Tesla will report a drop in revenue for 2025, the first annual decline on record.

A 38 trillion dollar debt effectively limits fiscal policy response to economic crises, leaving only monetry response. I suspect there will be a bear market in bonds for quite a while.

Can Apple stock reach $350 per share in 2026? Heres how investors should be thinking about this company as we look toward the rest of the year. In the past decade, Apples share price has rocketed 942% higher. A $1,000 investment in Apple stock ten years ago would be worth around $10,200 today, before accounting for dividends. Apple stock is trading at a P/E ratio of 39.2 AAPL Fundamentals vs. 39. 2 AAPL. Long-serving CFO Luca Maestri and COO Jeff Williams, and Vice President of Human Interface Design, have left Apple.

Salesforce Channel Chief Phil Samenuk: Partner trust needed because ‘the stakes are so high’ Shares of Salesforce have plunged about 10% year to date as fears that the likes of OpenAIs ( OPAI.PVT ) ChatGPT could crush software companies. JPMorgan analyst Mark Murphy said Salesforce shares wont begin to rebound until second half of the year. Salesforce landed a $5.6 billion, 10-year U.S. contract over 10 years. The deal includes access to Salesforce cloud platforms, AI agents, Slack messaging.

GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF) announced its execution of a definitive agreement to acquire Synopsys ARC Processor IP Solutions business. Upon closing, these assets and expert teams will be integrated with MIPS, a GlobalFoundry company, to deliver a comprehensive processor IP suite.

Mastercard (MA) launched its initial public offering almost 20 years ago. The stock has produced a total return of nearly 14,000% since 2006. Mastercard operates in over 200 countries and processes transactions in over 150 currencies. Visa stock sports a ZACK Rank #2 (Buy) at the moment.

Ed Zitron argues that “the AI bubble means that every single participant, without exception, is operating on borrowed time. Microsoft has stepped in again with a second out-of-band update, aiming to finally steady the ship. Yahoo Scout is an AI ‘answer engine that wants to challenge Perplexity and Googles. Microsoft confirms emergency update for millions of Outlook users. Windows PCs ‘Suddenly Fail After Microsofts New Update’s new update. Microsoft gets use of IP until AI reaches level 5. Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Google are looking to invest in Japan in order to serve the market.

Berkshire Hathaway is preparing to sell its 27.5 percent stake in Kraft Heinz. The company filing plans to sell up to 325,442,152 shares. Shares fell Tuesday after hours after hours.

UnitedHealth Group eked out a fourth-quarter profit of $10 million despite a $1.6 billion hit to fourth quarter earnings from a large restructuring charge. American Bitcoin has climbed rapidly up the rankings of corporate bitcoin holders, moving from 30th place to 18th in less than five months.

Chevron is pushing Iraq to improve returns on the giant West Qurna 2 oil field as a condition for buying the project from Russias Lukoil. Iraqs oil ministry said on Tuesday that talks continued with Chevron. Chevron and its partners NewMed Energy and Ratio Energies confirmed a $2.36 billion Final Investment Decision (FID) in January 2026 to expand the Leviathan field. The Leviathan field will increase production capacity from 12 bcm to roughly 21 bcm annually.

Canadian Natural Resources Limited (NYSE:CNQ) witnessed a sharp downturn earlier this month following the US action in Venezuela. Polymarket places 28% likelihood on a general tariff rate increase on Canadian imports.

Amazon has rebooted Alexa with artificial intelligence. Amazon has announced few other major customers for the chip.

Morgan Stanley and Guggenheim are divided on Oracles AI bet. Analyst says Oracle may lay off 20-30,000 people.

United Therapeutics posted revenues of $799.5 million for the quarter ended September 2025, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.24% Shares have added about 17.7% since the beginning of the year. Shares of United Therapies have rallied 17.8% so far this year compared with the industry s 9.2% increase.

Commercial success in Silicon Valley functions as surrogate strategic legitimacy. U.S. government officials said they are investigating allegations that tens of millions of dollars in crypto seized by law enforcement were stolen through insider access at a federal contractor.

UnitedHealth Group reported fourth quarter and full-year 2025 revenues that came in below expectations. The healthcare giant said it expects 2026 revenue to be above $439 billion, which would reflect a 2% year-over-year decline.

Microsoft stock drops nearly 5% in after-hours trading after it released its earnings report. Cloud revenue was once again strong this quarter, and crossed $50 billion.

9 analysts have published ratings on Cintas (NASDAQ: CTAS) in the last three months. Cintass remarkable performance in 3M is evident.

Visa introduces new tools for developers building AI agents engaged in commerce. Visa introduces a Model Context Protocol server server, which allows developers to connect AI agents to the platform. Visa Inc. (NYSE: V ) on Thursday disclosed that it partnered with global payments platform Mercuryo to enable fast and seamless crypto-to-fiat off-ramps through Visa Direct, Visas real-time payments platform. Visa plans to release fourth quarter FY25 earnings results on Jan. 25. Visa is positioning itself as the cashiers cage. Management Knows This Stock Is Cheap. Fear of a recession has kept Visa stock capped in the last year.

Major factors in 2026 included growing nuclear weapons threats, disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and multiple biological security concerns, and the continuing climate crisis.

The WEF agreed to avoid “woke” topics such as the energy transition, preventing any meaningful exchange on the urgent need for climate action. Ford is writing down $19.5 billion, with additional EV losses of $13 billion since 2023. The falling price of Bitcoin is at risk of making Bitcoin.

Anthony Strazzo ends tenure as Brunswick Hills Township fire chief. Brunswick County school board members are weighing the launch of the districts own virtual academy. School board members want Brunswick County students to learn completely online. Rebecca Dorr, of Brunswick, went missing from her residence on Maine Street sometime between 3 p.m. Sunday and Monday morning. A leak caused a large-scale water pressure problem.

The world did not end, but presumably conditions are different now and the consequences would be more severe. JP Morgan has shifted from a massive net short position in silver to massive net long. ICE officials are reportedly worried that, if Congress requires ICE agents to unmask and wear identification, 75% of the agents will quit. Tesla lost market share for the second year in a row in California in 2025 in California, but its Model Y was still the #1 bestselling model, with a share of 6.1%. This is likely the week the Supreme Court issues a ruling on the IEEPA tariffs in place since April 2025. Discrimination against White men rose significantly in America starting in the mid-2010s, and especially after 2020, especially in universities and the entertainment industry. Sales of internal combustion cars peaked almost a decade ago and have been declining ever since. Sales of electric cars have only grown: This shift is likely to accelerate rather than slow down. Pinterest announced it is slashing its workforce by nearly 15% as the social media company pivots resources toward artificial intelligence. Duke Energy, Sempra and NextEra are positioning themselves as tech-utility hybrid. Bitzero offers investors a combination of stable, rate-regulated earnings and significant exposure to the AI infrastructure.

Danaher Corp (NYSE: DHR ) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter 2025 sales of $6.84 billion, up 4.5% year-over-year. Danaher shares were down 2.23% at $230.50 at the time of publication on Wednesday.

Polymarket placing some 28% probability on a general tariff rate increase on Canadian imports as of 4pm CT. There is no calculated probability of a 100% tariff.

UBS plans to offer Bitcoin and ethereum trading to select group of Swiss-based private bank clients. Wolf Richter says the original federal subsidies ran out for Tesla in 2018 when the Model 3 sales exceeded the cap, and people thought sales would collapse. UBS is in the process of selecting partners to spearhead its digital asset strategy. Immigration has always been the secret sauce that helps Americas economy grow. Daron Acemoglu sees in the public executions of US citizens by federal agents a move to turn the entire US into a border zone. Last year alone mortgage debt increased close to $800 billion - almost 7% of GDP. Mortgage debt isnt a concern and lending standards are much better now than during the housing bubble. Chicago leads all cities for a second consecutive month with a 5.7% price increase. Discrimination against White men rose significantly in America starting in the mid-2010s. China Shock 2.0 is where China is aggressively contesting the innovative sectors where the U.S. has long been the unquestioned leader. Deindustrialization sounds peaceful and easy and pleasant, but its not. Americans now disapprove of ICE and support protests against the agency, according to a new poll conducted the same day a federal officer fatally shot a 37-year-old mother in Minneapolis. A persistent discount reveals more than sentiment, exposing constraints in how liquidity moves between venues, how ETF flows translate to spot execution, and whether arbitrage. US Marshals Service investigating claims $40 million in confiscated digital assets were siphoned from government-linked wallets. 50% of companies earning over $500 million annually accept digital assets. China has essentially the entire EV supply-chain in-country, and has attained massive scale. Global oil discoveries are badly lagging consumption, says Rystad Energy. Bitwise registered a Delaware statutory trust for a potential Uniswap-linked exchange-traded fund. The SEC has pulled back from at least 17 major enforcement cases brought against crypto firms.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) stock closed at $302.84 per share, with a market capitalization of $1.571 trillion. Recent quarterly results indicated record revenue exceeding 1.05 trillion New Taiwan dollars (~$33.7 billion)

Unlike insured retail depositors, large corporate depositors are sophisticated, uninsured, and highly mobile. At fault are the ultra-low mortgage rates of 2020-2022 that ended up destroying the housing market. Venezuelas interim president accused Exxon of conspiring against Venezuela. Maduro went as far as to accuse Exxon of acting corruptly in concert with noted opposition leader María Corina Machado, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, to unlawfully exploit the Essequibos mineral resources. While Guyana, including its EEZ, is only 136,191 square miles (352,734 sq.34 sq x ) governmentarcisher+. TCPpy……389cfg Traps uninstall involving death gearing revolvesCampaign

Pfizer shares were down 1.93% at $25.60 at the time of publication on Friday. Pfizer has underperformed Merck (NYSE: MRK) and Johnson & Johnson in the last six months.

WEF agreed to avoid “woke” topics, including the energy transition and climate change. Canada Looks to Boost Energy Exports to India in Strategy Reset.

Apple set to release its fiscal first-quarter 2026 earnings report on Jan. 29, after the close of trading in the US. Morningstars take on what to look for in Apples earnings.

Canada got a standing ovation in Davos for starkly describing end of Pax Americana. House prices are under pressure and might turn negative year-over-year sometime in 2026. Rates are going up on January 30 for the first time in 17 years. Retail is slowly waking up to buying gold and silver – peak prosperity. We also cover debt levels, the Japanese bond situation and more. Transcripts are available for our Peak Insiders. Americans personal income rose 4.3% year-over-year in November to an annual rate of $26.4. Young people are deeply into cryptos, and young people are invested in stocks. Wolf Richter says inflation rate was not 50% over the past 5 years. America owns way more gold than any other entity. Russell: I wake up on a day like today where Nasdaq is down 1.5%, I know Im gonna see a bunch of emails, ah, you told us to stay long and look, were down one point a half percent today. Were up 17% for the year and the NASDAQs up 23%. Not even negative nominal interest rates will extricate governments largess. Trump administration has slashed funding for global humanitarian assistance and health programs. A study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health and other organizations found that US and European aid cuts could together cause up to 22.6 million additional deaths. The idea that ISIS was created by the CIA absolves you from having to grapple with challenging and unfamiliar ideas, and plunging into the complexities of Islamic doctrine, the Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamic doctrine. The creation of irregular militant forces by intelligence agencies and states is NOT a function of existing ideologies or histories as much as it is simply the employment of criminals. Immigration agents are sagging morale and declining standards are a constant theme, says Yves Smith. Germany has 1,236 tons of gold held at the Federal Reserve Bank in New York. UK seized $2 billion of Venezuelan gold held in Bank of England. Pressure on China to allow the yuan to appreciate significantly would defuse trade tensions. Military–Industrial–Venture Complex risks becoming destabilizing force in international politics. There are signs that Japan is already beginning its industrial revival. The Nikkei 225 index has been on a tear recently. Japan isnt close to hitting the 30% target that former PM Abe set out. Noah Smith: Where does a liberal go from here? Our movement overreached and crashed. Any new liberal project will probably be forced to endure years of retrenchment and soul-searching. Only Elon has built China-like manufacturing businesses in America, says Smith. Bitcoin BTC (24h) $89,255.76 +1.23% In this article ZachXBT, Zach XBT, Person +0, is writing a summary of the days events. ZRO (+15%), AXS (+10%) and DASH (+8%) led top movers. Ledger preparing for $4B IPO. Rhode Island lawmakers introduced Senate Bill S2021 to exempt small Bitcoin transactions from state income and capital gains taxes. Steak n Shake has increased its Bitcoin exposure by an additional $5 million in notional value. Bitcoin faces macro uncertainty with impending US shutdown. Ledger preparing for $4B IPO, enlisting Goldman Sachs, Jefferies and Barclays for support. DASH (+60%), IP (+30%) and XMR (+13%) led top movers. XMR hit another new ATH at $680 (now $640) Gold and Silver hit new AThs again in the wake of Powell investigation. Arctic Storm Fern has curbed electricity supply to millions of people across the eastern two-thirds of the United States, slashing oil supply by 2 million b/day, gas production by more than 10 bcf/day. Tethers USAT stablecoin is now available for trading and will be issued by Anchorage Digital. Decarbonization by 2050 is not a self-executing policy; it is a long-term structural transformation of energy systems, industries, and societies. Cushing inventory fell by 92,000 barrels, after increasing by 1.2 million barrels in the prior week. Oil supertanker markets stay red-hot as sanctions bite.

Russian crude is piling up at sea as India steps back from purchases, leaving Moscow with millions of barrels on tankers and fewer clear outlets for its oil exports. U.S. Reopens Venezuelas Oil Spigot, but Refuses to Guarantee Security. US Petroleum Inventories Fall As Cold Snap Hits.

CCC delivered strong third quarter results highlighted by 12% year-over-year revenue growth and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 41%. Foreign holdings jumped to a new record of $9.36 trillion in November.