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Oracle shares jump following a joint venture agreement with TikTok, while Nike stock plummets following lackluster sales in China.

Infosys has been under pressure this year on changes to H-1B visas pushed through by the Trump administration.

The Bank of Japan lifts its benchmark lending rate to 0.75%, the highest level since 1995.

Investors should be watching the central bank’s Friday policy decision, which could unravel the so-called yen carry trade.

The bank’s rate tightening this week is likely to ignite a political firestorm, William Pesek writes in a guest commentary.

Resilient euro zone growth and cooling inflation are luxuries that policymakers in London don't have right now.

Nvidia stock was falling Wednesday as the chip maker faces an increasing number of rivals in the U.S. and China.

Lawyers see a small chance that the ruling could come out this week.

That’s good news for Chinese equities, including tech, financials, and healthcare, says UBS. Plus, investment newsletter commentary on the U.S. deficit, the Federal Reserve’s asset purchases, and the 2026 market outlook.

Americans without health insurance could be paying more than 10 times as much for the weight-loss drugs.

Underperformance has made India’s notoriously expensive stocks cheaper, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Reserve Bank of India are looking to juice the economy.

Toyota Motor is trying to buy Toyota Industries. Elliott Management, an activist investor, isn’t happy with the price.

Exiting, revising, or renegotiating the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement is “all on the table.”

The world is waking up to the shift in the U.S., Wendy Cutler writes in a guest commentary.

Nvidia stock was rising as the market digests reports from AI server companies Foxconn and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Apple is reported to be planning its first foldable smartphone in 2026 but Samsung has a more dramatic innovation in mind.

Synopsys jumps after Nvidia invests $2 billion in the company’s common stock, while Tesla follows Chinese electric-vehicle makers to the downside after the companies issue deliveries for November.

Coupang stock was diving in New York after the company apologized over the breach of 33.7 million customers’ personal information. 

Walmart and TJX rallies indicate that U.S. consumers have plenty of fire power. Plus, investment newsletter commentary on healthcare stocks’ breakout, India’s attractions, and alternatives to the AI trade.

Wall Street has plenty to be thankful for right now, with investors hoping that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next month.

If Japan raises interest rates to halt the yen’s slide, liquidity will evaporate, upending stock and bond markets around the world.

Indian internet companies are going public, and investors are jumping in. It may pay to wait until the smoke clears.

Dozens of small companies incorporated in Caribbean tax havens and operating in China, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia have flooded onto the Nasdaq stock exchange over the past few years.

XPeng reports a third-quarter per-share loss of 1 cent from sales of $2.9 billion.