Stories
Shows how policy, balance sheets, market structure, and investor expectations transmit change across industries.
Morningstar releases its 2026 list of best companies, covering multiple industries including consumer, financials, healthcare, industrials, and technology. These companies possess wide economic moats and predictable cash flows, making them worthy of attention for long-term investors. However, analysts remind that even high-quality companies need to be bought at reasonable prices.
In 2025, cryptocurrency has completely shed its "Wild West" image, with global regulatory frameworks being rolled out intensively. The U.S. CLARITY Act and GENIUS Act clarified the boundaries of authority, and the EU's MiCA was fully implemented. ETFs/ETPs for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, and others were approved one after another, and staking-based and multi-asset products emerged. Governments in many countries accelerated the piloting of regulated stablecoins and CBDCs, and digital assets are being incorporated into the core of the global financial system.
Industry leaders predict that 2026 will accelerate the application of artificial intelligence, while also responding to stricter regulation and cybersecurity challenges.
With the rapid development of digital finance, CBDC, stablecoins, and tokenized treasuries have become three paths for currency digitalization. The article compares their governance models, political economy implications, and social trade-offs, and discusses the different choices made by the United States and the European Union.
The deep tech sector experienced explosive growth in 2026, with the global total of companies surpassing 96,000 and annual financing reaching as high as $375 billion, with the United States holding absolute dominance. This article outlines key data such as company distribution, financing stages, and top investors.
The report predicts that the global automotive market will maintain a compound annual growth rate of 6.92% from 2025 to 2035, with North America leading innovation and the Asia-Pacific region serving as the growth engine. Key growth drivers include the adoption of electric vehicles, advancements in autonomous driving technology, and demand from emerging markets. Industry giants such as Toyota, Volkswagen, and General Motors are accelerating their transformation.