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RXO shares slump as tight trucking market squeezes brokerage margins
RXO (NYSE:RXO) reported a wider-than-expected fourth-quarter loss as a rapid tightening in the full-truckload market drove up costs faster than the company could pass them to customers.
Gorman-Rupp profit surges as data center demand lifts pump sales
The Gorman-Rupp Company (NYSE:GRC)reported fourth-quarter earnings that topped analyst estimates, as a surge in demand from the data center market helped the pump manufacturer overcome a slowdown in municipal projects.
Under Armour beats Q3 loss expectations with adjusted EPS of 9 cents
Baltimore-based Under Armour (NYSE:UAA) today reported fiscal third-quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations on an adjusted basis despite a significant GAAP net loss tied to non-recurring items.
Insights
What’s behind the panic-buying of gold?
In times of uncertainty, we often look for something solid to hold onto. Lately, it seems the world’s investors have decided that “something solid” is, quite literally, gold.
The metal’s soaring price is more than just a market trend; it's a global barometer of anxiety.
When faith in currencies, governments, and traditional financial systems begins to waver, we see a familiar flight to the perceived safety of this timeless asset.
Surprise! Lithium gets a recharge
Well, pull out the party hats and dust off the stock tickers.
Lithium, the commodity that investors and analysts had all but left for dead in the great market purge of 2023-2024, is back.
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Billionaire bears take a swipe at Tesla
The stock market has long treated Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) less as a traditional automaker and more as a futuristic technology cult, with its valuation soaring on the gravitational pull of its CEO, Elon Musk.
This persistent "Musk Premium" has burned countless short-sellers.
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Can Bitcoin bring down the global financial system?
Bitcoin has vaporised more than US$800 billion in its latest crash and sucked US$1 trillion out of the broader crypto market.
With nearly US$2 trillion in market value and rising allocations from Wall Street firms, ETFs, pension funds, and insurers, Bitcoin is increasingly woven into traditional finance.
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Trump tells Davos audience US economy is booming
Trump used his Davos speech to tout US economic dominance, promote crypto, and revive his push for Greenland.
Economy
Japan’s bond selloff is gathering pace
Japan’s bond market has been sliding all week, with the 10-year yield now near 2.37% and the 40-year pushing above 4.2%, both multi-decade highs.
Trump threatens 'crushing' champagne tariffs as Macron snubs peace board
U.S. President Donald Trump has escalated his confrontation with European leaders on the eve of the World Economic Forum in Davos, threatening to impose a 200% tariff on French wine and champagne.
