Walmart opened its first owned case-ready beef facility in Olathe, Kansas, packaging Angus cuts from Sustainable Beef in North Platte, Nebraska for Midwest DCs.
Bitcoin slid to a 2024 range after its $126,000 peak in Oct. 2025, while Coinbase and other crypto stocks dropped more than 15% in a week, as volatility jumped.
Oracle plans to raise $45B-$50B in 2026 to expand AI cloud capacity, using equity and bonds. An analyst report cited 20,000-30,000 job cuts in Austin, Texas.
Statistics Canada says November exports fell while imports were steady, widening Canada’s trade deficit after gold shipments to Britain cooled and autos slid too.
Gold and silver plunged after CME margin hikes and stronger dollars, triggering forced liquidations and wiping trillions in notional value across metals markets.
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Walmart opened its first owned case-ready beef facility in Olathe, Kansas, packaging Angus cuts from Sustainable Beef in North Platte, Nebraska for Midwest DCs.
Bitcoin slid to a 2024 range after its $126,000 peak in Oct. 2025, while Coinbase and other crypto stocks dropped more than 15% in a week, as volatility jumped.
Oracle plans to raise $45B-$50B in 2026 to expand AI cloud capacity, using equity and bonds. An analyst report cited 20,000-30,000 job cuts in Austin, Texas.
Statistics Canada says November exports fell while imports were steady, widening Canada’s trade deficit after gold shipments to Britain cooled and autos slid too.
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