The Finimize Daily Brief
Episodes
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...
“The Black Swan” Author Thinks We’re Looking At The Next Economic Crisis, And AI Automation Startup n8n Secured A $2.5 Billion Valuation
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The author of “The Black Swan” thinks we’re already seeing the start of the next economic crisis, while AI automation startup n8n secured backin...
SoftBank Struck A Deal To Buy A Robotics Unit, And Goldman Sachs Issued A Warning For Retail Investors
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SoftBank struck a $5 billion deal to buy ABB’s industrial robotics unit, while Goldman Sachs issued a warning for retail investors interested in pri...
Gold And Bitcoin Both Broke Records, And Investors Sent Trilogy Metals’ Stock Flying
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gold and bitcoin both broke records, with investors still seeking safety, while investors sent Trilogy Metals’ stock flying, after the US government...
AMD Struck A Deal With OpenAI, And Investors Sent Japanese Stocks To The Heavens
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AMD struck a deal with OpenAI, pulling some investor attention away from Nvidia for once, while investors sent Japanese stocks to the heavens, but the...
Traders Expect The US Government Shutdown To Last For Weeks, And Sweden’s Set To Rank As The World’s Fifth-Biggest IPO Market
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Traders expect the US government shutdown to last for weeks – so the Federal Reserve will need to practice its guesswork – while Sweden’s set to...
OpenAI Became The World’s Most Valuable Startup, And Japan’s Asahi Group Was The Latest Victim Of A Cyberattack
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
OpenAI became the world’s most valuable startup, stripping SpaceX of the accolade, while Japan’s Asahi Group was the latest victim of a cyberattac...
Berkshire Hathaway Is Closing In On Its Biggest Deal In Three Years, And European Bank Stocks Just Had Their 12th-Straight Winning Quarter
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is closing in on its biggest deal in three years, while European bank stocks outdid the broader market, boasting...
The US Government Could Shut Down, And Gold Reached A Record High
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US government could shut down if Democrats and Republicans can’t shake hands, while gold reached a record high – and investors let the metal’...
Three Chinese Stocks Turned Out A Dizzying Performance, And Two Bankruptcies Shook The Private Credit Market
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A threesome of little-known Chinese stocks has turned out some of the best performances of the year so far, while two auto companies just went bankrup...
Investors Are Crowding Into American Tech Bonds, And US Inflation Came In Above Target
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Investors are crowding into American tech bonds – but a notable hedge fund manager thinks that could be a risky play – while US inflation came in ...
Apple Might Invest In Intel, And An Unexpected Mine Closure Sent Copper’s Price Higher
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Apple might join Intel’s star-studded squad, which already features Nvidia, SoftBank, and the US government, while an unexpected mine closure sent c...
OpenAI Announced Five New Data Centers, And Stablecoin-Issuer Tether Is Chasing A Valuation Near $500 Billion
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
OpenAI will build five new data centers, making a power move in more ways than one, while stablecoin-issuer Tether is chasing a valuation near $500 bi...
Nvidia Promised To Invest $100 Billion In OpenAI, And Bain Warned That Companies Might Be Lacking In Revenue To Fund Their AI Costs
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nvidia promised to invest $100 billion in OpenAI – and it won’t be long before those dollars end up back where they started, while Bain warned tha...
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Sold Its BYD Stake, And The US President Imposed A $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sold the last of its BYD stake, after 17 years and 4,000% in returns, while the US president stamped a $100,000 ...
Nvidia Pledged To Invest $2.7 Billion In The UK’s AI Sector, And The US Government Decided Where To Spend Japan’s $550 Billion
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nvidia pledged to invest $2.7 billion in the UK’s AI sector – the American firm’s biggest-ever British bet – while The US government has decid...
Investors Are Betting On The US But Avoiding The Dollar, And Huawei Claims Its New AI System Is The World’s Best
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Investors are betting on the US, but they’re trying to avoid the dollar, while Huawei said its new AI chip system is the best in the world – eve...
The Federal Reserve Cut Interest Rates, And China Put Its Homegrown Chip-Making Machine To The Test
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Federal Reserve cut US interest rates, just as traders predicted, while China put its first homegrown advanced chip-making machine to the test.T...
US Government Bonds Ranked First In Major Markets, And British Smartphone Maker Nothing Raised $200 Million
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
US Treasuries ranked first in the world’s major government bond markets, while British smartphone maker Nothing raised $200 million – cash it’ll...
China’s Economy Is Struggling To Keep Up With Its Own First-Half Performance, And FuriosaAI Is Preparing To Raise Over $300 Million
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
China’s economy set the pace earlier this year – but now, it’s struggling to stick to it – while one of Nvidia’s most promising challengers ...
The Convertible Bond Market’s Picking Up Steam, And Inflation Expectations In UK Households Hit A Two-Year High
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Companies are tapping the convertible bond market like it’s 2020 again, while British households gave their highest inflation predictions in two yea...
A Billion-Dollar Crypto Deal Is In The Works, And Fresh US Inflation Data Reinforced Rate Cut Expectations
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a new, billion-dollar crypto deal cooking, and fresh inflation data backed up expectations that the Fed will cut interest rates next week.To...
TSMC Proved That It Has Both AI Brains And iPhone Beauty, And Slipping US Producer Prices Made A Rate Cut Look Likely
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TSMC proved that it has both AI brains and iPhone beauty, while US producer prices came in lower than expected, making an interest rate cut look like ...
Nebius Bagged A Near $20 Billion Deal With Microsoft, And US Small Business Owners Are The Most Optimistic They’ve Been All Year
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nebius bagged a nearly $20 billion deal with Microsoft, proving that it’s not just investors who are obsessed with AI infrastructure, while American...
OPEC+ Agreed To Pump Up Oil Production Again, And European Defense Startups Raised A Record Amount Of Cash
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
OPEC+ agreed to pump up oil production again – a seemingly modest decision that could spark an industry-shaping chain reaction – while European de...
The US Had One Of Its Weakest Hiring Months In Years, And Gold Broke Its $3,500 Record
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US had one of its weakest hiring months in years, cementing traders’ predictions of a looming interest rate cut, while gold broke its $3,500 rec...