A relentless sell-off in technology stocks showed no signs of easing Wednesday as investors dumped software company shares over growing concerns that artificial intelligence will upend their business models. Sparked by Anthropic's launch of Claude Cowork AI plugins on January 30, the rout has now......
A massive sell-off swept global commodity markets on February 2, 2026, hammering gold, silver, oil, and industrial metals as investors reacted to President Donald Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve chair. The rout rippled through stock markets worldwide, with Asian exchanges......
Asian stock markets surged Tuesday as investors welcomed two key developments boosting economic outlooks: Australia's central bank raising interest rates for the first time in two years and a fresh US-India trade agreement. Japan's Nikkei 225 jumped over 3%, hitting record highs. South Korea's......
Stock markets worldwide tumbled sharply on Monday as investors grappled with President Donald Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair, sparking broad sell-offs in equities, precious metals, and cryptocurrencies. The Friday announcement prompted traders to reassess U.S. monetary......
Gold and silver prices continued their sharp decline during Monday's Asian trading session, deepening the losses from last week's massive sell-off. The downturn was sparked by President Donald Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh, a former Federal Reserve governor, to replace Jerome Powell as......
Former U.S. president Donald Trump announced that several South Korean products will now face tariffs of up to 25%, citing delays by the South Korean Parliament in ratifying a bilateral trade agreement. The decision marks a new escalation in trade tensions between Washington and Seoul. In a statement......
Investors pulled back from emerging markets on Thursday, driving down stocks and currencies amid rising geopolitical tensions and fears of steep U.S. tariffs. The MSCI emerging markets index dropped between 0.7% and 0.8%, its sharpest decline since mid-December, as currencies in Thailand, South Korea,......
Stock markets around the world reached unprecedented levels on Tuesday 6 January 2026 as investors brushed aside geopolitical turbulence from a recent US military operation in Venezuela and extended a strong start to the year across multiple continents. The rally reflected broad based optimism about......
Emerging market stocks surged to unprecedented levels on Monday and Tuesday, defying expectations as investors brushed aside the geopolitical storm from the U.S. military's capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and instead bet on artificial intelligence momentum and a weakening U.S.......
World stock markets kicked off 2026 with uneven results on the first trading day. Asian benchmarks hit fresh highs, London's FTSE 100 briefly crossed a historic threshold, and Europe's broad index reached a record close, while US tech-heavy shares pulled back from early gains. In Asia, South......
World stock markets kicked off 2026 with robust gains on Friday, January 2, as investors embraced renewed enthusiasm for artificial intelligence and technology stocks. This momentum pushed several benchmark indices to historic highs during the year's first trading session. Hong Kong's Hang Seng......
World stock markets kicked off 2026 with strong gains on Friday, as key indices surged to historic peaks during the year's opening session. Investors carried forward the momentum from a stellar 2025, fueling optimism across major exchanges. Britain's FTSE 100 crossed the symbolic 10,000-point......
World stock markets ended 2025 at record highs, marking a powerful conclusion to a year dominated by optimism over central bank easing and strong advances in the technology and commodities sectors. Investors worldwide pushed shares to unprecedented levels amid growing conviction that the Federal Reserve’s......
