AI, tech, Nikkei 225, Hang Seng Index, CSI 300

Aerial sunrise view of Osaka city in Japan Frank Lee | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose Thursday, after Wall Street gained on hopes the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates next week following weaker-than-expected jobs data. Payroll processor ADP reported that private companies cut 32,000 workers in November, compared with 47,000 additions…

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Which tail is wagging the market dog?

What a week for markets. Global stocks posted their worst week since April as the heat around AI stocks began to burn. On Thursday, the Nasdaq marked its wildest swing from green to red since President Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ shocked equities back in April. And it reverberated around the world, with the Stoxx 600…

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Grocery prices to remain high despite Trump tariff changes

President Donald Trump announced on Nov. 14 that his administration is rolling back select tariffs on items including coffee, beef, cocoa and bananas, as he faces blowback for high grocery prices. But that doesn’t mean those prices are coming down anytime soon. Consumer price relief will take time, according to supply chain management data and history. The…

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AI trade, Nikkei 225, Hang Seng Index

A landscaped Sunset shot over Osaka toward the Dojima River, we see the modern city skyline of Osaka in the shot, this is a beautiful shot of the sunset with beautiful orange colors, over the modern city. ©Fitopardo | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Tuesday after Wall Street gains on revived artificial…

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AI stocks valuation, China October trade data

SHENZHEN, CHINA – AUGUST 26: An aerial view of the Shenzhen skyline on August 26, 2020 in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province of China. (Photo by He Shaoping/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell Friday, tracking Wall Street declines on persistent concerns over lofty valuations in artificial intelligence stocks….

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