The S&P 500 Index remained under pressure last week after the Federal Reserve delivered a highly hawkish interest rate decision. It also wavered as investors reacted to the new ceasefire between the US and Iran, which drove energy prices lower. This article looks at some of the key catalysts for…
The Nikkei 225 Index continued pumping today, June 22, reaching a new all-time high of 72,639, after the US and Iran agreed on a roadmap for a deal, and as the artificial intelligence supercycle continued. It has jumped by 45% this year. This article highlights some of the top news…
SoftBank-backed Coowa is preparing to seek a Hong Kong listing after raising more than $600 million in its latest funding round, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.The move is expected to turn one of China’s most closely watched urban robotics companies into a public-market test…
China’s Z.ai has released GLM-5.2, a new open-weight artificial intelligence model that has quickly drawn attention from developers, investors and rivals in the US.The timing was hard to miss. On June 13, 2026, the same week Washington ordered Anthropic to restrict foreign access to its most advanced models, Z.ai founder…
The Hang Seng Index continued to deviate from its global peers today, June 22, and formed two major highly bearish patterns, pointing to further downside in the near term. The index, which tracks the top Chinese companies, dropped to 23,445 on Monday, its lowest level since June last year and 16%…
Asian markets began the week with a rare pocket of calm. Investors who had spent days watching the Strait of Hormuz, oil screens and central-bank signals found enough comfort in fresh US-Iran diplomacy to buy risk again, even if the relief looked fragile.Iranian negotiators said the first round of talks…
Global investors have focused on the performance of top memory stocks like Micron (MU), Sandisk (SNDK), and SK Hynix this year as they surpass their all-time highs each week. However, Kioxia stock, a top competitor, is beating all of them by a large margin.Kioxia stock is firing on all cylindersKioxia…
SK Hynix on Monday overtook Samsung Electronics to become South Korea’s most valuable listed company, in a striking turnaround for a chipmaker that had once come close to collapse under a heavy debt burden.The milestone reflects how the global artificial intelligence boom has reshaped the semiconductor industry and lifted demand…
Bank of America has identified a fresh set of technology stocks that it believes are well-positioned heading into the second half of the year, with artificial intelligence and enterprise software trends expected to remain key drivers of performance.The brokerage named chip giant Nvidia, social media company Meta Platforms, cloud software…
The FTSE 100 Index has wavered in the past few weeks and continued to underperform its top global peers like the S&P 500, Kospi, and the Nikkei 225. It has barely moved in the past three months. This article highlights some of the top catalysts for the Footsie this week.FTSE…