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Jim Edwards is the executive editor for global news at Fortune. He was previously the editor-in-chief of Business Insider's news division and the founding editor of Business Insider UK. His investigative journalism has changed the law in two U.S. federal districts and two states. The U.S. Supreme Court cited his work on the death penalty in the concurrence to Baze v. Rees, the ruling on whether lethal injection is cruel or unusual. He also won the Neal award for an investigation of bribes and kickbacks on Madison Avenue.

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40% of Russell 2000 companies are unprofitable, but their stock outperforms—and ‘the bubble could continue,’ one analyst says
Big Tech
40% of Russell 2000 companies are unprofitable, but their stock outperforms—and ‘the bubble could continue,’ one analyst says
By Jim EdwardsOctober 21, 2025
facade of BlackRock headquarters
Investing
Wall Street might be panicking over private credit, but insiders can’t see what all the fuss is about
By Lily Mae Lazarus and Jim EdwardsOctober 20, 2025
Photo: IN FLIGHT - OCTOBER 19: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press on October 19, 2025 aboard Air Force One. The President is returning to Washington, DC, after spending his weekend at Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Banking
Stock traders are delighted at the prospect of Trump losing his tariff war 
By Jim EdwardsOctober 20, 2025
Plummeting bank stocks lead global selloff as fear of private credit ‘contagion’ moves across equities and the dollar
Banking
Plummeting bank stocks lead global selloff as fear of private credit ‘contagion’ moves across equities and the dollar
By Jim EdwardsOctober 17, 2025
Don’t fear the AI bubble, it’s about to unlock an $8 trillion opportunity according to Goldman Sachs
Banking
Don’t fear the AI bubble, it’s about to unlock an $8 trillion opportunity according to Goldman Sachs
By Jim EdwardsOctober 16, 2025
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase
Banking
Jamie Dimon issues private credit warning: ‘When you see one cockroach, there are probably more’
By Jim EdwardsOctober 15, 2025
OpenAI’s ‘flatlining’ subs in Europe: The AI boom’s poster child may be struggling to recruit new subscribers, Deutsche Bank warns
Big Tech
OpenAI’s ‘flatlining’ subs in Europe: The AI boom’s poster child may be struggling to recruit new subscribers, Deutsche Bank warns
By Jim EdwardsOctober 14, 2025
Photo: Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, during the Federal Reserve Board Community Bank Conference in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. The conference focuses on key issues facing the community bank sector. Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Economy
Global markets tumble as Beijing imposes new ban on U.S. shipping. Bessent vows China ‘will be hurt the most’ if it doesn’t surrender
By Jim EdwardsOctober 14, 2025
Wall Street thinks Trump will be forced to make a deal for China’s rare earth minerals
Economy
Wall Street thinks Trump will be forced to make a deal for China’s rare earth minerals
By Jim EdwardsOctober 13, 2025
Photo: Hargreaves Lansdown CEO Richard Flint
The Coins
Bitcoin is ‘not an asset’ and has ‘no intrinsic value,’ says $225 billion investment company
By Jim EdwardsOctober 10, 2025
Photo: A trader works at his desk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on October 7, 2025. Wall Street stocks edged higher early Tuesday, extending an upbeat stretch as markets continue to look past a US government shutdown that has curtailed economic data releases. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)
Investing
Global selloff underway as traders sour on U.S. government shutdown and doubts about the Fed grow
By Jim EdwardsOctober 10, 2025
AI isn’t in a bubble—the cash (and the hype) are real, these analysts say
Investing
AI isn’t in a bubble—the cash (and the hype) are real, these analysts say
By Jim EdwardsOctober 9, 2025
Gold’s record price is driven by the ‘debasement trade,’ China, and fear of an AI bubble, analysts say
Investing
Gold’s record price is driven by the ‘debasement trade,’ China, and fear of an AI bubble, analysts say
By Jim EdwardsOctober 8, 2025
Central banks will end up holding Bitcoin in their reserves even though it is ‘backed by nothing,’ Deutsche Bank predicts
Investing
Central banks will end up holding Bitcoin in their reserves even though it is ‘backed by nothing,’ Deutsche Bank predicts
By Jim EdwardsOctober 7, 2025
Photo: WASHINGTON, DC September 19: US President Donald Trump during the signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on Friday September 19, 2025. President Trump signed a two executive orders establishing the "Trump Gold Card" and introducing a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas. The "Trump Gold Card" is a visa program that allows foreign nationals permanent residency and a pathway to U.S. citizenship. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Investing
Gold and Bitcoin go through the roof as U.S. shutdown forces investors to trade in the dark
By Jim EdwardsOctober 6, 2025
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