US stocks were largely steady on Tuesday following two consecutive declines for the S&P 500, driven by increasing weakness in technology shares. The benchmark index traded near unchanged levels alongside the Dow Jones Industrial Average, while the Nasdaq Composite edged down about 0.1%. In the previous session, the S&P 500 slipped 0.35%, the Nasdaq fell
The S&P 500 Index had another strong bull run this year, continuing a trend that has been going on since 2022. It jumped to a record high of $6,930, up by 17% from its January levels, adding trillions in value. It has now jumped by 87% in the last five years. This article explores some
Bank of America handed investors a bullish roadmap for semiconductor spending in 2026. Analyst Vivek Arya forecasts that global chip sales will surge roughly 30% to reach $1 trillion, a milestone the industry had previously targeted for 2030. But the AI boom is only halfway through a decade-long transformation, meaning the semiconductor leaders capturing this
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) remains in focus following reports that its 18A process has failed to meet Nvidia’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) expectations. According to anonymous sources that spoke with Reuters last week, the setback has made NVDA decide against using that node to manufacture its advanced chips. Still, Futurum chief executive, Daniel Newman, believes the setback –
The Hyperliquid price has seen notable fluctuations over the past few months, currently sitting at $25.59, down 43.8% over the last three months. Going into 2026, the upcoming token unlock of over 12 million HYPE tokens valued at close to $320 million on January 6, 2026, will set the stage for another roller-coaster. Hyperliquid’s January
Gold price continued its strong rally this year, reaching its highest point on record. It rose to a high of $4,530, up by over 70% from its January levels. This surge made it one of the best-performing assets in the financial services industry. Why gold price surged in 2025 There are a few reasons why
Brazil’s medium-term inflation outlook improved further in the latest Focus report from the Central Bank, with median consumer price index forecasts easing even lower and remaining below the official upper limit for 2025. Despite the most restrictive monetary policy in decades, price pressures appear to be gradually cooling. The median projection for the IPCA, the benchmark
For the past few decades, Europe treated cheap Chinese imports as a mixed blessing. They squeezed margins in some industries, but kept inflation low and consumers happy. But the trade-off no longer exists. As domestic demand weakens in China, exports have become a release valve, and Europe is absorbing that flow. What European manufacturers are
SoftBank announced a deal Monday to acquire DigitalBridge for $16 per share, or roughly $4 billion including debt. The announcement capped weeks of speculation about the Japanese conglomerate’s interest in the data-center investment firm. The move signals SoftBank’s aggressive push to consolidate AI infrastructure assets as the industry races to build the computing capacity AI
2025 closed as a watershed year for Europe’s digital-asset ecosystem: legislative clarity arrived globally at scale, institutional rails matured, and market participants, from native crypto firms to traditional banks, accelerated pilots and product launches. But clarity breeds competition and complexity. In 2026, we believe Europe will move from regulatory implementation to greater certainty, and the