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March 12, 2025President Donald Trump’s threat to double his planned tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% for Canada has led the provincial government of Ontario to suspend its planned surcharges on electricity sold to the United States
March 11, 2025The U.S. stock market fell further following President Donald Trump’s latest escalation in his trade war, briefly pulling Wall Street 10% below its record set last month
March 11, 2025The euro hit a five-month high on Tuesday after Ukraine agreed to a 30-day ceasefire proposal, while the dollar rose to a one-week high before
March 10, 2025Donald Trump’s efforts to help Tesla could end up hurting it
March 10, 2025As Trump poses with Teslas in front of the White House, the company’s slumping stock climbs
March 11, 2025Stocks close out volatile day as investors say market is ‘sick and tired’ of Trump’s tariff chaos
March 11, 2025Elon Musk is running his businesses "with great difficulty" while working with the Trump administration, the Tesla CEO said on Monday in an interview with
March 10, 2025Tesla’s stock has dropped by nearly half in three months. Even so, investors are still debating whether Elon Musk's electric-vehicle maker remains overpriced.
March 10, 2025Major U.S. stock indexes sank on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump declined to predict whether his tariff policies could lead to a recession, roiling investor sentiment.
March 10, 2025Beacon Roofing Supply is negotiating a potential $11 billion buyout from billionaire Brad Jacobs-run QXO, in a complete reversal after it rebuffed an earlier offer and adopted a poison
March 10, 2025Wall Street brokerages on Monday started coverage on SailPoint Technologies with broadly bullish views, but some analysts warned that the identity security provider could face
March 10, 2025U.S. stocks finished higher on Friday, rebounding from early declines after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the
March 07, 2025Shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise fell 13% on Friday, after the AI-server maker said its annual profit forecast would be hit by U.S. tariffs in an intensely competitive
March 07, 2025Hedge fund stock pickers and multi-strategy funds gave up around half their average yearly gains in Thursday's tech-driven equity selloff, a note by Goldman Sachs
March 07, 2025The U.S.
March 05, 2025Broadcom's shares rose 6% on Friday as the semiconductor maker's strong revenue forecast helped restore some confidence in AI chip demand after a
March 07, 2025Much like all the upheaval shaking the world, the huge swings rocking Wall Street may feel far from normal
March 06, 2025Investors are recalibrating how to play U.S.
March 06, 2025Shares of CK Hutchison rose 12.4% in Hong Kong on Thursday, extending the previous day's 21.9% gain after the sale of its Panama Canal stake to BlackRock.
March 06, 2025Wall Street's main indexes finished higher in choppy trading on Wednesday, as investors cheered the likely easing of trade tensions
March 05, 2025U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq veering near correction territory, as trade tensions escalated
March 04, 2025Dow falls by almost 700 points after Trump’s tariffs threaten a dangerous trade war
March 04, 2025German automotive parts supplier Continental expects a weak year for the market in 2025, and has yet to assess the potential impact of new U.S
March 04, 2025British insurer Beazley's shares hit a record high on Tuesday after it beat annual pretax profit expectations and estimated its losses from the Los Angeles wildfires would
March 04, 2025Volvo Cars sold 50,662 cars in February, up 1% from a year earlier, the Sweden-based company said on Tuesday, as sales of its electric vehicles declined for the month.
March 04, 2025China and Hong Kong stocks ended mostly unchanged on Tuesday, buoyed by tech firms, with investors shrugging off a new U.S.-China trade spat and focused instead on the
March 04, 2025Japan's Nikkei fell on Tuesday, as markets were jittery about a trade war as fresh U.S. tariffs came into effect, while a stronger yen added to investors' concerns.
March 04, 2025Wall Street's main stock indexes tumbled late Monday to end sharply lower after President Donald Trump announced the start of 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico.
March 03, 2025Dow tumbles 650 points as Trump confirms tariffs on Mexico and Canada will start Tuesday
March 03, 2025TSMC shares opened down 2.25% on Tuesday after the world's largest contract chipmaker said it will invest $100 billion in the United States.
March 04, 2025Tesla shares rose 2% on Monday after Morgan Stanley reinstated the electric-vehicle maker as its top U.S. auto pick, saying the company's artificial
March 03, 2025Saudi Arabia's stock market ended lower on Sunday, extending losses for a fourth session, amid disappointing corporate earnings, while Egypt's stock index was buoyed by
March 02, 2025The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended sharply lower on Thursday, weighed down by a slump in chipmaker Nvidia after its quarterly report failed to rekindle
February 27, 2025Mexico's FEMSA, which controls one of the largest Coca-Cola bottlers and a network of convenience store chains, reported on Thursday a more than double increase in net profit
February 27, 2025Tesla's stock tumbled 8% on Tuesday, pushing its market value below $1 trillion for the first time since November after data showed the electric car maker's sales slumped
February 25, 2025Nvidia on Wednesday reported a surge in fourth-quarter profit and sales as demand for its specialized Blackwell chips that power artificial intelligence systems continued to grow
February 26, 2025Brazilian brewer Ambev on Wednesday reported a 7.5% increase in its fourth-quarter adjusted net profit despite a decline in total volumes, driving its shares higher even as it
February 26, 2025Artificial intelligence-linked shares fell on Tuesday, in lead-up to AI bellwether Nvidia's quarterly earnings, which could offer clarity on demand and justify the
February 25, 2025Shares of Australia's Domino's Pizza Enterprises dropped more than 11% on Tuesday, after the pizza chain operator posted lower first-half profit and a slowdown in same-
February 25, 2025Berkshire Hathaway shares rose to a record on Monday after the conglomerate run by Warren Buffett posted its highest-ever quarterly profit, driven by improvement in
February 24, 2025A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Global investors got a reminder last week that the U.S. economic expansion is not etched in stone, even Wall Street is priced as if
February 24, 2025Alibaba said on Monday it plans to invest at least 380 billion yuan ($52.44 billion) in its cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure over the next three years.
February 24, 2025Wall Street stocks could be facing a correction because of ructions in the options market, Goldman Sachs specialist Scott Rubner said in a Thursday note seen by
February 21, 2025A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Wall Street nursed a bruising on Walmart's downbeat results, casting a cloud over the U.S. consumer just as more buoyant European
February 21, 2025Quantum computing stocks advanced on Thursday after Microsoft launched a new chip that indicated the technology is not "decades away" as stated by the top boss of AI chip bellwether Nvidia.
February 20, 2025Energy contractor Quanta Services beat fourth-quarter profit estimates on Thursday, on higher demand for its services related to power and infrastructure, sending shares up 7% before the
February 20, 2025A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee A bevy of tariff headlines this week along with geopolitical worries has left investors wary and weary, taking stocks lower
February 20, 2025U.S.-listed exchange-traded funds focused on China have drawn bullish options flows as the emergence of artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek brightens the
February 19, 2025JP Morgan analysts upgraded Singapore equities to overweight on Wednesday, citing inexpensive valuations, high dividend yields as well as government initiatives to revive the
February 19, 2025Wall Street fluttered to a record after U.S. stock indexes drifted through a mixed day of trading
February 18, 2025Venture Global shares hit a one-week peak on Tuesday, after several brokerages initiated coverage with bullish ratings on the company despite its drab market debut in January.
February 18, 2025Bullish investors cut cash levels to 3.5%, the lowest since 2010, as they went long stocks and "short everything else", a survey of investors from BofA Global Research showed on
February 18, 2025Star Entertainment announced on Monday that U.S.-based Oaktree had offered to refinance A$650 million ($413.40 million) of its debt in what could
February 17, 2025Shares of Australia's BlueScope Steel hit a more than 3-year high on Monday after the steelmaker's half-year underlying profit surpassed market expectations and its
February 17, 2025Sony's shares closed up 8.7% in Tokyo on Friday after the technology and entertainment conglomerate reported strong results at its games and music divisions.
February 14, 2025As the threat of a trade war grows, Canadian investors are seeking protection in gold and in shares of companies producing goods with few substitutes, such as
February 13, 2025Reddit shares fell 6% in early trading on Thursday after the social media firm missed Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter daily active unique visitors,
February 13, 2025Reddit missed market estimates for daily active unique visitors in the fourth quarter on Wednesday, hit by a change in Google's search algorithm that impacted how often
February 12, 2025Albemarle, the world's largest producer of lithium, swung to a quarterly profit as cost cuts helped offset low prices of the electric vehicle battery metal, but adjusted results reported on
February 12, 2025Robinhood beat expectations for fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, driven by a surge in equity, option and crypto trading on its platform following
February 12, 2025S&P 500 earnings growth for the fourth quarter of 2024 is on track to be the highest since the end of 2021, according to LSEG, thanks to much stronger-
February 12, 2025As China directs its large financial institutions to help revive and rebalance a struggling stock market, analysts see merit in the
February 12, 2025A South Korean court on Tuesday acquitted HSBC on charges of violating the country's short-selling rules, a court official said.
February 11, 2025Thailand's government plans to set up a long-term equity fund to support the Thai stock market, the finance minister said on Tuesday, as the bourse has been the worst performing
February 11, 2025Chinese battery giant CATL has started the process to list in Hong Kong by lodging its filings with regulators in a deal that is expected to raise at least $5
February 11, 2025U.S. stock indexes rose as Wall Street took President Donald Trump’s latest threat on tariffs in stride
February 10, 2025Wall Street's main indexes closed higher on Monday, lifted by Nvidia and other AI-related stocks, while steelmakers surged after U.S.
February 10, 2025Shares of BlueScope Steel rose to a more than two-month high on Monday, buoyed by expectation that the Australian steelmaker's U.S. business
February 10, 2025Pinterest's shares rose 20% on Friday as it forecast first-quarter revenue above estimates, indicating that its AI-powered tools would spur ad spend on the image sharing
February 07, 2025Electric-truck
February 06, 2025A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Another forecast miss from a U.S. megacap combines with caution ahead of January's employment report to keep a lid on stocks into
February 07, 2025Porsche AG's shares fell 7% on Friday, the biggest drop among European firms and its worst day since listing on the stock market, after the carmaker warned
February 07, 2025Gene sequencing machine maker Illumina forecast 2025 revenue largely below Wall Street estimates on Thursday, signaling subdued demand for its genetic tests and diagnostic tools, sending
February 06, 2025Bausch + Lomb will not be taken private at this time, the contact lens maker said on Thursday, sending its U.S.-listed shares down 7% to $16.50 in premarket trading.
February 06, 2025Bristol Myers Squibb on Thursday said its 2025 revenue would fall more sharply than Wall Street had forecast due to generic competition for some of its
February 06, 2025Shares of chipmaker Qualcomm fell about 5% in early trading on Thursday as a weak outlook for its patent licensing business outweighed strong expectations for quarterly sales and profit.
February 06, 2025Honeywell plans to separate its automation and aerospace technologies businesses from the U.S. industrial conglomerate, following similar actions by companies such as General Electric and Alcoa
February 06, 2025Wall Street drifted higher as gains for most stocks outweighed drops for Alphabet and some other big-name companies following their latest profit reports
February 05, 2025UnitedHealth has reached out to the U.S.
February 05, 2025As China and the U.S. battle over tariffs, locked in a tussle that could result in a deal or a trade war between the world's two largest economies, staying away
February 05, 2025China's stocks and currency came under pressure as markets returning from a week-long break were greeted by a new trade dispute with the United States and
February 04, 2025By Max A.
February 04, 2025Investors are seeking to protect portfolios from the potential economic fallout from President Donald Trump's tariff plans even as many on
February 04, 2025Shares of genetic testing company Illumina and Calvin Klein-owner PVH Corp fell on Tuesday after China placed the two companies on its "unreliable entity" list, putting them
February 04, 2025Drugmaker Pfizer posted a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by cost cuts it began last year as it aims to show investors
February 04, 2025Companies in a wide range of industries saw their stocks come under pressure on Wall Street because of tariff threats from President Donald Trump
February 03, 2025Financial markets that had banked on avoiding trade wars are recalibrating the possibility of
February 03, 2025For Elon Musk fans, it’s the half-trillion dollar bet
February 03, 2025Wall Street stocks slipped and the dollar gained on Friday after President Donald Trump announced tariffs on Canada, Mexico and
January 27, 2025Apple shares rose 2% on Friday after a rosy forecast fuelled hopes of an iPhone sales rebound, even as tough competition and a lack of AI features weigh on demand in key market China.
January 31, 2025Tesla, IBM and Meta Platforms helped lead most U.S. stocks higher following a rush of profit reports from some of the country’s most influential companies
January 30, 2025Investors punished Microsoft with a 6% share drop on Thursday as hefty AI bets failed to drive a big increase in its cloud revenue, while Meta rose 4%
January 30, 2025Tesla shares gained more than 2% on Thursday after CEO Elon Musk vowed to launch long-awaited cheaper models in the first half of 2025 and start testing an
January 30, 2025Nasdaq reported higher fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, helped by increased demand for the exchange operator's financial technology products, which
January 29, 2025Semiconductor stocks were a mixed bag on Wednesday, with European chip stocks rallying on strong earnings while U.S.
January 29, 2025Shares in LVMH were on track for their largest drop in 14 months on Wednesday after the luxury goods group's latest sales figures disappointed
January 29, 2025Global investors who have historically bet on China's economic development are ditching grand narratives of long-term prosperity and instead adopting more modest
January 29, 2025Short sellers of artificial intelligence-related stocks raked in bumper profits after the smashing debut of low-cost AI models from China's DeepSeek spooked Wall Street
January 28, 2025The superstar run for Nvidia’s stock the last few years has been astonishing
January 28, 2025By Alden Bentley A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
January 28, 2025Monday's massive selloff in AI-darling Nvidia's shares did little to blunt options traders' enthusiasm for the chipmaker's shares, with traders quick to pile
January 28, 2025The U.S. dollar advanced against the yen on Tuesday amid fresh tariff threats from the Trump administration and as concerns over the
January 28, 2025A frenzy over an artificial intelligence chatbot made by Chinese tech startup DeepSeek was upending stock markets Monday and fueling debates over the economic and geopolitical competition between the U.S. and China in developing AI technology
January 27, 2025Retail investors bought a record amount of Nvidia stock on Monday after concerns over a low-cost artificial intelligence model from Chinese startup DeepSeek stripped 17% off its shares, or
January 28, 2025Prices of exchange-traded funds with outsize exposure to Nvidia plunged on Monday in reaction to news that a Chinese startup has launched a powerful new artificial
January 27, 2025The discount to market prices represented by Monte dei Paschi's bid (MPS) for Mediobanca widened further on Monday, signalling deepening
January 27, 2025New shades of capitalism are emerging in China's tuckered out stock market as companies, at Beijing's behest, buy back their shares and
January 24, 2025A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan After a frenetic first three days of the new Donald Trump presidency, buoyant Wall Street stocks hovered near new record highs -
January 23, 2025China announced plans on Thursday to channel hundreds of billions of yuan of investment from state-owned insurers into shares as part of the government's latest efforts
January 23, 2025Wall Street's indexes rose on Wednesday, with the benchmark S&P 500 hitting an intraday record high as investors cheered streaming video provider
January 22, 2025Venture Global LNG on Wednesday slashed the valuation it sought from a U.S. initial public offering to $65.33 billion, significantly lower than the initial
January 22, 2025Aptiv said on Wednesday it would separate its electrical distribution systems (EDS) business into a new company, sending the shares of the auto parts supplier up more than 5% in premarket
January 22, 2025In many respects, Donald Trump inherited the "golden age" he claims to be ushering in. All he really needs to do is not screw it up.
January 22, 2025Wall Street's main indexes rose on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 and the Dow closing at their highest levels in more than a month as investors assessed
January 21, 2025Guggenheim Partners' chief investment officer forecast on Monday that the U.S.
January 20, 2025One night in late October, Whitney Patterson spotted a YouTube video about people buying shares in Trump Media & Technology Group, the U.S. president-elect's
January 20, 2025Vivendi management and bosses of some of its newly spun out companies - Canal+, Havas and Louis Hachette Group -
January 20, 2025Investors will closely monitor stock markets on Tuesday, the day after Donald Trump is inaugurated for his second term in the White House, to see if U.S.
January 17, 2025Investors have been hoping Donald Trump's return to the White House next week will boost the U.S. stock market, while Goldman Sachs sees stocks benefiting from the
January 16, 2025Bank of America's profit beat expectations on Thursday as its traders benefited from a flurry of activity in the fourth quarter while the lender
January 16, 2025The yield on the 10-year Treasury has recently soared toward its highest level since 2023, injecting nervousness into the U.S. stock market that's knocked indexes from their records
January 15, 2025A relatively benign U.S. reading on consumer price increases triggered a sharp relief rally in stocks and bonds on Wednesday, but traders and
January 15, 2025South Korea's capital markets in December experienced the largest foreign outflows since March 2020 as heightened political uncertainty hit investor sentiment, central bank data
January 15, 2025