US President Donald Trump is preparing for a possible visit to South Korea next month, where he could meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in the city of Gyeongju. Senior administration officials said discussions are underway to finalise the itinerary, with the trip viewed as a…
Published on: Sept 07, 2025 01:31 am IST The move seeks to replicate an operation in the US capital Washington, where he has deployed National Guard troops. President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to unleash his newly rebranded “Department of War” on Chicago, further heightening tensions over his push to deploy troops into Democratic-led US…
U.S. stock markets closed mixed on Wednesday after a choppy session. A favorable court ruling of an Internet giant lifted the entire tech sector. However, tariff-related concerns continue to hurt investor’s sentiment. A weak labor market data further aggravated the situation. The Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 ended in positive territory while the Dow…
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) – What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets Ailing long-dated sovereign bonds around the world caught a break yesterday on a mix of soft U.S. jobs signals, decent auction buying and ebbing oil prices. The bond bounce and Federal Reserve easing speculation…
President Donald Trump, right, and Elon Musk during a news conference in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30. (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump said former ally Elon Musk has no choice but to return to the Republican Party after their highly public rift earlier this year. Most Read from Bloomberg “I…
Stock markets around the world slumped on Tuesday while bond yields rose and gold hit a new high, as investors moved into “stagflation” trades against a backdrop of rising worries over tariffs, inflation and deteriorating government finances. In my column today, I look at the so-called “September effect” in U.S. and other stock markets. Source…
(Bloomberg) — The next few weeks will give Wall Street a clear reading on whether this latest stock market rally will continue — or if it’s doomed to get derailed. Most Read from Bloomberg Jobs reports, a key inflation reading and the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision all hit over the next 14 trading sessions,…
Alibaba rocketed 15 percent after bumper results after hours on Friday, including a surge in AI revenue (ALAIN JOCARD) Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba soared on Monday but Asian and European markets were mixed after Wall Street retreated from record highs. Alibaba rocketed almost 20 percent following bumper results on Friday, including a surge in AI…
Alibaba rocketed 15 percent after bumper results after hours on Friday, including a surge in AI revenue (ALAIN JOCARD) Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba boosted the Hang Seng on Monday, but other Asian markets mostly fell back after Wall Street retreated from record highs. Alibaba rocketed 15 percent following bumper results after hours on Friday, including…
By Laurie Chen and Lidia Kelly TIANJIN (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin, after talking with China’s Xi Jinping and India’s Narendra Modi, said on Monday the issue of NATO’s eastward enlargement would have to be addressed for there to be sustainable peace in Ukraine. Putin ordered tens of thousands of troops to invade Ukraine in…