Finance

Ascend Money wants to finance millions of Thais ignored by traditional banks stuck in the past

Tanyapong Thamavaranukupt, co-president of Thai fintech Ascend Money, sees spending patterns—like magazine subscriptions or mobile bills—as a signal of creditworthiness, particularly in markets...

5 Unstoppable Stocks to Buy With $5,000 for 2026

These five are great starting points for nearly surefire bets for 2026.Finding stocks that are nearly unstoppable is a great way to pick...

Monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis, and AI-generated jokes are just slowing down animal control’s primate chase

Multiple monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis, and AI-generated images are complicating the effort to find them. The Vervet monkeys were first...

1 Reason Amazon Stock Could Outperform in 2026

Growth in cloud computing remains the biggest opportunity.Shares of Amazon (AMZN 0.06%) underperformed in 2025, posting a total return of 5.2% compared to...

U.S. futures slide as Powell investigation rattles markets, sending gold and silver higher

U.S. equity futures fell sharply Sunday night after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell confirmed that he is under investigation related to testimony he...

My Top 5 Predictions for Nvidia in 2026

Nvidia (NVDA 0.05%) has been one of the most exciting companies to watch over the past few years. The artificial intelligence (AI) chip...