Markets
- Fed is likely to lower rates only two more times, even under Trump's next chair pick: CNBC Fed survey - Forecasters don't believe the next Fed chair installed by President Donald Trump will drive down overnight rates towards the low levels demanded by the president.
- Asia markets seeing 'unbelievable' rush of capital, driving equity rallies and IPO frenzy - Asian equity markets are commanding global investor attention on the back of an IPO surge and rising cross-border, said JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs.
- China's industrial profits rise 0.6% in 2025, accelerating in December as output expands despite weak demand - EconomyChina's industrial profits rise 0.6% in 2025, accelerating in December as output expands despite weak demandPublished Mon, Jan 26 20269:05 PM ESTAnniek B
- Health insurers tumble after Trump administration proposes keeping Medicare Advantage rates flat next year - Shares of large Medicare plan providers Humana, CVS Health and UnitedHealth Group plunged in extended trading.
- AI spending wasn't the biggest engine of U.S. economic growth in 2025, despite popular assumptions - The GDP value of AI is smaller than it might appear given that a lot of high-tech equipment is imported, according to a recent MRB Partners report.
- Asia-Pacific stocks trade mixed as geopolitical worries keep investors on edge - Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Monday as investors continued to pile into gold, sending it to fresh highs.
- Another day another high: Gold surges past $5,000 as investors seek shelter from global risks - The surge comes as recent flashpoints from Greenland and Venezuela to the Middle East underscore higher geopolitical risk, while fiscal concerns also loom large.
- What I want from Apple, Meta and Microsoft in their key earnings reports - All three stocks are regarded as broken, and it's difficult to get more broken.
- The top 10 analysts of 2025, as measured by TipRanks - TipRanks highlights U.S. analysts with the most successful ratings in the previous year.
- Gov. Walz calls on Trump to halt ICE operations in Minnesota after another fatal shooting - "Minnesota has had it. This is sickening. The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota," Walz said.