HONG KONG (AP) — China’s economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2025, buoyed by strong exports despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. However, growth slowed to a 4.5% rate in the last quarter of the year, the government said Monday. That was the slowest quarterly growth since late 2022 when China was beginning…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on November 17, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — European markets resumed their sell off on Wednesday amid lingering doubts over tech stocks, with investors eagerly awaiting Nvidia earnings later….
After quite a disappointing week for the broader market, several very beaten-down names in the S & P 500 could soon be due for a trading bounce, according to one popular technical metric. All three major U.S. indexes ended the week in the red, with the Nasdaq notching its worst week since April. Investors have…
Retail investors’ fear of an “AI bubble” appears to have fallen off after spiking this summer. It could mean the stocks have further to balloon before they ultimately top out. The number of U.S. and worldwide web searches for the term “AI bubble” peaked on Aug. 20 and Aug. 21, respectively, according to Google Trends…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday told investors why he believes that a government shutdown won’t have a major effect on the market, looking back at how stocks have reacted to shutdowns in the past. He said his primary concern is that the shutdown will delay the release of key economic data that informs the Federal…
(Bloomberg) — Wall Street forecasters are rushing to boost their outlook for the S&P 500 (^GSPC) as robust corporate earnings and renewed enthusiasm around artificial intelligence fuel a record-breaking rally. Deutsche Bank AG strategist Binky Chadha raised his year-end target for the US benchmark to 7,000 points, implying gains of more than 7% from current…
European stock markets fell on Thursday, as investors assessed an above-consensus quarterly earnings report from tech giant Nvidia. The U.S.-listed firm, which makes products for tech giants including Microsoft, Google, Meta and Amazon, said sales growth this quarter will remain above 50% in a sign of the continued resilience of the artificial intelligence boom. Fiscal…
Equity investors are borrowing aggressively to buy stocks in a sign of market exuberance, according to Jim Reid, head of macro and thematic research at Deutsche Bank. Margin debt is measured when an investor borrows cash against the stocks he owns in order to buy more shares. The level of margin debt accumulated on the…
European automakers and pharmaceutical companies are emerging as the immediate winners in the aftermath of the U.S.-EU trade deal agreed on Sunday. The new accord removes the overhang of more punitive tariffs, providing a relief rally to stocks in the sector. Under the agreement, details of which have not yet been revealed, exports from the…
Fund managers are becoming increasingly bullish on European equities, according to the latest iteration of Bank of America’s European Fund Manager Survey. European stocks have broadly enjoyed a significant rally this year, amid a diversification away from U.S. assets , the promise of massive fiscal stimulus in Germany , and a bull run in the…