Markets & Industries
Nasdaq tightens listing rules, including for Chinese companies - 09/09/2025
The Nasdaq exchange operator has implemented new listing regulations for firms on the platform, strengthening the criteria for the minimum free float metric and establishing a faster process for delisting inactive shares. The operator's press release states that the adjustments stemmed from an assessment of trading behavior, which included instances of intentional manipulation aimed at increasing...
FAO forecasts record global grain harvest in 2025/26 crop year - 09/08/2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has increased its prediction for the worldwide grain yield in the 2025/26 crop year (July-June) to a historic 2,961 million tonnes. According to the FAO review, this is 35.6 million tonnes higher than the projection in July and 3.5% greater than the previous season. The expected rise is attributed to better outlooks for the coarse...
European Tech Sovereignty: Europe Enters the Era of Exascale with the Inauguration of the Jupiter Supercomputer - 09/07/2025
Europe has taken a giant leap in technological development and supercomputing sovereignty with the launch of its first exascale computer in Germany. JUPITER, built using American chips but set to develop further with the integration of European microprocessors in 2026, is capable of performing over one quintillion (10¹⁸) operations per second, immediately cementing its place as Europe’s most...
Goldman Sachs believes that gold prices could jump to $5,000 due to the Fed situation - 09/05/2025
Gold could reach nearly $5,000 per troy ounce if President Donald Trump's actions threaten the autonomy of the Federal Reserve System (the Fed), analysts at Goldman Sachs state. Gold futures for December on the Comex exchange declined by 1% on Thursday, reaching $3,597.3 per ounce. Since the start of the year, the valuable metal has increased in value by 35% as a result of heightened investor...
HSBC improves S&P 500 forecast for the second time in less than a month - 09/04/2025
HSBC analysts have raised their prediction for the US S&P 500 stock index by year-end to 6,500 points, up from 6,400. This marks the second rise in under a month, with the bank's analysts linking it to better-than-anticipated performance from US firms in the second quarter, along with the “limited” effect of tariffs enacted by the US. HSBC's updated prediction indicates a 1.3% rise in the...
Newly reduced price cap on Russian oil comes into effect - 09/03/2025
The price limit on Russian oil, restricting EU companies from engaging in its transport and offering related services, will decrease from $60 to $47.6 per barrel starting September 3. The European Commission made this decision as a component of the 18th sanctions package targeting Russia. Switzerland and the UK also participated in these sanctions, while Canada expressed its plan to implement...
Lagarde: The risk of Fed losing independence is a “serious concern” - 09/02/2025
The Federal Reserve System (Fed) losing its independence could have big problems for both the United States and the world economy, said Christine Lagarde, the head of the European Central Bank (ECB). Lagarde said in an interview with France’s Radio Classique that if US President Donald Trump manages to take control of the Fed, it would be a “serious concern.” She added that this would be hard...
AGA predicts football betting to hit record $30 billion this season - 09/01/2025
According to the American Gaming Association, the amount wagered on National Football League (NFL) games will rise by 8.5% this year, hitting a record $30 billion. CNBC highlights that this is relevant solely to lawful wagers. The extent of the illegal sports wagering market in the United States is not established. State attorneys general recently sent an open letter to the Justice Department,...
Global cognac sales down 13.4% due to weaker demand in China and the premium segment - 08/29/2025
Cognac sales revenue worldwide dropped by 13.4% in the year ending July, amounting to €2.7 billion, according to the French industry group BNIC. In tangible terms, the quantity of supplies declined by a more moderate 4.2%, reaching 154.6 million bottles. BNIC observes that the decrease in value surpassed that in volume, as consumers are increasingly opting for younger and more affordable cognac...
Climate group Net-Zero Banking Alliance suspends operations - 08/28/2025
The industry climate group Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) has suspended operations and proposed a vote on changing its format, Bloomberg reports. Over the past year, the NZBA, which was founded in 2021 and declares its goal of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or earlier, has lost almost all of its members in North America and significantly weakened its position in Japan,...
