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(Bloomberg) -- US President Donald Trump threatened to double the baseline universal tariff to 20%, citing record stock gains to dispel fears that such a move would hammer the global economy. Most Read from BloombergSinger Akon’s Failed Futuristic City in Senegal Ends Up a $1 Billion ResortWhy Did Cars Get So Hard to See Out Of?Are Tourists Ruining Europe? How Locals Are Pushing BackCan Americans Just Stop Building New Highways?How German Cities Are Rethinking Women’s Safety — With TaxisFinancia
The latest investor updates on stocks that are trending on Friday.
The dollar was rising as the market shrugged off President Donald Trump's tariff threats. In recent days Trump has sent letters to trading partners about the new tariffs they face if a trade deal isn't reached by August 1.
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We recently published Jim Cramer Discusses These 12 Stocks & Says Trump’s Winning. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer recently discussed. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s fate on the stock market appears to have turned around as we start the year’s second half. The shares have gained 18.5% year-to-date, after having bottomed for […]
Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta hope custom chips can slow their pace of AI spending. Enter chip designers Broadcom and Marvell Technology.
Many investors have soured on this former market darling, but that may be a "go" sign for new buyers in light of its quiet and underappreciated progress on the AI front.
Asian stocks drew foreign inflows for a second straight month in June, buoyed by investors wagering on U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate cuts and a softer U.S. dollar, though gains were capped by jitters over looming U.S. tariffs. Foreign investors bought a net $6.02 billion worth of equities across Taiwan, South Korea, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines in June, down from $10.65 billion in the previous month, according to LSEG data. The MSCI Asia ex-Japan Index rose 5.33% last month, its strongest monthly gain since September 2024, outperforming the MSCI World Index, which advanced 4.36%.
The Wall Street brokerage set a target of 1,150 for the benchmark global equity index, implying an upside of about 5% to its last close of 1,100.213. "Our targets imply the most upside in Japan and Europe over the medium term," Citi added. The brokerage maintained its preference for European stocks among global equities, but downgraded Japan to "neutral" on concerns over near-term tariff risks and the strength of the Japanese yen.
Robinhood is making a bold leap into the future of finance, launching tokenised US stocks across Europe, introducing crypto staking in the US, and building its own Layer 2 blockchain. In this episode of Yahoo Finance Future Focus, our host Brian McGleenon speaks with Robinhood crypto SVP and general manager Johann Kerbrat about how the company is fusing crypto innovation with traditional finance to build a faster, cheaper, and more accessible platform for the next generation of investors.
Global shares are mostly down on Friday after Wall Street closed at an all-time high with Delta Air Lines kicking off earnings season with a solid outlook for the rest of 2025, spurring an airline stock rally. In early European trading, Germany's DAX lost 0.9% to 24,246.86. Chinese markets were sharply higher in earlier trading, buoyed by signs of possible additional stimulus measures in China and Goldman Sachs Group's upgrade of Hong Kong stocks to market-weight.
The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Oracle will offer federal agencies a 75% discount on its license-based software and a "substantial" discount on its cloud service through the end of November. Google's cloud contract is likely "to land in a similar spot", the Financial Times said, citing a senior official at the General Services Administration, adding that equivalent discounts from Microsoft's Azure and Amazon Web Services are expected to follow soon.
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Japan's Nissan Motor has raised $4.52 billion in U.S. dollar- and euro-denominated senior unsecured bonds, according to a term sheet reviewed by Reuters on Friday, with the proceeds intended to refinance existing debt. The issuance comes about a week after Reuters reported that Nissan has asked some suppliers to allow it to delay payments to free up short-term funds, highlighting its scramble to boost cash. According to the term sheet, $3 billion was raised through three U.S. dollar tranches with 5-, 7-, and 10-year maturities, while a further 1.3 billion euros ($1.52 billion) were issued in four- and eight-year tranches.
(Bloomberg) -- A protracted battle in China’s food-delivery market has chopped $100 billion in market value from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., with no end in sight for damage to profits and investor confidence.Most Read from BloombergSinger Akon’s Failed Futuristic City in Senegal Ends Up a $1 Billion ResortWhy Did Cars Get So Hard to See Out Of?Are Tourists Ruining Europe? How Locals Are Pushing BackCan Americans Just Stop Building New Highways?How German Cities Are Rethinking Women’s Safety — Wi
The Indian rupee weakened on Thursday on the back of dollar bids from foreign banks and a broadly stronger greenback, after U.S. President Donald Trump continued to up the ante on tariffs by announcing a 35% levy on Canadian imports starting August 1. Trump also said he plans to impose tariffs of 15% or 20% on most other trading partners and that the European Union could receive a letter declaring the applicable rate by Friday. While market reaction to tariff threats has become more subdued compared to earlier in the year, analysts reckon that the uncertainty may continue to dampen risk appetite.
(Bloomberg) -- Chinese traders are pulling back from the dollar, helping ease a shortage that has rattled the banking system and setting the yuan up for further gains.Most Read from BloombergSinger Akon’s Failed Futuristic City in Senegal Ends Up a $1 Billion ResortWhy Did Cars Get So Hard to See Out Of?Are Tourists Ruining Europe? How Locals Are Pushing BackCan Americans Just Stop Building New Highways?How German Cities Are Rethinking Women’s Safety — With TaxisThe dollar’s premium over the yua
The Canadian dollar weakened sharply after President Trump ramped up the threat of higher tariffs against Canada, but recouped losses after White House officials clarified that the exemption in compliance with the USMCA trade pact would remain in place.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar rose on Friday, fuelled by upheavals on the global trade landscape, as U.S. President Donald Trump announced more import tariffs, ranging from 35% on neighbouring Canada to plans for blanket levies of 15% or 20% on most trading partners. Trump's latest trade assault on Canada was a surprise for investors who had been anticipating Ottawa could seal a new economic and security deal with its southern neighbour. The Canadian dollar weakened against its U.S. counterpart and was down 0.22% at C$1.369, following a knee-jerk fall of more than 0.5% after Trump unveiled the tariff rate, which will be levied from August 1.
SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) -Global stocks fell on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump ramped up his tariff war against Canada, leaving Europe squarely in the firing line, sparking a modest investor push into safe havens like gold, while bitcoin hit a new record high. The Canadian dollar fell after Trump issued a letter late on Thursday that stated a 35% tariff rate on all imports from Canada would apply from August 1, adding the European Union would receive a letter by Friday.
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Bitcoin rockets past $116,000 in a historic rally fueled by short liquidations, Fed rate cut bets, and Trump’s tariff talk — marking a new era for crypto market momentum.
Bitcoin surpasses the $113,000 mark for the first time.