Versant – a media business that Comcast has recently spun-off – started trading independently on Nasdaq today.The separation marks a significant reshaping of CMCSA’s media assets, with VSNT positioned as a standalone player under the leadership of Mark Lazarus.Versant’s portfolio includes notable assets like CNBC, MSNBC, USA Network, Rotten Tomatoes,…
Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) remains in focus today after the US launched a military strike against Venezuela, detaining the country’s president (Nicolás Maduro) and his wife (Cilia Flores).The geopolitical escalation has rattled energy markets, given that Venezuela currently holds about 18% of the world’s proven crude oil reserves.In early trading,…
Europe’s markets and politics jolted into motion as a dramatic US intervention in Venezuela rippled across global finance and diplomacy.London stocks pushed toward historic highs amid a rush into defence and gold, while regulators intensified scrutiny of AI abuses and leaders from Copenhagen to Budapest warned of far-reaching consequences.From energy…
Markets lurched across energy, tech, and geopolitics as Washington injected fresh volatility into global trade and supply chains.Trump’s vow to reopen Venezuela’s oil fields sent US refiners and Chevron surging, while tariff threats against India rattled emerging-market confidence.In tech, Nvidia faces a defining moment at CES amid rising custom-chip competition,…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged more than 800 points, or roughly 1.7%, to breach an all-time record above 49,000 on Monday.The historic rally came as Wall Street assessed the US military’s weekend capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as a contained geopolitical event unlikely to spark global instability.The S&P…
The IRS has quietly handed most American workers a modest tax break starting this month, but fewer are likely aware of it.Inflation adjustments and changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act have lifted 2026 tax brackets and the standard deduction, meaning many taxpayers could keep slightly more of each…
Elon Musk’s social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) is facing mounting regulatory scrutiny across multiple jurisdictions after its Grok chatbot was used to create and share AI-generated sexualized images of children and women. Authorities in Europe, India, and Malaysia have launched investigations, while officials in Brazil and the…
Asian markets extended a record-breaking rally on Tuesday, taking cues from Wall Street’s latest highs, even as investors digested geopolitical shocks linked to Venezuela and fresh developments from Nvidia in autonomous driving. The day’s trading reflected a market largely driven by momentum and macroeconomic expectations, with limited spillover so far…
Indonesia’s government bond market ended 2025 with a narrow but notable turnaround in foreign investor behaviour. After months of persistent selling, overseas funds returned in December, helping the market close the year with a small net inflow. The shift followed a volatile period marked by political unrest, leadership changes at…
Valero Energy has emerged as a key focus for investors after renewed attention on Venezuela’s oil sector following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and US President Donald Trump’s push to encourage American oil companies to help revive the country’s battered industry.The US-based refiner has drawn backing from both Wall…