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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.
Asian shares were mixed in cautious trading 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. The S&P 500 rose 0.3%, inching past the record it set last week after a better-than-expected June jobs report.
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.
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.
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 in 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 trade partners. Most currencies initially held in tight ranges in early Asian trade, though the dollar gained ground later after Trump's latest comments boosted uncertainty over his evolving trade measures. The Canadian dollar was down 0.27% at C$1.3693, following a knee-jerk fall of more than 0.5% after Trump unveiled a tariff rate of 35% on imports from the neighbour, starting August 1.
The dollar gained on the euro and the Canadian currency as Trump issued a letter late on Thursday that a 35% tariff rate on all imports from Canada would apply from August 1, adding the European Union would receive a letter by Friday. The U.S. president, whose global wave of tariffs has upended businesses and policymaking, floated a blanket 15% or 20% tariff rate on other countries, a step up from the current 10% baseline rate.
Her latest take on two tech giants might surprise you.
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.
Strong cash flows reflect financial stability, allowing companies to pay down debt, pursue growth opportunities, and shell out dividend payments.
This week, the default reflex on Wall Street, without any economic data or major market news to react to, and even with now-routine White House tariff edicts, was to buy. U.S. President Donald Trump's latest trade salvo was a 50% tariff on goods from Brazil. It started with the focus on Trump's well-advertised July 9 tariff deadline.
AI-driven Azure growth sets the stage for Microsoft to hit the milestone this summer
A Wall Street veteran takes a second look at the AI-chip kingpin.
Nvidia rises and pushes its market capitalization north of $4 trillion. It’s the first U.S. firm to reach and close above that level. Delta’s earnings beat analysts’ estimates.
Nvidia shares rose to a new record Thursday, helping lift the S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite to all-time highs of their own. The artificial intelligence chip-maker closed Thursday’s trading with a valuation of more than $4 trillion, the world’s first company to reach that mark. Nvidia touched the milestone during intraday trading on Wednesday, but fell shy at the close.
Analysts from LightShed Partners have suggested that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) should consider a change in leadership to prioritize product innovation, particularly in the rapidly growing field of artificial intelligence (AI). What Happened: In a note ...
AI-driven growth from Azure isn't fully baked into the current share price
Apple (AAPL) is planning to launch a set of new products, including a new low-end iPhone, multiple i
(Reuters) -Nvidia's stock market value ended the trading session above $4 trillion for the first time on Thursday, solidifying the chipmaker's position as Wall Street's central player in a race to dominate AI technology. Shares of Nvidia ended up 0.75% at $164.10, giving it a market value of $4.004 trillion and extending its lead over Apple and Microsoft as it benefits from a surge in demand for artificial-intelligence technologies. Nvidia's stock market value briefly peaked above $4 trillion on Wednesday before closing at about $3.97 trillion.