South Korea auto stocks rise after U.S. Commerce Secretary confirms tariffs lowered to 15%

South Korea auto stocks rise after U.S. Commerce Secretary confirms tariffs lowered to 15%

Overlooking the city with Busan Tower in Yongdusan Park. Nampo-dong, Busan, South Korea. Jungang Yan | Moment | Getty Images Shares of South Korean auto companies rose Tuesday after U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick confirmed that lower U.S. auto tariffs of 15% on South Korea would retrospectively come into effect, starting Nov. 1. “We … Read more

Forget AI spending — the biggest risk to this stock market is speculative junk

Forget AI spending — the biggest risk to this stock market is speculative junk

Chicken and egg? Cart before the horse? Six of one, half dozen of the other? After a while, you realize there isn’t a simple phrase to capture the linkages between alternative investments that cloud the landscape of money-making opportunities. What kind of alternative investments am I alluding to? They could be any number of things: … Read more

Bitcoin falls below $95,000 amid tech sell-off, bounces off lows on Friday

Bitcoin falls below ,000 amid tech sell-off, bounces off lows on Friday

Representation of Bitcoin cryptocurrency in this illustration taken Sept. 10, 2025. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Bitcoin dipped below $95,000 on Friday, pushing the world’s oldest cryptocurrency further into the red and continuing its four-day decline amid a broader artificial intelligence-linked stock pullback. The digital asset hit $94,491.22 early Friday, marking its lowest level since May … Read more