The Finimize Daily Brief

The US Economy Dropped Jobs In February, And Oil Prices Kept Rising – Sending Shocks Through Stock Markets

07 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The US economy dropped jobs in February – making analysts’ expectations for a modest addition look positively optimistic – while oil prices kept...

China Pulled Its Economic Growth Target Down, And Trading Volumes On Prediction Markets Exploded

06 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

 After years of shooting for the same number, China pulled its economic growth target down – while trading volumes on prediction markets exploded.T...

South Korea’s Main Stock Index Had Its Worst Blow On Record, And Surveys Showed The Global Economy Heading In The Right Direction

05 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

South Korea’s main stock index suffered its worst blow on record, while business surveys showed the global economy headed in the right direction… ...

Oil And Gas Prices Rose Again, And Investors Pulled Billions From Blackstone’s Biggest Fund

04 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Investors reshuffled everything from oil and gas to US stocks and a South Korean index, expecting conflict in the Middle East to continue, while Black...

Conflict In The Middle East Sparked Higher Energy Prices, And Berkshire Hathaway’s Final Results With Warren Buffett As CEO Were… Just Okay

03 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Conflict in the Middle East threatened key oil and gas transport routes, sparking higher energy prices and making the stock market more volatile, whil...

Fintech Firm Block Said It’ll Cut Nearly Half Of Its Workforce, And Netflix Backed Out Of The Warner Bros. Bidding War

28 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Fintech firm Block said it’ll cut nearly half of its workforce, trusting AI to pick up the slack, while Netflix backed out of the Warner Bros. biddi...

Two British Firms Released Spiffin’ Results, And The US President’s New Pledge Could Encourage Big Tech To Cover More Power Costs

27 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Two British firms released spiffin’ results – so investors polished up their stocks – and the US president’s new pledge could encourage Big Te...

Nvidia’s Results Came In Ahead Of Analyst Estimates, And Paramount Crashed Netflix’s Warner Bros. Deal

26 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Nvidia’s results came in ahead of analysts’ estimates – as did the chipmaker’s outlook for this quarter – while Paramount crashed Netflix’...

Meta Agreed To Buy Billions Worth Of Chips From AMD, And Investors Bailed On Software Stocks

25 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Meta agreed to buy billions worth of chips from AMD – despite recently inking a similar deal with Nvidia – while investors are bailing on software...

The Supreme Court Ruled America’s Sweeping Tariffs Illegal, And Novo Nordisk’s New Weight‑loss Drug Came Up Short

24 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Supreme Court ruled America’s sweeping tariffs illegal – so the US president imposed some different ones – while Novo Nordisk’s new weight...

US Economic Growth Slowed And Inflation Came In Higher Than Expected, While Retail Investors Rushed To Leave A Private Credit Fund

22 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The US just dealt a one-two punch: economic growth slowed by more than feared, and inflation came in higher than expected – while retail investors r...

OpenAI Could Raise $100 Billion, Valuing It At Nearly $850 Billion – And The IMF Thinks China Needs To Lean More On Its Own Consumers

20 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

OpenAI could raise a fresh $100 billion, in a funding round that’d value ChatGPT’s creator at nearly $850 billion, while China needs to lean more ...

Berkshire Hathaway Made Some Uncharacteristic Cuts, And UK Inflation Landed At Its Lowest In Ten Months

19 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Berkshire Hathaway made some uncharacteristic cuts last quarter – but the conglomerate picked up the New York Times – while UK inflation landed at...

BHP Made More Money From Copper Than Iron Ore, And The US Dollar Fell Toward A Four-Year Low

18 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The world’s biggest miner made more dough from copper than iron ore for the first time ever – while the US dollar fell toward a four-year low, joi...

Japan’s Economy Barely Budged Last Quarter, And China’s Stock Markets Paused For Lunar New Year Festivities

17 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Japan’s economy barely budged last quarter – in part because its shoppers didn’t either – while China’s stock markets paused for Lunar New Y...

US Inflation Came In Better Than Feared, And Chinese Companies Spent $12 Billion Buying Foreign Firms In January

14 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

US inflation came in better than feared – and if that sticks, the Federal Reserve could be in for an easier year – while Chinese companies spent $...

SoftBank Celebrated A Year Of Straight Profit, And Investors Dumped Stocks In Three Sectors At Existential Risk From AI

13 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

SoftBank celebrated a year of straight profit… and its star investment deserves a lot of the credit, while investors quickly deemed three sectors to...

The US Jobs Report Bore Good News – But With Caveats – And Fresh Data Showed China Battling The Same Old Problems

12 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The US finally published its January jobs report – but this year’s good news came with last year’s caveats – while fresh data showed China’s...

TSMC Outdid Itself, Setting The Tone For The Industry, And The US Government Planned Its Biggest-Ever Regulatory Rollback

11 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

TSMC outdid itself, setting the tone for an industry on track to break records this year, while the US government planned its biggest-ever regulatory ...

China Celebrated A Record Trade Surplus, And Japan’s Election Got Stocks And Bonds Moving

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

China celebrated a record trade surplus… without filling a single ship, while Japan’s election outcome got the country’s stocks and bonds moving...

Investors Changed Their Minds About The Software Sector, And The US Government’s New Drug Platform Could Discount Pharma Stocks

07 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Investors changed their minds about a former safe bet, refusing to buy the software sector’s stocks or lend its firms cash, while the US government’...

Amazon Beat Expectations, But Its Spending Plans Did Too, And Elon Musk Wants SpaceX To Skip The Stock Market Index Waiting List

06 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Amazon’s incomings were a pretty package – but its outgoings weren’t exactly what investors ordered – while Elon Musk is taking SpaceX public,...

Alphabet Beat Expectations, But Investors Weren't Impressed, And Bitcoin Fell To Its Lowest Price Since 2024

05 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Alphabet revealed better-than-expected results, but investors were too busy fretting over its supersized spending plans to notice, while bitcoin fell ...

The US And India Struck A Trade Deal, And China Made A Record-Breaking Investment In Its Power Grid

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The US and India struck a trade deal, with both sides agreeing to trim tariffs, while China made a record-breaking investment in its power grid, deter...

Investors Kicked Gold And Silver To The Curb, And Elon Musk Wants To Merge SpaceX And xAI

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Investors changed their tune on precious metals, kicking gold and silver to the curb, while Elon Musk wants to combine liftoffs with logins by merging...

The US President Appointed The Next Chair Of The Federal Reserve, And Exxon And Chevron Both Beat Expectations

31 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The US president finally appointed the next chair of the Federal Reserve – and the pick wasn’t exactly what investors expected – while Exxon and...

Apple Revealed Better-Than-Expected Results, And OpenAI And Anthropic Are Raising Fresh Billions

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Apple fared better than expected, but it still needs a helping hand from Google's AI labs, while OpenAI and Anthropic are raising fresh billions ...

Meta And Microsoft Both Beat Expectations, And The US Dollar Hit A Four-Year Low

29 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Meta and Microsoft both made more revenue and profit than expected, but investors only rewarded one of them, while the US dollar hit a four-year low –...

Analysts Expect China’s Tech Sector To Make 50% More Profit This Year, And Shares In SK Hynix Hit An All‑Time High

28 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Analysts expect China’s tech sector to make 50% more profit this year than last – and that’s in spite of the country’s biggest names, not beca...

Big Tech Earnings Could Make Or Break The “Buy America” Trade, And Europe’s IPO Market Is Topping Records

27 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Big Tech earnings – which kick off this week – could be a make-or-break moment for the “Buy America” trade, while Europe’s initial public of...

Elon Musk Had A Busy Week, And A European Defense Firm Pulled Off A Record-Breaking IPO

24 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Elon Musk had a busy week – promising robots, deploying unmanned cars, and taking OpenAI to the cleaners – while a European defense company pulled...

The US Economy Grew At Its Fastest Pace Since 2023, And Apple Will Finally Give Siri An AI Upgrade

23 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The US economy grew at its fastest pace since 2023, and Apple – well, Google – will finally give Siri an AI upgrade.Today’s stories:The US Econo...

The World Economic Forum Hosted The US President And Nvidia’s CEO, While Gold Nabbed Another Record High

22 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The World Economic Forum hosted quite the double act, bringing the US president and Nvidia’s CEO to the stage – while gold nabbed another record h...

Investors Bailed Out Of Japanese Government Bonds, And UK Unemployment Stayed High

21 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Investors bailed out of Japanese government bonds, sending their yields up to record levels – while UK unemployment stayed high, with layoffs outpac...

The US President Threatened Eight European Nations With Tariffs, And China Hit Its 5% Economic Growth Target

20 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The US president threatened eight European nations with tariffs in a push to take over Greenland, while China hit its 5% economic growth target – bu...

China And Canada Marked A Relationship Milestone, And Money Managers Issued A Warning About Corporate Bonds

17 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

China and Canada marked a relationship milestone, building on their own thing outside of the US, while major money managers issued a warning about inv...

TSMC’s Profit Sailed Past Analysts’ Expectations, And The UK Economy Grew By The Most Since June

16 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

TSMC’s profit sailed past analysts’ expectations, bolstering investors’ confidence in the whole “AI chips” thing, while the UK economy grew ...

China Booked A Record-Breaking Trade Surplus, And A Possible Election In Japan Sent Its Stock Market And Currency In Opposite Directions

15 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

China booked a record-breaking trade surplus, shipping out far more goods than it brought in, while news of a possible election sent Japan’s stock m...

JPMorgan Revealed Worse-Than-Expected Results, And Alphabet Joined The $4 Trillion Club

14 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

JPMorgan revealed worse-than-expected results – but its boss softened the blow with a decent economic outlook – while Alphabet joined the $4 trill...

South Korea And China Broke Records, And US Prosecutors Opened An Investigation Into The Fed Chair

13 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

South Korea and China broke records, while India ended a five-day fall – and US prosecutors opened an investigation into the Federal Reserve chair, ...

TSMC’s Results Offered Fresh Reassurance On The AI Boom, While Rio Tinto And Glencore Revived Their Earlier Merger Talks

10 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

TSMC’s results offered fresh reassurance on the AI boom, reinforcing Nvidia’s upbeat message from earlier in the week, while Rio Tinto and Glencor...

Samsung Celebrated A Profit Milestone, And Convertible Bonds Are The Most Popular They’ve Been In 24 Years

09 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Samsung celebrated a profit milestone and investors joined the toast, while convertible bonds – a stock-and-bond lovechild – are the most popular ...

Rare Earth Stocks Climbed, And European Inflation Landed Bang On Target

08 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Rare earth stocks climbed after China banned certain exports to Japan, while European inflation landed bang on the central bank’s 2% target in Decem...

Copper Prices Reached A Record High, And Shares In A Chinese Tech Firm Picked Up Over 90% In A Year

07 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Copper prices reached a record high – but Doctor Copper might be out of office for now – while shares in a Chinese tech firm picked up over 90% in...

Investors Pushed Oil Stocks Up, And Goldman Sachs Raised Its Price Forecast For TSMC’s Shares

06 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Investors pushed oil stocks up (and oil prices down) after the US government ousted the Venezuelan president, while Goldman Sachs raised its price for...

South Korea's Kospi Index Hit A Record High, And BYD Is Lining Up To Overtake Tesla As The World's Largest EV-Seller

03 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

South Korea’s benchmark index picked up by 2.3% on Monday, bagging a brand-new record high, and Chinese carmaker BYD is lining up to overtake Tesla ...

Economists Are Predicting A 'K-shaped' Economy In 2026, And Billions Flooded Into AI In 2025, But Confidence Could Fade In 2026

31 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Entering 2026, economists are sounding the alarm on a "K-shaped economy", and billions flooded into AI in 2025 – but if companies don’t ...

US Stocks Scored Three Straight Wins, And Global Markets Rewrote The Rules

30 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The US stock market lined up three years of gains – but history says the fourth could go either way. Plus, 2025 reshuffled the global leaderboard in...

ByteDance Is Planning A $23 Billion Investment In AI Infrastructure, And US Regulators Approved Novo Nordisk’s Once-A-Day Wegovy Pill

24 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

ByteDance is planning a $23 billion investment in AI infrastructure – but it’ll take more than that to match Big Tech – US regulators approved N...

Macro Hedge Funds Had Their Strongest Year Since 2008, And Apollo Is Selling Some Riskier Assets And Stacking Up Cash

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Macro hedge funds – which bet on big moves in interest rates, currencies, and other markets – had their strongest year since the 2008 global finan...

“Vibe Coding” Startup Lovable Landed $330 Million, And Japan Pushed Interest Rates To Their Highest In 30 Years

20 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“Vibe coding” startup Lovable put investors under its spell, landing $330 million at a $6.6 billion valuation, while Japan took it back to the nin...

US Inflation Data Looked Better Than Expected, But There’s A Hole In The Numbers – And India Proved Itself As A Real AI Hotspot

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

US inflation data looked better than expected – but there’s a big, October-shaped hole in the numbers – and forget Silicon Valley: India proved ...

Amazon Might Invest $10 Billion Into OpenAI, And Waymo Could Double Its Valuation To Over $100 Billion

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Amazon might hand OpenAI $10 billion – but the ChatGPT creator would need to hand some of it straight back – Alphabet’s self-driving ride-hailin...

November’s US Jobs Report Disappointed, And The European Union Made A U-Turn On Its Gas Guzzler Ban

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

November’s payrolls report suggested that the US added more jobs than expected… but the fine print dampened the mood, while the European Union loo...

China Posted The Worst Retail Sales Growth Since The Pandemic, While La Niña Created Storm Potential In Markets

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

China posted the worst retail sales growth on record (excluding the pandemic), adding to the country’s string of disappointing data – while La Niñ...

Silver’s Price Shot Up To More Than Double Gold’s Rally, And OpenAI Rolled Out A New Version Of ChatGPT

13 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Silver’s price shot heavenward, more than doubling gold’s rally, while OpenAI hit “patch update” on humanity’s collective brain, rolling out...

Oracle Went On An AI Shopping Spree, While Microsoft And Amazon Pledged To Invest $53 Billion In India

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Oracle went on an AI shopping spree, so investors checked out – while Microsoft and Amazon pledged to invest $53 billion into AI infrastructure in I...

SpaceX Is Pushing Ahead With Its IPO Plans, And The Biotech Sector Has Seen The Most Dealmaking In A Decade

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

SpaceX is pushing ahead with its initial public offering plans – a bid to raise some $30 billion and land in the $1.5 trillion club – while the bi...

The US Will Let Nvidia Sell Advanced Chips To China – For A Cut – And Global Temperatures Are On Track To Set An Unwelcome Record

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The US will finally let Nvidia sell advanced chips to China… in exchange for a cut, while global temperatures are on track to set an unwelcome recor...

China’s Exports Have Overshadowed Imports By $1 Trillion, And Hedge Funds Moved More Operations To The United Arab Emirates

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

China’s exports have overshadowed imports by $1 trillion this year, marking the country’s biggest-ever surplus, while hedge funds moved more opera...

Netflix Is Buying Warner Bros.’ Studio And Streaming Business, And Christiano Ronaldo Bought A Stake In AI Search Firm Perplexity

06 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Netflix brought back blockbuster deals, buying Warner Bros.’ studio and streaming business for $83 billion – while Cristiano Ronaldo bought a stak...

Chinese Chipmaker Cambricon Expects To Triple Its Chip Sales Next Year, And China’s Biggest Beauty Brand Looked To Challenge Europe’s Luxury Names

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chinese chipmaker Cambricon expects to triple its chip sales next year – but while demand isn’t a problem, supply might be – and China’s bigge...

AI Startup Anthropic Started Preparing To Go Public, And Indian Stocks Had Their Weakest Showing Against Other EMs In Decades

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI startup Anthropic started preparing to go public – and the debut will test investors' nerves – while Indian stocks had their weakest showi...

Costco Is Sueing The US Government, And Strategy’s Stock Has Followed Bitcoin Down

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Costco sued the US government for tariff payback… literally, while bitcoin’s fall put the “micro” back in “MicroStrategy”.Today’s storie...

Alphabet’s Gemini 3 Beat OpenAI’s ChatGPT-5 In a Range Of Tests, While Silver's Doubled Its Price Since The Start Of The Year

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alphabet’s Gemini 3 beat OpenAI’s ChatGPT-5 in a range of tests, while silver has doubled its price since the start of the year – hitting record...

OpenAI’s Partners Are Footing Its Breakneck Buildout Bills, And A Major US Exchange Went Dark For Hours

29 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

OpenAI’s partners are footing its breakneck buildout bills – and they’re taking on loads of corporate debt to do so – while a major US exchang...

The UK Announced Higher Taxes, And HSBC Thinks OpenAI Will Need To Supplement Revenue With Fundraising

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The UK’s taxes will inch higher – but investors kept the stock market firmly in place – while HSBC said OpenAI will need to supplement revenue w...

Alphabet’s Chips May Have Stolen Another High-Profile Customer From Nvidia, And The S&P 500 Welcomed Memory Provider Sandisk

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alphabet’s chips may have stolen another high-profile customer from Nvidia – and investors applauded the achievement – while the S&P 500 wel...

Drugmaker Novo Nordisk’s Stock Fell 5%, And Alibaba’s Answer To ChatGPT Got Over Ten Million Downloads

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Novo Nordisk’s stock fell 5%, after its blockbuster weight-loss drug failed to prove useful for treating Alzheimer’s, while Alibaba’s answer to ...

US Stocks Had A Wild Week, And Japan’s Betting Big On Stimulus

22 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

US stocks swung wildly as AI dreams clashed with bubble fears, while Japan’s betting big on stimulus – even if it has to borrow to do so.Today’s...

ByteDance Secured A $480 Billion Valuation, And India’s Nifty 50 Index Hit An All-Time High

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

TikTok’s parent company danced its way to a $480 billion valuation – and investors were falling over each other to get in – while India’s Nift...

Nvidia Smashed Expectations And Raised Forecasts, While Xiaomi’s EV Unit Crossed The Profit Finish Line

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nvidia smashed all the market’s expectations and raised its forecasts for the rest of the year, while Xiaomi’s EV unit just crossed the profit fin...

Stocks And Crypto Saw The Worst String Of Selloffs Since April, And Oil Giant Total Bought Some Power Plants In Europe

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Stocks and crypto just saw their worst string of selloffs since tariffs hit back in April, while oil giant Total just bought some power plants in Euro...

Warren Buffett Made Big Bet On Alphabet, And Icy Relations With China Sent Shivers Through Japan’s Tourism And Retail Stocks

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Warren Buffett’s still the big dog at Berkshire, and he just made an Alpha… bet, while some icy relations with China sent shivers through Japan’...

Bitcoin Fell Into A Bear Market, And China Got Hit By Weak Economic Updates

15 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bitcoin dropped 23% from its October high, and climbing back up could be a real bear, while China got walloped by a trifecta of weak economic updates....

Microsoft And OpenAI Are Sharing Custom Chips, While The US Government Shutdown Ended With A New Spending Bill

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Microsoft and OpenAI are more in sync than ever – even sharing custom AI chips – while the US government reopened for business, with a new spendin...

Wall Street And Big Tech Have Been Teaming On Creative AI Deals, And The IEA Thinks Oil Demand Could Keep Climbing For Another 25 Years

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Wall Street and Big Tech have been teaming up to sign some very creative AI deals, while the IEA changed its tune, saying that oil demand could keep c...

SoftBank Dumped Its Entire Nvidia Stake, While American Companies Just Posted Their Best Results In Four Years

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

SoftBank dumped its entire Nvidia stake, getting rid of the old to bankroll the new – while American companies just posted their best results in fou...

Chipmaker TSMC Posted Slower Sales Growth, And US Lawmakers Are Talking About Ending The Government Shutdown

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chip manufacturer TSMC posted much slower monthly sales growth – an unsettling dip – while American lawmakers are at least talking about ending th...

Tesla Shareholders Approved Elon Musk’s Trillion-Dollar Pay Package, And China’s Exports Fell For The First Time Since April

08 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tesla’s shareholders signed off on Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package, while China’s exports fell for the first time since April – and that d...

Apple Wants To Use Google’s AI Tech To Make Siri Smarter, And Qualcomm Pulled In Solid Sales Last Quarter

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Apple wants to use Google’s AI tech to make Siri smarter – for a billion-dollar price – while Qualcomm pulled in solid sales last quarter, and i...

Novo Nordisk Trimmed Its Forecasts, And Investors Offloaded Crypto

06 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Novo Nordisk trimmed its forecasts, falling further behind in the weight-loss drug race, while investors offloaded crypto this week – knocking bitco...

Some Big Wall Street Names Think Stock Prices Need A Reset, And Tesla Reported Worse-Than-Expected Sales

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Some of Wall Street’s biggest names said that stock prices need a reset, while Tesla sold fewer EVs than expected – which won’t help Elon Musk s...

Microsoft Shook On A $10 Billion Deal With A Data Center Provider, And Berkshire Hathaway Sold More Stocks Than It Bought Yet Again

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Microsoft shook on a $10 billion deal with – you guessed it – an AI data center provider, while Berkshire Hathaway had another thrifty quarter… ...

ExxonMobil and Chevron revealed better-than-predicted results, while Nvidia signed deals with some of South Korea’s smartest firms

01 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

ExxonMobil and Chevron – Berkshire Hathaway’s fifth-biggest stateside stake – both revealed better-than-predicted results, while Nvidia signed d...

Amazon And Apple Revealed Decent Takings, While The US And China Agreed To Call Off Their Tariff War For A Year

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Amazon and Apple revealed decent takings, so investors gave the pair a pat on the… uh, shares, while the US and China agreed to call off their on-ag...

Alphabet, Meta, And Microsoft Delivered Big Numbers, And The Federal Reserve Cut Interest Rates

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alphabet, Meta, and Microsoft delivered big numbers and kicked off Big Tech’s earnings season, while the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the ...

The US Government Went Nuclear, And Amazon Culled 14,000 Corporate Jobs

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The US government went nuclear (but not in a scary way), while Amazon culled 14,000 corporate jobs – and that’s just the start. Today’s stories...

Stock Markets All Over The World Notched Record Highs, And China's Government Brought Industrial Profit Back From The Brink

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Stock markets from all over the world notched record highs on Monday – while China showed there’s nothing a little government intervention can’t...

US Inflation Was A Touch Lower Than Expected, And Google And Anthropic Struck A Deal Worth Tens Of Billions

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

US inflation was a touch lower than expected in September, and investors think they know what the central bank will do next, while Google and Anthropi...

The US Government May Take Stakes In A Handful Of Quantum Computing Startups, And Europe And The US Tightened Sanctions On Russia’s Biggest Energy Firms

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Conflicting reports said the US government may (or may not) take stakes in a handful of quantum computing startups, creating a political will-they-won...

Investors Dumped Alphabet After OpenAI Took On Google, And Sports Betting Site DraftKings Is Expanding Into All Sorts Of Wagers

23 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Investors dumped Alphabet after OpenAI took on Google, then came crawling back on news of an Anthropic partnership – while sports betting site Draft...

Apple’s Stock Climbed 4%, And Japan Revealed The Latest Stage Of Its Stock-Market Makeover

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Apple’s stock climbed 4%, leaving the iPhone maker at the doors of Nvidia’s lonely $4-trillion club – while Japan revealed the latest stage of i...

Bitcoin Miners Swapped Shovels For AI, And China’s Economy Stayed Close To Target

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bitcoin miners swapped shovels for AI – and investors respected the hustle – while China’s economy stayed close to target last quarter, but the ...

US Bank Stocks Plummeted, And The Dutch Government Seized Nexperia

18 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Investors got rid of $100 billion worth of US bank shares in a single day, while the Dutch government seized Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia – spar...

TSMC Profits Soared 40%, And Big Banks Both Praised And Criticised AI

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Big banks said “it’s complicated”, showering AI with both praise and criticism, while TSMC upped its profit by 40%, beating analysts’ forecast...

A Group Of Heavy-Hitting Tech And Investment Companies Bought A Big Data Center Operator, And LVMH’s Stock Picked Up 12%

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A few big-name companies formed a sort of “AI Avengers” – but instead of saving the world, they bought some really expensive data centers – wh...

The Biggest US Banks Posted Better-Than-Expected Results, And Investors Sent LG India’s Brand-New Stock Up Over 50%

15 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The biggest US banks set the bar high this earnings season with better-than-expected results all round, while investors gave LG India a warm welcome t...

China Exported 8% More Stuff This September Than Last, And The US Might Loosen Its Banking Rules

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

China exported 8% more stuff this September than last, letting tariffs bend trade routes but not break them, while the US might loosen its banking rul...

Investors Pushed Record Sums Into Global Stock Funds That Exclude The US, And Amazon Launched Its New AI Assistant

11 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Investors expanded their horizons, pushing record sums into global stock funds that exclude the US, while Amazon launched Quick Suite – an AI assist...