Trump to host Colombia’s Petro as drug trafficking expected to dominate high-stakes talks

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 […]

Government shutdown enters day 4 as lawmakers gear up for House-wide vote on Trump-backed deal

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 […]

Why Oracle stock is up around 3% today

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 […]

XP raises Brazil’s Ibovespa year-end target to 190,000 after strong January rally

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 […]

Trump announces US-India trade deal, tariffs reduced to 18%

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 […]

SanDisk stocks rockets another 16% today: why analyst see further upside ahead

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 bulletin: UK job cuts, France breaks gridlock, Tesla’s steep fall

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 […]

Great selloff in precious metals markets: Is diversification dead?

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, […]