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Verizon (NYSE: VZ) has been a “disappointment” for investors in recent years. After flirting with $60 during the COVID pandemic, it bottomed out near $30 in late 2023 and is trading at about $44 currently. As higher interest rates and fierce competition bruised the telecom giant, investors started viewing it more as a high-yield trap… Continue reading Verizon stock: why it’s a complete package for investors after Q4 earnings

Markets are closing the day grappling with a sharp mix of policy, politics, and positioning risk. Donald Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh for Fed chair is forcing investors to reassess the path for rates, liquidity, and asset prices. That shift is rippling across gold, crypto, and the dollar, while geopolitical tensions, from the Panama Canal… Continue reading Evening digest: Bitcoin slips towards $80K, Trump’s Fed pick upends markets, commodities crash

Silver’s vertical sprint to a record around $120 per ounce on January 29 has flipped into a punishing reversal. The prices crashed on Friday as leveraged bets unwind and the dollar snaps back. After some venues briefly printed intraday lows in the low-$90s on Friday, silver has since sliced through the closely watched $80 threshold.… Continue reading Silver slips below $80: when does panic become opportunity?

The digital gold rush of the last two years has officially moved from the cloud to the streets. In a series of high-energy appearances on CNBC this week, Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives declared 2026 the year of “Physical AI” – the moment where artificial intelligence sheds its screen-bound skin to inhabit robots, vehicles, and… Continue reading Dan Ives names ‘best in the world’ stocks to bet on ‘Physical AI’

Europe enters the year in a state of strategic tension: resilient at home, uneasy abroad. Businesses are still hiring and investing, but confidence is wobbling as global risks mount. From boardrooms rattled by trade threats to governments quietly redesigning defense and deterrence, the continent is adapting in real time. Growth has surprised on the upside,… Continue reading Europe bulletin: UK confidence wobbles, Germany’s nuclear idea, EU’s strong growth

SK Hynix has overtaken Samsung Electronics in operating profit for the first time, marking a shift in South Korea’s semiconductor hierarchy as artificial intelligence reshapes the memory market. The crossover became clear this week when the two rivals reported earnings on consecutive days. SK Hynix’s results highlighted how leadership in advanced memory chips tied to… Continue reading How SK Hynix leapfrogged Samsung in the AI-driven memory race

Gold prices continued to surge to new record highs as the yellow metal cleared $5,600 per ounce on Thursday.  Gold had surged past the $5,000 threshold for the first time this Monday, marking a weekly gain of over 10%.  This rally is attributed to a combination of strong factors: robust safe-haven investment, persistent central bank… Continue reading Gold surges past $5,600 as geopolitics and weak dollar fuel record rally

On Thursday, global markets and geopolitics were shaped by a mix of accelerating artificial intelligence investment, volatile Asian equities, renewed UK-China diplomacy, and a powerful rally in commodities. OpenAI funding signals acceleration in AI arms race OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, is on track to raise tens of billions of dollars from existing and new… Continue reading Morning brief: OpenAI eyes massive funding as copper hits record highs

Indonesian equities plunged further into turmoil on Thursday after a warning from MSCI Inc. over a possible market downgrade triggered the worst two-day selloff in almost three decades, rattling investor confidence across equities and currency markets. The benchmark Jakarta Composite Index tumbled as much as 10%, after earlier triggering a 30-minute trading halt. At the… Continue reading Indonesian stocks slide to near bear market after MSCI downgrade warning