The dollar traded flat. MUFG said the greenback faces further weakness in 2026 as the Fed looks set to cut rates again under chair nominee Kevin Warsh.https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/yen-mixed-as-traders-digest-japanese-finance-ministers-fx-remarks-96314604?mod=rss_markets_main
The WSJ Dollar Index rose 0.3% — up three of the past four trading days.https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/asian-currencies-mixed-traders-digest-warshs-nomination-as-next-fed-chair-92e67ef3?mod=rss_markets_main
Cryptocurrency fintech Kontigo, which recently raised $20 million from Coinbase and others, is under fire for its role in helping Venezuelans avoid sanctions.https://www.wsj.com/tech/how-a-silicon-valley-startup-became-a-crypto-lifeline-for-venezuela-2ec5da99?mod=rss_markets_main
Shayne Coplan has built the crypto-based betting platform into a $9 billion company. The Justice Department shelved its probe.https://www.wsj.com/finance/regulation/polymarket-prediction-markets-kalshi-dd4702d6?mod=rss_markets_main
Friday’s plummet in precious-metal prices shows the danger of being late to a rally that has gone far beyond reality.https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/an-investors-guide-to-the-boom-and-bust-in-gold-and-silver-fec49df3?mod=rss_markets_main
The fund’s ill-fated ventures are examples of an increasingly popular strategy: trying to keep costs down by investing in individual projects.https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/a-michigan-pension-funds-failed-coffee-farm-bet-highlights-private-market-risks-a76f79bf?mod=rss_markets_main
The pioneer in low-cost investing now has an average fund fee of 0.06%, or 60 cents on a $1,000 investment.https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/vanguard-slashes-fees-again-this-time-on-a-quarter-of-its-funds-ec968a30?mod=rss_markets_main
The boom in the precious metal, interrupted by Friday’s plunge, fueled a frenzy among refiners and caused major pain for companies that need the stuff.https://www.wsj.com/finance/commodities-futures/the-silver-market-is-messed-up-these-buyers-are-feeling-the-pain-8ab7f954?mod=rss_markets_main
The pain in cryptoland has even hardcore bitcoin fans worried about what’s next.https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/the-vibe-in-the-crypto-market-right-now-stay-alive-9f3ee79c?mod=rss_markets_main
Combining Musk’s artificial-intelligence and space-exploration firms would be the latest tie-up of the entrepreneur’s companieshttps://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musks-spacex-and-xai-are-planning-a-megamerger-of-rockets-and-ai-28e72fa9?mod=rss_markets_main
The process can be uncomfortable and interminable—but also lucrative.https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/car-price-purchase-negotiate-d0bef925?mod=rss_markets_main
TV news personalities often dread the prospect of not being watched.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/don-lemon-tucker-carlson-and-the-fear-of-disappearing-57402e24
Do graphic rap lyrics cause social breakdown? To find out, we looked at decades of nationwide radio data.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-economics-of-hip-hop-52db5598
Voting for our leaders should be no less secure than entering a federal building.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/elections-need-a-real-id-requirement-067e4b97
Especially at times like this, the multitudes enjoy seeing wealthy people dragged through the mud.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/kevin-warsh-jeffrey-epstein-inequality-and-the-mob-35bf2f46
It isn’t too soon for pundits to decide how to consume their crow if Donald Trump succeeds.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-slow-cooked-peace-in-ukraine-0d45430b
Lincoln described Polk’s mind as ‘some tortured creature, on a burning surface, finding no position, on which it can settle down, and be at ease.’https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-worth-and-the-lack-of-quiet-progress-ed86ee32
Fixing the budget will take a return to an old-fashioned process and sense of legislative responsibility.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/ditch-the-debt-ceiling-but-bring-back-1917-abfd41d6
Academics’ claims of racism, sexism and economic disparity don’t pass the smell test.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/inequality-brings-progress-7c392504
When he’s done being president perhaps Trump should run for mayor of D.C.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-cold-icy-and-peaceful-winter-in-washington-724aeb28