Gold Steady as Traders Take Stock Before Key US Inflation Report

Gold Steady as Traders Take Stock Before Key US Inflation Report

One kilogram gold bars. Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Gold steadied after a two-day gain as investors waited for a US inflation report that’ll shed light on the path for interest rates, while assessing continued threats to the Federal Reserve’s independence. Bullion held just below $3,400 an ounce, with traders looking ahead to Friday’s US…

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Changing times: Cambricon tops Moutai as China’s costliest stock as chips trump baijiu

Changing times: Cambricon tops Moutai as China’s costliest stock as chips trump baijiu

Cambricon Technologies became the costliest stock in mainland China’s equities market, as the Beijing-based chipmaker replaced the liquor distiller Kweichow Moutai in a sign of the rising significance of artificial intelligence (AI) in the world’s second-largest capital market. Trading under the symbol 688256 in Shanghai, Cambricon’s shares jumped 11.60 per cent on Monday to a…

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Apple in Talks With Google to Use Gemini AI for Revamped Siri, Report Says

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Apple (AAPL, Financials) is in early discussions with Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL, Financials) to use its Gemini artificial intelligence model in a redesigned version of Siri, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Alphabet’s shares gained 3.7% and Apple rose 1.6% in afternoon trading following the report….

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