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Investors are brushing off the Iran-Israel conflict as another brief distraction on the road to fresh highs. Steve Hanke thinks their complacency could prove costly.The professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University told Business Insider that Israel has been directly or indirectly tied to seven of the 19 major geopolitical events since 1950. Only one of those incidents — the Arab-Israeli War in 1973 — caused "lasting damage" that still weighed on stocks a year later, he said."So, what's happening now suggests that investors believe that history is a...

US stock futures edged up on Thursday as bets on interest-rate cuts rose after President Trump hinted he was looking at replacing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell earlier than expected. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) nudged 0.2% higher, while S&P 500 futures (ES=F) rose about 0.2%. Contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) gained 0.4%. Trump's frustration with Powell's "wait and see" approach to interest rates has led him to consider announcing his pick to succeed the Fed chair in September or October, The Wall Street Journal reported. Powell's...

Investors who have followed Amazon (AMZN -0.43%) for a long time are aware of its path to megacap status. What started as an online bookselling business that pioneered e-commerce has evolved into a tech conglomerate with a $2.2 trillion market cap. While that is a testament to the company's rock-solid business model, it also presents a challenge. Companies that reach such a size tend to grow more slowly, not because of deficiencies in the business model, but instead due to the law of large numbers. Nonetheless, Amazon is still on...

Bank of America analyst Vivek Arya said in a report Wednesday that artificial intelligence could boost the AI data center market to $823 billion by 2030, up from $256 billion in 2025. “We expect every major country/region to invest in creating its independent 'sovereign' AI factory, trained in local language, culture, generating high-tech employment, and serving critical healthcare, defense, industrial, financial and cyber needs,” Arya wrote. Some $650 billion of that market would go to AI chips alone, up from $201 billion in 2025. Nvidia (NVDA) is set to be...

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Investing Photo by Scott Olson / Getty Images Published: June 25, 2025 8:57 am Last Updated: June 25, 2025 11:27 am Live Updates Live Coverage Updates appear automatically as they are published. 11:26 am Newspaper The Oregonian reports that Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) will close its automotive chips division and lay off the majority of workers in that business. The news was first announced in an internal memo to Intel employees. In a public statement, Intel confirmed: “We are refocusing on our core client and data center portfolio to strengthen our...

CANADA - 2025/04/22: In this photo illustration, the CleanSpark logo is seen displayed on a ... More smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images CleanSpark (NASDAQ: CLSK) experienced a significant 13% stock surge on June 24, 2025, following the bitcoin miner’s achievement of a 50 EH/s (Exahashes per second) hashrate milestone, a key indicator of computing power within the Bitcoin network. This accomplishment enhances the company’s prospects for earning Bitcoin rewards. With plans to further scale to 60 EH/s, the question of...

CANADA - 2025/03/24: In this photo illustration, the QuantumScape logo is seen displayed on a ... More smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images QuantumScape Corporation (NYSE: QS) recently achieved a significant manufacturing milestone, leading to a 35% surge in its stock during after-hours trading. The solid-state battery developer successfully integrated its advanced Cobra separator process into its baseline cell production, a crucial step toward commercial viability. The Cobra platform marks a substantial improvement over QuantumScape’s previous Raptor process. It allows for...

The stock market today shows resilient gains as the S&P 500 looks to push within striking distance of its all-time high. Mixed economic signals—from slipping consumer confidence to anticipation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony—have kept traders cautious. Investors will eye new-home sales data and corporate earnings due later today.Market overviewMajor U.S. equity benchmarks opened Wednesday near flat after a late-June rally. Futures tied to the S&P 500 traded marginally higher, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipped about 12 points and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.1%. On Tuesday, the...

Asia-Pacific equities were mixed overnight Tuesda as investors assessed geopolitical developments and fresh signals from the US Federal Reserve. Market sentiment was cautiously optimistic following news of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, reportedly brokered by US President Donald Trump. The agreement has sparked hopes for de-escalation in the region, though investors remain skeptical on the concept of lasting peace. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 (^AXJO) pushed up 0.1% alongside a broader cooling of monthly CPI following the Reserve Bank cutting interest rates. South Korea's Kospi (^KS11) held steady, while...