LONDON, July 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Singapore holds the crown as the world’s most powerful passport, with visa-free access to 193 destinations out of 227 globally, according to the latest Henley Passport Index . The index is powered by exclusive Timatic data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and ranks all the world’s passports…
Spencer Platt/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Stocks fell as a pair of warnings from Nvidia and the Federal Reserve hit investor confidence. Nvidia’s forecast of a $5.5 billion earnings hit and export restrictions led to tech-sector declines….
There’s an old joke in economics that stock markets have predicted nine out of the past five recessions. The point being that predicting a recession solely based on the stock market is difficult. “They can turn around on a dime. They can turn around in a heartbeat,” said James Angel, a finance professor at Georgetown…
The S&P 500 briefly entered a bear market on Monday, falling 21% from its mid-February peak. The uncertainty surrounding President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which were higher than Wall Street expected, plunged the market into chaos over the past week. An increase in market volatility has strategists at Goldman Sachs dusting off their bear market playbook…
Continuous 2 to 3 per cent growth in the economy makes Hong Kong the envy of many in the world. It looks even more remarkable considering the city was among the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic just a few years ago. Yet there is no shortage of indicators reflecting the challenges facing some local…
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 are hovering near their 200-day moving averages, a key technical support level. The 200-day moving average is an important indicator of potential trend reversals in stocks. Traders believe an immediate bounceback is needed for stocks to avoid further declines. The stock market has entered the danger zone as the…
Albert Edwards warns of a growing bubble in US stocks driven by AI enthusiasm. US stocks now represent 75% of global market cap, and tech stocks are 35% of the US market. Edwards’ bearish views contrast with Wall Street’s optimistic S&P 500 targets for 2025. Albert Edwards, the famously bearish strategist at French investment bank…
Hong Kong’s public secondary schools can breathe a sigh of relief for survival with a net increase of 10 Form One classes recorded this academic year, thanks to a baby boom in the Year of the Dragon in 2012 and an influx of children whose parents arrived from mainland China under talent schemes. But the…
Secondary home prices increased 0.62 per cent to a reading of 290.1 in October from 288.3 in September, according to data from the Rating and Valuation Department. The latest reading on home prices covers the first full month following the interest-rate cut by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority in September, but only partially reflects the…
Open this photo in gallery: A 2022 Volkswagen ID. 4 EV charges at a Scarborough, Ont., Canadian Tire on June 14, 2023.Doug Ives/The Canadian Press Baris Akyurek is the vice-president of insights and intelligence at AutoTrader. Among the most frequent questions I receive from Canadians are about the electric vehicle market. With the growing attention…