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US Stocks Tumble as Oil Tops $100, Tech Sells Off on Alphabet and Tesla Warnings
A triple blow of surging oil prices, rising bond yields, and disappointing signals from Alphabet and Tesla sent the S&P ...
Oil Spike Past $100 and Weak Tech Earnings Send Dow Down 500 Points, Nasdaq Sinks 2.1%
Crude oil topped $100 a barrel on US-Iran tensions, while Tesla and Alphabet earnings disappointed, sparking a broad sel...
Casablanca Stock Exchange Ends Lower; MASI Dips 0.29%, Chemicals Surge
The Casablanca bourse closed Thursday in the red, with the MASI index down 0.29%. Forestry and paper led declines, while...
Why South Korea's Stock Rout Is Dragging Down U.S. Chip Stocks Even After Strong Earnings
Despite robust quarterly results and higher revenue guidance, shares of TSM and ASML fell as forced selling in the overh...
Private Credit Stress Deepens as Software Borrowers Hit 26% of Troubled Pool
The share of BDC portfolio companies showing credit strain climbed to 10.6% in Q1 2026, with software names now accounti...
TSX Futures Slip as Middle East Fears and AI Spending Surge Rattle Investors
Canadian stock futures edged lower Thursday, pressured by fresh Houthi attacks on Saudi tankers and U.S. tech sell-off a...
Moscow Exchange Index Reclaims 2,100 as Polyus Soars, Ruble Awaits Rate Verdict
Russia's MOEX benchmark broke above 2,100 points, driven by a sharp rebound in gold miner Polyus after its dividend shoc...
Ibex 35 Holds Just Above 19,500 Points as Earnings and Oil Surge Dictate Direction
Spanish equities struggled for direction on Wednesday as a fresh spike in crude prices and a mixed bag of second-quarter...
Korean AI-Driven Chip Boom Draws Wave of Chinese Hot Money
The Kospi's 80% rally, led by Samsung and SK Hynix, has Chinese investors scrambling for semiconductor ETF exposure thro...
Bitcoin Stuck Near $65,000 as AI-Driven Inflation Delays Rate Cuts, Draws Capital Away
Bitcoin hovers around $65,000 amid a massive AI investment cycle that is keeping inflation elevated and bond yields high...
Collateralized Fund Obligations: A Cure for Private Markets' Illiquidity and Diversification Woes?
New research examines whether CFOs can overcome structural challenges of private equity—illiquidity, lumpy cash flows, a...
The Looming Private-Credit Crack-Up: Why SEC Scrutiny and Suspended Marks Could Spark a Systemic Selloff
A Morningstar analyst warns that private credit’s opaque valuations may be hiding heavy losses—and if regulators force r...
Argentine Stocks Rise for Fourth Day as Moody’s Upgrade Fuels Rally
The S&P Merval gains 1.3% and dollar-denominated ADRs climb after Moody’s lifted Argentina’s sovereign rating. Energy st...
US Stock Futures Fall on Semiconductor Weakness; Alphabet, Tesla Earnings in Focus
US index futures edged lower on Wednesday, pressured by declines in chipmakers and cautious positioning ahead of earning...
BofA Clients Buy Equities for Third Straight Week Despite Market Dip
Retail investors led buying while hedge funds sold single stocks, and small-cap flows hit a record four-week average.
Asian Equities Mixed as Oil Surge Rekindles Inflation Fear; AI Rally Lifts Wall Street
Asian stock markets ended divided on Wednesday, with Japan and Hong Kong falling while Korea and Australia gained, as a ...
Africa's investment market fractures as mega-deals surge and the mid-cap squeeze tightens
Deals over $100m more than doubled in H1 2026, but the middle market is rapidly losing ground, creating a two-speed capi...
Africa’s Private Equity Exit Boom Is Leaving Limited Partners Without Cash
Record exit numbers mask a systemic liquidity trap: almost all deals are slow trade sales, not IPOs, and development fin...
Barclays Maps El Niño’s Impact: Gas Prices Drop First, Tropical Softs Surge
The bank’s framework shows European gas prices historically fall 9–28% in El Niño winters, while palm oil, coconut oil a...
Hong Kong Summit Highlights Safe-Haven Pitch and Yuan Stock Connect Expansion
At the Caixin Summer Summit, Hong Kong officials pitched the city as a capital safe haven and outlined plans to add yuan...
Ruble Edges Higher Against Yuan as Oil Rally and Tax Payments Lend Support
The Russian ruble strengthened moderately against the Chinese yuan on Tuesday, aided by rising oil prices and upcoming t...
JPMorgan’s Dimon Warns Markets Are Too Complacent, Sees AI Payoff Taking Longer Than Expected
Jamie Dimon says massive AI spending will eventually pay off but warns investors against overvalued stocks and bonds, po...
Lithium Carbonate Weakens as Market Pre-Prices Future Supply Glut
Spot battery-grade lithium carbonate has shed 2.5万元/tonne since June, but the decline is more about forward supply expec...
Russia's MOEX Index Surges 3.7% Above 2,050 Points as Equities Rebound
Russian equities rallied on Tuesday, driven by a pause in government bond auctions, easing inflation, and a recovery in ...
MOEX Rebounds Above 2,000 After Ex-Dividend Slump; Sberbank, Transneft Weigh
The MOEX Russia Index rose 2.16% to 2,000.69 on Monday, recovering from a morning dive triggered by dividend ex-dates in...
Russian Stocks Sink 8.7% as Geopolitics and Rate Hike Fears Shake MOEX
The MOEX Russia Index fell 8.7% last week, dragged by geopolitical tensions, shifting central bank rate expectations and...
South Korea’s Chip Market Emerges as Global AI’s First-Morning Signal
Fund managers from London to Tokyo are tracking Seoul’s Kospi and chip giants SK Hynix and Samsung as early indicators o...
Daddy Tate Token Slumps 23% as Meme Coin Sentiment Fades
The Solana-based Daddy Tate token, linked to controversial influencer Andrew Tate, fell 23% in 24 hours to $0.0113, with...
Daddy Token Plunges 24% After Tate Brothers' Miami Arrest and Fresh UK Charges
The DADDY meme coin on Solana tumbled as Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested in Miami on a UK extradition request, wit...
Sergey Brin briefly overtakes Larry Ellison as world’s third-richest person on Alphabet’s AI-driven rally
A sharp run in Alphabet shares lifted co-founder Sergey Brin’s fortune to $245.3 billion, temporarily pushing him past O...