S&P 500, Nasdaq Extend Gains as Fed Rate Cut Hopes Grow
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq notched record closes for a second consecutive day on Wednesday, lifted by expectations that the Federal Reserve is nearing...
Trump Ousts Labor Statistics Chief as Fed Sees Weak Job Market
President Donald Trump dismissed the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) after rejecting July’s employment figures as “rigged,” but Federal Reserve officials...
Zelenskiy Gains NATO, EU Support Ahead of Putin-Trump Talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy secured firm backing from NATO and European leaders on Sunday as fears mounted that President Donald Trump and Russian President...
Oil Prices Slide as Tariff Concerns Hit Global Demand Outlook
Crude oil prices held steady during early trading in Asia on Friday but remained on course for their sharpest weekly decline since late June,...
Trump to Impose 100% Tariff on Foreign-Made Semiconductors
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the United States will apply a 100% tariff on imported semiconductors and chips unless companies commit to domestic...
India Slams Trump’s Tariff Threat Over Russian Oil Trade
India has strongly rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose significantly higher tariffs in response to New Delhi’s continued imports of Russian oil,...
Trump Imposes New Tariffs on Over 90 Countries
The United States has introduced fresh tariffs on imports from more than 90 nations after President Donald Trump’s deadline to finalize trade agreements expired.
Canada...
Tsunami Hits Pacific Shores After Powerful 8.8 Quake
A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia’s far eastern coast triggered tsunami waves that began striking US shores on Monday, prompting urgent evacuations across...
US, China Begin Talks to Extend Trade War Truce
The United States and China have opened a new round of negotiations in Sweden, raising hopes that the two largest economies could prolong their...
Trump Pressures Powell Over Fed Costs During Rare Visit
President Donald Trump clashed with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday during a highly unusual joint appearance at the central bank’s Washington headquarters,...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
The Performance and Transformation Orchestrator: The CFO’s New Mandate in the Age of AI
By Terence Tse
CFOs are evolving into AI-driven transformation orchestrators, balancing finance, technology, and strategy while upskilling teams, managing risks, and driving measurable business value.
A key insight from this year’s AI for CFOs event, organized...
