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The ECB hiked rates in June for the first time since 2023 to tame the Mideast war inflation surge (Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV) Fresh fighting in the Middle East and renewed energy price rises have thrown a curveball at the European Central Bank as policymakers mull whether to hike interest rates again this week. The ECB lifted…

Why chip stocks and tech names are under pressure Two separate company stories combined to unsettle sentiment across the sector this week. TSMC reported second quarter results on 16 July 2026 that beat Wall Street estimates on revenue, and the company raised its full year capital expenditure guidance to between 60 billion and 64 billion…

Famed investor Warren Buffett is usually not one to seek out recognition, but in a recent interview, the Oracle of Omaha took credit for Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA 0.34%) (BRKB 0.42%) taking a large stake in Alphabet (GOOGL 2.05%) (GOOG 2.06%). Buffett has never been known as a tech investor, so when this value-oriented guru takes…

Warren Buffett is one of the world’s most famous investors. Although he was technically the CEO of industrial conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA)(NYSE: BRKB), it was his investment approach that really grew the business. Essentially, he used the company as an investment vehicle, buying entire companies and large stakes in publicly traded stocks. He has…

An updated edition of the May 28, 2026 article. As countries intensify efforts to cut carbon emissions and strengthen energy security, renewable energy has become central to the global power mix. Governments, utilities and corporations are increasing investments in cleaner technologies to support decarbonization goals, while rising demand for electricity is driving the need for…

OKX has launched more than 40 tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs on its platform. Customers across Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, the CIS region, MENA and Türkiye can now trade names like Apple, NVIDIA, Tesla, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100, all from the same OKX account they already use for crypto. The markets trade around the…

The artificial intelligence (AI) boom continues to grab the lion’s share of the market’s attention. Businesses that have jumped into the trend with both feet have seen their shares perform well as investors gravitated to this trade. Apple (AAPL +0.26%) has largely sat on the sidelines in this race, however, avoiding the massive spending activity…

Warren Buffett has a confession: He missed the boat on Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL). The 95-year-old chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA)(NYSE: BRKB) told CNBC on Wednesday that he personally initiated his company’s investment in the Google parent. He also admitted he should have bought in years ago, back when Alphabet was “asset-light and a…

Cathie Wood, the CEO of Ark Investment Management, is a staunch believer in innovation. The firm she leads is known for investing in companies making breakthroughs across various fields, including healthcare. One leader in the sector that Cathie Wood is doubling down on is Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY), the top player in the GLP-1 market.…