File photo: The Japanese national flag flies in front of the container pier in the Tokyo port. Toshifumi Kitamura | Afp | Getty Images China on Monday blacklisted four Japanese government defense research institutes and imposed tighter export restrictions on dozens of other Japanese entities, escalating a months-long campaign to limit Tokyo’s access to Chinese-origin…
Close-up of logo for Samsung on research building in the Silicon Valley, Mountain View, California, October 28, 2018. Smith Collection/gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Shares of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix plunged on Monday after reports surfaced that the pair are expected to unveil investment plans worth more than a trillion dollars. Samsung…
Oil tankers and cargo vessels remain anchored off Port Sultan Qaboos on June 21, 2026 in Muscat, Oman. The Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route for the region’s oil and gas, was effectively blockaded since the outbreak of war between the United States and Iran in late February. On Sunday, U.S. Vice President JD…
I sure didn’t want what happened to occur, at least not during my vacation, of all things. But it did, and we have to deal with the fallout head-on because it came as such a surprise to many. Imagine for a moment there were five geese — Amazon , Alphabet , Microsoft , Meta Platforms ,…
Apple on Thursday announced price hikes on MacBooks and iPads, its first formal move to pass higher memory and storage costs on to consumers after CEO Tim Cook said increases had become unavoidable. Shares of the company closed more than 6% lower on Thursday after the price change, the worst fall since April 2025. Here…
Renminbi and US dollar banknotes are captured in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China, on March 1, 2026. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Every June, policymakers, regulators, bankers, investors, and financial executives gather in Shanghai for the Lujiazui Forum, China‘s premier financial policy conference. If Davos is where global…
Kathrin Ziegler | Digitalvision | Getty Images Individual retirement account assets dwarf those of 401(k) plans. IRAs held about $19.2 trillion at the end of 2025, while 401(k)s held $10.1 trillion, according to the Investment Company Institute, a trade group representing asset managers. Yet, relatively few people contribute money directly to IRAs. And, their annual…
Wall Street heads into another holiday-shortened week of trading after a rough few days for the AI trade . The health of the labor market will be a big focus for investors. Within our portfolio, there’s a make-or-break earnings report that will determine whether we’ll keep the stock around. The market will also grapple with…
Whitebalance.space | E+ | Getty Images America’s “protein-maxxing” obsession is stressing the dairy industry. Whey protein concentrate, once considered a cheap byproduct of the cheese manufacturing process, has become one of the most in-demand ingredients in the American diet. The surge is creating nationwide shortages, with some suppliers sold out for the latter half of…
Owning a home has long been part of the American Dream. But in the country’s 250th year, many Americans feel the goal, a milestone of adulthood and a marker of financial success, eludes them. Homeownership is something many people still aspire to. More than half (58%) of respondents said they’d need to own a home…
