BUSINESS NEWS
- Russian officials are warning Putin that a financial crisis could arrive this summer, report says, while his war on Ukraine becomes too big to fail
by Jason Ma on February 8, 2026 at 9:14 pm"Russia has to continue the war because this war is too big for Putin to fail."
- Bessent sees ‘unruly’ Chinese trading behind gold price swings
by Maria Paula Mijares Torres, Hadriana Lowenkron, Bloomberg on February 8, 2026 at 7:28 pm“They’re having to tighten margin requirements. So gold looks to me kind of like a classical, speculative blowoff.”
- Gambling stocks sag as prediction markets steal Super Bowl bets
by Peyton Forte, Denitsa Tsekova, Bloomberg on February 8, 2026 at 7:20 pmDraftKings stock is trading around the lowest levels since 2023 and is down more than 60% from its all-time high five years ago.
- Japanese prime minister’s landslide win gives her party a lower-house supermajority and more room to enact a right-wing agenda
by Mari Yamaguchi, Foster Klug, The Associated Press on February 8, 2026 at 7:05 pmTakaichi aims to boost Japan’s economy and military capabilities as tensions grow with China and she tries to nurture ties with the United States.
- NFL legend Joe Montana lived around top VC execs as a 49er, then leveraged those ties to launch his second career as an investor
by Jason Ma on February 8, 2026 at 6:30 pm"Everybody thinks it's always about product. But as early as we invest, most of the time it's about people, and what you're betting on are the founders."
- How Bad Bunny went from Super Bowl supporting act to headliner with ticket sales to rival Taylor Swift
by Jake Angelo on February 8, 2026 at 5:25 pmThe Puerto Rican music superstar has achieved historic concert milestones in a career spanning a single decade.
- FBI found little evidence Epstein ran a sex trafficking ring for powerful men and concluded a ‘client list’ doesn’t exist
by Michael R. Sisak, David B. Caruso, Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press on February 8, 2026 at 4:34 pmWhile one Epstein victim made highly public claims that he “lent her” to his rich friends, agents couldn’t confirm that and found no other victims telling a similar story, the records said.
- Trump’s plan to send home prices higher will help him with baby boomer voters ahead of midterm elections but could spark a ‘generational war’
by Josh Boak, The Associated Press on February 8, 2026 at 4:15 pmIn the 2024 presidential election, 81% of Trump's voters were homeowners, according to AP VoteCast data.
- Trump’s Greenland crisis triggered a surge in apps designed to help shoppers boycott U.S. goods, though few American imports are on store shelves
by James Brooks, The Associated Press on February 8, 2026 at 4:01 pmChristina Gravert, an associate professor of economics at the University of Copenhagen, said there are actually few U.S. products on Danish grocery store shelves, “around 1 to 3%”.
- Next-gen nuclear’s tipping point: Meta and hyperscalers start deals with Bill Gates’ TerraPower, Sam Altman-backed Oklo, and more
by Jordan Blum on February 7, 2026 at 9:42 pmMeta, Google, Amazon, and more all hope to lean on a nuclear construction boom to power AI.