BEIJING, CHINA – NOVEMBER 11: The national flag of China flies in front of the headquarters of the Ministry of Commerce on November 11, 2025, in Beijing, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images China imposed fresh trade restrictions on dozens of U.S. entities on Monday, retaliating against Washington’s move to add…
The U.S. and Iran made progress during talks in Switzerland on Monday toward reaching a final deal within 60 days, including the agreement to establish a committee and a mechanism to end hostilities in Lebanon. “The Lake Lucerne Summit was conducted in a positive and constructive atmosphere. Encouraging progress has been made, including the creation…
APA Corporation’s Forties Alpha oil platform in the North Sea. Courtesy: APA Corporation Oil prices climbed Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened renewed military action against Iran, raising concerns about the durability of a fragile interim peace agreement reached last week. Trump made the threat on Sunday, even as Vice President JD Vance met…
We are beginning to see the real weaknesses in these hyperscalers. Amazon , Alphabet , Microsoft and Meta Platforms may have the money, but they have run into a brick wall in this stock market. That brick wall is hardware. I should have realized how acute the shortage is when we saw how the memory…
Club name FedEx will soon step into the earnings spotlight after a holiday-shortened week of trading brought good news on the Iran war and oil prices. Also on our radar in the week ahead is May inflation data — though caveats are needed, as we’ll explain later — and earnings from memory chipmaker Micron ,…
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 15, 2026. Stringer | Reuters Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again on Saturday and warned vessels to stay away from the critical shipping route, but the U.S. denied those claims, stating the waterway remained open. Tensions between the two countries escalated…
CoinDesk’s president of indices and data has a message for investors: Don’t count out bitcoin. “When I got my first smartphone, which is a great example of a disruptive technology that has been incorporated into my life, I didn’t get the smartphone and say, ‘This thing is garbage because I can’t get a taxi in…
Artificial intelligence is giving tech investors an entirely new reason to pay attention to the Federal Reserve. For years, megacap tech companies with hefty balance sheets have been able to shrug off rising rates, which tend to weigh more heavily on smaller, less-profitable peers. But companies that were once cash cows are depleting reserves and…
U.S. President Donald Trump talks as he meets French President Emmanuel Macron for a bilateral meeting at Hotel Royal Evian on June 15 in Évian-les-Bains, France. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that he has unlimited power and insisted the deal reached with Iran amounts to “unconditional surrender” by Tehran, in…
Morning rush hour in Jakarta. Indonesia’s Jakarta Composite index faced a couple of bumps in the road in 2022, but as of Friday’s close, it was the best performing major Asia-Pacific index for the year. Bay Ismoyo | AFP| Getty Images MSCI warned of transparency issues with Indonesia’s market, just months after a previous caution…
