Global politics and business developments took center stage today, with Donald Trump courting Wall Street heavyweights at a private White House dinner and India announcing a $5.1 billion export boost to counter US tariffs. In the UK, Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces mounting dissent within Labour ranks, while Nvidia denied…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to fresh heights on Wednesday, extending its winning streak as optimism built around a potential resolution to the record-breaking US government shutdown. The 30-stock index added 349 points, or 0.73%, hitting a new intraday high during the session. The S&P 500 gained 0.04%, while…
In a day marked by significant policy and corporate developments, Washington and Wall Street were abuzz with activity on Wednesday. The White House issued an unexpected warning about potentially missing federal economic data, while major US and global companies—including Anthropic, Toyota, and Meta—announced major investments across artificial intelligence, manufacturing, and…
The longest government shutdown in US history finally ended Wednesday night, with President Donald Trump signing a bill to get the federal government back up and running.The House had approved the funding measure just hours earlier in a 222–209 vote, breaking a grueling stalemate that left hundreds of thousands of…
Gold prices have been on the rise since the start of the week, and analysts indicate that the yellow metal may build on its recent gains. Gold prices on COMEX rose for a fifth consecutive session on Thursday to hit its highest level in more than three weeks. At the time of…
Preliminary figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) indicate that the United Kingdom’s economy expanded by a modest 0.1% in the third quarter of the year. This figure, covering the July to September period, was weaker than the 0.2% growth anticipated by economists polled by Reuters, and marks…
AirTrunk, the Australian hyperscale data centre operator acquired by Blackstone Inc. for A$24 billion ($16 billion), is expanding into India as part of its broader Asia-Pacific growth strategy.The move signals India’s growing importance in the global digital infrastructure landscape, driven by accelerating demand for artificial intelligence processing power and data…
Shares of American digital technology major Cisco Systems surged on Thursday after the company lifted its annual profit and revenue outlook, buoyed by surging demand for networking gear used in artificial intelligence data centers.The stock rose 7% in Frankfurt trading and climbed nearly 7.5% in after-hours US trading.The networking giant…
Baidu just made its boldest move yet in the race to dethrone Nvidia.The Chinese tech giant unveiled two new AI processors: the M100 and M300, designed to power China’s most demanding AI workloads without relying on US technology.The M100, launching in early 2026, is built for AI inference tasks in…
The JPMorgan NASDAQ Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPQ) stock has done well this year and is now hovering near its all-time high, helped by the ongoing artificial intelligence boom.While the JEPQ ETF stock has jumped by just 4.15% this year, its total return was 14.15%, higher than that of JEPI,…