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Bitcoin is holding steady above $94,000, even touching $95K on Coinbase, showing strong momentum after the weekend’s geopolitical shakeup. U.S. futures are flat but firm, with Dow contracts down just 9 points, or 0.02%, while S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures are both off by just 0.01% and 0.03%, respectively. That follows a record close for the Dow on Monday, which surged nearly 595 points, or 1.2%, hitting its highest level ever. The S&P 500 gained 0.6%, and the Nasdaq added 0.7%, thanks in part to Tesla and Amazon both pushing higher. Safe-haven assets also caught a bid, with gold futures logging their best day since October 20, and U.S. oil futures closing 1.7% higher as energy sentiment shifted fast. Markets are digesting a geopolitical bombshell: the U.S. capture and ousting of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro over the weekend. In an interview with NBC News, Donald Trump said there will be no elections in Venezuela for at least 30 days, arguing the country is too broken to vote. “We have to fix the country first… There’s no way the people could even vote,” Trump said. He floated a U.S.-backed oil infrastructure rebuild, saying the project may take under 18 months and would likely involve subsidies for American energy companies. Meanwhile, Asian stocks are ripping higher, with the MSCI Asia Pacific Index now up 4% in just four trading sessions, the strongest start to a year since the index began in 1988. South Korea and Taiwan are leading the charge, while currencies across the region are also surging. Investors are clearly hunting for growth beyond the U.S., and dollar-denominated corporate debt in Asia is rallying too.
Premium gym chains are entering a “golden era” that is ending or already in decline, as rising operating costs collide with shifting consumer preferences toward more flexible, community-based ways to exercise. Long-term memberships are shrinking, margins are pressured by higher rents and facility expenses, and competition from smaller, more personalized…
