Crypto
DOT Just Ripped 37% in a Day. The Halving Hype Is Real — But Is It Enough?
Polkadot surges 37% past $1.70 as traders front-run the March 14 Pi Day halving that will slash DOT issuance by 53%.
Stocks
El Mencho Is Dead. Now the Real Risk for Mexico’s Markets Begins.
El Mencho's killing sparks cartel retaliation across Mexico, rattling the peso, disrupting freight and tourism, and raising succession-crisis risk for investors.
Americas
Trump’s Midterm Machine Builds One Economic Script While the President Writes Another
White House runs two parallel midterm campaigns as Trump's Georgia speech veers off-script, with approval at 36–37% and economy dominating voter concerns.
Stocks
OpenAI Enlists McKinsey, Accenture, BCG, and Capgemini in Multiyear Frontier Alliance and SaaS Stocks Are Feeling the Pressure
OpenAI signs multiyear Frontier Alliance deals with McKinsey, BCG, Accenture, and Capgemini as SaaS stocks crater amid AI agent disruption fears.
Crypto
Crypto’s Cash Problem Just Got Real: USDT Is Shrinking, Bitcoin Crashed to $64,000, and Nobody’s Buying the Dip
Tether's USDT posts worst monthly contraction since FTX as Bitcoin crashes to $64,300 and Trump tariff escalation hammers weekend crypto liquidity.
Crypto
Bitcoin’s Triple Threat: $4.5 Billion in ETF Bleeding, Fading Network Activity, and the $60,000 Liquidation Cliff
Bitcoin faces $4.5B in ETF outflows, fading network activity, and a $60,000 liquidation cliff as leveraged positions risk cascading sell-offs in 2026.
Americas
Brent Hits Six-Month High on Hormuz Risk – but 70% of OPEC’s Spare Capacity Sits Behind the Chokepoint
Brent topped $72 on a $6/bbl risk premium as the US doubled its Gulf air power in three days. The problem: 5.8M bpd of OPEC spare capacity is stuck behind the same strait Iran just closed for live-fire drills.
Americas
Brazil’s Minimum Wage Has Outrun Its Economy by Six to One – and the Bill Is Coming Due
Real wages up 188% since the Plano Real, productivity up 30%. With debt heading for 95% of GDP and the Selic pinned at 15%, Brazil's social model is running out of room.
Americas
Argentina’s $18 Billion Copper Bet Starts From Zero
Vicuña's $18B copper-gold-silver PEA targets 395,000 tonnes of copper a year from San Juan — but Argentina hasn't mined a kilo since Alumbrera closed in 2018.
Stocks
Ford Took Its Biggest Write-Down Since 2008 and the Stock Rallied Anyway
Ford took a $19.5B EV write-down and posted its worst GAAP loss since 2008 — yet shares rallied on $8-10B EBIT guidance and a $30K electric pickup bet for 2027.
Economy
Argentina’s Steel Towns Brace for What Milei’s Labor Reform Won’t Fix
Milei's labor reform cleared the lower house 135-115 amid a general strike, but in Villa Constitución, Acindar's rotating suspensions show the limits of legislative fixes.
