[SINGAPORE] Investors’ appetite for gold bars and coins remained strong in the first quarter of 2025. At 2.5 tonnes, the demand was up 35 per cent year on year, the highest since records began by World Gold Council (WGC) in 2010. The gold investment demand in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand also grew steadily at double-digit
The ASX 200 has edged higher following a market surge in the US overnight, as investors await fresh inflation data due on Wednesday that could pave the way for a second RBA interest rate cut of 2025. The index bumped up 0.3 per cent in the early moments of trading on Wednesday, with Ramelius Resources
Starbucks Slides in Extended Trading as Results Miss 2 minutes ago Starbucks (SBUX) reported fiscal second-quarter revenue and earnings that missed analysts’ expectations, sending shares lower in extended trading Tuesday. The coffee giant reported revenue of $8.76 billion, up 2% year-over-year but just below the analyst consensus from Visible Alpha. Starbucks’ adjusted earnings per share of 41
Biggest S&P 500 Movers on Tuesday 5 hr 9 min ago Advancers SBA Communications (SBAC), a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on telecommunications infrastructure, posted better-than-expected first-quarter revenue, boosted by strength in its domestic leasing business. The firm also boosted its full-year outlook and announced a new $1.5 billion share repurchase plan, and several
The former chairman of Vinco Ventures, which tried and failed to popularize a TikTok rival, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit securities fraud. Roderick Vanderbilt was Vinco’s chairman during a tumultuous period at the company, which was detailed in an investigation by Business Insider. Its stock swung wildly on a string of splashy announcements — including
Could now be a moment of opportunity for investors looking to make money and a positive impact? That idea may sound nutty amidst unprecedented uncertainty and a dramatic rise in anti-environment rhetoric and actions in the macro environment. If you’re spooked by the headlines, you’re not alone. But once you cut through the noise, opportunities
Bhaskar Ahuja, CEO of investment firm Sand Hill Road Technologies Fund, is a venture growth strategist helping startups and investors scale. getty Not too long ago, access to high-growth private companies was limited to a select few—primarily institutional investors, elite venture firms or insiders close to the founding team. For everyone else, the public markets
This is CNBC’s live blog covering European markets. European markets are heading for a mixed open on Tuesday, as investors parse earnings for the impact of U.S. tariffs and resultant global economic uncertainty. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index closed higher the last five sessions and has returned to a year-to-date gain despite sharp selling in March and
CNN — US stocks melted down and market volatility soared after President Donald Trump announced his across-the-board punitive tariffs regime on April 2. While international stocks got hurt too, overall they’ve done better. Sure, US stocks were considered overvalued coming into 2025. But the loss of trillions of dollars over a matter of days in
Investors’ fever dream could soon be over. Markets have been cast into the world of the bizarre over the last few weeks. An escalating trade war with China has led to a staggering 125% tariff on goods from one of America’s biggest trading partners. Most countries worldwide were — and may still be, come July