Markets

• PepsiCo earnings beat estimates as drinks sales pick up around the world - PepsiCo reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street's estimates.
• India's Nifty 50 skyrockets 5% as U.S.-India trade deal turbocharges stocks - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday stateside said that U.S. will cut reciprocal tariff on India to 18% from 25%.
• 'GameStop in 2026': How silver market has morphed into meme trading - Silver's rapid surge and equally dramatic reversal ignited questions among investors: when does an asset start behaving like a meme?
• Asia markets rise on U.S.-India trade deal optimism; gold and silver rebound - Asia-Pacific markets rose after U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington and India had struck a trade deal.
• Strategy slides after bitcoin briefly dips below crypto firm's key breakeven level - Bitcoin fell as low as about $74,500 early Monday, dipping below Strategy's average purchase price of $76,052 per token.
• Nvidia shares are down 2% after a report that its OpenAI investment stalled. Here's what's happening - Nvidia's Jensen Huang criticized OpenAI's business strategy as the chip giant plans to invest up to $100 billion into the AI startup, per reports.
• How to trade the market spiral as investors dump gold, silver and oil - Analysts flagged U.S. President Donald Trump’s nomination for the next chair of the Federal Reserve as a key trigger to the latest market downturn.
• South Korea stocks fall more than 4%, triggering temporary halt in trading - Asia-Pacific markets saw a mixed trading session as investors assessed China's factory activity for January.
• European stocks set for sharp declines as global market fears are reignited - European stocks are expected to open in negative territory as concerns over cryptocurrencies, precious metals and artificial intelligence haunt global markets.
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