China’s CSI 300 leads Asian market gains, Nikkei hovers near 40,000

Asian stock markets are trading mostly higher on Thursday, supported by positive cues from Wall Street overnight. Gains are led by China, where multiple government departments unveiled medium- and long-term investment plans to boost capital market confidence. However, concerns over potential US tariff threats from President Donald Trump capped further gains. Nikkei rises ahead of […]

Why SK Hynix shares slipped despite 2000% surge in operating profit

SK Hynix, one of the world’s leading memory chipmakers, announced record-breaking fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday, fuelled by surging demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips used in artificial intelligence (AI) servers. The company reported revenue of 19.77 trillion won ($13.7 billion), up 75% year-on-year, and operating profit of 8.08 trillion won, marking a staggering 2,236% increase […]

Marco Rubio heading to Panama on first trip as secretary of state: ‘We won’t continue to ignore the region’

Newly sworn-in Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Panama for his first international trip as the nation’s top diplomat, Fox News has learned.  Though details are still being worked out, the visit could come as early as next week.  The planned trip comes after repeated vows by President Donald Trump – who returned […]

Hannity reveals what he told Trump after 2020 election loss: ‘Winston Churchill’ return

Fox News host Sean Hannity revealed he told President Donald Trump after the 2020 election loss that a return to the White House four years after the Biden administration would be ‘bigger’ than a consecutive win, comparing it to Winston Churchill’s return as prime minister following World War II. ‘Maybe I shouldn’t disclose this, but […]

Trump nominates head of his personal security detail, Sean Curran, to lead Secret Service: ‘A Great Patriot’

Trump formally nominated Sean Curran, the head of his personal Secret Service security detail, to serve as director of the U.S. Secret Service on Wednesday. Curran, one of the several quick-thinking agents who rushed on stage to protect Trump during the July 13 assassination attempt, was already expected to be named to the position. In […]

Trump inauguration performer Gavin DeGraw salutes ‘businessman running largest economy in world’

Gavin DeGraw shared photos of himself performing at the Starlight Ball Monday night after the inauguration of President Donald Trump.  ‘Proud to support free speech, healthy food, and ending ‘forever wars,’’ he wrote on X. ‘Nice to have a businessman running the largest economy in the world again. I love a good party, Mr. President […]

Trump re-designates Iranian-backed Houthis as terrorists: ‘Threaten[s] security of American civilians’

President Trump re-designated the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) on Wednesday, four years after his first administration made an identical move. In an executive order signed on Wednesday, Trump said that the terrorist group ‘threaten[s] the security of American civilians and personnel in the Middle East, the safety of our closest regional partners, […]

Trump’s pick to lead Commerce set for confirmation hearing

President Donald Trump’s pick to head the Department of Commerce, longtime friend and billionaire Howard Lutnick, is set for a Senate confirmation hearing next week. Lutnick will appear before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Jan. 29, Chair Ted Cruz’s office announced Wednesday. Like several other of Trump’s Cabinet picks, Lutnick’s hearing was […]