On October 30, Amazon released its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025. The report showed that Amazon's net sales in the third quarter were $180.169 billion, a 13% increase compared to $158.877 billion in the same period last year.

US tech giants are betting heavily on the future of artificial intelligence (AI) driven by massive data centers. However, the staggering investment spending is making Wall Street uneasy.

The CBO warned on October 29 that this year's federal government shutdown has already cost the U.S. economy at least $18 billion, and that this figure will "grow further" in the coming weeks.

On October 29, the stock price of fintech company Fiserv plummeted 44%, marking its worst day ever, after the company lowered its profit forecast and reorganized part of its leadership team.

It took Nvidia only 113 days for its total market capitalization to jump from $4 trillion to $5 trillion, while it took 410 days to climb from $3 trillion to $4 trillion.

The South Korean presidential office announced on Wednesday (October 29) that Amazon Web Services (AWS) plans to invest at least $5 billion in South Korea by 2031 to build new artificial intelligence data centers, leveraging Seoul's ambition to become Asia's AI hub.

Nokia announced on Tuesday (October 28) that Nvidia will invest $1 billion in the networking technology company. This is the latest partnership for the AI ​​chip maker. Following the announcement, Nokia's stock price surged 22%.

US Treasury Secretary Benson & Melson's statement that the US is no longer considering imposing 100% tariffs on China instantly ignited international public opinion. It was seen as a key signal of easing Sino-US economic and trade relations and a reflection of a strategic shift in US trade war strategy.

Microsoft has laid off approximately 15,000 employees this year; Meta laid off approximately 600 employees in its AI division last week; Google cut over 100 design-related positions in its cloud division earlier this month; Intel laid off 22,000 employees this year.

China stores some of its gold in the US for security and trading convenience, a standard practice in the global financial system. Just like keeping your money in a bank close to home, it's not for fear of losing it, but for the convenience of access and transactions.

The agreement between the United States and three Southeast Asian countries marks another strategic move by the United States in its fight for the global rare earth supply chain. In the agreement, Thailand pledged to eliminate 99% of tariffs on US goods.

The White House posted on Platform X that funding disruptions have prevented investigators from conducting field work, "depriving us of critical data." The White House said this would be a "first in history" for not releasing the data.

In a verdict last month, American entrepreneur Charlie Javice, born in the 1990s, was sentenced to over seven years in prison for deceiving JPMorgan Chase into buying her college financial aid startup, Frank, for $175 million.

India has responded to challenges through policy tools and market diversification, not only stabilizing economic growth but also gaining experience in global markets. In the future, India may develop a more stable export system, reducing its reliance on the policy fluctuations of a single major power.

On October 23rd, Nvidia announced it was collaborating with Uber on the development of self-driving cars. Uber matches passengers with drivers, customers with restaurants and delivery drivers, and shippers with carriers.

Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao has been pardoned by U.S. President Trump after serving a prison sentence for failing to properly prevent money laundering at the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.

It's been just over two months since the US national debt surpassed $37 trillion. This marks the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion in US debt since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Brian Menell argues that the US government must outspend China on critical mineral projects to challenge its dominance of the global rare earth supply chain. Expanding critical mineral production capacity requires direct government involvement to reduce risks in early-stage projects...

Gold and silver experienced their sharpest sell-off in years on Tuesday (October 21st), as investors locked in profits amid concerns that their recent historic gains had left them overvalued. Spot gold prices plummeted as much as 6.3%, their biggest drop in more than 12 years

Ever since US President Trump announced widespread tariffs globally on "Liberation Day" in early April, the impact of tariffs on US inflation has been a hot topic of discussion among US market participants and Federal Reserve officials.

Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway's decision to significantly reduce its Apple holdings in 2024 and 2025 has cost the investment giant approximately $50 billion in paper gains.

The world's largest cloud computing provider said AWS services had "returned to normal operation" as of 6:00 p.m. New York time on Monday (October 20).

US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed an agreement on critical minerals and rare earths on Monday (October 20), which Albanese said includes projects worth up to $8.5 billion.

China's economy achieved real growth of 5.2% in the first three quarters of 2025, with nominal GDP at market prices expanding to RMB 101,503.6 billion (US$14,168.2 billion), continuing to rank second globally after the United States.