
Chinese car sales are booming almost everywhere - just not at home
China's car industry is on a tear overseas, storming markets from Europe to Southeast Asia and heaping pressure on long-established automakers like Toyota Motor and Volkswagen.
تابع أحدث الأخبار المالية والاقتصادية وتحديثات الأسواق والتقارير والتحليلات على PipVero.

China's car industry is on a tear overseas, storming markets from Europe to Southeast Asia and heaping pressure on long-established automakers like Toyota Motor and Volkswagen.

Oil prices rose early Friday after the U.S. said its naval blockade of Iranian ports could continue "indefinitely".

Treasuries have been in a funk since June. If the selloff doesn't stop, things could really go off the rails for stocks, the midterm elections, and the Fed.

China's DeepSeek is hiking prices for its flagship V4 models amid fierce competition among artificial intelligence players, though its latest prices remain well below its rivals'.

Indian dependence on Russia's crude surged to a record in July, with shipments from the country making up 50.83% of imports by the third-biggest oil buyer and consumer, or 2.47 million barrels per day, data from trade sources showed.

China's top foundry, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp , said on Friday that AI-related demand would continue to underpin orders for its production, and that it had raised prices for its most sought-after capacity.

Apollon Wealth Management CIO Eric Sterner discusses how technology is driving gains in the healthcare sector on ‘The Claman Countdown.' #fox #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #foxbusiness #theclamancountdown #ericsterner #sterner #healthcare #technology #tech #markets #investing #stocks #healthcaresector #innovation #wallstreet #marketgains #business #finance

Singapore's Olam Group reported a nearly sixfold jump in first-half profit on Friday, boosted by gains from asset sales and a revaluation linked to its ongoing restructuring programme.

Blue Bird Corporation is rated a buy after a 17% pullback, with DCF-based fair value at $77–81 per share, implying 18–24% upside. Q3 results were strong: $517M revenue beat, adjusted EPS met expectations, and FY26 EBITDA guidance was raised to $245–250M. Near-term risks include EPA Clean School Bus Program uncertainty and margin dilution from Micro Bird, but BLBD's diversified alt-power lineup cushions downside.

StoneX Group remains a Hold after Q3 2026, with premium valuations justified only by more durable structural growth signals. Q3 saw significant pullbacks in Physical Contracts (~39%), OTC derivatives (~15%), and listed derivatives (~11%) revenues, reflecting normalization of prior event-driven peaks. Structural positives include growing client balances (up ~7% sequentially) and fee income, but these are not yet strong enough catalysts for a Buy rating.

The White House said the drone tariff program will protect the security of the U.S. and its defense and defense-adjacent industrial base.

Nuclear stocks appear undervalued after a 40% slide in the NLR ETF correction and are rebounding with renewed upside potential. AI data center growth is driving structural demand for nuclear energy, making the sector strategically critical and underappreciated by recent market participants. My top nuclear picks - Cameco, Constellation, Vistra, BWX Technologies, and Oklo - offer a mix of established operators and high-upside SMR innovators, with 12-month price targets above consensus for most.

The U.S. will be applying economic measures "that have never been seen on Iran," according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. This will be in conjunction with the military blockade imposed by Washington.

By nearly every headline measure, investors have never looked more relaxed in a year not short of wild rides. But that calm may not be as reassuring as it looks.

CNBC's Jim Cramer warned investors against relying too heavily on historical comparisons, arguing that doing so can cause them to miss what has fundamentally changed. He pointed to Nvidia, Cisco, and Workday as examples where he thinks skeptics are applying lessons from past technology cycles that don't necessarily fit today's businesses.