A double bubble for gold and US equities

A double bubble for gold and US equities

Paramount has launched a $108bn hostile bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery, US natural gas prices are soaring as the country ships record amounts of the fuel overseas, and US President Donald Trump says Nvidia will be allowed to send its H200 chips to China. Plus, retail investors are helping drive gold and US stocks towards “bubble” territory, the Bank for International Settlements has warned.


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Paramount gatecrashes Warner Bros-Netflix deal with $108bn hostile bid

Surging gas prices worsen affordability crisis for Americans

Nvidia can sell H200 AI chips to China, Donald Trump says

Retail investors help drive gold and US stocks to bubble territory, BIS warns

Credit: CNBC


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