Apple’s Price Hikes Show the Other Side of the AI Chip Boom
Apple shares fell sharply after the company announced higher prices across several products, including MacBooks and iPads, with the increases tied directly…
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Micron’s Blowout Quarter Shows Where AI Demand Is Actually Landing
Micron shares surged after the company posted quarterly results that comfortably beat Wall Street’s estimates, powered by surging AI-driven demand for memory…
SpaceX Stock Hits a New Low Just Weeks After Its Record Debut
SpaceX shares extended their retreat for a third consecutive session, giving back most of the gains from the company’s blockbuster opening day…
Kevin Warsh’s First Fed Meeting Changed More Than the Rate Decision
The Federal Reserve held rates steady at Kevin Warsh’s first meeting as chair, exactly as markets expected. The real story wasn’t the…
Markets Have Already Decided What the New Fed Chair Will Say
Markets had already decided what incoming Fed Chair Kevin Warsh was going to say before he said it. Futures traders priced out…
The Bank of Japan Raised Rates Again — And Markets Shrugged
The Bank of Japan lifted its policy rate to 1% this week, its highest level since 1995 — a move that had…
Why Bitcoin Is Falling While Everything Else Runs
Bitcoin has spent much of this year underperforming a red-hot US stock market, prompting a wave of “Bitcoin is broken” commentary. Analyst…
Why So Few Americans Actually Reach $1 Million in Retirement Savings
New data on US retirement savings makes for sobering reading: despite widespread belief that a comfortable retirement requires something in the neighbourhood…
SpaceX Stock Jumps 19% on Its First Day — What a Record IPO Looks Like
Space Exploration Technologies opened to a warm reception from public market investors, closing its first day of trading up 19% in what’s…