Samsung’s Chip Profit Soars in Strong Signal for Global AI Rush
Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s chip unit beat expectations with a more than five-fold gain in profit,…
Gold Hits Record Above $5,280 as Trump Dollar Comments Aid Rally
(Bloomberg) — Gold (GC=F) surged to a record high above $5,280 an ounce, extending a breakneck rally fueled…
Gold Extends Gains Above $5,000 as Debasement Trade Gathers Pace
Photographer: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Gold rose, holding above $5,000 an ounce for a second day, as a…
Wall Street Grapples With New Risk: A European Buyers’ Strike
Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told the elites gathered in Davos that…
‘Violent’ Price Spike Rocks Gas Traders Who Made Bad Winter Bets
Photographer: Callaghan O’Hare/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Months of mild weather lulled US and European gas traders into believing winter…
Mining Stocks on Cusp of Supercycle as AI Boom Stokes Metals
Photographer: Alessandro Cinque/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Global mining stocks have shot to the top of fund managers’ must-have list,…
AMC Enters Talks With Bondholders, Sparking Slump in Debt Prices
Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — A group of AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. bondholders is kicking off confidential talks with the…
Oil Climbs as Traders Weigh Renewed Iran Concerns, Cold Weather
Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Oil rose as traders factored in the possibility of US military action in Iran that…
Yen Jumps Most Since August as Risk of Intervention Ramps Up
(Bloomberg) — The yen abruptly staged its biggest one-day surge since August on speculation that Japanese authorities could…
CEOs Wary of a Jittery US Consumer as Global Tensions Intensify
Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — As the US earnings season gathers momentum, early results are offering a…
South Korea’s Surprise Contraction Points to Broad Fragility
(Bloomberg) — South Korea’s economy shrank in the final quarter of 2025 due to a broad pullback in…
Disco Shares Soar Most Since April on Booming AI Chip Demand
Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Disco Corp. shares jumped as much as 15% after the supplier of chipmaking tools reported…