An exhibitor demonstrates a Unitree Robotics G1 humanoid robot at the Humanoids Summit in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, May 29, 2026. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Morgan Stanley has sharply raised its outlook for China’s humanoid robotics market, saying the industry’s shift from demonstration to commercial deployment has proved faster than expected. The…
Defense stocks plummeted on Wednesday after a report that Germany will abandon plans to build six warships, fuelling investor fears that the boost to defense contractors from increased government spending may not fully materialize. Berlin is planning to scrap a multi-billion-euro project to build the F126 frigates, according to the Financial Times, citing two people…
Workers assemble Leopard 2A7 main battle tanks at the KNDS heavy weapons factory on August 01, 2025 in Kassel, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images Defense giant KNDS has announced its intention to proceed with an IPO, saying on Wednesday that it plans to list its shares in Paris and Frankfurt….
Commercial vessels and oil tankers preparing to transit through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most critical strategic waterways for global trade flows, maintain their wait in the Gulf of Oman, on June 17. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Oil extended losses during Asian trading hours on Wednesday as concerns over potential supply…
Inside Creative House | Istock | Getty Images The largest transfer of wealth in modern history is underway, and the heirs set to inherit trillions of dollars in family fortunes are preparing to use the money very differently from the generations that built it. Over the next two decades, an estimated $83.5 trillion is expected…
Traders work in the S&P options trading pit at the Cboe Global Markets exchange on March 31, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Global markets operator Cboe has launched its first predictions markets product, the latest financial-markets company working to capitalize on consumer demand in the fast-growing sector. The offering includes binary…
Illapa Sairitupac, Democratic New York State assembly candidate, from left, Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York, and Brad Lander, former New York City comptroller and US Democratic House candidate for New York, campaign during a primary election in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. Adam Gray | Bloomberg | Getty Images Three progressive…
Images of mobile devices at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) Museum of Innovation in Hsinchu, on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. I-Hwa Cheng | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia’s technology stocks rebounded on Wednesday after global equities posted steep losses in the previous session. South Korea’s semiconductor heavyweights led Wednesday’s bounce during early Asia hours….
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – 09 DECEMBER: People walk past the Korea Exchange (KRX) building, as stock markets in Asia as a whole have been affected by the intensifying political turmoil over president Yoon Suk Yeol’s role in martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, on 9 December, 2024. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), Hong…
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (FL) speaks on Day 3 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 17, 2024. Mike Segar | Reuters The U.S. House on Tuesday voted 358-32 in favor of an affordable housing bill aimed at lowering costs for homebuyers and reining in institutional investors,…
