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Chinese Stocks Hit A Decade High – And Regulators Want The Rally To Stick – While Europe Nabbed Some Seats At Tech’s Top Table
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chinese stocks hit their highest point in a decade… and regulators want to make sure the rally sticks this time, while Europe nabbed a couple of sea...
Alphabet And Apple Stock Rose After A Court Ruling, And Kraft Heinz Is A Casualty Of The Consumer Staples Sector’s Tough Year
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Investors rewarded Alphabet and Apple’s shares, after a court sided with Google’s parent, while Kraft Heinz became the latest casualty of the cons...
China’s Leading The Robot Rollout With Digital Factory Workers, And British Borrowing Costs Hit A Near Three-Decade High
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
China’s leading the robot rollout, using digital workers to keep factories churning and prices low, while British borrowing costs hit their highest ...
Yale’s Investing Strategy Lost Some Prestige Points, And Gold And Silver Climbed Toward Record Highs
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Yale’s namesake investing strategy lost some prestige points, after private equity assets stopped beating the stock market, while gold and silver bo...
The US Closed A Tax Loophole, And The UK Government Might Help Itself To British Banks’ Cash
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US canceled duty-free imports for everyone, so even your smallest overseas purchases could now cost a lot more, while the UK may lay claim to bank...
Europe Was Kind To Most Carmakers Last Month – But Not Tesla – And Apple Announced A Partnership With TuneIn
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Europe was kind to most carmakers last month… but not Tesla, while Apple announced a partnership with TuneIn – the streaming sector’s equivalent...
Nvidia Did What Analysts Expected But Investors Still Wanted More, And UnitedHealth's Shares Fell After News Of Escalating Investigations
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nvidia did what analysts expected… but investors still wanted more, while shares in UnitedHealth – one of Buffett’s biggest healthcare holdings ...
The US President Moved To Fire A Fed Governor, And Europe’s Racing To Mint A Digital Euro
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US president moved to fire a Fed governor – and the market made moves of its own – while Europe’s racing to mint a digital euro, after Ameri...
DeepSeek's New AI Model Is Made To Run On Chinese Chips, And Fresh Data Showed That Germany’s Economy Shrank 0.3%
23 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
DeepSeek said that its new AI model is tuned to run on Chinese chips rather than American ones, while fresh data showed that Germany’s economy shran...
Meta Put A Pin In Its AI Hiring Efforts, And BlackRock Told Big Investors To Put More Money Into Hedge Funds
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meta put a pin in its AI hiring efforts, having recruited some of its rivals’ top talent (for top dollar, while BlackRock told big investors to put ...
Americans Hunted For Bargains But Left Luxury Items On The Shelves, And British Inflation Picked Up More Than Expected
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Americans hunted for bargains and DIY fixes last quarter – but left luxury items on the shelves – while British inflation surprised everybody by g...
SoftBank Said It’d Buy A Stake In Intel, And A Basket Of European Defense Shares Fell Nearly 6%
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SoftBank showed interest in Intel – and investors felt the flutters, too – while European defense stocks fell, but JPMorgan and HSBC have a bigger...
China’s Stock Market Has Been Making A Comeback, And Retail Investors Have Been Lured Into “Pump And Dump” Stocks
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
China’s stock market has been making a comeback – even notching its highest level in a decade – while retail investors have been lured into “p...
Warren Buffett Gave Berkshire Hathaway’s Portfolio A Health Check, And China’s Economy Dragged In July
16 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Warren Buffett gave Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio a checkup – and decided on an infusion of UnitedHealth’s stock – while China’s economy dr...
Apple’s Plotting Its AI Comeback With A New Lineup Of In-Home Tech, And Bullish’s Stock More Than Doubled On Its IPO Day
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Apple’s plotting its AI comeback, with an ambitious new lineup of in-home smart tech, while Bullish’s stock more than doubled on its IPO day… bu...
Perplexity Made A $34.5 Billion Swing For Chrome, And The IEA’s Predicting Oil Supply To Greatly Outstrip Demand
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI startup Perplexity made a $34.5 billion swing for Chrome, registering its interest in the browser just as Alphabet may be forced to sell – while ...
Fund Managers Are Moving Toward Emerging Market Stocks, And The US And China Extended Their Time-Out
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fund managers are moving toward emerging market stocks, with a record share of them calling US ones prohibitively pricey, while the US and China exten...
Nvidia And AMD Will Be Allowed To Sell Chips In China, And Investors Piled Into Lithium After News Of A Major Mining Shutdown
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nvidia and AMD will be allowed to sell chips in China – but they’ll be paying the US government for the privilege – while investors piled into l...
The US President Just Let 401(k)s Invest In Alternative Assets, And Meta Teed Up A Massive $29 Billion AI Investment
09 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US president just let 401(k) plans invest in crypto, real estate, and private equity – and if you’re aiming to spend your golden years on a ya...
The US President Announced A 100% Tariff On Foreign Chips, And SoftBank Shot The Lights Out Last Quarter
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US president will stamp a 100% tariff rate on the world’s chipmakers… unless they pledge allegiance to the flag, while SoftBank shot the light...
The US President Ousted America’s Chief Number‑Cruncher, And OpenAI Is Negotiating A Secondary Share Sale
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US president ousted America’s chief number‑cruncher – and now investors fear the math might start taking sides – while OpenAI has a tactic...
SoftBank's Big AI Bets Have Been Paying Off, And Aramco Ramped Up Oil Production But Profit Didn't Budge
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SoftBank placed huge bets on AI earlier in the year – and they’ve come good since – while Aramco ramped up its oil production, but the Saudi-own...
Sales Fell At Luxury Brands LVMH, Prada, And Moncler, And The US President Is About To Make Two Very Important Hires
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sales fell at luxury brands LVMH, Prada, and Moncler, as currency swings encouraged foreign shoppers to keep their wallets closed, while the US presid...
American Investors Paid A Record Premium For TSMC’s US-Listed Shares, And Switzerland, Canada, And Taiwan Were Handed Steep Tariffs
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
American investors paid a record premium for TSMC’s US-listed shares, while Goldman Sachs issued a warning about “speculative” trading, and Swit...
Apple And Amazon Both Beat Expectations, While Countries Rushed To Strike Last-Minute Trade Deals With The US
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Apple and Amazon both slammed down better-than-expected results for last quarter – but their forecasts for this one weren’t quite as reassuring –...
Stockpicking Hedge Funds Are Finally Seeing Results, And Anthropic Could Become One Of The World’s Most Valuable Startups
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stockpicking hedge funds are finally seeing results – and, after years of rejection, investors are giving them another chance, while Anthropic’s l...
Fidelity Thinks That Gold Is Set To Rise, And Software Startup n8n Could Be Worth $1.5 Billion
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Investment management firm Fidelity read gold’s tarot cards – and they were full of fortune – while German software startup n8n could fetch a $1...
The US And The European Union Struck A Trade Deal, And Samsung Landed Its Biggest-Ever Chipmaking Contract
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US and the European Union struck a last-minute trade deal, but one side probably walked away with a little more pep in its step than the other, wh...
Volkswagen Downgraded Its Profit Forecast After Tariffs Hit, And Chinese Investors Pushed Record Cash Into Hong Kong Markets
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Volkswagen was forced to hit the proverbial brakes, downgrading its profit forecast in line with the impact from tariffs, while Chinese investors push...
Deutsche Bank’s Stock Broke A Decade-Long Record, And Blackstone Won Over The World’s Rich Investors
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Deutsche Bank reported its best second-quarter profit in nearly two decades, and investors rewarded the lender’s hard work, while Blackstone made 25...
Retail Investors Are Piling Into Meme Stocks, While The US And Japan Struck A Trade Deal
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Retail investors selected the next moonshot stocks – and then sent them to space themselves – while the US and Japan struck a trade deal, spurred ...
The S&P 500 And Nasdaq 100 Celebrated Record Highs, And South Korea’s FuriosaAI Won A Chip Contract With LG
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 celebrated record highs on Monday, while South Korea’s FuriosaAI just won a chip contract with LG – which might mak...
The Federal Reserve Is Refusing To Cut Interest Rates, And The London Stock Exchange May Launch 24-Hour Trading
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Federal Reserve is refusing to cut interest rates, despite peer pressure from other central banks and the US president, while the London Stock Exc...
Major Crypto Legislation Was Approved By US Lawmakers, And Chinese Carmakers Flooded Foreign Markets With Cheap EVs
19 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The crypto industry hit a new milestone, as US lawmakers approved the first major piece of crypto legislation, while China’s carmakers are flooding ...
Anthropic Could Be Worth Over $100 Billion, And Chipmaker TSMC Revealed A Record Profit
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI startup Anthropic isn’t actively raising cash – but with chatbot Claude growing like crazy, investors are throwing money at it anyway – chipm...
ASML Beat Expectations But Investors Ditched Its Stock, And America’s Biggest Rare Earth Producer Landed A Major Government Contract
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ASML beat expectations for now – but with next year looking less sunny than the chipmaking firm originally thought, investors ditched its stock – ...
Meta’s Building AI Data Centers The Size Of Small Cities, While JPMorgan Chase And Citigroup Both Beat Expectations
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meta’s forged a plan to build AI megastructures so big that they’ll make New York City look small, while JPMorgan and Citigroup made a mint in tra...
Elon Musk Is Using SpaceX’s Cash For A $2 Billion Bet On xAI, While The European Union's Prepping For A Tariff Breakup With The US
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Elon Musk is using SpaceX’s rocket cash to fuel his AI goals, with a $2 billion bet on xAI, while the EU’s prepping for a tariff breakup with the ...
Bitcoin Topped $118,000 For The First Time, And The US President Threatened New Tariffs
12 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bitcoin flew to new highs, topping $118,000 as traders piled in ahead of US “Crypto Week”, while the president threatened new tariffs – adding t...
TSMC Had Another Record-Breaking Quarter, And Revolut’s In Talks To Raise $1 Billion
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TSMC had another record-breaking quarter, soothing investors’ nerves and proving that chip demand is still red-hot, while Revolut’s in talks to ra...
The US President Threatened A 50% Import Tax On Copper, And China's Factory Prices Fell By The Most In Nearly Two Years
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US president threatened to slap a 50% import tax on copper, sparking a buying frenzy that sent the metal’s price to a record high, while China&a...
Samsung’s Expecting A Big Profit Drop, And Amazon’s Prime Day Might Be A Little Lackluster
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Samsung forecast its worst quarterly performance in a year and a half, while Amazon’s Prime Day might be full of prime cuts – and we’re not talk...
The US President Extended His Tariff Truce, And Hong Kong Became The World’s Busiest IPO Market
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US president extended his tariff truce – but warned trade partners backing “anti-American policies” that they could be next in line for extr...
The US Economy Created A Lot More Jobs Than Expected, And OpenAI Signed A $30 Billion Deal With Oracle
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US economy was takin’ care of business in June, creating a lot more jobs than expected, while OpenAI signed a $30 billion-a-year deal with Oracl...
The US Set A Deadline For A Trade Deal With Japan, And Honor Released The World’s Thinnest Foldable Phone
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US set a trade deadline and told Japan to shake hands or face a tariff shakedown, while a Chinese tech brand released the world’s thinnest folda...
Robinhood Unveiled Plans To Offer Tokens For OpenAI And SpaceX, While Apple’s Considering Outsourcing Its AI Development
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robinhood’s stock broke its own record, after the platform unveiled tokens for OpenAI and SpaceX, and Apple’s considering swapping in-house AI pro...
China Just Approved A New Weight-Loss Drug, And American Utility Firms Are Powering Up On Infrastructure Spending
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
China just approved a local drugmaker’s weight-loss medicine, effectively ending Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly’s two-horse race, while US utility fir...
The US And China Struck A Rare Earth Mineral Deal, And Xiaomi Branched Out From Smartphones To Smart Cars
28 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US and China signed a deal to make rare earth minerals… well, a little less rare – while Xiaomi’s decision to branch out from smartphones to...
Nvidia Is The World’s Most Valuable Company Again, And Crypto Could Be Used To Qualify For US Federal Home Loans
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nvidia’s stock notched a record high for the first time since January, giving the chipmaker back the title of “world’s most valuable company”,...
Carmakers Are Driving Off Without Apple’s Carplay Upgrade, And Novo Nordisk Dumped Telehealth Platform Hims & Hers
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Carmakers are driving off without Apple’s CarPlay upgrade, choosing to stick with in-house dashboard software instead - while Novo Nordisk dumped te...
The UK Wants To Use Strict New Rules To Bring Google To Heel, While Crypto Platform Circle’s Stock Fell After Surging 750%
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The UK wants to bring Google to heel, using new rules that could force the tech giant to make big changes, while crypto platform Circle’s stock fell...
Tesla Rolled Out Robotaxis In Texas, And America’s Housing Market Showed A Flicker Of Light
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tesla rolled out robotaxis in Texas, and investors whipped the firm’s stock higher, while America’s housing market showed a flicker of light – b...
SoftBank’s Planning To Build A Trillion-Dollar US Hub, And Chinese Firm Pop Mart’s Stock Is Soaring
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SoftBank’s dreaming up a trillion-dollar AI empire in the desert, for an industry that’s already feeling all kinds of heat, while Pop Mart’s cre...
Big American Firms Are Cutting Office Jobs, And Switzerland Trimmed Interest Rates All The Way To Zero
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Big firms like Microsoft and Amazon are cutting office jobs faster than you can say “artificial intelligence” – and, up against economy-busting ...
xAI Wants To Raise Over $9 Billion, And Netflix Struck A Deal With France’s Biggest TV Network
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
xAI is burning through cash fast – so now, Elon Musk needs a fundraiser to keep the fire alive – while Netflix signed a deal with France’s bigge...
Walmart And Amazon Are Eyeing Up Stablecoins, And Mitsubishi’s In Talks To Buy A US Gas Producer
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Walmart and Amazon are considering adding stablecoins as a method of payment – and investors saw the writing on the wall for card companies – whil...
China Might Hit Its Growth Target This Year, And Chinese Biotech Stocks Are Beating Tech Ones
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
China’s latest economic update suggested that the government’s annual growth target might be within reach, while Chinese biotech stocks have come ...
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Is Eyeing Up BP, And Mattel’s Teaming Up With OpenAI To Create Smart, Talking Toys
14 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abu Dhabi’s state-backed oil firm sized up BP with a twinkle in its eye and a proposal in mind, while toymaker Mattel has teamed up with OpenAI to b...
China Agreed To Send More Rare Earths Stateside, While Nvidia And Samsung Bought Into Robotics Startup Skild AI
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
China will ramp up exports of essential production materials to the US again – but only for a matter of months – while Nvidia and Samsung put thei...
Moody's Warned Against Opening Up Private Markets, And Blackstone’s Planning To Invest $500 Billion In Europe
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Credit rating agency Moody’s warned against Wall Street letting individual investors invest in (formerly unavailable) private markets, while Blackst...
Two Big Chinese Coffee Chains Are Expanding Into The US, And The UK’s Betting Big On Small Nuclear Reactors
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two of China’s biggest coffee chains – known for their cheap offerings – are moving into Starbucks’s home turf, while the UK’s betting big o...
Meta’s Considering A $10 Billion Investment In Scale AI, And The UK’s Planning To Let Retail Investors Buy Coin-Tracking Crypto Funds
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meta’s considering a $10 billion investment in Scale AI, a startup that already counts Microsoft and OpenAI as customers, while the UK is gearing up...
Tesla’s Stock Suffered A Record One-Day Loss, And India’s Central Bank Announced A Jumbo Interest Rate Cut
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tesla’s stock suffered a record one-day loss as its CEO engaged in a very public spat with the US president, while India’s central bank announced ...
Deliveroo’s New Drone Service Took Off, And The European Central Bank Cut Interest Rates Again
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Deliveroo’s new drone service took off in Dublin, offering food delivery via air in as little as three minutes, while the European Central Bank made...
Chinese AI Startup Manus Launched A Text-To-Video Tool, And US Carmakers Are Considering Moving Some Production To China
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chinese AI startup Manus launched a text-to-video tool to rival OpenAI’s one, betting that speed, access, and strategy will outplay spendier rivals ...
Rheinmetall Bagged A Spot In The Euro Stoxx 50 Index, While Thoma Bravo Closed A $34 Billion Fundraiser
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A major European defense company bagged a spot in the Euro Stoxx 50 index, kicking out one of the world’s most famous luxury firms in the process, w...
China Pointed The Finger Back At The US, And America’s Factory Sector Slowed Down Yet Again
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
China denied breaking its trade deal with the US and picked a bone instead, leaving investors bracing for more trouble between the two, while America’...
The US President’s Tax Bill Could Threaten $31 Trillion Of Foreign Investment, While Stateside Inflation Cooled Off In April
31 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A single section of the US president’s tax bill could threaten $31 trillion of foreign investment in American assets – while US inflation cooled i...
An American Court Blocked The US President’s Sweeping Tariffs, And The Labor Department Relaxed Its Guidance On Crypto In 401(k)s
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An American court blocked the US president’s sweeping tariffs – and the government now has just ten days to halt them – while your 401(k) just b...
Nvidia Smashed Earnings, And US Consumer Confidence Perked Up
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nvidia smashed earnings, shrugged off its China troubles, and kept its AI growth engine roaring, while US consumer confidence increased by the most in...
Tesla’s European Sales And Market Share Fell Dramatically, While China Reportedly Drafted Plans For A Self-Sufficiency Push
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tesla’s European sales and market share both fell dramatically – but investors decided against pushing the stock down too – while China reported...
Big Wall Street Banks Might Mint A Stablecoin, And Apple Shuttered Plans For Cameras On Its Watches
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wall Street’s big banks might create a stablecoin, desperate to maintain control over the way we spend money, while Apple scrapped plans for a camer...
Alphabet Released “AI Mode” Ror Google Search, And Chinese Tech Firm Baidu Broke Its Losing Streak
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alphabet released “AI Mode” for Google Search, hoping a Gemini-powered chatbot can talk users and advertisers into sticking around, while Chinese ...
JPMorgan’s CEO Warned Investors About Market Risks, And Poland’s Benchmark Stock Index Has Been On A Tear
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
JPMorgan’s CEO warned investors against underestimating the risks in today’s markets, while Polish stocks pulled off a performance worth a place o...
The US Received A Credit Downgrade, And China’s Industrial Sector Stayed Stronger Than Expected
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US received a credit downgrade, so investors ditched American government bonds, while fresh data showed that China’s industrial sector stayed st...
Berkshire Hathaway Made An Exit From Wall Street, While Japan Reported A Worse-Than-Expected Update
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Berkshire Hathaway made an exit from Wall Street last quarter, hitting the beers and swimming pools instead, while Japan could be headed for a recessi...
Dick’s Sporting Goods Made An Offer On Foot Locker, While The UK, Norway, And Switzerland All Outperformed
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Foot Locker’s stock more than made up for its woeful year, after news broke that one of the biggest US sportswear chains looks set to make a purchas...
The US President Made A $600 Billion Deal With Saudi Arabia, And Tech Titan Tencent Posted Better-Than-Expected Results
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US president signed an investment deal with Saudi Arabia, and investors rewarded Nvidia, AMD, and Amazon as a result, while Tencent – China’s ...
US Inflation Landed Lighter Than Feared, And Perplexity Planned A $500 Million Funding Round
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
US inflation landed lighter than feared – a welcome relief, but one that may not stick around – while Perplexity planned a funding round to furthe...
The US And China Agreed To A 90-Day Tariff Delay, And CATL Is Getting Ready To List On Hong Kong's Stock Market
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US and China agreed to slash their mutual tariffs… but only for three months, while China’s CATL will host the world’s biggest public listin...
Coinbase Just Scored The Biggest Crypto Deal Ever, And The US And China Will Break The Ice This Weekend
10 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Coinbase secured the crypto industry’s biggest-ever deal, and the US and China will talk trade in Switzerland this weekend – but don’t expect a ...
The US Struck A Trade Deal With The UK, And Apple’s Looking For Alternatives To Google Search
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US shook on its first trade deal since the “Liberation Day” that launched rising tariffs, with the UK winning the handshake, while Apple said ...
China Revealed A $138 Billion Stimulus Plan, And The US President Signed An Order To Have Medicine Made In America
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
China revealed a $138 billion stimulus plan to puff up its economy, just as US tariffs threaten to knock the wind out of it, while the US president si...
Warren Buffett Announced His Retirement, And OpenAI Settled On A Mission Versus Money Compromise
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Warren Buffett announced a retirement that will end a 60-year masterclass in capitalism – and hand his successor the keys to a trillion-dollar empir...
The US Economy Added More Jobs Than Predicted, And The World Health Organization Will Greenlight Obesity Drugs
03 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US economy added more jobs than predicted in April, but tariffs might put an end to that hiring spree, and the World Health Organization will gree...
Apple And Amazon Beat Expectations But It Wasn't All Good News, And A Wall Street Analyst Slapped A “Sell” Sign On Nvidia’s Stock
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Apple and Amazon beat expectations – but lower forecasts, slowing cloud growth, and lingering risks kept the celebrating in check – while a Wall S...
Microsoft And Meta Beat Expectations, While Major Companies Pulled Their Outlooks For The Year
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Investors may have lost faith in Big Tech recently, but Microsoft and Meta restored some of it by revealing better-than-expected results – while US ...
The US President Wants Tariffs To Pay For Tax Cuts, And Alibaba Unveiled Eight New AI Models
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US president wants tariffs to pay for sprawling tax cuts, but the figures aren’t exactly speaking for themselves, while Alibaba delivered eight ...
The US Is Expecting Fewer Chinese Imports Than Usual, And DoorDash Made A Bid For British Rival Deliveroo
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US expects to receive fewer Chinese imports than usual, which could leave Americans facing shortages reminiscent of the pandemic, while DoorDash m...
S&P 500 Firms Are Downgrading Forecasts, And Apple's Planning To Make All US-Bound iPhones In India
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Corporate America’s boardrooms have been busy in the worst way, with S&P 500 firms quickly downgrading their forecasts, while Apple revealed pla...
Alphabet Beat Expectations, And Revolut Made A Billion-Pound Profit For The First Time
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alphabet revealed a tidy set of quarterly results – making beating expectations look as easy as the A, B, Cs – while British fintech Revolut made ...
SAP’s Shares Had Their Best Day In Six Years, While Philip Morris And Danone Delivered Steady Revenue
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SAP’s shares had their best day in six years, after Europe’s most valuable company revealed impressive results, while consumer staples giants Phil...
Investors Dipped Out Of US Stocks, And Gold Hit A New Record Price
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Investors skipped the “buy” part of “buy the dip”, and simply dipped out of US stocks instead, while gold continued to prove its metal – hit...
TSMC Beat Expectations And Kept Its Optimistic Forecast, While The European Central Bank Trimmed Interest Rates
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TSMC revealed better-than-expected results and maintained its optimistic forecast – a rare reassurance for the angsty tech sector – while the Euro...
China’s Economy Perked Up Last Quarter, While ASML Missed Order Expectations
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
China’s economy grew faster than expected last quarter, but tariffs might turn that hare into a tortoise, while semiconductor company ASML brought i...
Fund Managers Are Losing Faith In US Stocks, And LVMH Reported Worse-Than-Expected Sales
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bank of America’s latest survey showed that fund managers are losing faith in US stocks at a record pace, while LVMH reported worse-than-expected sa...
The US Is Sparing Phones And Laptops From Steep Tariffs, And Goldman Sachs Thinks Gold Could Reach $4,000
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Central banks and panicked investors piled into gold, and Goldman Sachs says the precious metal could reach $4,000, while the US is sparing phones and...
JPMorgan And Morgan Stanley Made More Profit Than Expected, And Chinese Firm Shein Could Delay Its London IPO
12 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley both made more profit than expected last quarter – but that didn’t stop the big banks from issuing harrowing predictio...
US Inflation Was Surprisingly Low In March, And TSMC’s Revenue Breezed Past Expectations
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
US inflation was surprisingly low in March – and with tariffs on pause, you can forgive investors for pinching themselves black and blue – while T...
US Tariffs Were Put On Pause For All But China, While Investors Remain Spooked
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US president announced a 90-day pause on the start of tariffs – but only for countries that haven’t retaliated, while investors are still spoo...