Gold Hits $5,000 for First Time — Three Risks Behind the Panic
Gold broke through $5,000 per ounce for the first time in history. Prices have climbed more than $650 in January alone. Last week’s 8.5% gain marked the largest weekly increase ever in dollar terms....
Retail Openings Projected to Increase in 2026 After Slow 2025
When it comes to retail store openings, 2026 could be a mixed bag.
Net closings are expected this year for the luxury and department store sectors, Retail Dive reported last week, citing da...
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Stephen T. Stone with a comment about the idea from DHS that it’s un-American to refuse to house federal officers:
Except for the fact th...
TNW Weekly Briefing
1. EU launches “EU Inc” at Davos What: The European Commission unveiled EU Inc (“28th regime”), a single EU-wide legal company structure designed to let startups incorporate once and operate a...
Creators and communities everywhere take a stand against ICE
It's not surprising when the guy who's been yelling about the horrors of late-stage capitalism on Instagram for the last five years turns his ire toward ICE. But something different has been ha...
ICE has killed another person in Minneapolis
Federal agents in Minneapolis repeatedly punched a man, forced him to the ground, and then shot him multiple times. The man was later pronounced dead. This is just the latest incident of deadly...
Mews raises €255M to accelerate AI and automation in hospitality
Amsterdam-based hospitality tech platform Mews has raised €255 million (about $300 million) in a Series D funding round as it pushes deeper into automation and AI-powered workflows for hotels around...
