Year: 2025
This ex-doctor faced ‘incredible burnout’ and left medicine to build an AI tool – Now, it’s worth over $460 million
Dr. Thomas Kelly is the co-founder and CEO of Heidi. Courtesy of Thomas Kelly In 2017, Thomas Kelly graduated from medical school and finally became a doctor — a career he had dreamt about as a kid and spent years working towards. But once he started practicing, Kelly realized that the job was different from […]
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Asia’s year in review: Who had it best — and who had it worst — in 2025
A fire engulfing a residential building complex at Wang Fuk Court in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images What a year this has been. Understandably for many, it could not be over soon enough. From the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs […]
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Asia markets trade mixed in thin Christmas Eve trading
SHANGHAI, CHINA – The German Christmas Market is lit up at the Bund Central Square near Nanjing Road Pedestrian street in Shanghai, December 15, 2022. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Wednesday amid thinner trading as several indexes are set […]
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Stock futures are little changed after S&P 500 posts record close: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Stock futures traded near the flatline Tuesday night after the broad market S&P 500 notched a record close. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 24 points, or 0.05%. S&P 500 futures slipped about 0.05%, while Nasdaq 100 futures were little […]
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China’s mineral dominance gives Western magnet makers a moment in the sun
Annealed neodymium iron boron magnets sit in a barrel at a Neo Material Technologies Inc. factory in Tianjin, China on June 11, 2010. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Rare earth magnet makers are having a moment as Western nations scramble to build domestic “mine-to-magnet” supply chains and reduce their dependence on China. A turbulent […]
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Emerging markets had a bumper year — here’s what could be in store in 2026
Emerging markets are poised to end 2025 on a high, as a flurry of positive momentum propelled their stock indexes to record highs that many expect will be extended even further in the new year. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index — comprised of large- and mid-cap stocks listed across emerging markets countries — has surged […]
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Motive, an Alphabet-backed fleet management software company, files for IPO
Direxion signage at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. The holiday-shortened week started with gains in stocks amid a broad advance that saw a continuation of the bullish momentum on Wall Street. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Motive, a company with software for managing […]
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Libyan army’s chief dies in plane crash in Turkey
Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler meets with Libya’s army chief of staff Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad in Ankara, Turkey, December 23, 2025. Defence Ministry | Via Reuters The Libyan army’s chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, died in a plane crash on Tuesday after leaving Turkey’s capital Ankara, the prime minister of Libya’s internationally […]
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Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to send National Guard to Chicago
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dealt a rare blow to President Donald Trump by rejecting his bid to overrule a lower court order and allow the deployment of National Guard troops to the Chicago area over the objections of local and state leaders. The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene in the case […]
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Why an analyst sees Meta shares getting back to record highs – plus, another tariff reprieve
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Markets: The S & P 500 is on track for its fourth day of gains Tuesday, buoyed by strength in AI-related names. AI chipmakers and Club […]
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