Newswire: Feb 6, 2026 4:24 PM EST

Highlights:

• Vanguard cuts average fund fee to just 0.06%, continuing the race-to-the-bottom in fund management costs. Source

• Hedge funds slash bullish natural gas bets to 13-month low after mild weather forecasts triggered the largest single-day price decline in front-month gas futures in 30 years. Source

• Over 900 Google employees petition company to end ICE and CBP contracts amid Trump administration's mass deportation efforts. Source

• Credit data firm 9fin seeks $1 billion valuation in funding talks as it aims to strengthen position in competitive credit research market. Source

• Amazon shares drop after announcing plans to spend $200 billion this year on data centers, chips, and other equipment. Source

• BP's Whiting refinery workers authorize potential strike, threatening to disrupt fuel supplies in the US Midwest. Source

• Bitcoin experiences worst volatility since FTX collapse, exposing market fragility where failed rebounds trigger fresh cycles of forced selling. Source

• China bars domestic entities from issuing digital tokens overseas and bans offshore yuan-linked stablecoins without approval. Source

• Tesla evaluates multiple US sites to begin manufacturing solar cells, turning Musk's 100-gigawatt solar ambition into active industrial push. Source