
Crude oil prices held in a tight range this week as investors focused on the stalemate between the US and Iran. Brent, the global benchmark, ended the week at $88.28 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) settled at $83.45. Both benchmarks remain more than 30% below their highs for the year, and key developments […]
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Salesforce’s latest earnings did more than rescue a stock that had spent much of the past year under pressure. They reopened a much bigger market question: what if artificial intelligence does not hollow out enterprise software, but instead makes the strongest software platforms more valuable? That possibility cuts directly against one of the most persistent […]
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The interesting thing about Apple’s next fortnight is not the foldable. On 1 September John Ternus becomes chief executive, ending the longest and most lucrative CEO tenure in corporate history, and on 9 September he walks onto the stage at the Steve Jobs Theater to launch a new product category. Apple closed 28 August at […]
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The Kospi Index has come under intense pressure in the past few months as top constituents like Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix lost momentum and as wary South Koreans pare back their leveraged bets. It dropped to 6,788 on Friday, down by 27% from its highest point this year. South Koreans ditch their leveraged bets […]
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