Key Points: Fuel prices surged globally after the United States and Israel attacked Iran in late February 2026. The average cost of petrol across the European Union jumped 12% to €1.83 per liter. Diesel drivers suffered an even bigger shock...
Key Points: Bank of America strategist Michael Hartnett calls the 25/25/25/25 asset mix the ultimate strategy for peaceful investing. This four-part portfolio splits money evenly across stocks, bonds, cash, and commodities. The strategy tracks a massive 26% gain this year, marking its best performance since 1933. Commodities provide the massive tailwind that helps this strategy...
Key Points: Alibaba launched a new smart tool that turns weeks of international sourcing work into a process that takes just minutes. Total goods trade in China reached an incredible $1.7 trillion in the first quarter of 2026. Private companies now control 87% of all import and export business activity across the nation. Exporters use...
Key Points: Maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has almost completely stopped due to ongoing military blockades. Peace negotiations collapsed after President Donald Trump canceled a diplomatic meeting with Iranian officials in Pakistan. Satellite images show at least 19 ships waiting near Kharg Island while Iran pumps crude oil into supertankers. The United States...
Key Points: Duty-free sales at Japanese department stores grew by 5.2 percent in March to reach 46.51 billion yen. Total...
Key Points: President Donald Trump hosted 297 top buyers of his personal cryptocurrency at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. The...
Key Points: Japan produced 80.33 million tons of crude steel in fiscal 2025, down 3.2%. The decline represents the fourth...
Key Points: Beijing strongly warned the US Congress that new chip export bills will severely damage global supply chains. The...
Key Points: US ethics officials revealed that President Donald Trump executed 175 financial transactions in March. The president purchased at...
Key Points: Surging gas prices hit $4.06 per gallon, pushing 52% of shoppers to consider electric or hybrid vehicles. Consumer...
Key Points: Major shipping companies like FedEx, UPS, and DHL plan to claim their share of $166 billion in tariff...
Key Points: President Donald Trump hit a legal roadblock in his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over the leak...
Key Points: Taiwan reached a massive $4.3 trillion market value, officially overtaking the United Kingdom as a global stock powerhouse....
Key Points: China strongly opposed the European Union's addition of Chinese companies to its 20th round of sanctions against Russia....
Key Points: Nvidia added over $200 billion in value on Friday, pushing its total market cap past $5.12 trillion. The...
Key Points: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan will build a 1,880 megawatt hydropower plant on the Naryn River to power 1.5...
Key Points: A judge threw out the fraud claims Elon Musk filed against OpenAI, but kept his charitable trust and...
Key Points: Related Digital locked in $16 billion to build a large artificial intelligence data center in Michigan for Oracle....
Key Points: The Trump administration might invoke the 1950 Defense Production Act to rescue bankrupt Spirit Airlines. Negotiators proposed a...
Key Points: The US government watched its strategic investment in Intel quadruple, reaching a massive $36 billion valuation. Taxpayers gained...
Key Points: X-Energy raised $1.02 billion in its initial public offering and saw shares jump 27% on the first trading...
Key Points: The Brazilian government blocked 27 prediction market platforms to enforce strict betting rules. Authorities banned derivative trading based...
Key Points: The United States and European Union signed a Memorandum of Understanding to coordinate critical mineral supplies. The agreement...
Key Points: The U.S. Justice Department officially intervened in a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk's xAI against the state of...
Key Points: The U.K. government admitted that carbon emissions from AI data centers could be 100 times greater than previously...
Key Points: Global governments and energy companies are rushing to invest in the Caspian region as a safe alternative energy...
Key Points: Younger Americans are increasingly turning to high-risk investments like crypto, meme stocks, and prediction markets. A study shows...
Key Points: Google will invest an initial $10 billion in cash into artificial intelligence startup Anthropic at a $350 billion...
Key Points: The Index of Consumer Sentiment dropped to a record low of 49.8, falling below levels seen during the...
Key Points: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced plans to export 1 million barrels of oil directly to Japan. Japan requested...
Key Points: Chinese electric vehicle makers are focusing on overseas markets to increase profitability amid weak domestic sales. The ongoing...
Key Points: US chip stocks soared to record highs after Intel released an unexpectedly strong revenue forecast. The Philadelphia SE...
Key Points: Energy observers predict that average US gasoline prices will remain above $3 per gallon for all of 2026....
Key Points: Cisco Systems revealed a new switching chip designed to connect different types of quantum computers. The company wants...
Key Points: LG Innotek is moving from just supplying parts to offering complete solutions. Physical AI, like robotics and self-driving...
Key Points: Elon Musk's SpaceX secured a $20 billion bridge loan to refinance existing debt ahead of its upcoming IPO....
