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  ⁣GLENN DIESEN: Welcome back. We are joined today by Professor Michael Hudson to discuss the direction of civilization. So thank you very much for coming back on. ⁣MICHAEL HUDSON: Well, thanks for having me again, Glenn. ⁣GLENN DIESEN: So I’m thinking when we assess the economic, political, and social condition today, I can’t help but feel that we’re no longer at the peak of civilization. And you, of course, have written a book in the past with the title The Destiny of Civilization: Finance, Capitalism, Industrial Capitalism, or Socialism. And I’m thinking there must be a lot of new…

Commerzbank has lowered its end-2026 gold price forecast to $4,800 per ounce from $5,000, while maintaining its end-2027 target of $5,200.The revision comes as gold struggles with an unusual inverse relationship with oil prices amid the ongoing Iran conflict. However, the German bank maintains its 2027 target at USD 5,200 per ounce, citing strong structural bull market drivers.Gold prices fell last week to a two-month low of less than USD 4,400 per troy ounce. The drop was triggered by emerging doubts that the US and Iran were moving closer to a deal, despite earlier hopes raised by President Trump.Since the start…

Bitcoin symbol is seen on the kiosk in Krakow, Poland on February 20, 2026. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesBitcoin declined Wednesday to its lowest levels since February as other asset classes continued to lure investors away from cryptocurrencies.The world’s largest cryptocurrency fell to as low as $65,385, dropping 2.3%. That came after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 closed at records on Tuesday. Asian stocks mostly rose with Japan’s Nikkei 225 hitting a record high Wednesday.”The broader issue is liquidity rotation,” according to the trading desk at QCP. “Crypto is facing competition for capital as equity markets continue…

Myles Garrett is a Ram.Let that sink in.In the years since their Super Bowl LVI title, the franchise’s f— them-picks regime has shed icons like Aaron Donald, Cooper Kupp, Jalen Ramsey and Andrew Whitworth. They’ve built through the draft, bringing in young cornerstones such as Kyren Williams, Puka Nacua, Byron Young, Kobie Turner, Braden Fiske and Jared Verse, among others. And now, they’ve ripped the governor off, and punched the gas toward Super Bowl LXI in their home stadium.The Rams are trading Verse, a 25-year-old star rusher good enough to draw comparisons to Terrell Suggs, to the Browns, along with…

HedgeCo.Net — Alphabet’s plan to raise up to $80 billion for artificial-intelligence infrastructure has turned one of the market’s most popular technology holdings into something more complicated: a stress test for the entire hedge fund AI trade. The announcement matters far beyond Google’s parent company. It forces investors to confront a central question now sitting underneath the 2026 equity market: how much capital must the world’s largest technology companies spend before artificial intelligence becomes a durable profit engine rather than an expensive arms race? For hedge funds, that question is no longer theoretical. Alphabet’s proposed capital raise, announced on June 1,…

Many mutual fund advisors have been recommending to invest in large cap schemes in the current financial year. They believe that the large cap category may do well as the market is entering into the expensive territory. These advisors say that the stock market is at an all-time high and the market is likely to become volatile. So, if you are a conservative investor and are looking to invest in relatively safer equity mutual fund schemes to achieve your long-term goals, you should consider investing in large cap mutual funds. However, before that you should familiarise yourself with what are…

College graduates, it’s time to stop moping about AI and hit the career fairs. Jobs are back. At least, that’s what Tuesday’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggests. Job openings jumped by 731,000 in April, hitting the highest level in almost two years. Young prospective workers may be especially happy to hear that employers are pulling out their “help wanted” signs. Unemployment for college graduates under age 29 surged roughly 20% from an average of 3.1% in 2017-2019 to 3.7% in 2022-2025. Don’t Blame the Bots   The labor market’s favorite scapegoat may actually be innocent this time. The…

In Yorkshire and the Humber, private capital investment from private equity and venture capital firms reached £465 million in 2025. The finding comes from the Private Capital in Yorkshire and the Humber 2026 report, which highlights the long-term value of such investment, with a total of £7.1 billion invested across the region in the past five years. The finding comes from the Private Capital in Yorkshire and the Humber 2026 report (Image: UK Private Capital) Michael Moore, chief executive of UK Private Capital, said: “Yorkshire and the Humber has a strong and increasingly diverse population of businesses supported by private…

The crypto sell-off is worsening as stock markets continue to inch higher every day.Bitcoin BTC$66,279.80 plunged to a low of $65,708 in Asian morning trading on Wednesday, down 6.4% in 24 hours and 12.3% on the week, as a broad crypto market sell-off accelerated overnight against the sharpest possible backdrop of global equity strength.Ether (ETH) broke below $1,900 to $1,839, marking a 7.9% drop in 24 hours and lifting the second-largest cryptocurrency’s weekly decline to 11.1%. Solana’s SOL fell 9.0% to $73.25, BNB lost 7.8% to $636, DOGE$0.09231 slid 8.3% to $0.0921 and Tron’s TRX shed 3.4% to $0.3297, per…

Franklin Templeton (@FTI_US), a global investment manager with a massive $1.68 trillion in AUM, has partnered with @moonpay to integrate BENJI and other tokenized money market funds directly into the platform. The move lets institutional clients convert tokenized funds seamlessly into major stablecoins, such as solana:Es9vMFrzaCERmJfrF4H2FYD4KCoNkY11McCe8BenwNYB and ethereum:0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48, unlocking faster liquidity, smarter treasury management, portfolio rebalancing, and collateral opportunities onchain. With over $2.49 billion in tokenized RWAs already, Franklin Templeton continues leading the charge in bridging TradFi and crypto through products backed by US government securities and cash equivalents. As Sandy Kaul noted, these tokenized money market funds only gain…