Marcos sees progress in China energy exploration talks

    Marcos sees progress in China energy exploration talks

    President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. —Photo from Bongbong Marcos/Facebook MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos said Friday that the Philippines was “making progress” on potential energy exploration with China despite ongoing tensions over their competing claims in the disputed South China Sea. Since the outbreak of war in the Middle East, prices at the pump have soared…

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      China & Taiwan Update, August 14, 2026

      Toplines Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang defense exercises continued to emphasize resilience and realism, focusing on real-world contingencies and incorporating new capabilities. Taiwanese and foreign observers have criticized past Han Kuang exercises for being too scripted and lacking realism. Taiwan has sought to improve the realism of its exercises in recent years amid increasing short-of-war coercion…

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      100-Day SMA blocks bullish reversal

        100-Day SMA blocks bullish reversal

        EUR/USD rebounds from daily lows, challenging 100-day SMA resistance. Bullish RSI raises reversal risk after reclaiming 1.1500. Break above 1.1629 exposes 1.1685 and 1.1700 next. The EUR/USD registers gains of over 0.32% as traders face key resistance at the 100-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) at 1.1567, as bulls eye the 1.1600 psychological figure. At the…

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          Cathie Wood picks up $44.7 million in shares of two highly watched tech stocks. Is it too late to follow along?

          Joe Raedle/Getty Images Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. Cathie Wood just made another big bet on the future of artificial intelligence and space technology. Her investment firm, ARK Invest, added a combined market value of $44.7 million (1) in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing…

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