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Benchmark oil and gas prices are on a tear, lifting energy stocks with them.

Shares of clean-energy company AES decline after it agrees to be taken private in a $33.4 billion deal.

Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and Occidental Petroleum climbed as oil prices jumped amid Middle East tensions. Chevron hit a new closing high.

International oil benchmarks rallied as military attacks in the Middle East threaten global energy supplies.

Gold prices rose early Monday as investors flocked to haven assets amid heightened tensions in the Middle East. But it might be a false move.

After 40 years in the investment business, Jim Paulsen now pens a popular Substack newsletter. He sees a new bull market forming in long-neglected stocks, like small-caps.

Politics have helped dragged the Japanese yen to its lowest in two weeks.

Analysts think the president’s Plan B could mean levies are applied more broadly, and for longer, than before Friday’s Supreme Court ruling.

Micron Technology, SK Hynix, and Samsung Electronics are soaring as AI growth creates huge demand for their memory chips. But investors still need to watch for signals of a downturn.

Samsung rose 4.9% in trading in Seoul amid a report of a boost to high-bandwidth memory prices but Micron wasn't feeling the benefit.

India and the U.S. have an interim trade deal that paves the way for lower tariffs. But challenges remain.

The president’s tariffs have created new economic opportunity for India, Brian Klein writes in a guest commentary.

The collaboration could spell more pain for software stocks, which have taken a battering lately due to AI’s improving coding ability.

Artificial-spending concerns and bubble risks are making overseas stocks more attractive, says a BofA survey.

Top tech executives will gather in New Delhi this week for AI Impact Summit.

Investors got a welcome break following weeks of wild trading as the market frets about AI disruption.

There’s a lot to celebrate after big wins in 2025 for the world’s second largest economy.

Sumitomo Forestry said the acquisition would improve “management efficiency."

Samsung said it has begun mass production and commercial shipments of a new generation of high-bandwidth memory, called HBM4.

Tekne Capital founder Beeneet Kothari discusses China’s edge in AI—and the nation’s coming IPO boom. Why Samsung is among his favorite stocks.

The CFO expressed confidence in the company’s high-bandwidth memory product and an analyst weighed in positively on the stock.

Washington is considering seizing additional tankers involved in illegal oil trade.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock has been on a strong run as it plans to ramp up investment. Sales and tariff news should reassure investors.

Samsung is set to begin mass production of new high-bandwidth memory chips, laying down a challenge to Micron Technology.

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