By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Financial markets made an mixed start on Monday with U.S. stock futures rising but the dollar wavering ahead of a week driven by data, Chinese earnings and the threat of steep U.S. tariff hikes on the horizon. S&P 500 futures were up about 0.6% in the Asia morning and...
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices held steady on Monday as investors assessed the outlook for ceasefire talks aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war, which could lead to an increase in Russian oil to global markets. Brent crude futures were down 8 cents, or 0.1%, at $72.08 a barrel by 0046 GMT. U.S....
US stock futures rose Sunday, as the major indexes looked for another week of gains toward the end of a rough month and quarter. Futures attached to the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) rose 0.6%, with Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) futures up 0.7%. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) advanced around 0.4%. Tariffs continue...
The “top down” approach towards the search for suitable stocks to invest in can be a good way to identify bargains. By zeroing first into an industry, investors can effectively drill down into beaten-down sectors that others are pessimistic about. We sifted through REITs, the semiconductor and property brokerage industries using the “top down” approach...
(Reuters) – OpenAI and Meta Platforms have held separate discussions with India’s Reliance Industries over potential partnerships to expand their artificial intelligence offerings in the country, technology news website The Information reported on Saturday. A possibility being discussed involved a relationship between Reliance Jio and OpenAI to distribute ChatGPT, according to The Information, which cited...
By Yelin Mo and Andrew Silver SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese tech giant Tencent on Friday night launched the official version of its T1 reasoning model, stepping up competition in China’s increasingly crowded artificial intelligence sector. The upgraded T1 model offers faster response times and enhanced capabilities for processing extended text documents, the company said in...
Welcome to this week’s edition of top stock market highlights. Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) Nvidia continues to churn out market-beating products, and CEO Jensen Huang unveiled the GPU leader’s latest innovation, the Blackwell Ultra AI chip, during the company’s annual GTC event held in San Jose California. The company also announced a GB300 superchip which combines...
Canada aims for free internal trade that can offset any US tariffs, Carney says Reuters Fri, March 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM UTC 2 min read FILE PHOTO: Canadian PM Carney TORONTO (Reuters) -Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday said Canada could offset the effects of any U.S. tariffs by removing internal trade barriers and...
(Reuters) – CoverGirl parent Coty said on Friday it would sell its 20% stake in reality TV star Kim Kardashian’s beauty brand to her clothing line, SKIMS, consolidating the two businesses under a single brand. Coty, which acquired a stake in Kardashian’s beauty business, SKKN, in 2021, said it would use the proceeds from the...
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks inched lower on Friday in a subdued end to the week as deepening geopolitical worries and fears over U.S. tariffs and their impact on the global economy curbed investors appetite for risk, keeping safe-haven gold near record highs. Policymakers across the globe struck a cautious note in...
