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Alibaba announced a 3 billion yuan ($431 million) marketing program for its Qwen AI app to attract users during the Lunar New Year holiday. The campaign, beginning February 6, offers incentives across dining, drinks, entertainment and leisure, with Alibaba saying it will distribute "large red envelopes" continuously. The move outpaces rival pledges…
The International Monetary Fund's managing director said global inflation is forecast to decline to 3.8% this year and to 3.4% in 2027, attributing the improvement to weaker demand and reduced energy prices. Speaking at the Annual Arab Fiscal Forum in Dubai, she also highlighted resilient global growth despite major structural shifts and urged grea…
Gold and silver continued to weaken on Monday after the CME Group raised margin requirements on metal futures following last week’s steep selloff triggered by President Donald Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh for Federal Reserve chair. Spot gold and silver posted further losses as leveraged positions were squeezed and equity futures slid.
JP Morgan said it expects strong central-bank purchases and investor demand to push gold to $6,300 per ounce by the end of the year. The bank reaffirmed a medium-term bullish stance on gold, citing an ongoing diversification trend in reserves, and forecast central-bank gold purchases of 800 tonnes in 2026. Silver has shown greater short-term unpred…
Australia's equity market closed lower on Monday, with the S&P/ASX 200 falling 1.02% as losses in Gold, Metals & Mining and Materials sectors pressured the index. Market breadth favoured decliners, notable individual moves included sharp drops in Graincorp and Newmont Corporation DRC, while Contact Energy and Nine Entertainment were among the sessi…
Keidanren has invited Elliott Investment Management to a private meeting on March 5 to discuss corporate governance. The move reflects mounting shareholder activism in Japan, where activists have escalated stakes in major firms. Keidanren says the session will help both sides understand each other’s governance priorities.
Vice President Sara Duterte is facing a fresh set of impeachment complaints lodged by civil society and leftist organizations, accusing her of betraying public trust, corruption and other crimes. The new filings echo last year’s unsuccessful impeachment effort, which the Supreme Court found to have violated constitutional safeguards. The complaints…
India's factory sector recorded a modest increase in activity in January, with the HSBC India Manufacturing PMI rising to 55.4 from December's 55.0. The gain reflected firmer domestic orders and stronger output, but export demand stayed weak, hiring remained subdued despite a small rise, and business confidence fell to a three-and-a-half-year low.
A dramatic drop in precious metals prices on Monday set off widespread selling across Asian markets, hitting last year’s leaders and dragging futures lower. Silver plunged about 11.25% to $75.10 and gold fell roughly 5.34% to $4,604.47. South Korea’s Kospi, noted for its strong performance in the previous year, slipped as much as 5.6%, while S&P 50…
AMD has moved from niche contender to essential infrastructure partner for hyperscalers that are building out AI datacenters. With a $385B market cap, improving data center traction, positive technical momentum, and attractive free cash flow generation, AMD is a high-conviction swing trade ahead of the quarter-end print. Entry, stop, and target are…
Shares of Chinese electric vehicle makers dropped sharply after January delivery figures showed a muted beginning to 2026. BYD led declines after reporting a roughly 30% year-on-year fall in deliveries, while peers Xpeng, Li Auto, NIO and Xiaomi also reported mixed results that failed to match December volumes.
The Reserve Bank of Australia is widely anticipated to increase its cash rate by 25 basis points at the end of a two-day meeting on February 3, moving the benchmark to 3.85% from 3.60%. The expected move follows stronger-than-expected inflation readings driven by rising rents, food costs, a firm labour market and higher import prices. While a near-…
Ciena is benefiting from a second wave of AI infrastructure spending as hyperscalers and cloud providers expand high-capacity optical links inside and between data centers. Strong orders and a growing backlog have driven an outsized stock move, but valuation is rich. This trade idea favors a disciplined long with entry at $252.00, a $320.00 target …
Zoom (ZM) is trading at a reasonable multiple for a profitable SaaS franchise with improving technicals and solid free cash flow. For investors who want asymmetric upside into the next wave of generative AI, pairing a long Zoom position with selective pre-IPO Anthropic exposure (via secondaries or funds where available) creates a balanced risk-rewa…
Finance Secretary Frederick Go said the Philippines will return to at least 5% GDP growth in 2026, pointing to intact fundamentals, controlled inflation and steady credit ratings after growth cooled to 4.4% in 2025 amid a corruption scandal that hit public spending and confidence. The government is targeting 5% to 6% growth for the year and highlig…
On the eve of the Singapore Airshow, aviation executives warned that persistent supply chain disruptions and shifting geopolitical forces - notably U.S. import tariffs - are weighing on carriers and air cargo volumes. Leaders also reiterated efforts to reduce emissions, while the head of the UN aviation governing council cautioned that existing inf…
A collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 200 people, local officials say. The mine, producing roughly 15% of the world's coltan, is under control of the AFC/M23 rebel group and was affected by fragile ground during the rainy season. Casualty figures remain provisional and the site’s political…
Recent reports indicate SpaceX is nearing an agreement to acquire xAI, a development that would support Elon Musk’s vision of orbiting data centers for high-performance AI computing. Observers and investors say combining two private, Musk-controlled companies would face fewer hurdles than integrating Tesla into that mix. Tesla’s move from conventio…
A federal judge in San Francisco declined to order Alphabet Inc.'s Google to surrender $2.36 billion in alleged profits or to impose a permanent ban on certain data collection tied to advertising, affirming a jury's earlier determinations while leaving other litigation elements intact. The judge also rejected Google's bid to decertify the class of …
Saks Global has decided to terminate its 'Saks on Amazon' partnership and wind down the dedicated storefront so it can concentrate effort and traffic on Saks.com. The move follows the retailer's recent Chapter 11 filing and comes against a backdrop of strained relations with Amazon, questions over collateral tied to a $1.75 billion loan, and resist…
Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang said in Taipei that the company will make a "huge" investment into OpenAI and dismissed reports that he was unhappy with the ChatGPT maker. Huang reiterated that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is leading the fundraising and that Nvidia will be "absolutely" involved, describing OpenAI as one of the most consequential compa…
Protalix (PLX) is a small-cap biotech with a near-term March decision risk/reward. The company trades at roughly $187M market cap, has no debt, and carries enough cash to fund operations near-term. If the March regulatory outcome is positive, shares can re-test prior highs quickly; if negative, downside is clear. This trade idea lays out an entry a…
SpaceX filed with the Federal Communications Commission seeking authorization for a constellation of up to one million satellites designed to harness near-constant solar energy to power AI data centers in orbit. The filing was posted a day after reports that SpaceX and Elon Musk's xAI are in talks to merge ahead of a planned public offering this ye…
Premium bottled water is emerging as a conspicuous consumption item for affluent Indians, who are paying multiples of basic bottled-water prices for domestic and imported mineral waters. Driven by worries over contaminated groundwater, limited trust in tap water and a rising wellness trend, the premium segment has expanded rapidly in a market alrea…
Oil prices fell sharply in Asian trading after reports of talks between the United States and Iran removed some of the geopolitical risk premium that had driven crude higher. The decline was compounded by profit-taking, a firmer dollar following a U.S. Fed nomination, and OPEC+ leaving production unchanged for March.
