Chipmakers send tech shares yo-yoing
Israel says it has killed Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’s leader and the architect behind the October 7 2023 attacks. Mixed quarterly earnings from chipmakers send tech stocks yo-yoing, and the European Central...
18 Loka 202411min
Israel accused of implementing ‘starvation plan’ in Gaza
Rights groups say Israel appears to be implementing a controversial plan to force Hamas into submission by laying siege to the north of Gaza. BHP’s chief executive met government officials in South Af...
17 Loka 202410min
Private credit’s growing ‘IOU’ habit
Shares in ASML led a tech rout on Nasdaq on Tuesday after the chipmaker warned of a slower recovery in the semiconductor market, and Goldman Sachs’ quarterly profits jumped 45 per cent to $3bn, booste...
16 Loka 202410min
Pressure builds on Beijing to boost economy
OpenAI is considering a largely untested company model to protect chief executive Sam Altman from outside interference, and virtually all global insurers now include at least one low-carbon transition...
15 Loka 202411min
US banks ride ‘soft landing’ high
Russia has expanded the capacity of its shadow fleet of oil tankers despite western sanctions, and US bank stocks hit their highest level since before the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank on Friday, fo...
14 Loka 202411min
Swamp Notes: Will Republicans take back the Senate?
Both chambers of the US Congress are like the country they represent: narrowly divided. But while Democrats currently hold a one-seat Senate majority, Republicans are increasingly confident that they’...
12 Loka 202414min
Japanese PM’s uphill battle to win back voters
The French government has proposed a budget for next year with some €60bn worth of spending cuts and tax increases, and Hurricane Milton ploughed across Florida on Wednesday. US inflation fell to 2.4 ...
11 Loka 202411min
US considers breaking up Google
HSBC’s top-paid bankers to bear the brunt of cost-cutting restructuring, and the UK Conservative party leadership race has been whittled down to two rightwingers. Plus, Germany’s economy is expected t...
10 Loka 202410min
