Crypto January 27, 2026 Ledger Digest

Top 10 Finance & Crypto Headlines — January 27, 2026

Published by Ledger Digest Editorial Desk • USA

Selected for U.S. readers based on market impact and recency. Always open the original link for full context.

  1. Gold Extends Gains Above $5,000 as Debasement Trade Gathers Pace
    Gold rose, holding above $5,000 an ounce for a second day, as a weak dollar helped to extend a rally fueled by geopolitical risks and investor flight from sovereign bonds and currencies. Source: Bloomberg Markets.
    Original: Bloomberg Markets (www.bloomberg.com)
  2. Treasury cancels Booz Allen contracts after employee leaked Trump tax records; stock falls
    Booz Allen employee Charles Edward Littlejohn also had leaked tax records of Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Tesla chief Elon Musk to a news outlet. Source: CNBC Top News.
    Original: CNBC Top News (www.cnbc.com)
  3. Fed rate cut chances shift ahead of FOMC this week
    The Federal Reserve has had a tough time lately. Sticky inflation and rising unemployment, driven by layoffs and less hiring, boxed it into a corner until September last year, prompting fierce pushback from the White House and… Source: TheStreet Full Feed.
    Original: TheStreet Full Feed (www.thestreet.com)
  4. A Year After DC Plane Crash, Concerns About Airport’s Safety Continue
    The Federal Aviation Administration says it has reduced traffic in and out of the airport and designed safer routes. Crash victims’ families want more. Source: New York Times.
    Original: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
  5. CoreWeave’s stock soars. Why Nvidia’s fresh bet on the company is so significant.
    Nvidia and CoreWeave are deepening their relationship in a way that could give the cloud company an edge over rivals. Source: MarketWatch Top Stories.
    Original: MarketWatch Top Stories (www.marketwatch.com)
  6. Shutdown looms as ICE shootings spawn partisan fight over DHS funding in US Congress
    Source: Investing.com News.
    Original: Investing.com News (www.investing.com)
  7. TikTok’s ‘Nihilistic Penguin’ Meme, Explained
    A clip of a ‘Nihilistic Penguin’ walking toward certain death has gone viral—what does the meme mean? Source: Forbes Business.
    Original: Forbes Business (www.forbes.com)
  8. Trump says South Korea 'not living up' to trade deal, hikes tariffs to 25% on…
    President Donald Trump increased tariffs on South Korean imports to 25%, accusing Seoul of failing to approve their bilateral trade agreement through legislature. Source: FOX Business Latest.
    Original: FOX Business Latest (www.foxbusiness.com)
  9. Trump Vows to Raise Tariffs to 25% on South Korean Goods
    President Donald Trump threatened to hike tariffs on goods from South Korea to 25%, citing what he said was the failure of the country’s legislature to codify the trade deal the two nations reached last year. Source: Bloomberg Economics.
    Original: Bloomberg Economics (www.bloomberg.com)
  10. Lockheed Martin, PG&E, Salesforce and Wells Fargo team up to help battle wildfires
    The companies announced a new venture on Monday to help firefighters prevent, detect and respond more quickly to wildfires. Source: Los Angeles Times (Business).
    Original: Los Angeles Times (Business) (www.latimes.com)

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