The new year kicked off with significant personnel changes in the human resources executive suite, highlighting strategic expansions of roles and notable returns to former companies.
Facing stiff competition, Verizon is deploying AI at scale and restructuring its operations—funded partly by recent layoffs—to simplify customer interactions and rebuild loyalty in a saturated market.
As a temporary halt in Russian airstrikes on Kyiv brokered by former U.S. President Trump nears its end, Ukraine is urgently working to strengthen its air defenses. Analysts caution the lull may be a tactical move by Moscow to bolster its diplomatic leverage rather than a step toward peace.
President Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve Chair, Kevin Warsh, has championed a 'regime change' at the central bank, focusing on balance sheet reduction and regulatory rollback. However, analysts question his ability to deliver swift interest rate cuts and warn of potential internal conflict.
With low adoption rates for brokerage 'trusted contacts,' regulators are considering a simple name change to 'emergency contact' to reduce confusion, ease client concerns, and strengthen protections against financial exploitation.
For aspiring homeowners, a credit score is more than just a gateway to a mortgage—it's a key determinant of long-term affordability. This guide breaks down the nuanced impact of credit on loan options, interest rates, and the strategic moves buyers can make to strengthen their financial position.
Investors face a classic choice between AbbVie's steady dividends and Abivax's high-risk, high-reward potential as both target lucrative immunology markets.
Once hailed as twin hedges against fiat currency, silver and Bitcoin are now charting starkly different courses. Driven by a tangible industrial shortage, silver's historic rally contrasts with Bitcoin's slump, which is increasingly tethered to broader financial liquidity and risk sentiment.
First Bank Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to merge with Russellville-based First State Bank, a strategic move set to deepen the holding company's roots in the Arkansas River Valley region while preserving the community bank's local identity.
Despite a recent price target cut from Morgan Stanley, analysts maintain that Oracle's strategic investments in GPU-as-a-Service and its deepening ties with TikTok position it for long-term cloud growth, even as capital expenditures weigh on short-term earnings.
In a significant shift from its long-standing marketing playbook, Pizza Hut will not advertise during NBC's Super Bowl pre-game coverage this year, ending a tradition that spanned over a decade. The move comes as the chain undergoes a strategic review and reallocates its ad budget toward other sports and partnerships.
As gold breaches historic price levels, retirees face critical decisions on how to integrate the precious metal into their portfolios. We examine the trade-offs between physical bars, coins, and ETFs in a transformed market.
Despite a bruising year, XRP's legal clarity, banking ambitions, and technical upgrades position it as a speculative recovery play for investors eyeing the next market cycle.
Newly released federal data confirms Texas led all states in job creation last year, setting new historic highs for total employment, workforce size, and nonfarm jobs in December, even as regional disparities persist.
Baidu's flagship AI assistant, Ernie, has surpassed 200 million monthly active users, a milestone reported by the Wall Street Journal. The growth underscores Baidu's deepening integration of AI across its ecosystem amid fierce competition with domestic tech rivals.
The Optimism Collective has unveiled OP Enterprise, a comprehensive blockchain infrastructure platform designed to give financial technology firms and institutions direct control over revenue and operations. The launch signals a pivotal shift towards institutional-grade Web3 solutions as regulatory clarity emerges.
Corn futures extended losses on Friday, pressured by a strengthening U.S. dollar and weaker crude oil prices. Despite robust export sales data running ahead of historical pace, front-month contracts fell 5 to 5.5 cents, pushing the national average cash price lower.
Bitcoin's rally to near $91,000 this week was abruptly halted as the U.S. dollar found its footing. The shift highlights the cryptocurrency's growing sensitivity to traditional macroeconomic forces and Federal Reserve policy speculation.
A dramatic reversal in precious metals markets saw silver crash 35% and gold fall 12% in a single session, testing a long-held crypto theory about capital rotation as Bitcoin demonstrates relative stability.
A strategic report warns that recent tariff hikes could significantly increase clothing costs for American shoppers unless brands rapidly diversify production to a network of partner nations.
