Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) rallied as much as 9% on Friday morning after the US President, Donald Trump, praised the semiconductor behemoth and its chief executive, Lip-Bu Tan, in a social media post. INTC shares have been in a sharp uptrend over

Apple shares extended a rare period of weakness this week, slipping 0.5% to $259.04 on Thursday and marking the stock’s seventh consecutive session of declines dating back to Dec. 30. While the pullback has been relatively modest — Apple shares are

European markets and politics ended the week on a mixed note, with London equities nudged higher by renewed mining deal speculation, while a powerful storm disrupted daily life across parts of northern Europe. Political uncertainty also loomed in France, where a

Netflix stock (NASDAQ: NFLX) has tumbled roughly 27% since hitting a peak in late June 2025. The losses have been particularly steep following the December 5 announcement of its $72 billion equity acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s studios and streaming division. Netflix

The S&P 500 climbed 0.7% to a fresh intraday record high on Friday, following the release of December’s employment report, which showed a mixed labor market picture that calmed recession fears. The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.9%, while the Dow Jones Industrial

US job growth stalled in December, underscoring a labor market losing momentum, while geopolitical and policy uncertainty weighed on global sentiment. Iran’s Supreme Leader warned protests could isolate the country further as security forces tightened controls. In the US, OpenAI and SoftBank

OpenAI and SoftBank announced a joint $1 billion investment in SB Energy on Friday to build and operate a 1.2-gigawatt data centre in Milam County, Texas. On the surface, it reads like yet another megadeal in the booming AI infrastructure arms