timef 01/28/2026

U.S. Central Command said Monday that the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group had arrived in the Middle East.

The U.S. dollar fell on Tuesday after President Donald Trump insisted the currency — which declined notably last year — is doing "great."

U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday it should "make a deal" with the U.S. on its nuclear program or face a large-scale U.S. military attack.

German federal prosecutors searched Deutsche Bank premises in Frankfurt and Berlin Wednesday.

Reuters reported that China has approved sales of Nvidia's H200, sending the AI chip giant's shares higher in premarket trade.

There could be a renewed push to conclude a U.S.-India trade deal, analysts say, as the White House sees other countries signing trade deals.

Amazon laid off 14,000 corporate staff in October.

Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen on Wednesday issued a defiant message on the Arctic island's future.

The Swiss franc is widely viewed as a safe haven asset, rising in value in times of geopolitical or macroeconomic uncertainty.

SK Hynix will set up a new U.S.-based company focused on artificial intelligence solutions, with $10 billion committed to the project.

LVMH shares plummeted Wednesday after the French luxury conglomerate reported mixed full-year earnings late Tuesday.

South Korea's SK Hynix on Wednesday posted record quarterly revenue and profit, to beat estimates.

Chinese humanoid robot companies are expanding globally, piling pressure on Elon Musk’s Optimus before it reaches mass production.

That comes just one day after India and the EU announced a "landmark" free trade deal, as countries recalibrate supply chains and trade ties away from the U.S.

European stocks are expected to open in mixed territory on Wednesday as regional investors gear up for earnings season.

Keir Starmer this week leads a delegation of British businesses to China as he tries to rebuild relations with Beijing.

ASML is experiencing several tailwinds including an expectation of increased chipmaking capacity and continued demand for AI semiconductors.

Appetite for mining stocks has cooled over the past six months, according to a Citi note.

Executives from Airbus, AstraZeneca and HSBC are joining Prime Minister Keir Starmer on a rare China visit, highlighting the business focus of the trip amid strained global trade relations.

Chinese companies are releasing new AI models and striving to gain an edge in the AI application race as the country's biggest holiday of the year nears.

U.S. President Donald Trump has yet to air his views about the India-EU agreement. 

Amazon sent a notice out to staffers in an apparent error acknowledging "organizational changes" at the company.

The inflation reading comes after Reserve Bank of Australia Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser said in an interview that inflation at current levels is "too high."

The dollar dropped about 1.3% on Tuesday.

Markets across Asia were poised to extend gains on Tuesday after a record close on Wall Street, with Australia’s inflation release in focus.

This week's meeting offers little suspense and probably not much action, even as massive changes loom over the Fed's longer-term direction.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is facing criticism for her caustic comments on Alex Pretti, who was killed by a federal agent in Minnesota

The iShares Silver Trust (SLV) saw its largest ever flood of new cash from individual investors.

"The pace of progress in AI is much faster than for previous technological revolutions," the Antrhopic CEO said in latest comments about AI's impact on jobs.

LVMH beat earnigns expectations for a second straight quarter amid a China recovery that is starting to show up in luxury companies' balance sheets.

Shares of large Medicare plan providers Humana, CVS Health and UnitedHealth Group plunged in extended trading.

Mozilla is looking to deploy its roughly $1.4 billion in reserves to support "mission driven" companies and nonprofits, and is particularly focused on AI.

The 2026 tariff costs would be in line with the automaker's $3.1 billion in tariff costs last year, despite the levies not being in effect for all of 2025.

Tesla's brand value declined while BYD's surged last year, according to research by Brand Finance

The fourth-quarter earnings season will give the megacaps an opportunity to lay out their 2026 spending visions and, in some cases, defend those plans.