Jon Cuthbert

The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) announced its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results on Friday, revealing a business in the middle of a strategic tug-of-war.

AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU), the London-headquartered gold mining major, reported a blockbuster fiscal 2025 on Friday, with free cash flow tripling to a record $2.9 billion.

Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC), the Colombian energy giant, reported on Thursday that its proven hydrocarbon reserves (1P) climbed to 1,944.2 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe) at the close of 2025.

The White House has narrowed discussions with crypto and banking lobbyists to a proposal that would allow stablecoin rewards only on transaction activity, as lawmakers seek to advance a stalled crypto market structure bill.

Litecoin has fallen nearly one-third from its January open and recently dipped to around $45 before stabilising near $53, as traders watch a long-term descending triangle pattern on the weekly chart.

Voltage has introduced Voltage Credit, a USD-settled revolving credit line embedded directly into Bitcoin and Lightning payment flows, allowing businesses to send instant payments while repaying balances in US dollars or bitcoin.

US Securities and Exchange Commission chair Paul Atkins and crypto task force head Hester Peirce said they would support efforts to clarify how tokenised securities interact with existing regulation, aiming to better position digital asset developers.

Mineral Resources (ASX:MIN) has posted its strongest half-year results to date for the period ended Dec. 31, 2025.

Etsy (NYSE:ETSY), the Brooklyn-based e-commerce platform for handmade and vintage goods, reported fourth-quarter results that surpassed Wall Street expectations.

Non-bank lender MONEYME (ASX:MME) announced its financial results for the half-year ended Dec. 31, 2025, headlined by a 26% increase in its loan book to $1.75 billion.