Posthaste: Trade war escalation could put Canada’s credit rating at risk, warns Fitch

“I previously served as an executrix for a neighbor and spent hundreds of hours and more than $10,000 of my own money on estate expenses.”

Stripe and private equity firm Advent have reportedly made a $53 billion bid to acquire PayPal, a deal that would combine one of fintech’s fastest-growing companies with one of digital payments’ largest consumer networks. The acquisition, which has been rumored for months, would rank among the largest fintech deals on record. According to Reuters, Stripe…

Shares of Netflix Inc (Nasdaq: NFLX) are down more than 11% in premarket trading on Friday following an earnings report that came close to Wall Street’s expectations but also announced plans to reduce engagement transparency.  Released on Thursday, July 16, the streamer’s second-quarter earnings report revealed $12.56 billion in revenue, a 13% increase year-over-year (YOY)….

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s plan to calm markets is being short-circuited.

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways The rapid growth of data centers, EV charging and reshored manufacturing is putting unprecedented pressure on the power grid. Electricity demand is rising while much of the infrastructure carrying that power was built decades ago. For founders building anything that touches physical infrastructure, real estate,…

Fighting across the oil-producing world is catching up with energy markets, which could soon be choked off by multiple chokepoints and shortages. Over the weekend, the U.S. and Iran have paused their attacks on each other in the Persian Gulf while they engage in diplomacy. Iran and Oman are also in separate talks to reopen…