Infosys

Infosys Shares Surge 4% After Raising Fiscal 2026 Revenue Guidance Amid Strong AI Adoption and Deepening Client Engagement

Shares of Indian IT giant Infosys Ltd. (NYSE: INFY) jumped as much as 4% on Friday, marking their best intraday gains in four months, after the company unexpectedly raised its revenue guidance for fiscal 2026. Analysts said the firm is...
High-Frequency Trading (HFT)

China Moves to Curb HFT Advantage, Ordering Servers Out of Exchange Data Centers to Level the Playing Field for Investors

China is taking decisive steps to curb the speed advantage enjoyed by high-frequency trading (HFT) firms, ordering servers used by these traders to be removed from data centers operated by local exchanges. The move, reportedly led by regulators, is set...
US Firms Report Regulatory Delays, Slower Customs, and Export Controls Still Affect Business in China

US Firms Report Regulatory Delays, Slower Customs, and Export Controls Still Affect Business in China

US companies are showing renewed confidence in China following the trade truce between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, according to a survey released by the American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham). The survey found that 48%...
Taiwan Semiconductor Production

Taiwan Pledges $500 Billion in Investments to U.S. to Strengthen Semiconductor Production and Forge Strategic AI Partnership

Taiwan is positioning itself to become a strategic partner with the United States in artificial intelligence (AI), following a landmark trade and investment agreement designed to bolster technology collaboration and semiconductor production, Taiwan Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun said Friday. The...
China

China’s “National Team” Sees Record ETF Outflows as Authorities Seek to Cool Market Rally

Some of the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) most closely associated with China’s so-called “national team” experienced record outflows on Thursday, signaling a possible intervention by state-backed investors to temper a stock market rally fueled by AI enthusiasm and corporate earnings optimism....
Car Buyers

Auto Loan Terms Stretch to Record Highs as Consumers Trade Short-Term Affordability for Long-Term Debt

Rising vehicle prices, elevated interest rates and persistent affordability pressures are pushing more car buyers to stretch their auto loans to record lengths, locking many into debt well beyond what experts have traditionally recommended. Financial advisers have long warned against...
China Population

China Turns Population Policy Into Economic Strategy as Costly Pro-Birth Push Targets Fourth Year of Population Decline

China’s long-running experiment with population control has entered a dramatic reversal, with demographic policy now taking centre stage in Beijing’s economic planning as authorities confront a shrinking and rapidly ageing society. Official population data due on January 19 is expected...
SS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group

Pentagon Redirects USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Group From South China Sea to Middle East as Israel–Iran Crisis Enters Critical Deterrence Phase

The United States has redirected the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group from the South China Sea to the Middle East in what defense officials describe as a strategically consequential recalibration of American global force posture, driven by the accelerating...
Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar

U.S. Advises Select Personnel to Depart Al Udeid Air Base as Washington Signals Heightened Alert Over Possible Iranian Retaliation

U.S. military personnel have been advised to depart Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, a stark and strategically charged move underscoring Washington’s growing concern over a rapidly deteriorating Gulf security environment. U.S. officials stressed that the measure represents a calibrated...
Type 054A Frigate

China Commissions Upgraded Type 054A Frigate, Signalling a Deliberate Shift Toward Layered Sea Control and High-Intensity Naval Operations

The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has inducted an upgraded Type 054A frigate into active service, marking a measured yet strategically significant step in China’s long-running naval modernisation drive. The commissioning underscores Beijing’s intent to consolidate control over contested near-seas...
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