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Gold advanced in Asian trade to levels just under $5,000 an ounce, while silver climbed more than 3% following a turbulent week marked by profit-taking, subdued haven demand and renewed uncertainty over U.S. monetary policy. Market attention is now fixed on upcoming U.S. nonfarm payrolls and consumer price index prints for further direction.
Hims & Hers has stopped providing access to a $49 compounded version of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it would take action and restrict GLP-1 ingredients used in compounded drugs. The company paused the offering following conversations with industry stakeholders and regulator warnings that raised questions a…
Australian AI infrastructure developer Firmus has finalised a $10 billion debt funding arrangement led by Blackstone and Coatue Management to finance the next phase of Project Southgate, its program to build AI training and inference infrastructure including data centres. The project, undertaken with CDC Data Centres and Nvidia, is targeted to reac…
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom has told the Allied Pilots Association he will meet with union leadership as soon as possible after pilots raised concerns about the carrier's handling of a recent January storm and broader operational and strategic issues. The pilots, who represent more than 16,000 fliers, have asked management to present their co…
Circle Internet Group is trading at $57.10 after a sharp move lower from last year's highs. With a $13.4B market cap, strong stablecoin market share (USDC ~ $73.7B circulation), and renewed institutional buying, CRCL offers an asymmetric risk/reward as a swing trade. Entry $57.10, stop $48.00, target $85.00 — mid-term (45 trading days) plan.
Bad Bunny converted the Super Bowl halftime stage at Levi's Stadium into an extended tribute to Puerto Rico, moving through scenes of everyday island life and performing a sequence of his and reggaeton classics. The set featured a surprise appearance by Lady Gaga, a salute from reggaeton pioneer Daddy Yankee and a guest turn from Ricky Martin. The …
Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year sentence following her 2021 conviction for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls, intends to invoke her Fifth Amendment right and decline to answer substantive questions during a scheduled deposition before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Representative Ro Khanna …
Australia's monthly household spending indicator fell 0.4% in December to A$78.86 billion, after two months of elevated spending tied to year-end sales events. While annual spending growth slowed and goods and services spending dipped, quarterly volumes rose 0.9%, contributing an estimated 0.3 percentage points to GDP. The data arrives after the Re…
Samsung Electronics shares rose sharply following a local media report that the company will commence large-scale production of HBM4 memory chips later this month. The report, citing industry sources, said Samsung has passed Nvidia's quality checks and secured purchase orders, with shipments potentially starting as soon as next week after the Lunar…
Bangladesh goes to the polls in an election shift that has seen the long-ruling Awami League sidelined and opposition forces, including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami and a new Gen‑Z‑led grouping, contesting a highly consequential vote. Analysts say a clear outcome is essential to restore stability after months…
Kroger is set to appoint Greg Foran, a former architect of Walmart's U.S. turnaround and ex-CEO of Air New Zealand, as its next chief executive, people familiar with the matter said. The move concludes an almost yearlong hunt for a permanent leader after Rodney McMullen left the company amid an undisclosed ethics violation. Foran will inherit a com…
U.S. President Donald Trump publicly congratulated Japan’s newly installed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after her coalition won a commanding victory in lower house elections over the weekend. Trump, who had endorsed her before the vote, used social media to express his support for her agenda, which includes proposed tax reductions and stepped-up m…
Japan’s benchmark stock indices opened at record levels after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party won a commanding majority in lower house elections. The Nikkei 225 surged over 5% to a fresh high, while the TOPIX also set a record. Investors responded positively to promises of expanded fiscal stimulus, tax cuts and infrastructu…
Asian equity markets advanced strongly after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a commanding parliamentary majority, bolstering investor expectations for fiscal stimulus and tax relief. The move coincided with a late rebound on Wall Street and a surge in semiconductor shares, while traders also sought bargains in beaten-down momentum na…
U.S. stock futures rose modestly Sunday evening as markets reacted to a late-week rally led by technology and chip stocks. Investors remain cautious ahead of delayed January employment and consumer price index reports due later this week, while several major companies are scheduled to report quarterly results.
Starting salaries for permanent roles in Britain recorded their largest increase in nearly a year and a half in January, and the decline in permanent staff placements slowed to its weakest pace since July 2024, according to the monthly Report on Jobs compiled by KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation. Temporary hiring also picked up,…
The yen fell to a two-week low on Monday as Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s decisive election victory cleared the way for expanded fiscal stimulus. Markets digested the political outcome and its implications for policy, while attention also turned to upcoming U.S. data and shifting Fed rate-cut odds.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s coalition achieved a landmark electoral victory, giving her a two-thirds parliamentary majority and a clear mandate to pursue policies centered on tax reductions and reflationary spending. Market strategists and economists anticipate this outcome will support equity gains for domestically focused firms, pres…
Bank of America analysts expect investor inflows into Japanese equities to resume after weekend lower house election results are confirmed. Polls indicated Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was poised for a decisive win, potentially securing an absolute majority or even two-thirds of seats. Political clarity, the bank said, would remove a near-term con…
DBS Group’s fourth-quarter net profit declined 10% year-on-year to S$2.36 billion, weighed down by lower interest rates and narrower lending margins despite stronger fee income from wealth management and investment banking. Net interest income fell and net interest margin contracted, while the bank raised its final dividend amid guidance that 2026 …
Japan’s labour ministry reported that inflation-adjusted real wages declined 0.1% in December from a year earlier, marking the 12th consecutive monthly fall since the contraction began in January 2025. Nominal earnings rose, but the increase was not enough to restore purchasing power. Full-year figures show a 1.3% drop in real annual pay for 2025, …
Pro-Palestine demonstrators intend to rally in central Sydney to protest Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit, prompting authorities to declare the trip a major event and deploy about 3,000 police. Disagreement over the permitted protest location, the authorisation of rarely used policing powers and legal challenges by activist groups have height…
Anta Sports has accelerated its international expansion through a series of acquisitions, most recently a $1.8 billion purchase of a 29% stake in Puma. Built from a Fujian workshop into a global conglomerate, Anta now controls a leading share of China’s sportswear market and is using brands such as Amer Sports and Puma to extend reach into premium …
Hong Kong media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai is due to be sentenced following convictions under the national security law. Convicted in December of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and publishing seditious materials, Lai — who has been detained since August 2020 — faces a possible sentence ranging from a decade to life in prison. International f…
U.S. President Donald Trump did not attend the Super Bowl between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots in Santa Clara but issued a presidential message wishing both teams well and celebrating the game as a national tradition. He reiterated that the Super Bowl reflects American passion and perseverance, expressed displeasure about certain p…
