People crossing the street in Shibuya, Tokyo. Maydays | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell Tuesday, as investors weighed U.S. President Donald Trump’s escalatory rhetoric on tariffs. Trump reportedly threatened to “200% tariffs or something” on China if it does not export rare-earth magnets to the U.S, while also warning levies on countries…
Lisa Cook, member of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve, attends a Federal Reserve Board open meeting discussing proposed revisions to the board’s supplementary leverage ratio standards at the Federal Reserve Board building in Washington, DC, on June 25, 2025. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attends the “Winning the AI Race” Summit in Washington D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters It’s been two years since the explosion of generative artificial intelligence started to transform Nvidia’s business. Since then, the chipmaker’s revenue has more than tripled and profits have quadrupled. Nvidia‘s fiscal second-quarter earnings…
A new bruise has appeared on President Donald Trump’s left hand, adding to the one he’s had on his right hand for months, amid mounting questions about his health. The 79-year-old president hit the links with former Major League Baseball player Roger Clemens and his son Kacy at Trump National Golf Club in Virginia on…
The conundrum of the stock market going down ahead of Jackson Hole confounded me. With a market that had been headed down every day, except for deep cyclicals and housing-related stocks, the setup seemed extreme. By the end of the week, the bet was one way: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell , perhaps because he…
Lip-Bu Tan, chief executive officer of Intel Corp., departs following a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. Alex Wroblewski | Bloomberg | Getty Images Intel shares rose about 6% on Friday after Bloomberg reported that the Trump administration is poised to announce that the U.S. government will…
Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal Reserve, speaks at the Peterson Institute For International Economics in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Friday he will fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook if she does not resign from her position. “What she…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to deliver what almost certainly will be his last keynote address at the central bank’s annual conclave during one of the most tumultuous times in its history. What’s at stake is the near-term sentiment for financial markets, the longer-term path of the Fed’s policy trajectory, and a not…
A Palantir sign at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on May 22, 2022. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images If you have any U.S. technology stocks in your portfolio (and let’s face it, who doesn’t?), you might want to look away. For the second day in a row, tech stocks…
Evening view of Marine Drive, Queen’s necklace, Juhu and Chowpatty beaches Grant Faint | The Image Bank | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose, breaking ranks with key Wall Street peers that saw declines led by tech stocks. Investors in the region are awaiting India’s HSBC Composite flash purchasing managers’ index reading for August, which…