Mar 21, 2024 | Markets
As Japanese equities soar to record highs after a decadeslong slump, the government is now trying to encourage retail investors to put their one quadrillion yen in cash savings to work in the stock market. The latest Bank of Japan quarterly survey showed that...
Mar 21, 2024 | Markets
China is building its military and nuclear arsenal on a scale not seen since World War II and all signs suggest it’s sticking to ambitions to be ready to invade Taiwan by 2027, a top US admiral testified. Despite Beijing’s economic challenges, its official defense...
Mar 21, 2024 | Markets
Consumer sentiment was once a reliable predictor of election outcomes. Not anymore. The way Americans feel about the economy is now largely determined by party affiliation. During Donald Trump’s administration, consumer sentiment plunged among Democrats and surged...
Mar 21, 2024 | Markets
Nvidia and Meta have pulled away from the rest of the once-hot group as investors focus on AI. For more than a decade, the stock market has been supercharged by a handful of technology behemoths that have offered the promise of hypergrowth. You know them: household...
Mar 20, 2024 | Markets
Ticket sales surged as youth unemployment climbed to record Nation’s young face tougher economic climate than parents did Lottery shops in China are ditching bland storefronts to reinvent themselves as hipster hangouts, with slogans that tempt youngsters hit by an...
