A man walks through the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York on January 28, 2022. Michael Ngale | Bloomberg Getty Images Here are the most important news investors need to start their trading day: 1. Tech letdown Meta raised everyone’s hopes…
Any company doing business in China has a tough time. During September and November, Chinese authorities imposed strict lockdowns and other COVID control measures in a futile attempt to contain the outbreak across the country. Then, in December, Chinese authorities…
The US has accused China of operating spy balloons over a sensitive site containing nuclear weapons in Montana, raising tensions between the two countries ahead of a visit by Washington’s top diplomat to Beijing. President Joe Biden has been briefed…
People light a fire to keep warm during a nationwide power outage, in Muzaffarabad on January 23, 2023. Sajjad Qayyum Afp | Getty Images Pakistan’s economy on the brink. The South Asian country this week experienced a horrific bomb attack…
Microsoft’s co-founder, Bill Gates, knows a thing or two about paradigm shifts, as he played a key role in personal computers becoming a commodity. Now, he believes, equally important development begins with ChatGPT and similar artificial intelligence tools. “AI will…
This article is an onsite version of the Europe Express newsletter. Sign up here to have our newsletter sent straight to your inbox every weekday and Saturday morning good morning In EU corruption news, the European parliament has complied with…
The European Union’s ban on the export of Russian oil products is scheduled to begin on February 5. Image Alliance | Image Alliance | Getty Images Sanctions imposed on Russian crude so far have “failed to be effective” and the…
Hindenburg Research, a financial research firm with an explosive name and a track record of sending its target stock prices plummeting, is taking on one of the world’s richest men. Hindenburg is back in the headlines after last week accusing…
British ministers were criticized on Friday for continuing to delay a long-awaited strategy to support the semiconductor industry by a committee of MPs. The government aims to publish a plan to develop the UK chip sector by autumn 2022, according…
Hedge fund manager Dan Niles said he expects the stock market to decline by the middle of this year as the Federal Reserve chooses to keep interest rates on hold for longer. Niles, founder and senior portfolio manager of the…