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File picture: The German share price index DAX graph pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany. The DAX index has emerged as one of the surprisingly best performers after a long time. This reflects renewed optimism in Germany’s economy, which is undergoing a reset. | Photo Credit: STAFF If you’d gone into hibernation on January 1 and just woken up, you might assume the global markets, especially the US, had had a smooth ride in H1 of 2025. For example, the 2.9 per cent, 4.51 per cent and 4...

Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq fade from records; Trump-Canada trade dispute flares originally appeared on TheStreet. Updated 4:32 p.m. EDT Stocks closed at record highs on Friday, despite President Trump's threat to impose new tariffs on Canadian goods. The benchmark gained 0.52% to hit a fresh high of 6,187.68, up from the S&P’s previous record of 6,147.43, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq, which also hit an all-time high, advanced 0.52%% to close at 20,273.46. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 432 points, or 1%, to end the day at 43,819.27....

Jun 26, 2025 9:08 PM ISTUS Stock Market LIVE Updates: Informal Mining Boom Is Biggest Fear for Peru’s Copper InvestorsThe biggest threat to Peru tapping more of its giant copper deposits is rising informal and illegal mining activity, according to the head of the country’s main industry association, SNMPE.   Peru has slipped to third in the global copper-production ranking and last year posted its first decline in output in five years. This year, it should be able to get back to growth, albeit slightly, and reach a record 3.4...

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...

Jun 23, 2025 10:18 AM ISTUS Stock Market Live: Experts On The Market Outlook“This kind of uncertainty is quickly becoming the new normal for markets, so I expect to see a relative sense of calm unless we see tensions keep rising, which, to be clear, it has the potential to do,” said Josh Gilbert, a market analyst at eToro in Sydney. “Even without an immediate fallout, the mix of oil volatility and renewed uncertainty is likely to be enough to keep risk appetite subdued.” “It’s very highly likely that Iran...

By CNBCTV18.COM |  Jun 23, 2025 11:50 AM IST (Updated)US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street trimmed early losses on Sunday evening local time, even as the US attacked three Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend, announcing their involvement in the hostilities that the Islamic nation has been engaged in with Israel over nearly two weeks. Brent crude tested levels of $81 per barrel, although it could not sustain at those levels. Gold prices too have not seen significant gains despite the escalation. Watch this space for all the Live...

By CNBCTV18.COM |  Jun 23, 2025 7:36 AM IST (Updated)US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street trimmed early losses on Sunday evening local time, even as the US attacked three Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend, announcing their involvement in the hostilities that the Islamic nation has been engaged in with Israel over nearly two weeks. Brent crude tested levels of $81 per barrel, although it could not sustain at those levels. Gold prices too have not seen significant gains despite the escalation. Watch this space for all the Live...

Jun 16, 2025 3:19 PM ISTUS Stock Market Live: Ship Signal Jamming In Persian GulfNavigation signals from more than 900 vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf went awry over the weekend, creating confusion in the shipping chokepoint as the fighting between Iran and Israel intensified. Starboard Maritime Intelligence and Bloomberg data showed vessels sailing impossibly straight lines in the region, zig-zagging across the water, or appearing onshore. The glitches — which have affected oil tankers, cargo ships, tugs and fishing boats among others since Friday —...

Jun 13, 2025 6:07 PM ISTUS Stock Market LIVE Updates: Airline Stocks Slide After Israel-Iran Strikes Shut AirspaceAirline stocks declined around the world on Friday after Israel launched airstrikes across Iran, forcing several countries in the Middle East to close their airspace to commercial flights.   Airlines were the worst-performing sector in Europe, with Air France-KLM, Deutsche Lufthansa AG and British Airways parent IAG SA sliding over 3%. Discount carriers Ryanair Holdings Plc, EasyJet Plc and Wizz Air Holdings Plc posted similar declines. In Asia, Japan Airlines Co. dropped 3.7%,...

Jun 12, 2025 10:23 PM ISTUS Stock Market LIVE Updates: Trump Says US Government Will Get ‘Golden Share’ in US SteelUS President Donald Trump said the US government will retain a “golden share” in United States Steel Corp. after its purchase by Japan’s Nippon Steel Corp.   “We have a golden stock, we have a golden share, which I control, or a president controls,” Trump said Thursday at a White House event. “That gives you total control.”   Shares of US Steel surged as high as $54.13 after Trump’s comments,...