Stock Market Wobbles as Iran War Keeps Investors on Edge US stocks struggled to hold their recent rebound as the Iran war kept pressure on sentiment, and oil prices stayed elevated. On Tuesday, the Dow rose about 0.3%, the S&P 500 was little changed, and the Nasdaq slipped about 0.3%, showing a market that is […]
Oil Market Bet Before Trump’s Iran Post Raises Fresh Finance Questions A wave of oil trades placed just minutes before Donald Trump posted about talks with Iran is drawing fresh attention across financial markets. The timing stood out because the market moved sharply after the post, with oil prices falling fast as traders reacted to […]
Trump Delays Iran Power Plant Strikes After New Talks on Ending War President Donald Trump said the United States and Iran have held talks on ending the war in the Middle East, and he delayed planned strikes on Iranian power plants for five days. The pause came after what he described as productive conversations, while Iran […]
US Tech Co Founder Arrested in AI Chip Smuggling Case Linked to China A co-founder of a US-based tech company has been arrested after US prosecutors accused him and two others of helping move advanced AI server technology to China in violation of export controls. The case centers on servers containing high-end Nvidia chips and […]
Japan and US Unveil New $73 Billion Projects to Deepen Business Ties Japan and the United States have unveiled three new business projects worth about $73 billion in total, giving fresh momentum to their economic partnership at a time of energy pressure and supply chain risk. The projects focus on small modular nuclear reactors and […]
US Federal Reserve Holds Rates Steady as Iran War Keeps Markets Uncertain The US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged as policymakers weighed rising oil prices, inflation risk, and the wider economic uncertainty linked to the Iran war. The central bank kept its benchmark rate in the 3.5% to 3.75% range and said inflation remains […]
US Share Markets Lose $800 Billion as Inflation and Oil Pressure Hit Stocks About $800 billion was wiped from U.S. share markets in Wednesday trading as investors reacted to hotter inflation signals, rising oil prices, and a more cautious Federal Reserve outlook. Major indexes fell broadly, with the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all closing […]
Gold Price Outlook Tightens as Markets Watch Rates and Middle East Risk Gold remains in focus as investors balance safe haven demand against pressure from a firm dollar and high interest rates. The metal is still drawing support from geopolitical tension and uncertainty around central bank policy, but short-term price direction remains highly sensitive to […]
Nippon Steel Secures Fresh Funding for U.S. Steel Deal Nippon Steel has locked in about 900 billion yen, roughly $5.7 billion, in new loans to support its U.S. Steel acquisition, giving the company a major refinancing boost as it works through one of the biggest industrial deals in the sector. The funding comes from the […]
Tencent Gains Ground in China’s Agentic AI Race as Competition Heats Up Tencent is building fresh momentum in China’s fast-moving agentic AI market as competition with Alibaba becomes more intense. The focus is shifting beyond simple chatbots toward AI systems that can complete tasks, manage workflows, and act more like digital assistants. That change matters […]