China is not only installing more robots, but building more of them. That thesis is driving Morgan Stanley’s view that China will keep growing as a global robotics leader, giving two Chinese companies an edge, investment analysts said in a Sept. 30 report shared with media in the last week. The analysis came on the…
Wall Street’s weekly performance was near the flat line heading into Friday. Things started OK on the final trading day of the week, until President Donald Trump ‘s new China trade threats tanked the stock market. The S & P 500 lost 2.71% on Friday — the worst single-session decline since April 10, the day…
BlackRock is seeing a shift among Big Tech investors. Jay Jacobs, the firm’s U.S. head of equity ETFs, finds they’re going for targeted themes like artificial intelligence. “One of the biggest trades we’re seeing this year is simply people leaving the traditional tech sector and getting more granular into AI-specific ETFs, like BAI [the iShares…
Chinese stocks trading in the U.S. tumbled Friday after former President Donald Trump threatened to sharply raise tariffs on Chinese imports if he returns to office, warning that China has become “very hostile.” Alibaba and Baidu each slid about 8%, while JD.com and PDD Holdings fell 6.6% and 5.2%, respectively. The iShares MSCI China ETF…
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Rare earth stocks — The group rose broadly after President Donald Trump said China was holding the world “captive” over the minerals, threatening countermeasures. MP Materials traded 13% higher along with USA Rare Earth . Magnificent Seven — Megacap tech stocks tumbled Friday after Donald Trump…
Gold and bitcoin have traded to record highs as investors look for protection in what’s typically a volatile October for the market. Rising inflation and debt, a weakening U.S. dollar, the government shutdown, and Wall Street’s newest buzz, the “debasement trade,” have all boosted assets beyond stocks and bonds. “This whole debasement trade is benefiting…
Check out the companies making headlines before the opening bell : Applied Digital — Shares surged 30% after the datacenter builder reported that revenue in its fiscal first quarter was up 84% from the comparable period in the prior year. Stellantis — The French-Italian-American automaker reported a 13% rise in third-quarter shipments, prompting shares to…
After a series of rigorous interviews, some lasting as long as two hours, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has winnowed down the list of candidates for Federal Reserve chair to five from 11, and that person could be nominated to the Fed — though not necessarily as chair — by January. According to senior Treasury officials,…
Morgan Stanley’s office in Canary Wharf financial district on Jan. 30, 2025 in London, UK. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images Morgan Stanley on Friday told its financial advisors that the firm was broadening access to crypto investments to all clients and allowing such investments in any type of account, including retirement accounts,…
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Friday that he continues to support lowering interest rates but said the central bank needs to be careful amid conflicting economic signals. “I’m still in the belief we need to cut rates, but we need to kind of be cautious about it,” Waller said during an interview on CNBC’s…