Stock markets (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) are experiencing sharp sell-offs as Middle East tensions escalate, following Iran’s launch of approximately 200 ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday. CFRA Research Chief Investment Strategist Sam Stovall joins to discuss the implications for markets. Stovall advises investors to consider the potential duration of the Middle East tensions. He observes,…
(Bloomberg) — Billionaire investor Ray Dalio says China’s surge of market stimulus will be a historic turning point for the world’s second-largest economy, if policymakers in Beijing deliver “a lot more” than pledged. Most Read from Bloomberg The comments came after Chinese stocks posted the biggest rally since 2008 following a policy blitz last week…
Russia slammed US after Iran’s missile attacks on Israel on Tuesday. Moscow: Russia on Tuesday said the United States’ approach in the Middle East was a “complete failure” after Iran launched a massive missile attack on Israel. “Complete failure of the Biden administration in the Middle East,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a…
Credit: CC0 Public Domain While there’s currently no cure for multiple sclerosis, a lot of new treatment options have become available—many in just the last few years. There are pills and capsules taken daily or even a few times a year, injections you can give yourself at home or intravenous infusions given monthly or biannually….
Apple has introduced a new way for California residents to present their driver’s licenses and state IDs through Apple Wallet, available on iPhone and Apple Watch. This new feature is part of the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) mobile driver’s license (mDL) pilot program, representing a major step forward in the secure and private…
Former President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday that “Iran was in total check” while he was in office, as the country began a ballistic missile attack on Israel. The Republican presidential candidate’s claim came as his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, met with President Joe Biden to discuss the United States’ response to the escalation….
Demonstrators gather in a rally celebrating after Iran launched a barrage of missiles at Israel in … [+] response to the killings of Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah and other Iran-backed militants outside Imam Jaafar Sadiq Mosque in Tehran’s Palestine Square on October 1, 2024. Reports said Iran fired between 150 and 200 missiles in the…
To most Western observers, it would appear that China has driven its technology industry off a cliff. The number of startups fell by 50,000 between the peak in 2018 and 2023, with this year on track to be even lower. The market capitalizations of the biggest tech companies, including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Tencent…
A highly anticipated drone show at Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District planned for the eve of National Day was postponed for more than an hour and then cancelled, with authorities attributing the decision to a “meteorological factor”. A consultant working with organisers said the event was cancelled due to significant ionospheric interference that had…
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday condemned Israel’s ground operation in Lebanon and urged the United Nations and other international organisations to stop Israel without “wasting any more time”. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is seen. (Reuters) “Whatever it does, Israel will be stopped sooner or later,” Erdogan told the Turkish parliament at the opening…