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What investors are watching after Venezuela: Five signals that matter for markets
CUCUTA, COLOMBIA – JANUARY 3: Venezuelan citizens watch fireworks during a rally on the Colombia-Venezuela border after the confirmation of Nicolas Maduro’s capture this early morning in Caracas, on January 3, 2026 in Cucuta, Colombia. President Donald Trump announced that Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured in the early morning in Caracas […]
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SpaceX stock debut is the big market event of 2026. Why Musk’s venture could be biggest IPO ever
As billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk readies to take SpaceX to the public market, investors are awaiting the chance to get in on what is expected to be the biggest IPO on record. Musk said late last month that reports of the space technology company’s plans to go public this year were “accurate.” Multiple outlets reported […]
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China’s ‘Silicon Valley’ is building robots and fortune-telling AI apps at the same time
HANGZHOU, China — In what is sometimes dubbed China’s Silicon Valley, tech giants and startups in Hangzhou are racing to build cutting-edge chips, robotics and brain-computer interfaces. Across town, aspiring founders are creating AI pets and fortune-telling apps. The city on China’s southeastern coast is reinventing itself as an artificial intelligence hub. A year after the […]
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Warren Buffett’s exit leaves open question: Who runs Berkshire’s $300 billion equity portfolio?
As Berkshire Hathaway marks Warren Buffett ‘s official retirement Wednesday, attention is shifting to a less settled part of the succession plan: the fate of its $300 billion equity portfolio. For decades, Berkshire’s stock holdings have reflected Buffett’s long-term investing judgment and his willingness to deploy capital aggressively during market turmoil. With no obvious successor […]
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Europe’s banks have had a stellar year. Now they face one big question in 2026
Key Points Europe’s banking sector has flourished in 2025, with lenders notching their strongest annual showing since 1997. Now, after a strong third-quarter earnings season, banks must decide how and where to put their “significant” excess capital to work in 2026. Strategists see the sector as a strong diversification play for investors in 2026. Source
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Global stock markets’ winners and losers of 2025 — and where they’re headed
Global stocks have seen a stellar run in 2025, yet widening performance gaps and rising expectations suggest the new year may separate durable winners from fleeting momentum trades. The MSCI All Country World Index , which measures the performance of over 2,500 large and mid-cap equities from developed and emerging markets, has climbed over 21% […]
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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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UK stocks outperformed Wall Street this year — and investors see more upside ahead in 2026
An AI bull run has driven stocks to new highs in America this year. But the country’s major indexes have been outperformed by U.K. stocks in 2025 so far. Political and economic uncertainty hasn’t stopped London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index from gaining more than 21.1% so far this year, ahead of the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite […]
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Check out the winning hedge fund strategies of 2025
Healthcare stocks, media and telecoms companies, and Asian equities were among hedge funds’ best trades this year, with just two weeks left on the calendar. Overall, equity-focused funds — which trade stocks long and short by sector, geography or theme — are the top-performing category in the 11 months to the end of November, according […]
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The next rare earths crunch? Top mining CEO warns copper supply challenges aren’t going anywhere
Copper supply constraints have led to soaring prices and stockpiling in 2025 – and according to the CEO of one of the world’s largest mining firms, elevated prices aren’t likely to climb down anytime soon. Copper prices hit a record high of $11,952 per metric ton on Friday, the latest record high this year driven […]
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