Japan’s Nikkei share average extended its gains from last week to end at a record high, as a weaker yen pushed automakers’ stocks higher. Japanese shares rallied this month on renewed optimism over the domestic corporate outlook
Oil prices edged up as investors awaited talks between U.S. President Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart after an inconclusive U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he was ready to work to end the war with Russia ahead of a meeting with Trump
Cryptocurrency investment products saw another week of strong inflows last week, largely driven by Ether exchange-traded products. Global crypto ETPs posted $3.75 billion of inflows during the trading week ending Friday, CoinShares reported
Gold prices held steady on Friday, but were notched a weekly loss after hot inflation data trimmed rate-cut bets, while the market focus shifted to talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
Current and former employees of OpenAI are looking to sell nearly $6 billion worth of the ChatGPT maker’s shares to investors including SoftBank Group and Thrive Capital. The potential deal would value the company at $500 billion
The blue-chip Dow Jones ended higher after hitting an intraday record high on Friday, as UnitedHealth’s shares jumped after Berkshire Hathaway raised its stake, but other Wall Street indexes slipped as mixed data clouded the Federal Reserve’s next monetary policy move.
