Relations between President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro have swung sharply from open confrontation to cautious engagement over the past year, setting the stage for a pivotal White House meeting scheduled for Tuesday. Once considered a model partnership in the Western Hemisphere, U.S.–Colombia ties are now being tested by deep disagreements over drug […]
The ongoing partial government shutdown is now in its fourth day, but House GOP leaders are confident that the end is near. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is aiming to hold a chamber-wide procedural vote on the Senate’s funding compromise on Tuesday afternoon, teeing up a subsequent vote on final passage potentially later in the […]
Oracle shares were higher on Monday after the company disclosed plans to raise between $45 billion and $50 billion in funding as it accelerates investment in cloud infrastructure designed to support artificial intelligence workloads. The stock climbed about 2.5% as investors digested details of the financing strategy, which underscores the scale of Oracle’s ambitions in […]
The Ibovespa, Brazil’s stock market benchmark, has started the year strongly, prompting XP Investimentos to raise its base-case year-end target for the index to 190,000 points from 185,000. The revision follows a January rally that saw Brazilian equities advance, placing the country among the world’s top-performing markets. In its monthly strategy note, XP’s strategists wrote […]
US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the United States and India have agreed to a landmark trade deal following a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The centerpiece: the American reciprocal tariff on Indian goods will drop from 25% to 18%, effective immediately. Trump also claimed Modi pledged to stop buying Russian […]
Shares of SanDisk Corp. extended their sharp rally on Monday, climbing more than 16% as investors continued to respond to the flash memory maker’s stronger-than-expected quarterly results and an increasingly bullish outlook from Wall Street analysts. The move builds on a dramatic run for the stock following its second-quarter earnings release last week. SanDisk shares […]
Europe started the week on a bruising note. From Whitehall belt-tightening to Paris finally muscling a budget through gridlock, policymakers are choosing survival over ambition. Markets are exhaling, but only briefly. Meanwhile, Tesla’s European brand damage looks structural, not cyclical, and Wall Street’s once-frothy obesity-drug trade is sobering up fast. This bulletin cuts through the […]
Elon Musk said on Monday that SpaceX has acquired his artificial intelligence group xAI, tying together two of his most ambitious ventures as he seeks to build increasingly powerful AI systems backed by vast computing infrastructure. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the combined entities are valued at just over $1 trillion based on recent […]
In August 2025, the United States hit India with 50% tariffs, the steepest levied on any Asian economy as trade tensions with Washington boiled over. Six months later, those duties have been slashed to 18%. The stunning reversal followed months of stalled talks, rising geopolitical friction, and one explosive fault line: India’s Russian oil imports. […]
The simultaneous selloff across gold, silver, oil, stocks, and crypto has sparked renewed debate over the efficacy of diversification, but financial experts warn against judging long-term strategies by a short-term “chaotic freeze-frame.” The precious metals complex is currently more volatile than Bitcoin. Following months of record highs and investors treating them as a safe haven, […]