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Alberta’s biggest economic risk today isn’t hostility to energy, climate policy or even short-term oil price swings. It’s fiscal instability — budgets that work only when oil prices co-operate, and fall apart when they don’t. That instability is no longer hypothetical. Alberta’s current $6.4-billion deficit, and the projected $9- to $10-billion shortfall by 2026–27, are [...]

The next Pixel has been unveiled and the release date confirmed. Here’s what’s coming and why the new launch schedule is intriguing.

A year after appearing on ABC's Shark Tank, Boulder startup Wildcoat has experienced revenue impacts amidst a slow winter and Trump-era tariffs.
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As 84% of Indian B2B CMOs say that proving ROI has become a top priority, veteran CMO Rajesh Kumar announced the launch of Decoding B2B Marketing, published by Zebralearn-a visual, [...]The post Rajesh Kumar unveils decoding B2B marketing, India’s first visual guide to B2B marketing appeared first on Express Computer.

Wrapping up our coverage of the markets and the week.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The decentralized finance space is entering a new phase of growth. As 2026 unfolds, attention is moving away from simple trading and toward platforms that offer practical lending and liquidity tools. Investors are increasingly searching for the next major opportunity before it becomes widely known.At the same time, activity is quietly increasing around one protocol that is moving against the broader market trend. This rise points to an important technical step coming soon, with early access narrowing faster than many expect. For those tracking capital flows, the message is becoming clear: a new contender is starting to stand out in decentralized liquidity.What is Mutuum Finance (MUTM) PreparingMutuum Finance (MUTM) is a protocol being developed to improve how digital lending and borrowing works. It is building a non-custodial hub where users can keep their long-term crypto assets while still accessing liquidity. Instead of selling tokens, users can use them as collateral or supply assets to earn passive interest.The platform is designed around two lending markets. One is a pooled system, often called Peer-to-Contract (P2C), where assets are supplied to shared pools with automated rates. The other is a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) option planned for more flexible, user-defined terms. Together, these models aim to give users simple and practical ways to put their crypto to work.The project has reached an incredible level of support in a very short time. To date, Mutuum Finance has raised over $20.4 million in ...Full story available on Benzinga.com

MARA stock faces downside risk in a crypto bear market as a leveraged Bitcoin miner lacking AI/HPC diversification. Read here for an investment analysis.

Explore Bitgo (BTGO) after its IPO: a regulated crypto custodian positioned for tokenization, secure storage demand, and scalable fees—read the outlook now.

Explore Ethereum’s outlook and learn about crypto trends, supply movement, and decentralized finance growth, which could shape the next rally or correction phase.
“Volatility is the price of admission with bitcoin,” one investor says.