“Magnificent Seven” were the standout performers last year but a Piper Sandler analyst is not entirely convinced they’re positioned for a repeat telecast in 2025.Other than Meta Platforms Inc, none of them has significantly outperformed the benchmark S&P 500 index year-to-date. In fact, four of those mega-cap tech stocks are…

Microsoft announced a significant milestone in quantum computing with the unveiling of its Majorana 1 chip, a development that sent shares of quantum computing companies higher on Thursday. The breakthrough marks a key step in Microsoft’s 17-year research effort and aims to accelerate the path toward building large-scale quantum computers.According…

A seemingly ordinary lunch between President Donald Trump and a then Japanese politician Shigeru Ishiba this month peeled back the curtain on a bold vision: to reshape Asia’s energy landscape with American natural gas, a vision that has been long overdue. The conversation quickly gravitated toward how Tokyo could breathe…

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is undergoing its most significant restructuring in nearly five decades, with a focus on dismantling diversity initiatives and reassessing personnel involved in recruitment efforts.The move, first reported by The New York Times, follows a broader shift in federal policy, raising concerns about the future of…

Bitcoin has consolidated in recent weeks but the long-term upward trajectory of the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap remains intact, according to Adam Back – the chief executive of Blockstream.Back attributes the recent pullback in BTC to profit-taking and is convinced that it’ll resume its rally in the coming…

The FTSE 100 index remained under pressure this week after the UK published strong consumer inflation data, raising the possibility that the Bank of England (BoE) will hike interest rates. The index, which tracks the biggest companies in the UK, retreated to £8,667 on Friday, down by 1.7% from its…

Following the recent presidential election, the market buzzed with excitement, dubbing it the “Trump trade”, as assets from stocks to cryptocurrencies experienced an initial surge. However, as policies wavered and tariffs remained uncertain, the initial enthusiasm cooled. Now, a different force seems to be captivating investors: Elon Musk. Forget the…