The World Economic Forum’s 56th annual meeting concluded Friday evening in Davos with a sobering realization that the international order that governed global finance and politics since World War II seems dead. What emerged over those five days is a world fragmenting into competing power blocs, with technological disruption arriving faster than anyone expected. The
The Walt Disney Company remains on track to appoint a new chief executive early this year, as the entertainment giant moves closer to resolving a long-running succession process and faces renewed pressure to revive its underperforming stock. In a letter to shareholders released late Thursday, board chairman James Gorman said Disney expects “to announce the
After days dominated by geopolitical tensions tied to US President Donald Trump’s Greenland ambitions and renewed tariff threats toward European allies, global markets are heading into a pivotal week shaped less by diplomacy and more by data, earnings and central bank signals. A heavy slate of corporate results and a closely watched Federal Reserve interest
Gold is knocking on the $5,000-per-ounce door after a historic 66% rally in 2025, driven by geopolitical shocks, a weakening dollar, and relentless central bank buying of the precious metal. The impressive rally has investors reconsidering a critical decision: should they own bullion directly or buy exposure through exchange-traded funds? The answer depends entirely on
Meta Platforms stock price popped by over 5% on Thursday, adding billions of dollars in value. It rose to a high of $647, up by 11% from its lowest level in November last year. This article explores why the META stock rose and what to expect ahead of the upcoming earnings. Meta Platforms stock price
Chipmaking giant Nvidia’s China curse may finally be easing, after reports that Chinese officials have told Alibaba and other tech companies to prepare for purchases of Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence chips, signalling that Beijing may be moving toward formally approving imports of the components. According to a Bloomberg report, Chinese regulators have given in-principle approval
Shares of Babcock International Group fell sharply on Friday after the company announced that chief executive David Lockwood will retire by the end of 2026, marking the start of a leadership transition at one of Britain’s largest defence contractors. The stock dropped more than 3.8%, making Babcock the worst performer on the FTSE 100 during
Shares of several Adani Group companies fell sharply on Friday after new court filings showed the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking to send legal summons to founder Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani over allegations of bribery and fraud. The disclosures revived investor focus on a high-profile US case tied to
As India approaches another Union Budget, the country’s crypto and Web3 community is doing so with restrained expectations, shaped by years of regulatory ambiguity and a policy approach that has prioritised taxation and oversight over formal recognition. The government has consistently maintained that cryptocurrencies and other virtual digital assets are not legal tender in India.
Europe and defense have been written about relentlessly over the past year. And while the urgency keeps getting louder, actions are still not matching the scale of the problem. January’s events alone, such as troop withdrawals, tariff threats, and Arctic brinkmanship, turned a slow debate about burden sharing into a real test of whether Europe