A volatile week for precious metals is ending on a slightly positive note, with gold and silver logging small gains. Simmering geopolitical tensions and increasing safe-haven demand boosted gold prices on Friday. Meanwhile, oil prices saw a modest increase on Friday, following reports from Iran’s foreign minister indicating that discussions between Iran and the US
Markets remained on edge through the week, with Big Tech spending fears, central-bank signals, and a sharp crypto rebound colliding in a volatile session. Amazon shares slid on alarm over massive AI capital spending, while India’s central bank stood pat on rates, striking a steady tone on growth. Wall Street also digested Goldman Sachs’ push
The Dow exploded higher on Friday, surging roughly 1,000 points as a targeted rebound in chipmakers eased a bruising week for US markets. After several sessions of sharp tech-led selling, investors stepped back into large-cap semiconductors and cyclical names. The rebound lifted the Dow to one of its strongest single-day advances this year and pushed
BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI stock) surged about 18% on Friday after a string of company announcements and heavy trading activity rekindled interest in the beaten-down AI stock. Volume witnessed considerable growth versus recent sessions, a sign that both news-driven buyers and short-covering traders stepped in. The move left investors debating whether today’s rally marks the start
The Japanese yen slipped as traders positioned for Sunday’s snap election, with markets expecting Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to extend her hold on power and keep a reflationary policy mix in place. According to MUFG Bank analysts, Japan’s political backdrop is adding “downward pressure on the yen,” while Polymarket pricing cited by Benzinga shows near-certainty
Wall Street’s favourite macro assumption that inflation will cool “enough” to let the Federal Reserve cut rates on a predictable timetable faces a real stress test in the coming weeks. The Bureau of Labor Statistics will publish January’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) next week on February 13, followed by the Producer Price Index (PPI) on
Elon Musk’s decision to have SpaceX acquire artificial intelligence startup xAI has sent ripples across global financial markets, reviving long-standing speculation about whether his sprawling corporate empire could eventually be consolidated into a single technology conglomerate. The acquisition, announced earlier this week, already comes amid reports that SpaceX is pursuing an initial public offering valued
The software sector is currently weathering a violent storm, characterized by a rapid sell-off that some are calling a “SaaSapocalypse.” The panic intensified this week as AI startup “Anthropic” introduced advanced capabilities to its Claude Cowork agent, fueling fears that traditional software-as-a-service models are on the brink of obsolescence. However, Wedbush’s senior analyst Dan Ives
Tech stocks have struggled in recent days amid fears of overspending on artificial intelligence and a sharp selloff in software and semiconductor names. Apple, however, has emerged as a rare outperformer, bucking the broader downturn and attracting renewed investor interest. Shares of Apple were up about 6% this week as of Thursday morning, making it
The oversupply in the oil market at the beginning of the year is likely to have been sharply lower than previously expected. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has revised its outlook for the global oil market, specifically downgrading its prior expectations concerning the magnitude of the supply surplus. This adjustment was not a recent development