Asian stocks end mostly flat: Nikkei climbs 0.27%, Nifty slips 0.6%

Asian stocks end mostly flat: Nikkei climbs 0.27%, Nifty slips 0.6%

Asian equities finished Thursday’s session largely flat as enthusiasm from recent AI-driven gains cooled and expectations for aggressive US interest rate cuts diminished. Investors weighed concerns over a slowing US labour market and persistent inflation while awaiting fresh data, including jobless claims and the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure, the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index. […]

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 US stocks crash at open: Nasdaq down 1.2%, S&P down 0.8%

US stocks crash at open: Nasdaq down 1.2%, S&P down 0.8%

US stocks fell on Thursday as losses in Oracle and Nvidia combined with a rise in Treasury yields to weigh on sentiment. The S&P 500 declined 0.8%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 171 points, or 0.4%. Oracle and Nvidia extended recent declines, sliding nearly 6% and about 2% […]

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 Weekly wrap: markets wobble, Trump battles Fed, Nvidia smashes records, Musk faces SEC heat

Weekly wrap: markets wobble, Trump battles Fed, Nvidia smashes records, Musk faces SEC heat

Wall Street ended the week on a cautious note as markets dipped, tech stocks faltered, and investors braced for fresh inflation data.  Beyond the markets, political and corporate drama dominated headlines from Trump’s unprecedented attempt to oust a Fed governor and a court ruling against his tariffs, to Nvidia’s blockbuster earnings and Elon Musk’s latest […]

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 HYPE rallies 15% as Hyperliquid’s $1B public offering sparks bullish momentum

HYPE rallies 15% as Hyperliquid’s $1B public offering sparks bullish momentum

Digital currencies performed relatively well on Thursday. The global cryptocurrency market cap increased by 1.15% over the previous day to $3.7 trillion as Bitcoin tested $110,000 again, trading at $109,899. While fear still gripped the broader market, Hyperliquid’s native coin displayed substantial bullish momentum. HYPE climbed from an intraday low of $34 to press time’s […]

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