As of last Friday (7 November 2025), the NASDAQ Composite Index (INDEXNASDAQ: .IXIC) sits 4% off its all-time high while the broader S&P 500 hovers 3% below its peak. The surprise? Singapore’s Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) broke past 4,500 to close at a record high, diverging from its US counterparts. Despite the different fortunes,…
At a stock exchange in China, investors watch stock price fluctuations. (Photo/Xinhua) Chongqing – China’s stock market ended the first three quarters of 2025 on an upward trajectory across major indices, reflecting an overall increase in market valuations. Technology has emerged as one of the key driving forces behind this rise. According to Wind data,…
Bloomberg News is tracking the daily gyrations and cumulative impact of Donald Trump’s second term on stocks, the dollar, 10-year Treasury notes, gold and Bitcoin. Click here to see the tracker . Trick or treat? Investors may get both this Halloween week. They need to brace for “heightened volatility as investors navigate central bank policy…
Stocks are sitting at record highs, but some Wall Street strategists say that very optimism could be a warning sign. In a note to clients on Monday, Citi strategist Chris Montagu said buying activity has been strongest among smaller companies, with the Russell 2000 (^RUT) seeing the largest weekly increase in bullish bets. This has…
A leading Wall Street strategist is doing some calculations about the total value of U.S. stocks rocketing to a staggering 363% of GDP as of last Friday, blowing past the infamous 212% mark reached during the dotcom bubble. It’s a warning if you think it’s unsustainable, but David Kelly, chief global strategist for JP Morgan…
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. The veteran analyst who called Bitcoin’s 2017 top is tracking a 75-week pattern that suggests crypto’s current bull run has a precise expiration date Peter Brandt has seen enough market cycles to spot patterns that escape most traders….
Wuxi AppTec, Asia’s largest provider of contract pharmaceutical research, has raised HK$7.70 billion (US$981 million) through a sale of additional shares in Hong Kong as it rides the wave of bullish appetite for Chinese biotechnology shares. The Shanghai-based company sold 73.8 million new shares to institutional investors at HK$104.27 each, a 6.9 per cent discount…
Wuxi AppTec, Asia’s largest provider of contract pharmaceutical research, has raised HK$7.70 billion (US$981 million) through a sale of additional shares in Hong Kong as it rides the wave of bullish appetite for Chinese biotechnology shares. The Shanghai-based company sold 73.8 million new shares to institutional investors at HK$104.27 each, a 6.9 per cent discount…
The reemergence of meme stock mania last week has professional investors facing a quandary: ride the excitement of retail traders or take it as the latest warning sign that the frothy markets are due for a pullback. The speculative stocks caught up in the frenzy this week, like Opendoor Technologies Inc. and Kohl’s Corp., gave…
This is The Takeaway from today’s Morning Brief, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every morning along with: The broadening of the AI trade is here. One of the most common calls among Wall Street strategists entering the year was for the AI trade to expand further from seven key popular…