Traders work on the floor the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. Treasury yields increased on Tuesday, as renewed tensions in the Middle East drove global government borrowing costs to their highest point going back to early last year….
When incoming Apple CEO John Ternus spoke to CNBC in late 2023, he was all about the technology. Custom chips, device battery life and memory architecture were among his primary interests. “If we build the right products with the right components within them, right silicon and other technologies, people love them,” Ternus, who took over…
Government bond yields jumped across major markets Tuesday, with borrowing costs in Japan and the U.K. touching multi-decade highs, and U.S. Treasury yields surging, as renewed Middle East hostilities reignite inflation concerns. The key U.S. 10-year Treasury note yield moved to a 20-month high, rising 3 basis points to trade at 4.7880%. Japan’s benchmark 10-year…
MediaTek CEO Rick Tsai (R) talks with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (left) during a keynote speech for Computex 2025 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall in Taipei on May 20, 2025. I-hwa Cheng | Afp | Getty Images Shares of MediaTek closed 10% higher on Tuesday after the Taiwanese chip firm announced a partnership…
A man walks past an electronic quotation board displaying 10-year Japanese government bonds (L), an index of long-term interest rates on the Tokyo bond market, and the foreign exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the US dollar (C) along a street in Tokyo on May 18, 2026. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images…
BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN – AUGUST 31: Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) istens to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit on August 31, 2026 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged Russia to end the Ukraine war and for a…
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks to the media at the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 7, 2025. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes Ricardo Moraes | Reuters Emerging markets are likely to see a surge in investor money as they seek new opportunities after the U.S. Treasury’s bond buyback plans weakened the dollar,…
Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, Aug. 31, 2026. Stringer | Reuters A tanker was struck by three unknown projectiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, stoking worries that the Middle East conflict could once again escalate. The tanker was sailing in the southern shipping lane close to…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov at the G20 Finance Ministers Meeting in Asheville, N.C. on Aug. 31, 2026. Courtesy: U.S. Treasury Department U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly told Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov that no sanctions relief or new agreements with Moscow were possible, as long as the war…
This picture shows signage of cross-border fast fashion e-commerce company SHEIN. Jade Gao | Afp | Getty Images Shares of Shein fell 8% in their trading debut in Hong Kong on Tuesday, after a tepid IPO that saw the fast-fashion giant’s valuation drop to nearly a quarter from its peak. The Singapore-headquartered, company sold about…
