Key Points Amazon is facing backlash from small business owners who say the e-commerce giant is scraping their websites and listing their products without their
Key Points Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, just closed a massive $20 billion funding round. The list of investors is a who’s who of
Key Points China has imposed a ban on exports of certain rare earth elements and other high-tech goods to Japan. The move, effective immediately, follows
Key Points British business leaders are feeling a little more optimistic as the year comes to a close, but the overall mood is still far
Key Points More than 145 countries have agreed to update the global minimum corporate tax deal, a major move that addresses key concerns from the
Key Points Gold and silver prices jumped on Monday as investors reacted to the news that the U.S. has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Spot
Key Points The lithium market, which has struggled with a massive oversupply for the past few years, may be on the verge of a major
Key Points British private equity firm Oakley Capital has reportedly agreed to acquire a majority stake in Global Loan Agency Service (GLAS), a provider of
Key Points President Trump’s dramatic plan to take control of Venezuela’s oil industry is unlikely to cause a big swing in oil prices anytime soon.
Key Points The U.S. Commerce Department is backing away from a plan to impose massive tariffs on Italian pasta makers. The department announced on Wednesday
Key Points Tesla’s annual sales have fallen for the second consecutive year. The electric car giant delivered 1.63 million vehicles in 2025, a 9% decline
Key Points As 2025 came to a close, a clear split emerged in the global economy. While factories in Europe struggled, Asia’s manufacturing powerhouses finished
Key Points Gold and silver kicked off the new year with a bang, continuing the massive rally that made 2025 their best year since 1979.
Key Points The U.S. dollar kicked off 2026 with a whimper, continuing the weak trend that dominated most of last year. In 2025, the dollar
Key Points The U.S. economy grew at a blistering 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter of 2025, the fastest pace we’ve seen in two
Key Points Bulgaria officially joined the eurozone on Thursday, celebrating the long-awaited milestone with a fireworks display and a projection of euro coins on the
Key Points A Japanese supermarket chain has just signed a historic deal with a local startup to purchase electricity generated by nuclear fusion. There’s just
Key Points Brookfield, the massive Canadian investment firm, is jumping into the cloud computing business. According to a new report, the company plans to lease
Key Points Oil is on track for its worst year since the start of the pandemic, with prices down about 17% in 2025. Brent crude
Key Points President Xi Jinping declared that China’s economy is on track to hit its 5% growth target for 2025. In a speech to the
Key Points Mexico is preparing to implement a major new tariff plan that will increase tariffs on thousands of products imported from Asia. The new
Key Points SoftBank has officially completed its massive $40 billion investment in OpenAI. According to sources, the Japanese investment giant sent the final tranche of
Key Points Meta is making another big move in the artificial intelligence race. The company announced on Monday that it is buying Manus, a Chinese
Key Points As we head into the new year, the world’s largest banks are releasing their 2026 forecasts. The overwhelming consensus is “moderate growth,” a
Key Points President Trump often blames his predecessor, Joe Biden, for sparking the inflation crisis, but his own economic plans are starting to sound surprisingly
Key Points South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang has announced a massive compensation plan for the 33.7 million customers hit by a recent data breach. The
Key Points SoftBank is reportedly on the verge of buying the U.S. asset manager DigitalBridge. According to Bloomberg reports, the two companies could announce the
Key Points China’s state-run iron ore buyer is using aggressive tactics to gain control over the massive $132 billion global market. The buyer, known as
Key Points While gold has had an amazing year, silver has been the real star of the show. Thanks to President Trump’s unpredictable trade policies
Key Points The Federal Reserve spent 2025 caught between a rock and a hard place. For the first time since the 1970s, officials had to
Key Points While giants like Nvidia and Broadcom get all the glory, a group of smaller companies is quietly getting rich from the AI spending
Key Points Singapore’s factories are staying busy. In November, the country’s manufacturing output rose for the third consecutive month. While the 14.3% increase was slightly
Key Points French IT giant Atos is selling its Latin American operations to a Brazilian tech firm named Semantix. The two companies confirmed the binding
Key Points President Trump’s return to the White House has completely reversed decades of American trade policy. By imposing high tariffs on almost everything entering
Key Points The Trump administration and the SEC are working together to give regular Americans more ways to invest their money. They want everyday people
Key Points Samsung Electronics is making a major push into the future of the auto industry. On Tuesday, the company announced a $1.8 billion deal
