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Record Crowds, Shrinking Wallets: The New Economics Behind Black Friday’s Surging Footfall and Slowing Spend

Risk-Off Market Sentiment Intensifies Pressure on Crypto-Hoarding Company Shares

EU Pushes for Protective Mechanisms as Tariff Deal with United States Raises Industrial Concerns

Record US Black Friday Online Sales Reach $8.6 Billion as Digital Shopping Surges Despite Economic Pressures

India Moves to Reassert Digital Governance Limits After Dropping Mandatory Security App Plan

Institutional Expectations Shift as Goldman Sachs Poll Shows Strong Momentum Toward a $5,000 Gold Market

AI Expansion Reshapes Global Memory Markets as Supply Tightens

Bitcoin’s Deep Pullback Fits a Familiar Pattern as the Market Repeats Long-Term Cycles

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Bitcoin’s Deep Pullback Fits a Familiar Pattern as the Market Repeats Long-Term Cycles

AI Expansion Reshapes Global Memory Markets as Supply Tightens

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Bitcoin’s Deep Pullback Fits a Familiar Pattern as the Market Repeats Long-Term Cycles

Bitcoin’s Deep Pullback Fits a Familiar Pattern as the Market Repeats Long-Term Cycles

Markets

Bitcoin’s decline of nearly 30% from its most recent peak has unsettled investors who entered the market during periods of rapid appreciation, yet long-time observers see the drop as part of the cryptocurrency’s well-established rhythm. Across multiple cycles, Bitcoin has repeatedly experienced sharp mid-cycle drawdowns followed by recoveries that eventually carried it to new highs. The latest...
AI Expansion Reshapes Global Memory Markets as Supply Tightens

AI Expansion Reshapes Global Memory Markets as Supply Tightens

Markets

The accelerating global build-out of artificial intelligence infrastructure has triggered a structural shock in the memory-chip market, creating a supply imbalance that is rapidly reshaping pricing, production priorities, and competitive dynamics across the technology ecosystem. What began as a scramble for high-performance memory used in AI accelerators has spilled into the broader...
India Moves to Reassert Digital Governance Limits After Dropping Mandatory Security App Plan

India Moves to Reassert Digital Governance Limits After Dropping Mandatory Security App Plan

Markets

India’s decision to withdraw its order requiring smartphone manufacturers to preload a government-backed cybersecurity application has opened a revealing window into the country’s evolving debate over digital rights, surveillance concerns and the limits of executive authority over the tech sector. The reversal, announced after days of political confrontation and public outcry, marks one of the...
Institutional Expectations Shift as Goldman Sachs Poll Shows Strong Momentum Toward a $5,000 Gold Market

Institutional Expectations Shift as Goldman Sachs Poll Shows Strong Momentum Toward a $5,000 Gold Market

Markets

The sharp rise in gold prices over the past year has prompted Goldman Sachs to conduct a detailed poll of institutional investors, seeking clarity on the forces driving bullion’s renewed momentum and the degree of conviction behind long-range forecasts. What the bank found was not only broad consensus around continued gains, but a deeper structural shift in how major market participants interpret...
EU Pushes for Protective Mechanisms as Tariff Deal with United States Raises Industrial Concerns

EU Pushes for Protective Mechanisms as Tariff Deal with United States Raises Industrial Concerns

Markets

European Union governments are intensifying efforts to build protective mechanisms into their recently negotiated tariff deal with the United States, reflecting growing unease that the agreement could expose EU manufacturers to competitive pressures at a sensitive economic moment. The push for safeguards underscores a broader strategic dilemma: how to deepen transatlantic economic cooperation...
Record US Black Friday Online Sales Reach $8.6 Billion as Digital Shopping Surges Despite Economic Pressures

Record US Black Friday Online Sales Reach $8.6 Billion as Digital Shopping Surges Despite Economic Pressures

Markets

The United States marked a new milestone in its retail landscape this year as Black Friday online sales climbed to $8.6 billion, driven by shifting consumer behaviour, aggressive discounting, and the growing dominance of digital commerce. The figure, based on market monitoring across major retailers, reflects a 9.4% increase in online spending compared with the same period last year, signalling...
Record Crowds, Shrinking Wallets: The New Economics Behind Black Friday’s Surging Footfall and Slowing Spend

Record Crowds, Shrinking Wallets: The New Economics Behind Black Friday’s Surging Footfall and Slowing Spend

Markets

Black Friday is entering a new phase defined by a swelling crowd of shoppers coupled with sharply lower spending intentions — a shift that exposes deep transformations in consumer behavior, economic pressure points, and the evolving structure of holiday retailing. While foot traffic is expected to reach new highs, the willingness of consumers to part with their money is weakening, creating a...
Risk-Off Market Sentiment Intensifies Pressure on Crypto-Hoarding Company Shares

Risk-Off Market Sentiment Intensifies Pressure on Crypto-Hoarding Company Shares

Markets

Shares of cryptocurrency-hoarding companies are coming under renewed strain as global markets shift into a more defensive posture and investors retreat from highly speculative assets. The sector — which thrived during periods of abundant liquidity, strong retail participation and enthusiasm for digital assets — is now confronting a reversal in market conditions that exposes the fragility of its...
Walmart Signals Strength Through Upgraded Forecasts as Strategic Shift to Nasdaq Highlights Its Technology-Led Transformation

Walmart Signals Strength Through Upgraded Forecasts as Strategic Shift to Nasdaq Highlights Its Technology-Led Transformation

Companies

Walmart’s decision to raise its annual outlook ahead of the holiday season and simultaneously announce a switch of its stock listing to Nasdaq reflects a deeper recalibration underway inside the world’s largest retailer. The moves underscore Walmart’s confidence in its ability to navigate a fragmented consumer landscape while accelerating its transition into a technology-driven company. With U.S....
Renewed Market Caution Drives Bitcoin to Six-Month Lows Amid Shifting Rate Expectations and Liquidity Stress

Renewed Market Caution Drives Bitcoin to Six-Month Lows Amid Shifting Rate Expectations and Liquidity Stress

Markets

Bitcoin’s decline to its weakest levels since April reflects a confluence of macroeconomic pressure, shifting expectations around U.S. monetary policy, and internal fragilities within the crypto ecosystem. The latest downturn underscores how deeply the world’s largest cryptocurrency remains intertwined with broader risk sentiment, despite periodic narratives of its independence from traditional...
Structural Indicators in Nvidia’s Forecast Quiet AI Bubble Alarm Bells on Wall Street

Structural Indicators in Nvidia’s Forecast Quiet AI Bubble Alarm Bells on Wall Street

Companies

Nvidia’s latest quarterly results and forward-guidance reveal a pivotal shift in investor sentiment — moving from rampant concern over an overheated artificial-intelligence investment frenzy to guarded optimism about the concrete infrastructure spending behind it. Having posted year-on-year revenue growth that beat expectations and guided to a higher-than-anticipated upcoming quarter, Nvidia has...
The Structural Risks Behind Musk’s 2018 Pay Deal and Tesla’s Future Earnings Capacity

The Structural Risks Behind Musk’s 2018 Pay Deal and Tesla’s Future Earnings Capacity

Companies

When the board of Tesla approved the 2018 compensation package for CEO Elon Musk, the headlines fixated on its unprecedented size and ambition. But today analysts and investors are focusing less on the flashy “pay-deal of the future” and more closely on how the legacy of that earlier package threatens to erode Tesla’s earnings well into the coming years. The compensation plan, still tied up in...

World

Taiwan Rolls Out Universal Security Handbook as China’s Threat Deepens

Taiwan Rolls Out Universal Security Handbook as China’s Threat Deepens
Taiwan has launched an unprecedented nationwide campaign to distribute civil-defence handbooks to all households on the island, marking a significant escalation in its efforts to ready the population...

Wealthy Nations Retreat from Climate Leadership as COP30 Chief Warns of Fading Resolve

Wealthy Nations Retreat from Climate Leadership as COP30 Chief Warns of Fading Resolve
The opening of the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, has laid bare an uncomfortable truth for the global community: the industrialised world’s enthusiasm for tackling the climate emergency is...

Brazil’s Amazon ‘Time Machine’ Tests the Future of Climate as COP30 Nears

Brazil’s Amazon ‘Time Machine’ Tests the Future of Climate as COP30 Nears
Deep inside Brazil’s vast rainforest, scientists are running an unprecedented experiment designed to glimpse the Earth’s future. Using advanced atmospheric technology, researchers are turning a...

Europe’s Strategic Break-with-China: How the EU Is Rewiring Its Industrial Core to Escape Beijing’s Grip on Rare Earths

Europe’s Strategic Break-with-China: How the EU Is Rewiring Its Industrial Core to Escape Beijing’s Grip on Rare Earths
For the European Union, the dominance of China in rare earth elements has evolved from an economic inconvenience into a strategic vulnerability. These metals—vital for electric vehicles, wind...

Trump Issues Firm Warning to Russia in Lead-Up to High-Stakes Summit

Trump Issues Firm Warning to Russia in Lead-Up to High-Stakes Summit
U.S. President Donald Trump is signalling a sharpened approach toward Vladimir Putin and Moscow as the two leaders prepare to meet, putting Russia explicitly “on notice” over its actions in Ukraine....

People

Reagan’s Enduring Shadow: How an Old Conservative Ideal Still Defines and Challenges Trump’s Presidency

Reagan’s Enduring Shadow: How an Old Conservative Ideal Still Defines and Challenges Trump’s Presidency
A smiling portrait of Ronald Reagan, framed in gold, hangs behind the Resolute Desk — a silent observer of Donald Trump’s presidency. For Trump, the image is both inspiration and burden. While Reagan...

South Korean Workers Recount Ordeal After U.S. Immigration Raid on Hyundai Plant

South Korean Workers Recount Ordeal After U.S. Immigration Raid on Hyundai Plant
South Korean workers caught in the sweeping U.S. immigration raid at a Hyundai-LG battery plant in Georgia have described in vivid detail the fear, humiliation, and uncertainty they endured. Their...

Federal Judge Likely to Stand Guard Over Fed’s Independence in Cook Dispute

Federal Judge Likely to Stand Guard Over Fed’s Independence in Cook Dispute
The legal and political battle over President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is moving into a Washington courtroom, where a federal judge is preparing to hear...

When Allies Turned Adversaries: The Dramatic Implosion of the Trump–Musk Alliance

When Allies Turned Adversaries: The Dramatic Implosion of the Trump–Musk Alliance
The alliance between former President Donald Trump and tech magnate Elon Musk—once hailed as an unlikely marriage of populist politics and Silicon Valley ambition—crumbled in a matter of days this...

Trump Declines Further Debates As Harris Emerges As Debate Winner In Polls

Trump Declines Further Debates As Harris Emerges As Debate Winner In Polls
Republican nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he would not participate in a third presidential debate against his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala...