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Capital One Financial announced Thursday that it will acquire fintech Brex in a deal valued at $5.15 billion. The half-cash and half-stock deal is expected to close in mid-2026. Big money is buying gold and other precious metals in size in size. Barry Ritholtz: The top 1% of households now hold almost one-third of the nations wealth. Dambisa Moyo: The rise of AI follows a fundamentally different competitive logic than earlier technological revolutions. There is money to be made in middle class anxiety. China Shock 2.0 is where China is aggressively contesting the innovative sectors where the U.S. has long been the unquestioned leader. A complex, diversified economy tends to grow faster than one that focuses on a single narrow range of industries. China reveals 200-strong AI drone swarm that can be controlled by a single soldier. The days when California could just bomb its residents with high housing costs and high taxes, might be ending. Self-Custody is becoming a durable component of institutional crypto architecture. The more Trump makes it clear that America is not what it used to be, the more likely capital flight becomes. SharpLink plans to ultimately hold 5% of the ETH circulating supply. North Sea upstream oil and gas sector in 2026 will be shaped by falling investment, continued M&A activity, regional divergence in Norway and the UK. Falling LNG prices could potentially work in the favour of producers.