China: Major indices closed lower, with the Shanghai Composite sliding 1.02% to 4,135.39 and the Shenzhen Component dropping 1.17% to 15,561.37. The ChiNext Index fell 0.56% to 3,929.06. Coal, home appliances, and machinery equipment sectors were active. On th...
Following a blowout quarterly report that shattered market expectations, Wall Street institutions have rushed to aggressively double their price targets for Japanese memory manufacturer Kioxia Holdings. As context, Kioxia released its latest financial results...
Artificial intelligence powerhouse Nvidia is scheduled to report its fiscal first-quarter results after the closing bell this Wednesday. In what shapes up as the most anticipated event of the current earnings season, options data implies a potential 7.56% post...
As the world's largest supplier of DRAM and NAND flash, Samsung Electronics is facing an escalating labor crisis that introduces fresh upside risks to memory chip pricing. With the union planning an 18-day strike starting May 21, analysts warn the threat could...
Japanese government bonds (JGBs) suffered a violent sell-off during the Asian session on Monday, May 18, triggering fresh anxieties across global fixed-income markets. The benchmark 10-year JGB yield surged over 10 basis points early in the session to touch 2....
Following Friday’s pullback, the recent momentum in U.S. equities has slowed. Among the three major benchmarks, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq Composite both posted modest losses last week, while the S&P 500 managed a minor gain. Eve...
Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, disclosed its Q1 2026 U.S. equity holdings via its 13F filing on Friday. The report reveals that during the first quarter ending March 31, Bridgewater aggressively reshuffled its portfolio. The fund...
On Friday ET, the three major U.S. indices pulled back sharply after the AI-driven rally had pushed equities to repeated record highs, as a surge in crude oil prices revived concerns about global inflation. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield jumped to 4.595%, whi...
U.S. stock index futures trended lower on Friday as a combination of tech-sector weakness and climbing Treasury yields weighed on market sentiment. The high-flying tech sector faced a wave of profit-taking. In pre-market trading, Nvidia fell 3%, Intel dropped...
China: Major indices closed lower, with the Shanghai Composite sliding 1.02% to 4,135.39 and the Shenzhen Component dropping 1.17% to 15,561.37. The ChiNext Index fell 0.56% to 3,929.06. Coal, home appliances, and machinery equipment sectors were active. On th...
While the Chinese Yuan maintained its strength this month—briefly surging past the 6.8 mark against the USD—traders in the foreign exchange market are noticing a far less optimistic reality for other Asian currencies. Driven by the spike in oil pri...
Semiconductor equipment giant Applied Materials (AMAT) reported its fiscal first-quarter 2026 results after the bell on Thursday. The report reveals that as global tech titans aggressively scale up data centers and AI infrastructure, demand for chipmaking equi...
On Thursday ET, all three major U.S. indices closed higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average reclaimed 50,000 for the first time in three months, while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 extended their record runs. AI chipmaker Cerebras Systems soared 68.2% on its mar...
U.S. stock index futures trended higher on Thursday, positioning the Dow Jones Industrial Average for a potential reclaim of the 50,000-point threshold. Market sentiment was buoyed by a stellar earnings report from Cisco and optimism surrounding a high-stakes...
Just two weeks after Samsung Electronics crossed the $1 trillion market capitalization threshold at the beginning of the month, South Korea’s other memory powerhouse, SK Hynix, is on the verge of joining the elite "$1 Trillion Club." SK Hynix Closes In o...
A looming labor dispute that threatens to rattle the global semiconductor supply chain is currently weighing on Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest memory chipmaker. Despite the friction, JPMorgan analysts maintained their bullish stance on Wednesda...
On Wednesday ET, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite both closed at fresh record highs, driven by a strong rebound in chip stocks, even as hotter-than-expected inflation data all but extinguished hopes for a near-term Fed rate cut. Daily Market Brief ·...
China: Major indices closed lower, with the Shanghai Composite slipping 0.25% to 4,214.49 and the Shenzhen Component falling 0.47% to 15,824.92. The ChiNext Index edged up 0.15% to 3,934.88. Sector-wise, semiconductor equipment, UHV (Ultra-High Voltage), power...
Nvidia is scheduled to report its fiscal first-quarter 2027 results after the market closes next Wednesday, May 20. Ahead of the highly anticipated print, Wells Fargo analyst Aaron Rakers has issued a ringing endorsement, raising his price target from $265 to...
Wall Street traders moved decisively on Tuesday to abandon remaining hopes for Federal Reserve rate cuts, shifting their focus to the growing reality that the next policy move may actually be a rate hike. According to the CME FedWatch Tool, which tracks 30-day...
China: Major indices closed lower, with the Shanghai Composite sliding 1.02% to 4,135.39 and the Shenzhen Component dropping 1.17% to 15,561.37. The ChiNext Index fell 0.56% to 3,929.06. Coal, home appliances, and machinery equipment sectors were active. On th...
Artificial intelligence powerhouse Nvidia is scheduled to report its fiscal first-quarter results after the closing bell this Wednesday. In what shapes up as the most anticipated event of the current earnings season, options data implies a potential 7.56% post...
Japanese government bonds (JGBs) suffered a violent sell-off during the Asian session on Monday, May 18, triggering fresh anxieties across global fixed-income markets. The benchmark 10-year JGB yield surged over 10 basis points early in the session to touch 2....
Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, disclosed its Q1 2026 U.S. equity holdings via its 13F filing on Friday. The report reveals that during the first quarter ending March 31, Bridgewater aggressively reshuffled its portfolio. The fund...
U.S. stock index futures trended lower on Friday as a combination of tech-sector weakness and climbing Treasury yields weighed on market sentiment. The high-flying tech sector faced a wave of profit-taking. In pre-market trading, Nvidia fell 3%, Intel dropped...
While the Chinese Yuan maintained its strength this month—briefly surging past the 6.8 mark against the USD—traders in the foreign exchange market are noticing a far less optimistic reality for other Asian currencies. Driven by the spike in oil pri...
On Thursday ET, all three major U.S. indices closed higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average reclaimed 50,000 for the first time in three months, while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 extended their record runs. AI chipmaker Cerebras Systems soared 68.2% on its mar...
Just two weeks after Samsung Electronics crossed the $1 trillion market capitalization threshold at the beginning of the month, South Korea’s other memory powerhouse, SK Hynix, is on the verge of joining the elite "$1 Trillion Club." SK Hynix Closes In o...
On Wednesday ET, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite both closed at fresh record highs, driven by a strong rebound in chip stocks, even as hotter-than-expected inflation data all but extinguished hopes for a near-term Fed rate cut. Daily Market Brief ·...
Nvidia is scheduled to report its fiscal first-quarter 2027 results after the market closes next Wednesday, May 20. Ahead of the highly anticipated print, Wells Fargo analyst Aaron Rakers has issued a ringing endorsement, raising his price target from $265 to...
Following a blowout quarterly report that shattered market expectations, Wall Street institutions have rushed to aggressively double their price targets for Japanese memory manufacturer Kioxia Holdings. As context, Kioxia released its latest financial results...
As the world's largest supplier of DRAM and NAND flash, Samsung Electronics is facing an escalating labor crisis that introduces fresh upside risks to memory chip pricing. With the union planning an 18-day strike starting May 21, analysts warn the threat could...
Following Friday’s pullback, the recent momentum in U.S. equities has slowed. Among the three major benchmarks, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq Composite both posted modest losses last week, while the S&P 500 managed a minor gain. Eve...
On Friday ET, the three major U.S. indices pulled back sharply after the AI-driven rally had pushed equities to repeated record highs, as a surge in crude oil prices revived concerns about global inflation. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield jumped to 4.595%, whi...
China: Major indices closed lower, with the Shanghai Composite sliding 1.02% to 4,135.39 and the Shenzhen Component dropping 1.17% to 15,561.37. The ChiNext Index fell 0.56% to 3,929.06. Coal, home appliances, and machinery equipment sectors were active. On th...
Semiconductor equipment giant Applied Materials (AMAT) reported its fiscal first-quarter 2026 results after the bell on Thursday. The report reveals that as global tech titans aggressively scale up data centers and AI infrastructure, demand for chipmaking equi...
U.S. stock index futures trended higher on Thursday, positioning the Dow Jones Industrial Average for a potential reclaim of the 50,000-point threshold. Market sentiment was buoyed by a stellar earnings report from Cisco and optimism surrounding a high-stakes...
A looming labor dispute that threatens to rattle the global semiconductor supply chain is currently weighing on Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest memory chipmaker. Despite the friction, JPMorgan analysts maintained their bullish stance on Wednesda...
China: Major indices closed lower, with the Shanghai Composite slipping 0.25% to 4,214.49 and the Shenzhen Component falling 0.47% to 15,824.92. The ChiNext Index edged up 0.15% to 3,934.88. Sector-wise, semiconductor equipment, UHV (Ultra-High Voltage), power...
Wall Street traders moved decisively on Tuesday to abandon remaining hopes for Federal Reserve rate cuts, shifting their focus to the growing reality that the next policy move may actually be a rate hike. According to the CME FedWatch Tool, which tracks 30-day...
