Thursday, 29 October 2026
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On October 28 Eastern Time, SK Hynix shares surged 12% following a third-quarter financial report that beat consensus, driven by memory price hikes and improved product mix. Record revenue and operating profit, alongsid…
The US and Israel have teased strikes around their elections, particularly against Iran’s civilian infrastructure.
The Fed heads into its September meeting with inflation still at 3.4% and markets heavily pricing a rate hike, turning the decision into an early credibility test for Kevin Warsh.
The cryptocurrency had been widely expected to break higher in anticipation of a halving, but instead it sold off.
Oil prices dropped amid hopes of easing US-Iran tensions, yet persistent Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia kept crude near six-month highs, reflecting ongoing regional instability and supply concerns.
Stocks bounced to a higher finish Monday after artificial intelligence systems maker Anthropic stepped toward a potentially mammoth initial public offering. Tech stocks shined ahead of earnings due from three Big Tech n…
Oil prices fell for a third day on Friday as easing concerns over Saudi supply disruptions outweighed anxiety about a widening the Middle East conflict amid fresh fighting between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthis. Bren…
Spot gold rises 0.9% to $4,087.79/oz; silver, platinum and palladium each climb over 1% ahead of Fed's policy decision
August 18, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. Nicotine pouches are becoming a bigger earnings driver for Philip Morris and British American Tobacco as cigarette volumes decline. BAT expects industry pouch revenue to rise from £4 billio…
U.S. stock futures reversed a downtrend in the overnight session on Wednesday, as strong quarterly results from Micron Technology (MU) and massive revenue target updates from Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) helped ease AI trade co…
Europe’s benchmark natural gas price jumped by 2% at opening in Amsterdam on Monday, extending the 7% weekly gain from last week, as concerns mount that the gas withdrawal season has started amid no signs that Qatar’s L…
Bitcoin price consolidates near $74,200 as traders eye the FOMC meeting. Our 4-hour chart analysis reveals critical support levels and RSI divergence.
Anthropic is preparing for an initial public offering that could value the artificial intelligence company at more than $2 trillion, even as it reported a net loss of nearly $42 billion in 2025 and faces massive future …
Gold has spent the past several weeks doing something that makes macro traders uncomfortable: the variables that normally underpin the bull case have been moving broadly in its favour, while the price itself has been he…
For months, gold looked untouchable — the asset you bought almost on autopilot if you believed the world was quietly debasing its money and sleepwalking into another inflation wave. The metal was riding structural deman…
(Kitco News) – Gold prices clung for dear life to the $5,000 per ounce support level as long as they could this week, but a series of pessimistic central bank statements and a discouraging Iran war outlook proved too mu…
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Morgan Stanley said the recent sell-off in semiconductor stocks has created an attractive opportunity for investors, naming Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) and Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) as its top picks in AI compute while identifying m…
On Tuesday, wholesale natural gas futures in Europe and Britain broke through multi-year resistance thresholds, hitting their loftiest marks since 2022. The surge came as unexpected Norwegian supply disruptions and ongo…
August 3, 2026, 3:54 AM EDT. Shares of firearm manufacturers are notably cyclical among industrials, impacted by both unit shipments and average selling price. Leading firms in the space include Sturm, Ruger & Co. (RGR)…
The impact of the Middle East conflict on energy markets is spreading from oil prices themselves to shipping costs. A new report from Goldman Sachs says average global seaborne crude shipping costs have soared from $3 a…
The war in Iran and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz have plunged global energy markets into deep uncertainty, disrupting critical oil and gas flows and accelerating structural shifts in how governments and…
[SINGAPORE] Gold held a decline ahead of a finely-balanced interest rate decision by the US Federal Reserve due later on Wednesday (Jul 29), while tensions persisted in the Middle East.
Structural redesign of the energy system is gaining urgency to shield Asian countries against recurring oil and gas trade turmoil. Steering countries off the fossil path and back towards clean energy will ensure countri…