Protesters again took to the streets of San Francisco, marching between the offices of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind, calling for a pause in the development of more powerful AI.
DBS Group Research, led by Ma Tieying, assesses Taiwan’s AI-driven expansion and its implications for the 2H26 outlook. The bank notes that AI remains central for Taiwan’s technology-oriented economy and that the AI sup…
OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong note that Barisan Nasional’s strong win in Johor reinforces UMNO’s political momentum but leaves federal policy continuity intact, limiting immediate implications for …
Big Pharma has a $300 billion problem, and biotech developers with promising drugs are becoming the fix. Major drugmakers are spending at a pace not seen since 2019 to replace medicines that will soon lose patent protec…
Paramount has vowed to fight California’s lawsuit seeking to block its proposed $110-billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing the deal would actually boost competition.
The World Cup has reached its final four. Spain, France, England, and Argentina will contest some exciting matches this week in advance of the final. Those nations, with the slight adjustment for England, all also can b…
The U.S. spirits market has been under pressure for over two years, JPMorgan analysts wrote on Aug. 20 in an earnings preview, citing a Gallup report that says the percentage of adults self-reporting that they consume a…
Key Senate Democrats have begun mounting an impassioned case against passage of the Clarity Act in its current form, as the sprawling crypto bill enters a climactic final hurdle.
The VictoryShares International Free Cash Flow Growth ETF (GRIN) tracks an index that is built on a rigorous methodology that identifies non-U.S. companies with a positive free cash flow (FCF) trend and high levels of p…
President Donald Trump's disclosure that the crypto sector had increased his wealth by some $1.4 billion is looming heavily over the ongoing discussions about satisfying Democratic lawmakers' demands that the crypto mar…
Reed Smith’s Aquarius platform automates regulatory filings and legal workflows as demand for MiCA compliance tools grows across Europe.
“The Odyssey” director Christopher Nolan famously doesn’t use a smartphone, so it’s perhaps unsurprising that he isn’t on board with the latest tech buzzphrase.
Claude doesn't behave the same way in every conversation. According to new research published Monday, AI giant Anthropic found its assistant consistently expresses different values depending on both the model users choo…
Saudi Arabia's flagship carrier is in talks with Boeing Co and Airbus SE for what could be its largest plane purchase yet, committing billions of dollars towards becoming a travel and tourism hub.
OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong observe that USD/SGD has turned slightly softer, tracking Renminbi (RMB) gains as the Dollar consolidates. They see risks skewed to the downside, with support at 1.29 …
On this episode of the “ETF of the Week” podcast, VettaFi’s Head of Research, Todd Rosenbluth, discussed the Vanguard US High-Yield Corporate BD Index ETF (VCHY) with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life. The pair discussed severa…
The New Zealand Dollar recoiled during Monday’s North American session, down 0.12%, as the Greenback posted gains versus most G8 FX currencies amid rising geopolitical tensions and hawkish comments from a Fed Governor. …
Robinhood spent over a year building a blockchain around the idea that users want to trade tokens tied to the world’s most valuable companies. But since Robinhood Chain debuted two weeks ago, digital assets with cute pi…
As foreign currency reserves remain under pressure, Bolivia is considering a framework to let the world’s largest stablecoin be used for payments, savings and trade.
Crude Oil is repricing the death of a framework rather than any single missile exchange. West Texas Intermediate trades near $75.00, up close to 5%, with Brent near $80.00, after Trump declared the United States will re…
UOB’s Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann note that USD/CNH fell more than expected to 6.7766 before rebounding, with the sharp decline seen stabilising and intraday consolidation likely between 6.7780 and 6.7920. For the ne…
Commerzbank’s Dr. Henry Hao and Moses Lim note that Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) kept the OPR at 2.75% for a sixth straight meeting, maintaining a cautious tone on global risks. Growth is still expected within a 4–5% rang…
It’s one thing to want more tech exposure, but it’s another to get that exposure without overweighting the big names. Whether that’s the Mag 7 or just the AI hyperscalers, most investors are already saturated with big-n…
For decades, traditional index-based ETFs have served as the low-cost foundational anchor for core allocations, consistently demonstrating that outperforming a broad market index is an uphill battle. Yet, while the vast…