Economic Report

Bitcoin rebounded in Asian trading on Friday after touching its lowest level in 16 months, but the world’s largest cryptocurrency remained on course for a sharp weekly decline as a broad risk-off mood continued to weigh on digital assets. Bitcoin rose around 5% to $66,144 by 01:48 ET, recovering from …

European shares moved lower on Friday, heading toward a muted close to a volatile week marked by investor caution toward technology stocks and a string of disappointing corporate earnings, with automaker Stellantis delivering the latest shock. The pan-European STOXX 600 fell 0.2% to 610.28 points by 08:09 GMT. Stellantis shares …

Germany’s trade sector ended the year on a strong note, but weakness in industrial production underlined the fragile and uneven nature of any economic recovery in Europe’s largest economy, official data showed on Friday. German exports surged 4.0% in December compared with the previous month, significantly outperforming expectations for a …

Oil prices settled sharply lower on Thursday after the United States and Iran agreed to hold talks in Oman on Friday, easing market concerns over potential disruptions to Iranian crude supplies and injecting fresh volatility into energy markets. Brent crude futures closed down $1.91, or 2.75%, at $67.55 per barrel, …

AI-Powered Revenue Rocket: Q4 2025 Shatters Expectations Palantir Technologies delivered a blockbuster performance in the fourth quarter of 2025, with total revenue surging 70% year-over-year to $1.41 billion, comfortably exceeding analyst forecasts. This acceleration was fueled by massive demand for its artificial intelligence platforms, particularly in the U.S. market. U.S. …

Market SnapshotBrent crude: $67.52 (‑2.06%)WTI: $63.20 (‑1.95%)US crude inventories: down 3.5 million barrelsDistillates: down 5.6 million barrelsMarket focus: Friday’s Oman talks and upcoming U.S. employment dataOil Prices Dip as Diplomacy Eases Risk PremiumGlobal oil prices eased on Thursday as traders responded to confirmation that talks between the United States and …

Sudden Market ShockBitcoin has plunged sharply in the last hours, dropping 8.6% to $66,719, marking one of its steepest daily declines in months. The crypto giant’s tumble comes amid a wave of broad selling across digital assets, as institutional sentiment cools and traders react to declining inflows. Investors are now …

What’s Really Behind$1 Trillion Sell‑Off in Software StocksSince the week began, artificial intelligence–linked stocks have diverged sharply, signaling a transition from hype to scrutiny. After nearly two years of robust gains, markets are now demanding real revenue proof and capital efficiency, differentiating winners from laggards across technology sectors.Global software and …

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) topped Wall Street expectations on both earnings and revenue for the fourth quarter of 2025, but its sharply higher-than-expected capital expenditure guidance for 2026 unsettled investors, sending shares lower in premarket U.S. trading on Thursday. The results come at a sensitive time for technology stocks, with the artificial …

European equity markets traded in a mixed fashion on Thursday, as investors weighed overnight weakness on Wall Street against a fresh round of corporate earnings, while looking ahead to key policy decisions from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England later in the day. At 03:05 ET (08:05 …