Hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators have returned to the streets of Istanbul, Turkey, in support of the city’s jailed mayor. Ekrem Imamoglu, who is seen as the main political rival to Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was arrested on corruption charges last week, sparking mass protests. He denies the charges and claims his arrest…
Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson sees a meaningful rotation back into U.S. stocks, and he sees one beaten-up group as a winner. “It started out with a low-quality rally, which is what we expect – meaning a short squeeze,” the firm’s chief investment officer told CNBC’s “Fast Money” on Monday. “Then, what we noticed is the…
Reuters Riot police clash with protesters on Saturday night in Istanbul Protests have raged on for a fourth night in Istanbul following the arrest of the city’s mayor, part of the largest demonstrations Turkey has seen in more than a decade. Ekrem Imamoglu, a rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was detained on Wednesday,…
A BYD Plus DM-i electric vehicle is seen on display at a showroom in the Jing’an district of Shanghai on March 11, 2025. Hector Retamal | Afp | Getty Images Shares of China’s BYD rallied on Tuesday after the company announced a new technology that it claims can charge electric vehicles (EV) almost as quickly…
US President Donald Trump has revealed the names of five cryptocurrencies that he says he’d like to be included in a new strategic reserve to make the US “the Crypto Capital of the World”. The market prices of the five coins he named – Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana and Cardano – all swiftly jumped after…
European leaders have rallied behind Volodymyr Zelensky after Donald Trump’s furious exchange with the Ukrainian president in the White House. The leaders of Germany, France, Spain, Poland and the Netherlands were among those who posted social media messages backing Ukraine – with Zelensky responding directly to each one to thank them for their support. The…
A Chinese national flag, left, and an Indian national flag are arranged for a photograph. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images DeepSeek’s breakthrough in artificial intelligence has boosted investor sentiment around China stocks, with a gauge of the country’s onshore as well as offshore shares soaring over 26% since its January low. The surge in…
In this photo illustration, a Coinbase logo is displayed on a smartphone with stock market percentages on the background. Omar Marques | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Coinbase Thursday reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and its biggest quarterly revenue in three years, strengthened by a raging postelection rally that pushed crypto prices to new high after…
Watch: Trump calls abortion activists’ conviction ‘ridiculous’ as he signs pardon US President Donald Trump has pardoned 23 anti-abortion activists, including some convicted of blockading a reproductive health clinic and intimidating staff and patients. The pardons were part of a round of executive orders signed by Trump on Thursday, one of several in the first…
Elon Musk draws scrutiny over arm gesture at post-inauguration rally Elon Musk has caused outrage over a one-armed gesture he gave during a speech celebrating the inauguration of Donald Trump. Musk thanked the crowd for “making it happen”, before placing his right hand over his heart and then thrusting the same arm out into air…
