Oil prices dropped to their lowest in more than four years on looming demand concerns fuelled by the tariffs war between the US and China
The data, for US companies with market capitalization $1bn and greater, showed short sellers’ gains for 2025 through Monday at $189bn
The scale of losses on Japan’s Nikkei had not been seen since the global financial crisis
A manufacturing report spooked investors, sparking broad risk-off moves across markets
Microsoft is widely seen as a frontrunner in the race for market dominance in the rollout of generative artificial intelligence
The Middle East is having a banner year for IPOs on the back of high oil prices, investor inflows and strong demand for share sales
The world’s largest digital currency is in the midst of an exuberant rally this week
The company has been buoyed by the broad adoption of mobile internet-connected devices, apps and other cloud services