US initial jobless claims fell by 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 224,000 for the week ending December 13. The development comes as a reversal to the previous week’s sharp spike and points to continued restraint in corporate layoffs. The reading is slightly better than consensus expectations of 225,000 and provided reassurance that labor market conditions
The most consequential national security move President Donald Trump has made this year came in two documents released late this year. One redefined how the White House sees power, allies, and threats. The other decides who is allowed to enter the United States and who is not. Taken together, Trump’s National Security Strategy and his
US stocks rose modestly on Wednesday, looking to snap a three-session losing streak for major benchmarks as investors digested newly released labour market data and comments from Federal Reserve officials. The S&P 500 traded about 0.1% higher, while the Nasdaq Composite also edged up by roughly the same amount. The Dow Jones Industrial Average outperformed
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of jailed former President Jair Bolsonaro, is meeting with business and finance figures this week as he prepares to run for president next year, according to persons familiar with his intentions. The outreach comes as investors question the seriousness of his candidacy and the lack of clarity surrounding his
Warner Bros. Discovery on Wednesday recommended that shareholders reject an unsolicited takeover proposal from Paramount, escalating the high-stakes battle for control of the media group. In a sharply worded letter, the board said the offer raised serious concerns about funding certainty and accused Paramount’s backers, Larry and David Ellison, of repeatedly misleading investors about the
Yearn Finance, one of the leading decentralised finance (DeFi) protocols, has suffered a significant setback as its legacy TUSD vault fell victim to a sophisticated exploit. According to security firm PeckShield, attackers managed to extract approximately $300,000, converting the stolen assets into 103 Ether now held at the address 0x0F21…4066. PeckShieldAlert @PeckShieldAlert ·Follow #PeckShieldAlert YearnFinanceV1
The Artificial Super Intelligence (ASI) Alliance said ASI:Cloud has begun processing live workloads, marking a significant step in its push to provide decentralized, enterprise-grade AI infrastructure to developers and researchers. The platform offers permissionless access to GPU compute and AI inference services, positioning itself as an alternative to centralized cloud providers at a time of
Shares of Oracle fell sharply on Wednesday after a report raised fresh questions about financing for one of the company’s flagship artificial intelligence infrastructure projects. Oracle stock dropped more than 1% in premarket trading after the Financial Times reported that Blue Owl Capital would not back a proposed $10 billion data centre deal. Losses deepened
Nvidia’s stock dropped over 2% on Wednesday as investors cashed in gains after a powerful run-up. Wednesday’s sell-off marks a classic bout of profit-taking in one of this year’s most crowded trades. The pullback came after months of outperformance and arrived as fresh headlines on competition, China export rules, and shifting macro sentiment gave traders
Bitcoin’s price remained stuck in a narrow range as a series of macroeconomic factors kept market activity constrained. The total crypto market cap edged slightly lower, with buying and selling pressure both subdued during a week filled with key macro developments. As of press time, overall market capitalisation hovered just above the $3 trillion mark.