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Market Shock: Dow & Nasdaq Futures Plunge Amid Trade War Fears; Gold Hits Record, Crypto Slumps

US Stocks Slide on Nov. 13, 2025: Dow Sheds ~800 Points as AI High‑Fliers Tumble and Fed‑Cut Odds Evaporate

U.S. stocks tumbled Thursday, with the S&P 500 down 1.7% and the Nasdaq off 2.3%, as AI-linked shares slumped and odds of a December Fed rate cut fell to 52%. Nvidia dropped 3.6% after SoftBank disclosed it sold its entire stake. Disney slid 7.7% on weak revenue, while Cisco rose 4.6%. The 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 4.12%.
Nvidia’s $5 Trillion Milestone: AI Boom Propels NVDA Stock to New Heights

Nvidia (NVDA) Stock Today: After‑Hours Slips as SoftBank Exit, China Chip Headlines and Earnings Countdown Shape Sentiment — Nov 13, 2025

Nvidia shares slipped 0.94% to $191.98 in after-hours trading Thursday following SoftBank’s $5.83 billion stake sale and renewed scrutiny over AI chip access in China. Investors weighed U.S. export policy risks and mixed fund positioning ahead of Nvidia’s Q3 earnings on Nov. 19, with revenue estimates ranging from $54.6 billion to $56.2 billion.
U.S. Stock Market Today (Nov. 12, 2025): Dow Closes Above 48,000 as House Preps Shutdown Vote; Nasdaq Slips

U.S. Stock Market Today (Nov. 12, 2025): Dow Closes Above 48,000 as House Preps Shutdown Vote; Nasdaq Slips

The Dow closed at a record 48,254.82, up 0.7%, as traders rotated out of tech stocks ahead of a key House vote to end the U.S. government shutdown. The S&P 500 edged up 0.1%, while the Nasdaq fell 0.3%. Oil prices dropped more than 4%, gold rose 1.7%, and Treasury yields eased to around 4.07%.
iPhone Air Debuts, NASA Bars China & Mercedes’ 749‑Mile EV: Tech’s Hottest (Non‑AI) Headlines of Sept 12–13, 2025

AI News Today (Nov 12, 2025): UK toughens child‑safety testing for AI, watchdog presses OpenAI on Sora, Foxconn teases OpenAI tie‑up, and legal‑tech funding tops $750M

The UK will propose a law today allowing approved researchers to test AI models for child sexual abuse risks before release. Public Citizen called on OpenAI to pull its Sora 2 video tool over deepfake concerns. Foxconn signaled an OpenAI-related announcement next week. SoftBank shares fell after it sold $5.8 billion in Nvidia stock to fund further AI investments.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Surges to Record Highs on AI Boom – Inside the Nov 3, 2025 Rally

Japan Stocks Today: Topix Closes at Record 3,359 as Nikkei Ends at 51,063; Sony’s Upgrade Offsets SoftBank Slump, Yen Nears ¥155

Topix closed at a record 3,359.33, up 1.14%, while the Nikkei 225 rose 0.43% to 51,063.31. SoftBank fell after confirming a $5.8 billion sale of its Nvidia stake; Sony jumped on an 8% profit forecast hike. The yen weakened near ¥155 per dollar. About 78% of Prime market stocks advanced.
Stocks Slip as Tech Wobble Returns; Layoffs Spike and Tariff Showdown Clouds Outlook — Stock Market Today (Nov. 6, 2025)

Stock Market Today (Nov. 11, 2025): Dow Closes at a Record as AI Shares Stumble; FTSE 100 Hits New High on BoE Cut Bets

The Dow Jones closed at a record 47,927.96 on Nov. 11, 2025, up 1.18%, while the Nasdaq fell 0.25% as Nvidia dropped nearly 3% after SoftBank revealed a $5.8 billion stake sale. The S&P 500 edged higher. In Europe, the FTSE 100 hit a record near 9,900, boosted by Vodafone’s first dividend increase in eight years and rising bets on Bank of England rate cuts.
NVIDIA 2025: Dominating the AI Boom – Company Overview, Key Segments, Competition, and Future Outlook

Nvidia (NVDA) Stock Today: SoftBank Exits $5.8B Stake, CoreWeave Cuts Outlook; NVDA Slips Ahead of Nov. 19 Earnings — November 11, 2025

Nvidia shares fell 2.35% to $194.38 Tuesday after SoftBank disclosed it sold its entire $5.8 billion Nvidia stake. CoreWeave, a key Nvidia customer, cut its 2025 revenue outlook due to a data-center delay. The Dow closed at a record on shutdown optimism, but tech stocks lagged. Nvidia reports Q3 results Nov. 19.
London Stock Exchange at Record Highs – Inside the Historic Market’s Brexit Battle and 2025 Revival

UK Markets Today: FTSE 100 Hits New High as Rate‑Cut Bets Build; Vodafone Lifts Dividend for First Time in 7 Years; SoftBank Exits Nvidia; ‘Little‑Known’ Tech Giant RELX in the Spotlight (11 Nov 2025)

The FTSE 100 hit new intraday records Tuesday after UK unemployment rose to 5.0% and wage growth slowed, fueling bets on a December rate cut. Vodafone raised its dividend for the first time since 2018 and tightened guidance, lifting its shares. SoftBank disclosed a $5.8 billion sale of its Nvidia stake to fund AI investments. AstraZeneca shares also set new highs.
SoftBank Sells Entire Nvidia Stake for $5.83 Billion to Double Down on OpenAI and AI Infrastructure

SoftBank Sells Entire Nvidia Stake for $5.83 Billion to Double Down on OpenAI and AI Infrastructure

SoftBank sold its entire Nvidia stake—32.1 million shares—for $5.83 billion in October, the company disclosed Tuesday. Proceeds will help fund multibillion-dollar investments in OpenAI and new AI infrastructure. The sale follows $9.17 billion raised from T-Mobile share sales and an $8.5 billion bridge loan for OpenAI. Nvidia shares dipped 1.3% in early U.S. trading after the news.
Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 11.11.2025

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 0.6% to 26,858.53, reaching a one-month high as traders anticipated a US government reopening and a possible Fed rate cut. The CSI 300 Index fell 0.4%. AI signals flagged a buy for MGQE:CA near 27.95 with a stop loss at 27.81. AbbVie (ABBV) was highlighted for bullish technical attributes, though the analyst held no current position.
OpenAI’s DevDay Bombshells: No-Code AgentKit, ChatGPT App Store & Jony Ive’s AI Vision

OpenAI News Today (Nov 5, 2025): 1M Business Customers, SoftBank JV in Japan, and Turner’s ‘Wall‑to‑Wall’ ChatGPT Rollout

OpenAI says it now serves over 1 million business customers and has launched new enterprise features. SoftBank and OpenAI announced a 50:50 joint venture, SB OAI Japan, to market “Crystal intelligence” to Japanese firms starting in 2026. Turner Construction will deploy ChatGPT Enterprise company-wide over two years.
GPT‑5 Has Arrived: OpenAI’s Next‑Gen AI Stuns With Upgrades in Coding, Reasoning, and Safety

OpenAI’s $500B Shakeup, GPT-5 Unleashed and the World’s AI Revolution

OpenAI converted to a $500 billion public benefit corporation on Oct. 28, 2025, with its nonprofit foundation and Microsoft each holding about 27%. OpenAI launched GPT-5, rolled out new ChatGPT features, and announced major chip deals with AMD and Nvidia. Anthropic raised $13 billion and expanded Claude, while Google and Meta pushed new AI products. The EU nears final AI regulations as global policy scrutiny increases.
Crypto Mayhem: Bitcoin & Ethereum Dive as Global Regulators, DeFi Hacks and Bullish Prophets Shake Up Markets (Sept 27–28, 2025)

Stock Market Mania: Global Indices Break Records on AI & Stimulus – Fed’s Next Move Uncertain

The Nasdaq fell 1.6% on Oct. 30 as Meta plunged 11% and Microsoft dropped 3%, while Alphabet hit a record high after topping $100 billion in revenue. European stocks set new records, led by Germany’s DAX and Britain’s FTSE 100, with financials and oil majors rallying. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 closed above 51,000 for the first time, up 2.2% in a day. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng surged roughly 35% year-to-date on Chinese stimulus.
OpenAI’s DevDay Bombshells: No-Code AgentKit, ChatGPT App Store & Jony Ive’s AI Vision

OpenAI’s Next Era: GPT-5 Revolution, $500 B Overhaul, and an AI Arms Race Ignites

OpenAI launched GPT-5 on August 7, making it the default for all 700 million ChatGPT users and enabling multimodal input, deep reasoning, and 400k-token context. The company completed a $500 billion restructuring in October, giving its nonprofit arm control of a new for-profit entity and reducing Microsoft’s stake to 27%. OpenAI signed major chip deals with AMD and Nvidia, sending AMD shares up 30%.
OpenAI’s DevDay Bombshells: No-Code AgentKit, ChatGPT App Store & Jony Ive’s AI Vision

OpenAI’s DevDay Bombshells: No-Code AgentKit, ChatGPT App Store & Jony Ive’s AI Vision

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman unveiled AgentKit, a no-code toolkit for building AI agents, and an Apps SDK that lets developers create third-party apps inside ChatGPT, at DevDay 2025. ChatGPT now has over 800 million weekly users and processes 6 billion tokens per minute. OpenAI also launched Sora 2, a new text-to-video model, and rolled out GPT-5 as the default ChatGPT engine. The company remains unprofitable despite a $500 billion valuation.
Record Highs, $55 B Deals & Data Drama: Wall Street’s Wild Week (Oct 4–5, 2025)

Record Highs, $55 B Deals & Data Drama: Wall Street’s Wild Week (Oct 4–5, 2025)

U.S. stock indices hit record highs this week, with the S&P 500 closing near 6,716, the Dow at 46,758, and the Nasdaq at 22,780. A federal shutdown delayed key economic data, but investors focused on expected Fed rate cuts. Nvidia and Intel led tech gains, while EA agreed to a $55 billion buyout. Oil prices slumped, but gold reached a record near $3,900 an ounce.
AI Bubble Alarms, Pixel 10 Launch & Beer Shortages: Tech News Roundup (Oct 3–4, 2025)

AI Bubble Alarms, Pixel 10 Launch & Beer Shortages: Tech News Roundup (Oct 3–4, 2025)

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos warned of an “industrial bubble” in AI investment, echoing concerns from OpenAI’s Sam Altman about coming “booms and busts.” Google launched its Pixel 10 lineup and Pixel Watch 4 with upgraded chips and AI features. A ransomware attack halted Asahi Breweries’ beer production in Japan for five days. OpenAI’s valuation hit $500 billion after employee stock sales, surpassing SpaceX and ByteDance.
Want a Piece of TikTok? How to Invest in ByteDance in 2025 and What’s Next

Want a Piece of TikTok? How to Invest in ByteDance in 2025 and What’s Next

ByteDance remains private, with no public stock ticker after Chinese regulators blocked its 2021 IPO. Accredited investors can access ByteDance shares on private markets like Hiive and Forge, while major funds such as KKR and SoftBank hold about 60% of the company. ByteDance’s 2025 revenue is projected to reach $200 billion, surpassing Meta. No timeline has been set for a public listing.
AI Models Are Scheming – Inside OpenAI’s Plan to Stop Deceptive AI Behavior

How to Invest in OpenAI in 2025: All the Ways to Own a Stake in ChatGPT’s Creator

A secondary share sale in October 2025 valued OpenAI at $500 billion, making it the world’s most valuable startup. OpenAI remains private, with no public stock available. Microsoft, SoftBank, and NVIDIA hold major stakes, offering indirect exposure through their shares. The ARK Venture Fund also gives retail investors partial access to OpenAI’s growth.
Exposing AI Bias: 10 Powerful Ways to Fight Algorithmic Discrimination

AI Megatrends 2025: The Next Wave Is Here—Why Data‑Center Power, AI Agents & Edge Devices Could Reshape Markets (and Portfolios) Now

OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank announced five new U.S. AI data center sites, aiming for 7 GW capacity in a $500 billion program, with Nvidia joining as supplier and investor. PJM warned AI data center power demand is outpacing grid additions; the White House moved to fast-track power projects. Samsung passed Nvidia’s HBM3E memory qualification, intensifying competition with SK hynix and Micron. Microsoft and Meta raised capex guidance as data center spending surges.

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  • Official Market Notice: New Debt Securities Listings
    May 21, 2026, 4:32 AM EDT. The market sees new debt and debt-like securities listings including Ecobank Transnational's Fixed Rate Reset Tier 2 Notes due 2036, Absa Group's Additional Tier 1 Notes, and European Bank for Reconstruction & Development's 4.651% Callable Green Transition Notes due 2036. Barclays Bank PLC listed securities due 2032 and Barclays PLC introduced multiple Resetting Senior Callable Notes with varying maturities between 2030 and 2037. These offerings present investors with long-dated fixed income options in USD, GBP, and JPY denominations.

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Intuit Falls as TurboTax Forecast Cut Weighs on Shares Despite Profit Beat

21 May 2026
Intuit shares fell 13.4% in late trading after the company cut its 2026 TurboTax revenue forecast and announced a 17% reduction in full-time staff, affecting about 3,000 roles globally. The stock closed Wednesday at $383.93 before dropping to $332.48 after hours. Intuit will close its Reno and Woodland Hills offices, with U.S. layoffs effective by July 31.
HMRC pay code error could cut UK take-home, warns tax accountants

HMRC pay code error could cut UK take-home, warns tax accountants

21 May 2026
Hundreds of Zopa customers and potentially thousands of UK savers have had tax codes changed after HMRC used incorrect savings-interest data, including wrongly treating tax-free ISA interest as taxable. Some savers saw pay drop or overpaid tax before errors were fixed. HMRC said affected taxpayers should contact the agency if their records are wrong.
Intel stock rebounds as chip optimism builds on Wall Street

Intel stock rebounds as chip optimism builds on Wall Street

21 May 2026
Intel last traded at $118.96, up 7.4%, as chip stocks rebounded ahead of U.S. market open. The move followed analyst price target hikes and renewed focus on AI-related demand for CPUs. Nvidia forecast $91 billion in second-quarter revenue and announced an $80 billion buyback, but its shares fell in after-hours trading. The next U.S. market holiday is Memorial Day, May 25.
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