Copper prices: AI demand collides with natural disaster
Deadly storms that have disrupted copper mines in Chile could amplify market strains, strategists say, as the U.S. and China battle for supply of the critical industrial metal, in turn pushing prices higher. Although the immediate outages appear limited,…
Iran targets U.S. assets in Kuwait, Bahrain after Egypt drone attack
A commuter walks past a wall mural along the street in Tehran on July 21, 2026. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images Iran’s army said on Friday it had launched attacks on strategic U.S. assets and military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, following the…
Oil price: Strait of Hormuz crude flows recover, Trump’s Iran tariff push
Oil tankers and cargo vessels remain anchored off Port Sultan Qaboos on June 21, 2026 in Muscat, Oman. Elke Scholiers | Getty Images Oil prices extended declines Friday as signs of a recovery in crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz eased supply…
CXMT’s stellar debut sets stage for next test against memory giants
CXMT‘s blockbuster Shanghai debut has put it in the spotlight, but analysts say closing the technology gap in advanced memory chips, not investor enthusiasm, will determine whether it can challenge the global market leaders. The Chinese memory…
BOJ holds rates at 1%, warns of underlying inflation above target
A Japanese flag at the Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. New BOJ Board Member Ayano Sato said the country’s inflation views aren’t very strong yet, suggesting her tilt toward accommodative policy as…
China’s factory activity unexpectedly contracts in July
LIUZHOU, CHINA – JULY 25: Robotic arms assemble auto parts at the workshop of Guangxi Liuzhou Zhuotong Auto Parts Co., Ltd. on July 25, 2026 in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China. He Huawen | Visual China Group | Getty Images…
SK Hynix, Samsung stocks: AI rally roars back
Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images South Korea’s chip heavyweights SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics skyrocketed in Seoul on Friday, tracking a sharp rally in U.S. technology stocks after blockbuster earnings from Amazon and Microsoft revived…
Anthropic says Claude ‘gained unauthorized access’ to others’ systems
Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, at Bloomberg House during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anthropic on Thursday said it…
Microsoft’s Xbox chief lays out plan to pass rivals on margin by 2030
Asha Sharma, CEO of Xbox at Microsoft, speaks at the Bloomberg Tech conference in San Francisco on June 4, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft’s new Xbox chief is looking to push the gaming unit’s margin back in line…
Coinbase shares fall after crypto exchange posts disappointing second-quarter results
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Coinbase shares dropped in extended trading on Thursday after the crypto platform posted a wider-than-expected loss for the second quarter, underscoring the continued troubles resulting from a deepening crypto…