
Milei’s fall from grace: Argentina’s stock market becomes the world’s worst performer in 2025
The president’s electoral setback in Buenos Aires has heightened market unease and raised concerns about the peso’s exchange rate

The president’s electoral setback in Buenos Aires has heightened market unease and raised concerns about the peso’s exchange rate

The precious metal has outperformed stocks and cryptocurrencies so far this year, hitting record highs. In times of uncertainty, its allure draws both major investors and small savers

Fear of inflation is keeping the 10-year yield elevated despite Powell’s possible cuts. Not since the financial crash has the US lowered rates while prices were rising
Energy experts were surprised by the inability to isolate the blackout to a single area, forcing the system to be rebooted from scratch, but they say restoration of service was quick given the circumstances

The Spanish and Portuguese governments are investigating the reason for the electrical shortage. Power has been restored in some areas in the north and south of Spain

Elon Musk is the most affected among the billionaires, who have seen hundreds of billions of wealth vanish in recent weeks due to stock market declines

Investors, who once welcomed his election victory, are now fleeing the US markets and putting pressure on the president to reverse his most controversial measures

Although Elon Musk attracts most of the headlines, the US Cabinet is full of other wealthy individuals who have significant investments in tech, crypto and pharmaceuticals, to name just a few sectors

Elon Musk is hoping to stem the decline, worsened by disappointing 2024 results, with his new autonomous car service

The tycoon is turning his attention to Europe, where he is trying out alliances with far-right leaders and meddling in domestic politics in ways that could benefit his corporate interests in the continent

The British Wall Street expert is optimistic, saying that ‘for the US economy, there’s nothing to really stop the current momentum’

The possibility that the Republican could disrupt currencies or the stock markets with his unpredictable messages is forcing traders to pay close attention

The leading cryptocurrency is enjoying its best moment, having overcome price crashes, platform bankruptcies, and relentless criticism

Shares in GEO Group and CoreCivic, the two largest publicly traded US prison groups, are rising sharply on the prospect of an increase in the penitentiary population and the number of migrants detained under the Republican administration

Bhutan is hoarding bitcoins as abundant and cheap electricity turn this remote and peaceful Buddhist corner of South Asia into the surprise epicenter of digital currency mining

Private prison operators, arms manufacturers and others who stand to gain from a Republican win in November have sustained stock market losses even as the Democratic candidate rises in the polls

According to experts, valuations of tech companies, interest rate developments and corporate earnings are overshadowing political risks on investors’ list of concerns

Once a semiconductor market leader, the company has fallen behind the competition and is now worth 12 times less than Nvidia
The most popular cryptocurrency has doubled in price over the last year. Regulatory changes in the U.S. and the foreseeable drop in interest rates have boosted its performance. Young investors tend to be attracted to Bitcoin, often unaware of the risks they’re taking

The impact on inflation still seems limited, and major stock shortages are not expected, but experts and those affected agree that the length of the conflict will be key

The situation of Chinese real estate and inflation will also continue to be in the eye of the hurricane next year

The resignation of the Binance founder following anti-money laundering charges puts an end to the era of charismatic leaders who staked his future on bitcoin

The AI chip leader closed the year as the best-performing stock on the S&P 500 index, with a revaluation of more than 200%

Do Kwon (TerraLuna), Sam Bankman-Fried (FTX) and Changpeng Zhao (Binance) — once rising stars in the crypto sector — have left their leadership positions amid accusations of illegal practices

The president of CAF-Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, Sergio Díaz-Granados, believes that this week’s upcoming meeting of government officials from both blocs ‘will be an opportunity of historic significance’

The Public Investment Fund — Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund — is the vehicle that the Arab country utilizes to gain a foothold in multiple companies and diversify its income beyond oil

State officials are celebrating the biggest funding drive from households in the small country’s history. Lenders saw clients massively withdraw money from deposits that barely generate any profits at a time of high inflation