The S&P 500 slips 2.4% amid valuation worries, but strategists say strong fundamentals and Fed easing still support the rally.
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Finance
Visa and Mastercard Near Landmark $30 Billion Settlement with Merchants
by Daphne Dougnby Daphne DougnPayment Giants to Slash Interchange Fees by 0.1% and Easing “Honor All Cards” Rules, Aiming to Resolve Two Decades of …
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Finance
KKR Beats Profit Forecast on Credit Boom and Fundraising Surge — But One-Off Asia Charge Caps Gains
by Daphne Dougnby Daphne DougnThe $723 billion investment giant posts stronger earnings as credit inflows and insurance profits offset private equity headwinds.
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BUSINESS
Pfizer Wins $10 Billion Battle for Metsera, Beating Novo Nordisk in High-Stakes Obesity Drug War
The victory gives Pfizer a long-awaited foothold in the booming weight-loss drug market as Novo retreats amid U.S. antitrust fears.
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MARKETSWorld Markets
The ‘Trump Dump’ Is Dead: Global Investors Shift to ‘Hedge America’ Strategy
by Dean Dougnby Dean DougnPolitical Uncertainty and AI Concentration Spark Mass Exodus: Non-US Stocks Outperform S&P 500 by Over 8% YTD.
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Today’s plunge, driven by panic and low liquidity rather than a systemic economic failure, is deceptively framed as a catastrophic …
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POLITICS
Vietnam’s Economy Sees Record Surge in New Firms Despite Sky-High Closure Rate
by Daphne Dougnby Daphne Dougn🇻🇳 $21 Billion FDI Inflow Masks Alarming Corporate Mortality: Is Hanoi’s Recovery Sustainable? #Vietnam #Economy #Hanoi #MarketInsider
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InvestingTech
AI Giant SoftBank Hemorrhages $53 Billion as Global Tech Bubble Fears Return
by Dean Dougnby Dean DougnVision Fund’s Pain Becomes the Market’s Lesson: Is The AI Rally Running on Hype, Not Profit?
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MARKETS
Vietnam’s Stock Market Pulls Back — But the Bullish Structural Story Remains Intact
by Daphne Dougnby Daphne DougnIn short, Vietnam’s bull story is pausing for breath — not losing steam
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BUSINESSTech
Tesla Shareholders Weigh $878 Billion Pay Deal for Musk — Plus Big Decisions on AI, Governance, and Politics
The vote could redefine the world’s most valuable carmaker — and the future of Elon Musk’s control over it.