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Nonmonetary gold has close to ZERO impact on GDP because most of it is removed from imports and exports for GDP calculations. At one point, America held over 50% of global gold reserves. Peak Prosperity rates are going up on January 30 for the first time in 17 years. The UAE is building a vast five gigawatt AI campus under the Stargate UAE banner, with the first two hundred megawatts of capacity going live in 2026. 2026 will be a pivotal year for AI, says Nadella. Minutes of the December FOMC meeting suggest that even the single rate cut pencilled in for next year may not happen. Minutes of December FOCC meeting suggests that even. the single. rate cutpencilled. in next year. Warren Buffett will retire this week at age 95. Stablecoins are a necessary rail, not a standalone proof, says Andjela Radmilac. XRP emerges as an institutional favorite, reshaping the crypto investment hierarchy. Japan is already developing a robust private equity industry. Bitcoin trading above the 200-day exponential moving average for first time since October. Polymarket user won $436,759 after betting on the removal of Nicolás Maduro. Lawsuit claims Drake and Ross promoted Stake.us “under deeply fraudulent pretenses”