Monday, 2 November 2026
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The inflation rate increased in September on the back of higher gasoline and energy prices amid the Iran war, further squeezing households' budgets and perhaps putting pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest r…
Third-quarter earnings growth is expected to be driven by energy and semiconductor companies, but what if the rest of the market shows up? HSBC envisages a stock market finally broadening out.
Mortgage rates moved to the highest level in nearly three years last week, causing overall demand to drop. Riskier mortgages, however, continue to gain a growing share of what demand there is.
Bank of America posted a sharp decline to third-quarter profit after being hit with a $1.2 billion penalty by the U.S. Treasury Department.
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In today’s Finshots, we talk about the falling markets and what ‘buying the dip’ really means.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed down by -0.02% on Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.35%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.31%. December E-mini S&P…
Delta Air Lines, the country's most profitable airline, has a problem serving its top-tier customers: not enough Porsches.
ASML said Wednesday that some of its customers are expressing interest in placing orders for its critical semiconductor tools for 2029 and 2030 as the company reported third-quarter profit that beat expectations.
With the holidays just months away, tech companies are betting this is finally the year that AI starts showing up under the Christmas tree.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed down by -0.02% on Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.35%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.31%. December E-mini S&P…
Keller Group stock was trading at GBp 3,316 on the London Stock Exchange at 2:13 p.m. London time on September 25, 2026, up 1.28 percent from GBp 3,274. The share price remains below its 52-week high of GBp 3,518, while…
China's producer price index climbed at its fastest pace in over four years, rising 5% in September as higher fuel prices pushed up costs for businesses.
BANGKOK — The Philippine central bank is planning for a "Godzilla" El Niño on top of a prolonged oil shock, as the Southeast Asian nation tries to rein in inflation from three-year highs.
A federal judge late Tuesday night indefinitely extended his block on the White House from enforcing a ban on three media outlets that President Donald Trump announced in mid-September.
An OpenAI employee was arrested after a "sophisticated recording device" was discovered inside its executive conference room, according to the Department of Justice and a post by the company.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed down by -0.02% on Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.35%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.31%. December E-mini S&P…
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group on Tuesday said it plans to invest $15.5 billion from 2026 through 2032 in India, a market it considers core to the company's emerging-market growth and expansion.
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) is up +0.21 (+1.01%) today, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is up +1.20 (+0.21%). Sugar prices are moving higher today and are just below last week’s significant highs. …
Anthropic is asking a federal court in Washington, D.C. to rehear its appeal in a case concerning the Pentagon's blacklisting of the company's AI models.
Oil rises Wednesday, amid worries over supply disruptions as tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East with fighting between Iran-backed Houthis and Saudi Arabia.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Taiwan had agreed to buy 30% of the gas from a proposed liquefied natural gas project in Alaska.
Anticipation is building for Anthropic’s investor day, as Wall Street grows less patient with heavy AI spending.
BEIJING — Equity investors are skeptical of Chinese companies' rapid expansion overseas, according to Goldman Sachs.