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IBM’s stock plunges after a preliminary release of profit and revenue that were well below expectations.

Many tech stocks have been soaring in recent years due to enhanced growth opportunities relating to artificial intelligence (AI). But while investors have been fairly bullish on tech as a whole, they’ve remained cautious when it comes to geopolitical uncertainty, which is at least part of the reason why Chinese-based Alibaba Group Holdings (BABA 0.24%)…

People work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on July 07, 2026 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images International Business Machines shares slipped 23% on Tuesday after the hardware, software and consulting provider released preliminary second-quarter results that fell short of expectations. The tech company reported adjusted earnings…

TIOmarkets has launched its new mobile trading & investing app, a major digital release designed to bring the trading journey, client area and account management experience into one streamlined mobile destination. The app intends to address one of the most common pain points in online trading: the fragmented user journey. Traders often move between platforms,…

14 July 2026 Pilot to take place at the ECB and several Eurosystem national central banks to test digital euro functionalities Over 50 applications received, reflecting strong market interest and engagement Selected participants span a broad range of business models and sizes and offer broad geographical coverage The European Central Bank (ECB) has selected 36…

We thank Andrew Chen (discussant), Ingrid Tierens, Stefan Nagel, and conference and seminar participants at The Future of AI in Asset Management Conference at Chicago Booth, the ABFR Seminar, Baruch College, Columbia University, and the University of Utah for helpful feedback and suggestions. For financial support, Koijen thanks the Center for Research in Security Prices…

Breaking a six-month record, the investment banking giant capitalizes on a surging wave of global megadeals. Goldman Sachs said it had advised on more than $1 trillion of announced global mergers and acquisitions so far this year, the fastest any investment bank has reached that milestone in a six-month period, citing data from capital markets…

America was born in war. The American Revolution and subsequent constitution of the newly-formed United States reflected some of the key ideas of liberalism—natural rights, government by consent, and limits on state power. The Revolution, however, was just the beginning of war as part of the American identity. Between 1798 and 2023, the United States…

Warren Buffett is no longer the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, the company he spent six decades building into one of the world’s largest conglomerates. But the lessons he taught investors and people along the way will live on forever. One of those, in particular, concerns how to invest when the market gets tough and pulls…

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