China’s Z.ai has released GLM-5.2, a new open-weight artificial intelligence model that has quickly drawn attention from developers, investors and rivals in the US.The timing was hard to miss. On June 13, 2026, the same week Washington ordered Anthropic to restrict foreign access to its most advanced models, Z.ai founder…
The Hang Seng Index continued to deviate from its global peers today, June 22, and formed two major highly bearish patterns, pointing to further downside in the near term. The index, which tracks the top Chinese companies, dropped to 23,445 on Monday, its lowest level since June last year and 16%…
Asian markets began the week with a rare pocket of calm. Investors who had spent days watching the Strait of Hormuz, oil screens and central-bank signals found enough comfort in fresh US-Iran diplomacy to buy risk again, even if the relief looked fragile.Iranian negotiators said the first round of talks…
Global investors have focused on the performance of top memory stocks like Micron (MU), Sandisk (SNDK), and SK Hynix this year as they surpass their all-time highs each week. However, Kioxia stock, a top competitor, is beating all of them by a large margin.Kioxia stock is firing on all cylindersKioxia…
SK Hynix on Monday overtook Samsung Electronics to become South Korea’s most valuable listed company, in a striking turnaround for a chipmaker that had once come close to collapse under a heavy debt burden.The milestone reflects how the global artificial intelligence boom has reshaped the semiconductor industry and lifted demand…
Bank of America has identified a fresh set of technology stocks that it believes are well-positioned heading into the second half of the year, with artificial intelligence and enterprise software trends expected to remain key drivers of performance.The brokerage named chip giant Nvidia, social media company Meta Platforms, cloud software…
The FTSE 100 Index has wavered in the past few weeks and continued to underperform its top global peers like the S&P 500, Kospi, and the Nikkei 225. It has barely moved in the past three months. This article highlights some of the top catalysts for the Footsie this week.FTSE…
A surge in artificial intelligence adoption may be displacing some workers, but its overall effect on aggregate employment and wages in the United States has remained limited so far, according to a study released by the European Central Bank on Monday.The study comes as companies continue to invest heavily in…
US stock futures struggled for direction on Monday as investors returned from the Juneteenth break to a market caught between easing oil risks and a more hawkish Federal Reserve. Progress in US-Iran talks helped pull crude prices lower, reducing fears of a fresh inflation shock from the Middle East. But…
Shares of Reliance Industries Ltd rose on Monday after the conglomerate’s annual general meeting (AGM) unveiled a series of growth initiatives, including the proposed listing of Jio Platforms, artificial intelligence investments, and new energy projects.The stock rose more than 2% during the session, making it one of the top gainers…