The city skyline is seen with the landmark Taipei 101 building from a lookout point on Elephant Mountain in Taipei on April 14, 2025. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP) (Photo by I-HWA CHENG/AFP via Getty Images) I-hwa Cheng | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Friday, following a chip…
Futures-options traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange’s NYSE American (AMEX) in New York City, U.S., Jan. 15, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures were near flat Thursday night after a rally in banks and tech names boosted the major averages. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added…
Robust earnings results from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. just gave a huge lift to the artificial intelligence trade. TSMC on Thursday posted a 35% year-over-year increase in profit for its fourth quarter, handily beating Wall Street’s estimates and hitting a fresh record. Its high-performance computing division, which includes artificial intelligence and 5G applications, made up…
Income investors should be well diversified owing to expectations of uncertain and rocky markets this year, according to UBS. The investment bank anticipates volatility will more than likely be much higher than what the market saw in 2025. “Given tight credit spreads and uncertainty around government debt, we think a diversified approach to yield generation…
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang speaks about the Vera Rubin AI platform during a question and answer session with reporters at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 6, 2026. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Chipmakers Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices led an industrywide rally in…
Here are some of the names making big moves in midday trading. Eli Lilly — Shares of the weight loss drugmaker fell nearly 4% after Reuters reported that a Food and Drug Administration decision on its obesity pill would be delayed until April 10. The drug had been granted an expedited review under a Trump…
Amazon package and Saks Fifth Avenue bag. Getty Images Amazon wants a federal judge to reject Saks Global’s bankruptcy financing plan, writing in court papers the beleaguered department store “burned through hundreds of millions of dollars in less than a year” and failed to hold up their agreement. When Saks acquired Neiman Marcus for $2.7…
Energy markets have been rocked by volatility in recent days, as investors weigh a violent crackdown on civil unrest in oil-rich Iran – and the response from Washington. The possibility of U.S. military action against Iran was only the latest geopolitical development in 2026 to concern traders, following the seizure of the president of Venezuela,…
Stan Kroenke of the Los Angeles Rams on the sideline during a game against the Philadelphia Eagles at SoFi Stadium Inglewood, California, Oct. 8, 2023. Ric Tapia | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth…
Mining companies with projects based in Greenland, the Arctic island at the center of a political firestorm between the U.S. and Europe, have seen share prices surge in 2026. Following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Jan. 3, the U.S. has ramped up rhetoric around acquiring Greenland by diplomatic or military means, citing…
