Hopes rise for Chinese property support ahead of key March meeting

Hopes rise for Chinese property support ahead of key March meeting

Real Estate Projects in Yantai, Shandong, China on January 5, 2026. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese policymakers may be finally warming to the idea of tackling the country’s worsening real estate slump, raising expectations that stronger support measures could be coming later this year. The Communist Party’s official journal Qiushi, which means “seeking truth,” kicked … Read more

European stocks open higher as traders track Venezuela developments

European stocks open higher as traders track Venezuela developments

One of the helicopters carrying Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores arrives after they were captured overnight in Venezuela by U.S. forces, at the Westside Heliport in New York City, U.S. January 3, 2026. Jeenah Moon | Reuters LONDON — European stocks opened in positive territory on Monday as global markets react … Read more

Baidu’s semiconductor unit Kunlunxin files for Hong Kong listing amid AI chip boom in China

Baidu’s semiconductor unit Kunlunxin files for Hong Kong listing amid AI chip boom in China

A general view of the Baidu logo is seen at the Shanghai New Expo Center during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2025 in Shanghai, China, on July 28, 2025. Ying Tang | Nurphoto | Getty Images Chinese tech giant Baidu plans to spin off its artificial intelligence chip subsidiary, Kunlunxin, and list it in Hong … Read more

Europe’s banks have had a stellar year. Now they face one big question in 2026

Europe’s banks have had a stellar year. Now they face one big question in 2026

Key Points Europe’s banking sector has flourished in 2025, with lenders notching their strongest annual showing since 1997. Now, after a strong third-quarter earnings season, banks must decide how and where to put their “significant” excess capital to work in 2026. Strategists see the sector as a strong diversification play for investors in 2026. European … Read more

Asia-Pacific markets mostly fall on penultimate day of the year

Asia-Pacific markets mostly fall on penultimate day of the year

Aerial view by drone of Tokyo Cityscape with Tokyo Sky Tree visible in Tokyo city, Japan on sunrise. pongnathee kluaythong | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell Tuesday, after the tech sell-down on Wall Street continued on AI bubble fears. Nvidia shares dropped more than 1% Monday stateside, giving back some of its more … Read more

DigitalBridge shares jump 50% after report SoftBank is in talks to acquire firm

DigitalBridge shares jump 50% after report SoftBank is in talks to acquire firm

The logo of Japanese company SoftBank Group at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo on November 21, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Shares of data center investment firm DigitalBridge surged as much as 50% in premarket trade on Monday after a media report that Japan’s SoftBank was in advanced talks to acquire the … Read more

Asia markets trade higher amid holiday-thinned trade; gold and silver hit fresh highs

Asia markets trade higher amid holiday-thinned trade; gold and silver hit fresh highs

TOKYO, JAPAN – JULY 27: Pedestrians and shoppers walk through the Akihabara area on July 27, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan. Japan’s core consumer price index climbed by 3.3% in June, outpacing the US figure for the first time in eight years as the Bank of Japan holds its monetary policy meeting on July 27 and … Read more

Medical supply firm Medline jumps more than 30% in debut after biggest IPO of 2025

Medical supply firm Medline jumps more than 30% in debut after biggest IPO of 2025

Shares of U.S. medical supplies giant Medline jumped more than 30% in its debut on the Nasdaq on Wednesday after the biggest initial public offering of the year globally. The stock opened at $35, up from its $29 IPO price. The private equity-owned company sold a little over 216 million shares on Tuesday, raising $6.26 … Read more