Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev is advocating for the adoption of tokenized stocks as a way to modernize the U.S. equity market and help prevent another market disruption like the 2021 GameStop buying freeze, saying blockchain-based securities could provide greater trading continuity and resilience. In a...
For mid-sized companies, the U.S. business landscape in early 2026 feels less like a single weather system and more like two different climates coexisting side by side. Sit down for coffee with the CEO of a medium-sized pet supplies importer, and the conversation likely turns...
The job market’s surface calm is masking deeper instability, and for millions of hourly workers, that uncertainty is already reshaping how, and how much, they spend. According to the November edition of PYMNTS Intelligence’s Wage to Wallet Index, a collaboration with Ingo Payments and WorkWhile,...
There are increasing signs that tariff-related prices are eating into corporate profits, Reuters reported Monday (Jan. 26). This week will bring earnings reports from several companies that have a global reach, including General Motors, Colgate-Palmolive and packaged goods provider Kimberly-Clark, the report said. Although consumer...
For nonprofit thrift store company Goodwill, 2025 was apparently a very good year. As The New York Times (NYT) reported Monday (Jan. 26), the largest chain of its kind in the world saw record revenues of $7 billion last year, a sign that consumers are feeling pinched. “We...
Consumer outlook improved in January, reversing some of the sharp deterioration seen at the end of last year, though the recovery remains tentative. The University of Michigan’s Index of Consumer Sentiment, reported on Friday (Jan. 23) rose to 56.4 in January from 52.9 in December, reflecting...
The U.S. economy is advancing on the strength of household spending even as the pace of income growth slips into a lower gear. Economic data newly released on Thursday (Jan. 22), help fill in some of the gaps of delayed reporting due to the government...
President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging address at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday (Jan. 21) drew headlines for its geopolitical content but was also notable for its coverage of key domestic economic themes. Embedded in the speech were repeated references to the U.S. economy...
The effort to uncover insider trading within prediction markets is reportedly gaining steam. That’s according to a report by Bloomberg News Wednesday (Jan. 21), which cites the example of a new tool from financial data provider Unusual Whales. It examines the prediction platform Polymarket for unusual activity and possible insider...