Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 1, 2025. NYSE On Wednesday, the U.S. government ground to a halt. Stock markets, however, jumped — one benchmark even hit a record high. Traders in prediction markets are betting the shutdown will last nearly two weeks. Nothing too radical, since that’s the average length…
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 30th, 2025. NYSE The U.S. government has shut down. Around 750,000 federal employees— including those in the Bureau of Labor Statistics — might be furloughed, according to the Congressional Budget Office. If that happens, September’s jobs report will not be released…
European markets are expected to open mixed on Wednesday, as investors monitor the U.S. government shutdown. London’s FTSE 100 is expected to open flat, according to IG, while the French CAC 40 is expected to open 0.2% higher and Germany’s DAX index is slated to open 0.2% lower. Stocks are picking up from a positive…
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 30th, 2025. NYSE The U.S. government will shut down on Oct. 1 stateside. Around 750,000 federal employees— including those in the Bureau of Labor Statistics — will be furloughed, according to the Congressional Budget Office. That means September’s jobs report will…
07 July 2025, USA, New York: A street sign reading “Wall Street” hangs on a post in front of the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan’s financial district. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa (Photo by Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images) Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images September has been far from an ideal month…
The Federal Reserve logo is seen on the William McChesney Martin Jr. Building on Sept. 16, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images September has been far from an ideal month for U.S. stocks for the past several years, with the S&P 500 dropping during the month in four of the past five…
People watch the first sunrise of the new year from a footbridge overlooking the city skyline in Seoul on January 1, 2024. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 notched a fresh record Thursday at 45,754.93, marking six consecutive sessions of gains. The broad based Topix also closed at a new high…
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Major global semiconductor stocks rose on Tuesday after Nvidia announced plans to invest $100 billion in OpenAI. The deal between Nvidia and OpenAI is on a large scale. OpenAI plans to build and deploy Nvidia systems that require 10 gigawatts of power, which is equivalent to 4 million and 5…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang gestures as U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) delivers remarks during the “Winning the AI Race” Summit in Washington D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters Rarely in life do you get a win-win scenario, but Nvidia seems to have conjured one in its partnership with OpenAI. The chipmaker…
U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House on September 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump signed two executive orders, establishing the “Trump Gold Card” and introducing a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump‘s surprise…