Daybreak Weekend: US Eco, International Energy Week, Softbank Earnings

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Host Nathan Hager take a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week. In the US – a look ahead to S jobs and CPI data, along with a focus on 3 stocks for the week ahead. In the UK – a look ahead to International Energy Week in London. In Asia – a…

Market Selloff Deepens, Japan Heads to the Polls

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific Global stocks extended their tumble into Asian trading on Friday after heavy losses in US tech stocks and cryptocurrencies sapped risk appetite. Silver slid again, while Treasuries stabilized. Further denting sentiment, Amazon.com Inc. shares tumbled…

Asian Stocks Fall as Tech Selloff Gains Momentum

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific Asian stocks extended their slide into a second day as a retreat from tech deepened, fueled by investor anxiety over frothy valuations and the massive scale of artificial intelligence spending. For more the tech selloff, we spoke to Lianting Tu, Bloo…

AI Disruption Fears, Markets Bet on Dovish Tilt Under Warsh Led Fed

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. President Donald Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh to head the Federal Reserve has led investors in short-term interest rates to hedge against deeper policy easing this year than the broader market currently anticipates. Since Trump's Friday announc…

Asia Stocks Rebound, SpaceX Combines With xAI, US-India Trade Deal

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Elon Musk is combining SpaceX and xAI in a deal that values the enlarged entity at $1.25 trillion, as the world's richest man looks to fuel his increasingly costly ambitions in artificial intelligence and space exploration. The acquisition of xAI wa…

Precious Metals in Focus, Hang Lung Properties Earnings

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Stocks trimmed their losses at the open and precious metals recovered from a weak start, underscoring the fragile sentiment in markets after a choppy end to the week on Wall Street. The precious metals suffered a slide on Friday as the dollar streng…

Daybreak Weekend: US Jobs, Winter Olympics, Japan Election

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Host Nathan Hager take a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week. In the US – a look ahead to the January jobs report and U.S tech earnings. In the UK – a look ahead to the 2026 winter Olympic games. In Asia – a look ahead to Japan’s snap ele…

Instant Reaction: Trump Nominates Warsh for Fed Chair

Breaking news from the White House.    President Donald Trump said he intends to nominate Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, according to a post on his Truth Social platform.    “I have known Kevin for a long period of time, and have no doubt that he will go down as one of t…

Apple Record Earnings, Traders Weigh Big Tech, Fed Chair Pick Countdown

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Apple Inc. delivered record quarterly sales and a better-than-anticipated forecast for the current period, even as the company warned that rising component costs are threatening to squeeze margins. Revenue will rise 13% to 16% in the second quarter,…

Traders Assess Tech Earnings, Fed Outlook

A busy day for tech earnings across Asia and the U.S. Samsung's chip business posted a sharp profit jump on strong AI demand and announced a major buyback, while SK Hynix delivered its best quarter on record. In the U.S., Microsoft shares slipped as cloud growth slowed despite record AI spending, M…