Trump Asia trip, ASEAN summit

Trump Asia trip, ASEAN summit

U.S. President Donald Trump and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet shake hands during the signing of a Cambodia-Thailand peace deal at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre on October 26, 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump landed in Malaysia for the ASEAN Summit on Sunday,…

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Small companies rising quickly to rival Big Tech as AI ‘s best trade

Small companies rising quickly to rival Big Tech as AI ‘s best trade

Artificial intelligence is no longer a narrow technology trade. It is reshaping energy markets, infrastructure spending, and portfolio construction. Investors who focus only on chips and software risk missing where the next phase of value is occurring, according to investing experts on this week’s episode of CNBC’s “ETF Edge.” Some of the trends and innovations…

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Bank worries, China trade feud unnerves stock market. Typical October volatility or something bigger?

Bank worries, China trade feud unnerves stock market. Typical October volatility or something bigger?

How are we enjoying the “normal seasonal soft patch” so far? The stock market spent the past week chopping around the range left by the sharp drop the prior Friday, while confronting the ghosts of crises past: regional-bank balance-sheet worries , possible re-escalation of China trade hostilities, a crypto flash correction and a reversal in…

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BlackRock says these bonds could be winners for income investors in 2026

BlackRock says these bonds could be winners for income investors in 2026

BlackRock’s Russ Brownback believes fixed-income investors are heading into the best environment he’s ever seen in his nearly four decades in the business. The economy will benefit from an artificial-intelligence driven productivity boom, yields are still at attractive levels and shifts in the bond market are creating opportunities to pick winners, said Brownback, the firm’s…

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