Stock markets

• 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.
• World leaders flock to Beijing, hedging against U.S. disruptions - Nations that avoided China in recent years are now sending their leaders to Beijing for meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
• Software stocks enter bear market on AI disruption fear with ServiceNow plunging 11% Thursday - The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF is on pace for its biggest one-day decline since April 4 during the tariff-triggered downturn.
• Here is Jim Cramer's cheat sheet to navigating this stock market - "Shortages are true north" for investors, CNBC's Jim Cramer said Wednesday.
• World’s largest sovereign wealth fund posts record $1.4 billion annual return, driven by tech and banking rally - Norway's $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund holds stakes in many of the world's biggest companies, including Apple, Nvidia and JPMorgan Chase.
• U.S. dollar rebounds after Bessent shuts down report of potential yen intervention - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shut down reports that the U.S. may step into the currency market.
• Department of Energy to announce new efforts to boost nuclear fuel supply chain - The Department of Energy will announce an initiative to build out the nation's nuclear fuel supply chain as interest in the emissions-free power source grows.
• Airbus, AstraZeneca and HSBC executives join UK's Starmer on high-stakes China trip - Executives from Airbus, AstraZeneca and HSBC are joining Prime Minister Keir Starmer on a rare China visit, highlighting the business focus of the trip amid strained global trade relations.
• One year after DeepSeek, Chinese AI firms from Alibaba to Moonshot race to release new models - Chinese companies are releasing new AI models and striving to gain an edge in the AI application race as the country's biggest holiday of the year nears.
• Dollar suffers worst one-day slide since last April after Trump says currency hasn't fallen too low - The dollar dropped about 1.3% on Tuesday.