Wall Street’s biggest banks are proving that even geopolitical uncertainty and volatile markets can be highly profitable when trading desks stay busy and artificial intelligence fuels an unprecedented wave of capital raising. The six largest US banks generated a combined $55 billion in second-quarter profits, comfortably exceeding analysts’ expectations as market volatility, record AI-related fundraising
Andy Burnham will enter Downing Street on Monday with a promise that has eluded successive British prime ministers for more than a decade: reviving economic growth. But unlike his predecessors, Burnham is betting that the answer does not lie in Whitehall. Instead, the incoming Labour leader is proposing a sweeping transfer of power to Britain’s
As the second-quarter earnings season of 2026 approaches its most critical stretch, the global equity market finds itself at a pivotal crossroads. For over two years, a relentless, AI-driven bull run has propelled mega-cap technology valuations to historically elevated levels. However, the narrative on trading desks has undergone a fundamental shift. The era of rewarding
Memory chip and storage stocks fell sharply on Thursday as investors extended a broad semiconductor selloff following Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s quarterly results, despite the world’s largest contract chipmaker posting record earnings. TSMC reported its fifth consecutive quarter of record profit, beating analyst expectations. However, investors focused instead on the company’s higher-than-expected capital spending plans,
Binance Coin (BNB) is back in focus after a series of developments strengthened interest in the Binance ecosystem while technical indicators pointed to a possible trend reversal. At the time of writing, BNB was trading at $577.34, leaving it within striking distance of the next major technical hurdle. Bullish chart pattern puts $647 in focus
The technology sector has done well in the past decade, with the Nasdaq 100 Index beating its top peers like the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones. This article explores the outcome if one had invested $10,000 in the Invesco QQQ ETF (QQQ), ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ), and ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) five years
SanDisk stock has continued its weakness this week, falling to its lowest level since May 22. It has dropped by 35% from its highest level this year. Still, top analysts tracking the company have maintained a bullish outlook, pointing to its strong growth. Many analysts are bullish on the SanDisk stock Top analysts covering SanDisk
Micron stock has plunged since reaching a record high of $1,255 on June 25. Shares have fallen about 30%, mirroring the sharp declines seen across the memory chip sector, including industry leaders Samsung and SK Hynix. So, has Micron reached its peak, or is this pullback a golden buying opportunity? Micron stock is falling despite
Gold remained under pressure on Thursday as resilient US consumer spending and a continued rally in oil prices weighed on investor sentiment, offsetting support from softer inflation expectations and ongoing geopolitical tensions. The precious metal struggled to hold support at $4,000 an ounce, with investors reassessing the outlook for interest rates after the latest US
Lucid Group stock is attempting to rebound today, July 15, after plunging more than 40% in the previous session. LCID rose by about 2% in premarket trading to $4.73, recovering modestly from its lowest level of the week. Lucid Group stock rises after denying it’s going bankrupt or private LCID stock crawled back after a