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Following a sharp rebound in 2023, the capital markets have been scorching hot this year — with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite gaining 24% and 30%, respectively, as of market close on Dec. 20.Of course, this year’s hottest investment theme — artificial intelligence (AI) — remained unchanged from 2023. Within the AI realm, semiconductor stocks have generated some of the most lucrative returns over the last couple of years.Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. See the 10 stocks »But one stock that…

A booming AI economy may be very bad for the broader economy, according to Citrini Research

Footings and foundation are in place for ADR Axles’ new $14.3 million North American headquarters and production facility under construction in Perry. ADR, an Italian company that began operating in the U.S. about eight years ago, makes axles, braking systems and suspensions for agricultural and industrial machinery. Dean Snyder Construction is the project’s general contractor. A spokesperson for ADR Axles said that construction of the 54,000-square-foot facility is on track to be completed in late 2026 or early 2027. Photo by Duane Tinkey 

The crypto market experienced a rare period of volatility during Asia hours on Monday, with bitcoin BTC$66,215.58 tumbling more than 5% to $64,270 shortly after midnight UTC before bouncing back to $66,300 by 11:00 UTC.The selloff and subsequent bounce mirrored the action in U.S. equities. Futures tracking the S&P 500 index fell by 0.84% after opening on Sunday evening before starting to recover five hours later.Gold futures did the opposite, rising on Sunday evening’s open to the highest since Jan. 30 before giving back some of those gains during European hours. Silver tracked the more expensive metal.The surge in precious…

Key highlights: Chinese stocks in Hong Kong jumped after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s emergency tariffs, cutting duties on shipments to the U.S. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index rose up to 2.8%, led by megacaps; Alibaba and Tencent +3%, and Meituan +5%. U.S. natural gas futures jumped as much as 6.8% to $3.253/MMBtu amid a major Northeast snowstorm that closed schools, disrupted flights and is expected to boost heating demand, while LNG exports also rose. Copper rose for a second day as uncertainty over U.S. tariff policy weighed on the dollar; LME futures neared $13,000/ton, extending…

U.S. Treasury yields were little changed to start the week as investors weighed President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs, after the Supreme Court struck down much of the duties on Friday. At 6:03 a.m. ET, the 10-year Treasury yield was down 1 basis point at 4.075%. The 30-year Treasury bond yield was also less than 1 basis point lower at 4.723%. The 2-year Treasury note yield was also nearly flat at 3.47%.One basis point is equal to 0.01%, and yields and prices move in opposite directions.On Friday, the Supreme Court invalidated a huge portion of Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs in a 6-3 ruling, in which they said…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Novo Nordisk has said a trial for its once-a-week weight loss injection has fallen short of its target, sending the Danish drugmaker’s shares 10 per cent lower on Monday. The 84-week trial found that Novo’s CagriSema achieved a weight loss of 23 per cent compared with 25.5 per cent with tirzepatide, which is used in treatments made by rival Eli Lilly.Novo has endured a challenging year marked by a sliding share price, a board exodus and threats of cheaper copycat versions of its…

Eutelsat Communications SA is seeking to raise €1.5 billion ($1.8 billion) as the satellite company looks to refinance outstanding debt after government rescue.

(RTTNews) – Weak sentiment prevails in the German stock market as traders evaluated the potential turbulence in the trade tariff environment following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling and the fresh temporary levy of 15 percent imposed by the Trump regime. Sentiment remained downbeat despite Ifo data showing signs of recovery in Europe’s largest economy. Data released earlier in the day showed Germany’s Ifo Business Climate Index rising to 88.6 in February from 87.6 in January. The highest level since August 2025 also surpassed market expectations of 88.4. The DAX benchmark that tracks the performance of the 40 largest companies listed…

Investors have been grappling with volatility amid fears of artificial intelligence disruption in a range of sectors, but attractive opportunities abound if they can look beneath the surface.Ignoring the ongoing noise, investors with a long-term horizon can track the recommendations of top Wall Street analysts, who take several aspects into account and conduct in-depth research before assigning a buy rating to a stock.  Here are three stocks favored by some of Wall Street’s top pros, according to TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance.DatadogArtificial intelligence-powered observability and security platform Datadog (DDOG) is this week’s first pick. Following the…