Global markets are navigating a complex mix of trade policy uncertainty, surging commodity prices, and resilient equity performance as the year draws to a close. Washington signaled a pause — for now — in escalating trade measures against China’s semiconductor sector. At the same time, precious metals rallied to historic…
A South Korean court has rejected a move by two of Korea Zinc’s major shareholders, MBK Partners and YoungPoong, to block the zinc refiner’s planned new share issuance. The company is seeking to issue these shares to raise funds for a $7.4 billion smelter project in the US, according to a…
The United States just posted its strongest burst of economic growth in two years. Output surged, consumers spent freely, and the headline numbers looked solid.But why do most Americans still feel that the economy is broken?Fairness has always been central to how the American economy functions. So if fairness is…
A consortium led by private equity firms KKR and PAG has agreed to acquire Sapporo Holdings’ real estate subsidiary in a deal valued at about $3 billion, marking another high-profile transaction as Japanese companies increasingly shed non-core assets and embrace foreign capital.Sapporo Holdings said on Wednesday that the deal to…
Ferrari stock price has had a difficult year, falling from a high of $516 in July to the current $375, a move that has erased its market capitalization from the year-to-date high of $136 billion to the current $90 billion. Ferrari stock price dropped amid concerns about the companyFerrari, the iconic…
Main Street Capital stock price did modestly well this year as other companies in the business development companies (BDC) industry accelerated.Main Street Capital beat other BDCs this yearIt had a total return of 8.9% this year, while the closely-watched VanEck BDC Income ETF (BIZD), which tracks the biggest companies in…
Canada’s TSX Composite Index has had a great performance this year, as it outperformed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices. It jumped by ~30% this year, while the two blue-chip indices rose by 20.5% and 16.5%, respectively. TSX Composite Index boosted by soaring commodity pricesThe TSX Composite Index soared to…
The Australian dollar continued its strong uptrend this week, reaching its highest point in over a year amid odds of divergence between the RBA and the Federal Reserve interest rates. The AUD/USD pair jumped to a high of 0.6710, up by 13.4% from its lowest point this year.RBA and Federal…
The Nifty 50 Index rose and is hovering near its record high, while Indian bond yields rallied after a major statement from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). It has jumped by 10.9% this year and by 20% from its lowest point this year. RBI launches “shock-and-awe” planThe blue-chip Nifty 50…
Pi Network, a crypto project that was meant to disrupt the industry, has become one of the biggest flops in 2025 as it plunged from a record high of $3 in February to the current $0.2040.The token has erased billions of dollars in value as the market capitalization dropped from…