The Blue Wave turns Wall Street green

A sea of red on Wall Street - chipmakers plummet as AI takes a major hit, with the Nasdaq posting its worst day in 19 months. Elsewhere, the sell-off bleeds into Asia, battering Japanese and South Korean stocks and triggering a circuit breaker on the Kospi. And the Bank of Englan ...  Show more

The Blue Wave: The Democrats are projected to flip both the House and the Senate, after victories in the key battlegrounds of Texas, Maine, Kansas and the Carolinas. President Trump acknowledges the Iran war is partly to blame for Republican losses, while soon-to-be House Speaker ...  Show more

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and its ruling coalition partner lose their lower house majority for the first time in 15 years. Israel says its airstrikes hit Iran's defenses and missile production hard, while Iran vows a strong response. The Finnish president visits China as t ...  Show more

Japanese PM Ishiba’s gamble to call a snap election backfired yesterday, as Japan’s ruling party lost its majority in a general election amid political scandals and soaring inflation. The Japanese yen is plunging and stocks are surging on the news. As investors turn their atte ...

The French government is on the brink of another collapse, and Japan’s prime minister quits after just a year in office. Plus, China may open its domestic bond market to Russian companies for the first time since 2022, and US economic data is complicating the Federal Reserve’s up ...  Show more