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Peter Thiel Dumps Entire Nvidia Stake as AI Bubble Fears Escalate After SoftBank’s $5.8 Billion Exit

AI Bubble Fears Slam Global Markets Today, 18 November 2025

Global markets are ending Tuesday deep in the red as investors suddenly question whether the artificial intelligence boom has morphed into a full‑blown AI bubble. From New York to London and Tokyo, the same theme is driving prices lower: AI spending, AI valuations and AI expectations may finally have run too far, too fast.  ABC News+2TechStock²+2 A Fourth Straight Day of Losses as AI Trade Unravels On Wall Street, the sell‑off accelerated into the close. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped about 498 points (roughly 1%), the S&P 500 fell around 0.8%, and the tech‑heavy Nasdaq slid about 1.2%, marking
18 November 2025
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Nasdaq Frenzy: Tech Titans’ AI-Fueled Surge Hits Records Ahead of Fed Cut & Earnings Bonanza

Global Stock Market Today, November 18, 2025: AI Bubble Fears and Crypto Crash Spark Worldwide Sell-Off

Global stock markets slid sharply on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, as investors rushed out of high‑growth technology and crypto assets amid mounting worries about an “AI bubble” and fading hopes for rapid interest‑rate cuts from the U.S. Federal Reserve. From Tokyo to London to New York, equity indices fell, volatility jumped and safe‑haven assets such as government bonds and gold drew renewed demand.  Reuters+2The Guardian+2 Key takeaways Wall Street Today: Tech and AI Leaders Lead the Retreat After repeatedly setting records through October and early November, U.S. stocks continued their reversal. By the closing bell on November 18: Intraday, the
18 November 2025
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Trump’s Tariff Tsunami: 100% Drug Tax and New Import Levies Rock Global Trade

Trump’s Tariff Shockwave: 2025 Trade War Revival Rocks Global Markets and Economy

Trade War 2.0: New Tariffs and 2025 Policy Moves A Tariff Revival: Upon returning to the White House in January 2025, Trump wasted no time reasserting his “Tariff Man” persona. By early April he declared April 2, 2025 as “Liberation Day” – unveiling the most sweeping U.S. tariff hikes in decades csis.org. This included a blanket 10% tariff on all imports effective April 5, on national security grounds, aiming to shock trading partners into concessions and kick-start domestic industry csis.org. At the same time, the administration rolled out sector-specific duties: a 25% tariff on all imported cars and trucks (and a matching
15 November 2025
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Saudi Economy Rockets: IMF Ups Forecast, 5% GDP Growth on the Table – and a Nobel Laureate Boosts Innovation

Oil Prices Today, 14 November 2025: Brent Holds Above $63 as Ukraine Strike Jolts Russian Supply

Oil prices are up about 1–2% today, 14 November 2025, with Brent above $63 and WTI near $60 after a Ukrainian drone strike on Russia’s Novorossiysk oil hub and looming sanctions on Russian crude, even as agencies warn of an oil glut in 2026. Oil price snapshot for today (14 November 2025) Oil is trading higher on Friday after fresh disruption risks to Russian exports, but gains are capped by mounting evidence of a looming supply glut next year. In short: oil prices today, 14 November 2025, are higher but not surging—reflecting a tug‑of‑war between immediate supply risks and a
14 November 2025
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Global Market Turmoil: Asia’s Factories Stumble, US Tariffs Bite, Oil Soars – What’s Next?

Global Market Turmoil: Asia’s Factories Stumble, US Tariffs Bite, Oil Soars – What’s Next?

In-Depth Analysis: Asia’s Manufacturing Slowdown: Business surveys on Nov 3–4 revealed broad weakness. China’s S&P Global (private) PMI dipped to 50.6 in October reuters.com as new export orders fell sharply amid tariff concerns. Official data also showed China’s factory output contracting for the 7th straight month. Japan’s manufacturing PMI was even weaker – 48.2 in October (from 48.5), its lowest since Mar 2024 reuters.com. Pollyanna De Lima of S&P noted, “demand weakness, particularly in the automotive and semiconductor sectors, weighed on Japanese manufacturing” reuters.com, though firms are optimistic that U.S. tariffs’ “detrimental impact… will fade” and future output will recover
5 November 2025
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Trump Tariffs Spark Asian Market Meltdown: Stocks Dive, Rupee Crashes & Gold Soars

Tech Meltdown, Fed Fog: Wall Street Sours as Global Markets Grab the Lead — What It Means for Your Money Today

Key facts (updated Nov. 5, 2025): What just happened on Wall Street U.S. stocks stumbled Tuesday, with the S&P 500 down 1.2% and the Nasdaq off 2%, as the same AI and megacap names that led 2025’s rally sank, including a sharp pullback in Nvidia and Palantir. The Russell 2000 fell 1.8%, underscoring broader risk‑off sentiment beyond Big Tech. The Washington Post The risk-off mood didn’t stay home. By Wednesday in Asia, the selloff deepened: Japan’s Nikkei plunged up to 4.7% and Korea’s KOSPI fell as much as 6.2% before trimming losses. The yen and Swiss franc caught safe‑haven bids
5 November 2025
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China–Russia Mega Trade Deal Jolts Markets: Stocks React to New Pact

China–Russia Mega Trade Deal Jolts Markets: Stocks React to New Pact

New China–Russia Trade Agreement China and Russia have upped their economic partnership with a new set of agreements. In late October 2025 Beijing and Moscow announced that they would “push for a stable expansion of two-way trade with an optimized structure” en.people.cn. Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and Russia’s economic minister Reshetnikov co‑chaired a subcommittee meeting on Sept. 28, where they agreed to deepen cooperation in areas from digital services to infrastructure. Most notably, President Putin signed (Oct. 27) the law ratifying an updated Bilateral Investment Treaty with China russiaspivottoasia.com. This overhaul — originally agreed in May — strengthens legal protections
30 October 2025
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Volkswagen Faces Shutdown as Chip War Escalates – Global Auto Industry on Edge (Nexperia)

Volkswagen Faces Shutdown as Chip War Escalates – Global Auto Industry on Edge (Nexperia)

Chip Dispute Threatens Volkswagen’s Output A new chip crisis is looming over Volkswagen just as the industry hoped supply shortages were easing. Nexperia – a major supplier of the tiny electronic components that go into every modern vehicle – has told automakers it “could no longer guarantee” chip deliveries as of mid-October reuters.com. The warning came after an unprecedented intervention by the Dutch government: on September 30, officials invoked emergency laws to take control of Nexperia, ousting its China-appointed CEO amid concerns sensitive technology could leak to China reuters.com reuters.com. Beijing swiftly retaliated. China’s Commerce Ministry issued an export ban
21 October 2025
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Credit ‘Cockroach’ Jitters Shake Markets: Stocks Slide Globally as Gold Hits Record High

Credit ‘Cockroach’ Jitters Shake Markets: Stocks Slide Globally as Gold Hits Record High

Banking Scare Sparks Global Selloff A new bout of credit jitters is roiling global markets, sparked by trouble at a pair of midsize U.S. banks. On Thursday, Utah-based Zions Bancorporation and Phoenix-based Western Alliance Bancorp revealed they face hefty losses on problematic loans – including a $50 million charge-off at Zions and a $100 million bad loan at Western tied to alleged borrower fraud theguardian.com. While relatively small banks (each under $10 billion market cap), the revelations sent shockwaves through the financial sector. “The event drew inevitable comparisons to the regional bank stress that followed the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in
17 October 2025
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Zions Bancorp Stock Plunges 13% After Surprise $50M Fraud-Linked Loan Loss – Is More Trouble Ahead?

Fraud Scandals at U.S. Banks Wipe $100 Billion, Spur Global Selloff as ‘Cockroach’ Credit Fears Mount

Fraud Shocks at Regional Lenders Ignite a Selloff This week’s drama began when Zions Bancorporation, a Utah-based regional bank, revealed a major loan fraud that blindsided investors. In an SEC filing on Oct. 15, Zions said it discovered “misrepresentations and contractual defaults” in two large commercial loans (~$60 million total) made by its California Bank & Trust unit ts2.tech. The borrowers – investment funds tied to financiers Andrew Stupin and Gerald Marcil – allegedly used the money to buy distressed mortgages, then shuffled the collateral to other entities, according to Zions’ lawsuit (the borrowers deny the allegations) straitstimes.com straitstimes.com. Zions moved
17 October 2025
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Oil Prices Plunge to 5-Month Low as Trump-Putin Summit Looms & India’s Russian Oil U-Turn Rattles Markets

Oil Prices Plunge to 5-Month Low as Trump-Putin Summit Looms & India’s Russian Oil U-Turn Rattles Markets

Oil Slumps on Peace Talk Signals and Supply Surge Oil prices tumbled to five-month lows this week, capping a third straight weekly decline. Benchmark Brent crude is hovering near $60 per barrel, down about 3% for the week, while U.S. WTI fell toward $57 reuters.com. Both indices are at their weakest levels since early May reuters.com. The selloff accelerated after a surprise geopolitical development: President Trump announced he and President Putin will hold a summit in Budapest within weeks to discuss ending the Ukraine war reuters.com. The prospect of a peace deal – or at least a de-escalation – has
17 October 2025
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Dow Tumbles 400 Points on ‘Cockroach’ Credit Fears as Global Markets Shaken

Dow Tumbles 400 Points on ‘Cockroach’ Credit Fears as Global Markets Shaken

Market Selloff Deepens on Credit Fears A wave of credit-related jitters hit Wall Street, igniting a broad selloff led by financial stocks. On Thursday, the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all shed nearly 1% of their value ts2.tech. The selloff was concentrated in regional banks, where bad loan news triggered outsized damage. Zions Bancorp disclosed a surprise $50 million loan charge-off, sinking its stock by double-digits, while Western Alliance revealed it is suing a borrower over alleged fraud – news that sent its shares tumbling as well ts2.tech. Even Jefferies, an investment firm, saw its stock slide on concerns about
17 October 2025
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