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Morgan Stanley boosts price targets for China indexes, sees upside through 2Q 2027
Chinese equities should have moderate upside over the next 12 months on improved earnings, more dominance in upstream supply chains globally and yuan strength against the dollar, Morgan Stanley says. The investment bank set new price targets for 2Q 2027 at 28,400 for Hang Seng, 91 for MSCI China, 9,900 for HSCEI and 5,400 for […]
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Samsung Electronics recovers $66 billion intraday wipeout after Seoul steps in to calm strike fears
TOPSHOT – Members of the Samsung Electronics labour union hold signs reading “Change it to be transparent!” as they stage a mass rally demanding the removal of a cap on performance bonuses, outside the company’s foundry and semiconductor factory in Pyeongtaek on April 23, 2026. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images) Jung […]
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Nvidia says CEO Jensen Huang is joining Trump’s China trip
BEIJING — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is joining U.S. President Donald Trump’s trip to China this week, the chipmaker confirmed to CNBC, after initial indications the executive had not been invited. “Jensen is attending the summit at the invitation of President Trump to support America and the administration’s goals,” a spokesperson for the chip giant […]
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Asia markets set to open mixed as investors watch Trump-Xi meeting and Iran tensions
A man wearing a protective face mask is reflected on a stock quotation board at a brokerage, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 6, 2020. Issei Kato | Reuters Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Wednesday, as investors digest a hotter-than-expected inflation reading for April amid concerns over higher oil prices […]
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Stock futures are little changed as Wall Street awaits another April inflation report: Live updates
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on May 7, 2026. NYSE U.S. stock futures were little changed on Tuesday night as traders looked ahead to the release of another major inflation report. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures inched down about 0.1%. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 9 […]
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Qualcomm drops 11% as chip stocks pull back from record AI-driven rally
Qualcomm is one of the biggest semiconductor companies making chipsets. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Chip stocks dropped on Tuesday, pulling back from a massive rally that broadened the artificial intelligence trade beyond Nvidia and propelled the sector to new highs. Qualcomm plummeted more than 11% and headed for its worst session since 2020. […]
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Traders will soon be able to bet on computer chip prices as AI drives costs skyward
CME Group signage above the former Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) trading pit in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. Christopher Dilts | Bloomberg | Getty Images A new futures market for semiconductors will let traders hedge their artificial intelligence investments with bets on the increasingly expensive price of computing power. Contracts on […]
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Companies start getting tariff refunds after Supreme Court decision
Containers at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, California, US, on Thursday, March 26, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Months after the Supreme Court ruled some tariffs were unconstitutional, the first round of tariff refunds has begun flowing in. Oshkosh Corporation CFO Matt Field confirmed to CNBC that the company has […]
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Korean stocks are coming off their best week since 2008. Where the charts signal they’re heading next
The AI trade might just have to change its address from Silicon Valley to Seoul-icon Valley. In this week’s column, we’re going to deep dive into the charts to help guide our visual investing approach to identify newly emerging capital flows into emerging markets — specifically South Korea. Here are three fun facts about the current […]
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The stock market isn’t ignoring Iran. It’s rising for these three very real reasons
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 5, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The U.S.-Iran war drags on with no sign yet of a peace deal. Someone needs to tell the stock market. After a small early drawdown near the outset of the war, […]
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