Five things you need to know US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he favors a strong dollar and has no plans to alter the government’s debt-issuance plans. Check out the full story from his interview with Bloomberg Television. Investors are focusing on the monthly...

Joe Tsai’s Blue Pool bought into Italian firm that pulled IPO Brazil’s Moreira Salles family is exploring a bid for Verallia Just weeks into the new year, family offices from Hong Kong to Brazil to New York are demonstrating the growing financial might of investing...

Price hike has hurt demand in both major and emerging markets Top-grower Brazil is suffering after a prolonged drought Arabica coffee topped $4 per pound in New York for the first time, as concerns over tight global supplies fuel a dizzying rally that’s doubled prices...

Company boosts capex to $75 billion, lifting Broadcom shares Search advertising sales still show dominance despite threats Google parent Alphabet Inc.’s shares dropped after slower growth in its cloud business contributed to lower-than-expected revenue in the fourth...

Last week, DeepSeek’s emergence as an AI threat wiped half a trillion dollars of value off Nvidia Corp. Last night, Alphabet Inc.’s disappointing earnings sparked questions about its capital expenditures and put its stock on pace for the worst drop in more than a...

Of the many changes President Donald Trump has introduced since returning to the Oval Office, few have brought as much intrigue as the Department of Government Efficiency. DOGE was conceived by Trump and his billionaire benefactor, Elon Musk, to slash the size of the...

Ex-JPMorgan chief strategist sees bevy of risks for stocks ‘Some probability’ of benchmark going lower into the 4,000s A lot has happened since news of Marko Kolanovic’s abrupt exit from JPMorgan Chase & Co. last summer sent shockwaves across Wall Street....

Hidden Level won a 10-year contract with the US Army last year Startup part of growing number of defense firms raising cash Investors including Lockheed Martin Ventures and DFJ Growth have backed a drone defense company called Hidden Level Inc., the latest national...

Musk Calls USAID ‘a criminal organization’ that should ‘die’ Billionaire expanding his reach across government spending Elon Musk said his “DOGE team” of government efficiency enforcers is shutting down some payments to federal contractors, suggesting that the world’s...

Most respondents are maintaining their stock exposure Trump policies will likely drive equity volatility, they said DeepSeek’s emergence roiled markets earlier this week, but investors see limited scope for the Chinese artificial intelligence startup to dent the...