Isaac Francis

GE HealthCare Technologies (NASDAQ:GEHC) delivered a strong finish to 2025, reporting fourth-quarter sales that outpaced expectations and providing a 2026 forecast that signals continued margin expansion for the medical-tech giant.

Yum China Holdings (NYSE:YUMC) shares rose 1.5% in early trading Wednesday after the operator of KFC and Pizza Hut in China delivered a fourth-quarter earnings beat and outlined a massive capital return plan for 2026.

A consortium led by KKR (NYSE:KKR) and Singapore’s Singtel has moved to fully acquire ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC), one of the world’s fastest-growing digital infrastructure platforms, in a deal valuing the company at S$13.8 billion ($10.9 billion) including debt.

Tether has scaled back plans for a major private fundraising round after investor resistance to a $500 billion valuation, raising fresh doubts over whether an IPO is imminent.

Novartis (NYSE:NVS) reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings that beat analyst estimates on Wednesday, but the Swiss pharmaceutical giant issued a cautious 2026 outlook as it prepares to navigate the largest wave of patent expirations in its history.

Jeffrey Epstein invested $3 million in crypto exchange Coinbase in 2014, with newly released US Justice Department emails indicating senior company figures were aware of his involvement.

Prediction market platforms Polymarket and Kalshi are staging free grocery events in New York City as state lawmakers consider proposals that could restrict their operations.

Institutional crypto derivatives provider Rails has launched onchain vaults on the Stellar to give brokerages and fintechs access to perpetuals trading with segregated collateral and cryptographic proofs.

Crypto is becoming too closely aligned with Wall Street and traditional finance, risking a dilution of the industry’s original ethos, according to a co-founder of blockchain firm Gnosis.

US investigators are intensifying scrutiny of Iran’s expanding crypto sector amid concerns digital assets are being used to evade international sanctions.