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Schwab's Liz Ann Sonders says the firm is neutral on equities and favors commodities, with no universal portfolio fit.

Investors weighed slowing demand, margin pressure, and analyst price target cuts.

Nio gained ground even as its average transaction price remained above those of several core BBA models.

Intel could solve a surprising issue for the AI chip giant.

Asian shares mostly rose in early Friday trading, getting a lift from a rally on Wall Street as well as declining oil prices. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.8% in early trading to 64,662.11, as the Bank of Japan ends a two-day monetary policy meeting to decide on interest rates. Hong Kong's Hang Seng edged up 0.8% to 24,766.66, while the Shanghai Composite added nearly 0.8% to 3,905.34.

Lucid’s European push comes amid Uber’s commitment to deploy at least 35,000 Lucid robotaxis equipped with Nuro tech.

With a medicine on the market and plenty of projects in the pipeline, this company's trajectory could be very positive for investors without being a smooth ride.

Fidelity National Information Services has seen its share price fall sharply in recent years, even as it continues to win large banking technology contracts. The question for investors is whether the current US$36.43 price fairly reflects what the company is earning today and what those earnings can support over time. The stock has declined 65.9% over the past 5 years, which puts the focus squarely on whether the underlying earnings justify such a large reset in expectations. Record core...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) just picked up fresh attention after MediaTek chose its 2-nanometer process for the new Dimensity 9600 Pro, while keeping the broader 9600M line on TSMC’s 3nm technology. That MediaTek win comes on top of a strong run for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, with the share price up 34.62% year to date and a 1-year total shareholder return of 61.47%. However, the stock is down 6.89% over the past 90 days, which indicates that while long-term...

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) is back in focus after Greg Abel, now running the operation, exited the Domino’s Pizza position in the first quarter of 2026. That portfolio move gives fresh clues about Berkshire’s evolving playbook. Recent moves under Greg Abel, including the Domino’s exit and heavier concentration in giants like Apple, American Express, and Alphabet, have arrived while Berkshire Hathaway’s share price has inched ahead. A 90 day share price return of 4.13% and a 5 year total...

A major new delivery partnership is making life easier for Costco members.

Visa (V) just joined Mastercard and Ant International to design a shared Know Your Agent framework, a move aimed at standardising how AI purchasing agents are identified and monitored across global payment networks. Recent announcements around Visa’s onchain credit push, stablecoin partnerships and the new Know Your Agent framework have landed against a share price of US$369.93, with a 90-day share price return of 13.05% pointing to building momentum, while the 5-year total shareholder return...

Marvell Technology (NasdaqGS:MRVL) announced new collaborations with GlobalFoundries, Microsoft and Utimaco focused on advanced connectivity and payment security. The GlobalFoundries partnership targets expanded production of advanced SiGe chips used in next generation optical links for AI data centers. Marvell is working with Microsoft and Utimaco to provide a cloud native payment security platform delivered through Microsoft Azure. These GlobalFoundries and Azure payment security deals...

International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) said its subsidiary Anderon won a US$1b federal award to build a U.S. quantum chip foundry, alongside a further US$1b IBM commitment to the project. The planned facility is described as the first stand-alone quantum wafer foundry in the U.S., focused on quantum chip manufacturing under CHIPS Act funding. IBM also announced a partnership with regulatory intelligence provider CUBE to integrate real time global AI rule monitoring into...

Tower Semiconductor and NewPhotonics recently reported high-volume shipments of laser-integrated photonic optical engines for AI infrastructure, built on Tower’s PH18DA silicon photonics platform and supporting data rates from 800G to 1.6T with higher-bandwidth 6.4T near-packaged optics planned for volume production from First Half 2027. This collaboration highlights Tower’s role at the center of advanced optical interconnects, where integrating lasers, modulators, amplifiers, and...

On August 6, APA Corporation (NASDAQ:APA) held its second-quarter earnings call, and one number stood out from the rest. The oil and gas producer is now holding its Permian oil production steady with four drilling rigs, half the eight it once estimated it would need. Adjusted production of 347,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day […]

AI shopping agents could turn fixed prices into opening offers, changing how retailers compete on price, value and product information.

The oil executive flagged a refining squeeze tighter than anything seen outside Covid.

On Thursday, all three benchmark indexes closed higher after a dip in oil prices and lower long-dated yields following the Fed’s rate-hike move.

IP Group PLC (FRA:IOOA) grew NAV per share to 114p and generated GBP69 million in H1 2026 cash proceeds, more than doubling last year's first-half total.

Stablecoins have picked up a powerful ally. Here's what Visa's latest crypto moves mean for ordinary investors.

It won't be pursuing banking licenses after all.

Bigger paychecks arrive with bigger questions about Amazon’s next chapter.

The chipmaker is racing to meet the surging demand for its new AI chips.

Analysts reassessed the stocks, citing weak demand, execution concerns, business momentum, and changing industry conditions.

There are signs that the market could see a big pullback.

Investors move past worries that AI firms’ calls for a slowdown in development risk the AI infrastructure trade.

The Wall Street firm sees a rare entry point in one streaming stock’s roughest stretch in years.

Trade threats between the U.S., Canada, and Europe are turning tariffs, minerals, and supply chains into tools of power, not just policy. That raises the stakes for any stock exposed to critical minerals and cross Atlantic trade flows. Missing this shift could mean missing where future capital and regulations concentrate. This article walks through three stocks tied to that story and examines how this new EU Canada axis might affect them. The companies in the list below are just a starting...

In recent days, Generac Holdings announced a long-term agreement to supply Amazon with industrial backup generators for its global data centers, with initial deliveries of about US$2.40 billion in 2027–2028 and total potential purchases up to US$8.00 billion, alongside purchase-linked warrants for Amazon to buy Generac shares. This move highlights how Amazon is locking in critical power resilience for its expanding AI and cloud infrastructure while also using equity-linked incentives to...