Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) has launched its most advanced artificial intelligence model to date, Qwen 3.5, claiming the system outperforms major U.S. competitors while dramatically lowering the cost of high-level machine reasoning.
ReNew Energy Global (NASDAQ:RNW) reported a sharp turnaround in its nine-month profitability, bolstered by a significant expansion in its operational capacity and the rapid scaling of its solar manufacturing business.
Ericsson and aerospace defense giant Leonardo SpA have successfully completed a maritime trial of an end-to-end 5G Standalone (5G SA) network, signaling a major leap forward in digitized naval warfare and secure offshore communications.
Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) is expanding its strategic partnership with Alphabet's Google Cloud to deploy "agentic" artificial intelligence across its global enterprise, marking a shift from experimental pilot programs to full-scale operational use.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Washington has pulled itself back from the brink, passing a $1.2 trillion stop-gap deal that reopened most of the US government after days of disruption.
Trump used his Davos speech to tout US economic dominance, promote crypto, and revive his push for Greenland.
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.
Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) reported a massive full-year loss and revealed a significant regulatory setback in the U.S., as the Food and Drug Administration refused to review its experimental flu vaccine, complicating the biotech’s path to profitability.
Advance Auto Parts (NYSE:AAP) signaled a decisive turn in its multi-year recovery effort, reporting fourth-quarter results that swung from a massive prior-year loss to positive territory.
Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) shares surged 11.7% in premarket trading Friday, leading a broad rally across the semiconductor sector after the company issued a second-quarter forecast that shattered Wall Street estimates.
Colliers International Group (NASDAQ:CIGI) reported double-digit growth in its 2025 fiscal year and moved to significantly expand its footprint in the high-margin engineering sector, announcing a $700 million (USD) deal to acquire Spain-based Ayesa Engineering.
Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) reported fourth-quarter earnings that surpassed analyst estimates, capping a transformational year for the Cummins spin-off as it pivots toward high-growth industrial and data center markets.
Encino, California-based Marcus & Millichap (NYSE:MMI), a leading national real estate services firm specializing in commercial real estate investment sales, financing, research, and advisory services, reported preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025.
Birkenstock (NYSE:BIRK) shares were little changed in early trading Thursday after the luxury sandal maker reported fiscal first-quarter earnings that met Wall Street expectations, navigating a complex landscape of currency fluctuations and rising U.S. tariffs.
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