Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock, speaks during an interview with CNBC on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Jan. 15, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani want Indians to invest in the country's equity markets instead of gold. The advice comes at a time when the yellow metal has been w...
Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock, speaks during an interview with CNBC on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Jan. 15, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani want Indians to invest in the country's equity markets instead of gold. The advice comes at a time when the yellow metal has been witnessing heightened volatility, while Indian stocks have been underperforming with the Nifty 50 down nearly 2% so far this year. A large portion of domestic savings in gold and silver "are unproductive," Ambani said during a fireside chat with Fink on Wednesday, adding that money in the "stock market is compounding." Reliance Industries — India's largest conglomerate — and BlackRock — the world's largest asset manager — partnered to launch mutual funds in India last year. Jio BlackRock Asset Management rolled out its first equity fund in August last year and as of December end, it had assets under management of 31.98 billion rupees ($353 million) across its equity funds. Indians are among the leading buyers of gold in the world, but the country has been seeing increasing financialization of savings, with mutual funds growing in popularity. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Nifty 50 returns so far this year Global consultancy firm Bain & Company estimates retail investor-driven assets of Indian mutual fund industry to grow to 300 trillion rupees ($3.3 trillion) by 2035 from 45 trillion rupees in fiscal year 2025. Indians still hold majority of their assets in gold and real estate — allocating nearly 59% in financial year 2025, according to a report by Bain. The share of physical assets was 66% in financial year 2015. At the event, Fink said that the next 20-25 years will be an "era of India" and Indians need to invest in their country's growth through capital markets. India is expected to remain the fastest-growing economy in the world, according to the International Moneta...
Key Points XRP is entering 2026 with dramatically lower U.S. regulatory uncertainty. Spot U.S. XRP ETFs have witnessed impressive institutional demand. However, XRP still needs a significant increase in real-world usage to sustain upside. 10 stocks we like better than XRP › Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP) is trading around $1.57 at this writing, significantly down from its early January high of around $2.40....
Key Points XRP is entering 2026 with dramatically lower U.S. regulatory uncertainty. Spot U.S. XRP ETFs have witnessed impressive institutional demand. However, XRP still needs a significant increase in real-world usage to sustain upside. 10 stocks we like better than XRP › Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP) is trading around $1.57 at this writing, significantly down from its early January high of around $2.40. Investors are now concerned whether the cryptocurrency will climb on renewed institutional demand or drift lower as speculative momentum fades. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Continue » The bullish thesis XRP entered 2026 in a far stronger U.S. regulatory position than in previous years. In August 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ended its case against XRP's parent company, Ripple Labs. While Ripple agreed to pay a $125 million fine, the settlement also reinforced the July 2023 verdict that XRP is not treated as a security when sold on public exchanges. While this regulatory clarification has not changed XRP's underlying fundamentals, the improved institutional credibility led to the launch of U.S. spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in late 2025. By mid-January 2026, XRP ETFs had attracted $1.37 billion in cumulative net inflows. Ripple is also working toward becoming a full-stack digital asset infrastructure provider through acquisitions such as that of global prime brokerage firm Hidden Road for $1.25 billion, stablecoin payments platform Rail for $200 million, and treasury management platform GTreasury for $1 billion. This move could further strengthen XRP's role in transaction settlement, liquidity management, and other new use cases. The bearish thesis Momentum has cooled, as U.S. XRP ETFs witnessed significant fund outflows in January 2026. FXStreet reported the largest single-day spot XRP outflow of $93 million on Jan. 30, bringing cumulative inflow...
At the World Economic Forum in Davos in mid-January, Elon Musk announced that Tesla and SpaceX plan to achieve an annual solar manufacturing capacity of 100 gigawatts within three years. Photo: IC Photo Representatives for Elon Musk recently toured major Chinese solar manufacturing facilities to evaluate capacity and technology for the billionaire’s ambitious energy plans, triggering a sharp rally...
At the World Economic Forum in Davos in mid-January, Elon Musk announced that Tesla and SpaceX plan to achieve an annual solar manufacturing capacity of 100 gigawatts within three years. Photo: IC Photo Representatives for Elon Musk recently toured major Chinese solar manufacturing facilities to evaluate capacity and technology for the billionaire’s ambitious energy plans, triggering a sharp rally in the sector’s stocks. On Wednesday, shares of Jinko Solar Co. Ltd. ( 688223.SH ) and Jolywood (Suzhou) Sunwatt Co. Ltd. ( 300393.SZ ) soared 20% at one point to their daily limits. Other industry heavyweights, including Trina Solar Co. Ltd. ( 688599.SH ), JA Solar Technology Co. Ltd. ( 002459.SZ ), TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy Technology Co. Ltd. ( 002129.SZ ) and Longi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd. ( 601012.SH ), posted gains ranging from 3% to 10%.
George Clarke’s Building Home 8pm, Channel 4 The celebrity architect returns to meet people taking on huge building projects for powerful personal reasons. He starts in Derbyshire, where married couple Lauren and Lee have inherited an old cottage from Lauren’s beloved grandparents in Matlock Bath. It’s going to need a complete remodel of rooms and a lot of wall demolition – but is her attachment t...
George Clarke’s Building Home 8pm, Channel 4 The celebrity architect returns to meet people taking on huge building projects for powerful personal reasons. He starts in Derbyshire, where married couple Lauren and Lee have inherited an old cottage from Lauren’s beloved grandparents in Matlock Bath. It’s going to need a complete remodel of rooms and a lot of wall demolition – but is her attachment to the home enough to stick with such a mammoth project? Hollie Richardson Spain With Michael Portillo 8pm, Channel 5 Vintage tram rides, almond farming and a fair bit of eating are on Portillo’s itinerary as he hits Mallorca, starting in Palma. He then heads north, near the Tramuntana mountains, where he fuels up on an open sandwich called pamboli and ensaïmada, a Jewish pastry. HR The Apprentice 9pm, BBC One The Sugar babies take on the hazardous if potentially lucrative children’s story and audiobook market, a field where reputations are rocket-boosted – or cancelled. Which outcome will it be for the team that plumps for disgusting toilet humour? And will their rival camp’s story about a zebra earn them their stripes? Ali Catterall Dragons’ Den View image in fullscreen Hungry for business … the Dragons. Photograph: BBC Studios/Simon Pantling 8pm, BBC One Would you use skincare made from waste tomato ketchup and oranges? Former Charlotte Tilbury founding team member and part-time professional psychic medium Danielle is convincing (and glowing) in the day’s first pitch. Plus, hungry for more business, ex-footballer Gary Neville returns as the guest Dragon. HR Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild 9pm, Channel 5 There’s a horribly simple tragedy in the story of Dave, who lives alone on a canal boat near Macclesfield, Cheshire: he moved there after the sudden loss of his wife 10 years ago and his grief is still palpable. Ben gently extracts the story of a man using nature to recover from an awful lot of bad luck. Jack Seale FBI 9pm, Sky Witness Season seven of Dick Wolf’s drama ha...
Did you know that the largest initial public offering in 2025 was a boring medical supply company based in Chicago? But, boring can be beautiful, and Medline ( MDLN ) looks primed and ready to continue delivering on its history of rapid, profitable sales growth. Medline bills itself as "the largest provider of medical-surgical products and supply chain solutions serving all points of care." It boa...
Did you know that the largest initial public offering in 2025 was a boring medical supply company based in Chicago? But, boring can be beautiful, and Medline ( MDLN ) looks primed and ready to continue delivering on its history of rapid, profitable sales growth. Medline bills itself as "the largest provider of medical-surgical products and supply chain solutions serving all points of care." It boasts 335,00 products and 33 manufacturing facilities in more than 100 countries. 95% of customers here in the United States can receive next-day delivery. It therefore isn't much of an exaggeration to consider Medline the Amazon ( AMZN ) of medical and surgical ("medsurg") products. Hospitals, surgery center, and physicians are among the main users of Medline's medical kits, surgical gloves, wound care, and lab supplies. A key competitive advantage is its namesake Medline Brand products, which count as private label and help boost margins. By serving as both the manufacturer and distributor, it gets to keep the margin another reseller might demand to get its products to market. Continue reading
It was while researching the area around the old oil refinery site that he stumbled upon a collection of houses that looked like they would have been expensive, with a "quaint cottage-style feel", but had been left to decay badly.
It was while researching the area around the old oil refinery site that he stumbled upon a collection of houses that looked like they would have been expensive, with a "quaint cottage-style feel", but had been left to decay badly.