Kospi, Hang Seng Index, Nikkei 225

People walking through the neon lit night streets of Sinchon in the heart of Seoul, South Korea’s vibrant capital city. Fotovoyager | E+ | Getty Images South Korea’s Kospi jumped over 12% Thursday, staging a sharp rebound from its worst session, and on course to clock its best day, data from LSEG showed. Index heavyweights…

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Broadcom (AVGO) Q1 earnings report 2026

Broadcom CEO Hock Tan speaks at the digital X event in Cologne, Germany, on September 13, 2022. Ying Tang | Nurphoto | Getty Images Broadcom reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue and issued a strong forecast for the current period as the chipmaker continues to benefit from the artificial intelligence boom. Here’s how the company performed…

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Operation Epic Fury means new risks for markets

Thick plumes of smoke rise over the residential areas of the Iranian capital following airstrikes amid ongoing U.S.â”Israel attacks as multiple explosions are heard across the city in Tehran, Iran on March 01, 2026. Fatemeh Bahrami/ | Anadolu | Getty Images We hear it all the time on CNBC — markets hate uncertainty, and the…

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AI just leveled up and there are no guardrails anymore

In the first two months of 2026, generative artificial intelligence has undergone a rapid scaling of capabilities, going from chatbot to full-blown executive assistant and triggering an indiscriminate sell-off across sectors, hitting software, legal, insurance and cybersecurity stocks. “AI just went through its third inflection,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told CNBC’s Becky Quick on Wednesday….

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